Ime Udoka

Ime Sunday Udoka (born August 9, 1977) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Quotes I released a statement months ago when everything happened and apologized to a lot of people for the tough position I put them in, And I stand by that and I feel much more remorse even now towards that. I spent this last offseason working on myself in a lot of different ways, improving in areas, and it gave me a chance to sit back, reflect and grow. And I think that’ll make me a better coach and overall a better leader. But the situation, the matter’s been resolved and I can’t really speak much about it. Just having that time off and really a full understanding of how many people you impact by a poor decision where you start with the ownership and accountability, I preach that to the players and so I have to take responsibility for my part in it. I took leadership and sensitivity training and some counseling with my son to help him improve the situation that I put him in. You can grow from adversity and I think I’ve done that this year if you spend it in the right direction or take the right steps. Honestly my part in it was to take ownership and accountability for my part, They had a choice to make, a decision and they went that route and my thing was own up to it, take responsibility. And I served the suspension and had to own it … so it was their right to go about it however they wanted to and that’s the choice they [made]. My style, personally, is very upfront, honest and blunt to an extent. I think the players respect that honesty, straightforwardness, I’m a very relatable guy to the players and that’s [why] I try to build those relationships. They know I’m going to coach them hard and coach them the right way. And I think a lot of these guys respect that. One of my first messages [will] be ‘youth is not an excuse, Across the board I think whether it’s making the same mistakes, not making the right defensive assignments, poor shot selection, all that stuff has to be addressed but also improved on. Understanding that we’re going to take some lumps with our age and our youth, but my message to them would be that's not an excuse. You've been in the league, you've been taught and that's my job to teach them and expedite that process. Ime Udoka Breaks Silence on Boston Exit As He Takes Over Youthful Rockets, April 26 2023 External links Category:Basketball coaches from the United States Category:Basketball players from the United States Category:People from Portland Category:African Americans Category:1977 births Category:Living people