BHB Postcast Ep:17
Master Teach Cliff Baker joins Beast, Hot Sauce and Buckets.
Cliff grew up in La Verne, Played overseas and trains some of the best hoopers in the world.
- Cliff has been coaching and training for 11+ years, with various high schools (top 15 in the country) and colleges, such as La Sierra University, UCLA, and UC Riverside, and professional players. He has also worked with the WNBA, the Clippers, Nike basketball, & various camps (such as CP3, Nike Academy, Ball is Life, & Steph Curry).
- Cliff is an AAU coach and head of skills training for Nike West Coast Premier, the top Nike girls program in the nation
Listen Notes
- Cliff's Background - :48
- How did Cliff get into coaching? - 4:24
- Remembering Kobe - 9:02
- How has the game changed? - 18:17
- How does soccer relate to hoops? - 23:47
- Covid-19 and hooping - 26:16
- Best player in the NBA? - 27:02
- Designing the perfect player - 30:48
- Three skills young hoopers need - 33:31
- How to develop those skills - 34:42
- The Last Dance - Remembering MJ and the Bulls - 36:06
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