Warriors President of Basketball Operations BOB MYERS last night spoke at the WSJ CIO Network annual meeting in S.F., noting to sustain success over the long term, "you need to find people who have a depth of desire." Another tip for staying successful is to "try letting the players coach themselves, like the Warriors did" in a game against the Suns in February. Letting the Warriors coach themselves was "similar to parents asking their kids to cook dinner." Myers said it "empowers the team to take responsibility" even if they mess up. The Warriors won that game 129-83 (WSJ.com, 3/6).
NAMES: Baseball HOFer WILLIE MAYS, Birmingham Barons radio broadcaster CURT BLOOM, Indians manager TERRY FRANCONA and former MLBer ANDRES GALARRAGA yesterday were announced as the Double-A Southern League HOF Class of '18 (BIRMINGHAM NEWS, 3/6)....Suns G DAVON REED recently invested in Miami-based real-estate technology startup MyRentHero, which is "focused on simplifying the off-campus housing process for students, parents, and landlords" (MIAMI HERALD, 3/6)....Nets G JEREMY LIN is launching his second campaign with One Day’s Wages with a goal of raising $200,000 to empower girls globally through education (Nets)....Former NBAer CHRIS HERREN is opening his first wellness center at Jacob Hill Inn in Seekonk, Mass. (Herren Wellness)....LINDSEY VONN will be a keynote speaker for the Marketing Nation Summit '18 taking place from April 29-May 2 in S.F. (Marketo)....Dynamo F ALBERTH ELIS has “reserved a theater at Edwards Greenway Grand Palace Stadium” in Houston on Thursday so he can take 80 students from Las Americas Middle School to see “BLACK PANTHER” (CHRON.com, 3/4).
