Richardson Coaching Mexican National Team

Nolan Richardson, the former Arkansas Razorbacks head coach is now coaching the Mexican National Team for the upcoming World Championships. There is a pretty interesting article written by Andy Katz about Richardson at ESPN.com, and if you have the time, you should really check it out. From what it sounds like, the Mexican team is improving in the international scene, and getting a quality college coach to help the program succeed is a great thing for both Mexico sports and Richardson. Even though some would say that Richardson is past his prime, it will probably soon be proven that he can still help players get better.

Some of the quotes that the article attributes to Richardson are pretty comical. He isn’t the most fluent Spanish speaker. One time Richardson was lecturing his team at halftime, saying, “The way we play, there’s no room for no one loafing offensively or defensively. No room. Nobody plays like us. Nadie. You gotta believe that. Nadie. We don’t have to scout nobody. Porque we’re gonna play the way we wanna play. … And if they wanna play like we wanna play, we’re in control.”

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