Bobcats Name Sam Mitchell Lead Assistant Coach Sam Mitchell has joined the Bobcats coaching staff as the team’s lead assistant coach, it was announced by General Manager and Head Coach Bernie Bickerstaff. The former 13-year NBA player was an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks the last two seasons. “We are extremely pleased to welcome Sam onto our coaching staff. He is already one of the top, young assistant coaches in the NBA and he will complement our existing, well-rounded coaching staff very well,” said Bickerstaff. “Sam brings a wealth of NBA experience as both a coach and a player and he has always been a well-respected person in NBA circles. One of the things that intrigued me about Sam was his philosophies on player relationships , as well as on basketball, and I know he will be a great fit for the Bobcats.” Following his NBA playing career, Mitchell was on the coaching staff of the Milwaukee Bucks the last two seasons. The Bucks qualified for the playoffs in both of his seasons on the bench after missing the postseason before he arrived. This season the team finished with a 41-41 record and the team’s head coach, Terry Porter, was third in the voting for NBA Coach of the Year. Mitchell helped Michael Redd gain his first All-Star appearance in 2004 and Redd was in the top five in voting for the NBA Most Improved Player Award. “I am very happy about joining the Bobcats organization. I was part of an expansion start-up as a player and enjoyed it very much on and off the court, and I can’t wait to be a part of the expansion process now as a coach in Charlotte,” said Mitchell. “This is a positive move in my coaching career and I look forward to working with and learning from a successful NBA coach and executive in Bernie Bickerstaff, as well as skilled coaching and basketball operations staffs. I can bring my successful experiences in building a team over time as a player and my work with a team-oriented approach as a coach in Milwaukee to a similar environment here in Charlotte.” Mitchell started his playing career as a member of the expansion Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1989-90 season and remained there for three years before he was acquired by Indiana in 1992. He re-signed with Minnesota as a free agent in 1995 and remained with the team until his retirement in 2002. A consummate professional, Mitchell played in 994 regular season games and 59 playoff games with averages of 8.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists. Mitchell remains tops on Minnesota’s all-time list with 757 games played and is second in Timberwolves history with 7,161 points, 1,773 free throws made, 2,664 field goals made, 3,030 rebounds and 449 steals. Mitchell was drafted in the third round (54th overall) by Houston in the 1985 NBA Draft. Before entering the NBA, he played in the Continental Basketball Association for three seasons and played in France’s top professional league for two seasons (1987-89), where he learned to speak French fluently. The all-time leading scorer at Mercer University with 1,986 points, Mitchell was the Trans-America Athletic Conference (TAAC) Player of the Year as a senior and a two-time first team selection. He led Mercer to the TAAC championship and NCAA tournament berth in 1985. Mitchell was also selected the most valuable player of the annual Portsmouth Invitational Tournament predraft camp in 1985. He and his wife, Anita, have four children: Morgann and Maya, and twins Rhagan and Rhana. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 抱歉，這是一則老掉牙的新聞，之前太忙 >< 這則新聞提到我們新上任的首席助理教練，曾經也是因為括張 選秀去到灰狼的他，在 Bernie 的形容是多才多藝的，而也看好他 來到山貓補強教練團陣容，而最讓 Bernie 注意的是， Sam 對於 和球員的關係是相當拿手的，這或許對於整個球員陣容都是互相沒 打過球，有老有少的，更快速的整合。 去年還在公鹿當助理教練的他，幫助資歷還不算深的 Porter 在最佳教練的票選中獲得第三名，當然要說幫助也很牽強，但是我 個人偏好是他們互相的學習，進步，而過去兩年都在公鹿，公鹿都 打進季後賽。 而 Sam 自己對於能成為括張球隊的一員相當期待，他希望能 跟著 Bernie 來學習，也希望可以把他的經驗帶給這支新球隊。 Sam 的球員最風光的時候是在灰狼，而文章裡也提到很多 S am 在大學，訓練營和 NBA 的成績，還有他的家庭。 --

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