With Crystal Palace riding a three-game winning streak in the Premier League, manager Oliver Glasner is focused on implementing his tactical vision and pushing the team’s intensity in training. In his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s clash against Fulham, Glasner offered insight into his approach since taking over mid-season.
“Of course we have an idea how we want to play, and we know what it needs there for in training,” Glasner stated.
In a game where the scoreboard took a backseat, the Utah Jazz rookie Taylor Hendricks continued to showcase his rapid development, while Daniel Gafford of the Dallas Mavericks treated fans to an aerial assault that will be etched in memory for years to come.
Hendricks, tasked with the unenviable job of slowing down Luka Doncic, held his own against the Slovenian superstar. Although Doncic’s stat line of 34 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists might not reflect it, Hendricks displayed significant growth in his defensive prowess.
In a move to strengthen its men’s basketball program, the University of Illinois has hired Jon Sanderson, a former strength and conditioning coach at rival Michigan, to serve as a sports performance consultant. The announcement came less than two weeks after Sanderson’s departure from Michigan, where he had been a fixture for 15 years.
Sanderson’s exit from Michigan followed a confrontation with head coach Juwan Howard on December 7th, stemming from a disagreement between an athletic trainer and Howard’s son, Jace, over the latter’s recovery from a stress fracture.
