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Tuesday, 23 September 2008 |
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The Man Behind the Moves
Editors note: Original article appeared at WNBA.com on September 4th http://www.wnba.com/features/planells_080904.html
Watch the WNBA commercial at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLZnyoAtpDg
See pictures from the WNBA shoot at: http://www.wnba.com/gallery/eightteams-onedream_1.html
Hernando Planells is entering his 10th season coaching basketball at the high school, college and professional level. During that time he has distinguished himself as one of the top trainers for basketball development and as an up and coming coach in the professional ranks.
Planells' experience and background has allowed him to serve as a basketball choreographer in the film and television industry. Coach Planells choreographed the basketball scenes and trained the actors on movies such as Coach Carter, The Longest Yard, Rebound and Spider-Man 3. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 05 October 2008 )
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Monday, 03 March 2008 |
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Club world championship presents challenges
By ED ODEVEN Staff writer (Editors Note: This article was originally in the February 29th edition of The Japan Times - Japan Times)
There's talk that FIBA, basketball's world governing body, wants to create a new club world championship.
It would be similar to FIFA's Club World Cup, the soccer tournament that is held in Japan each year, and according to recent published reports, the Japan Basketball Association has said FIBA wants to create a 14-team tournament.
The proposed annual tournament would feature the NBA champion and the top four teams in the Americas and Europe, and top two apiece from the federations in Asia, Africa and Oceania, to determine the so-called No. 1 hoop club in the world.
Working out the kinks on a schedule may be the most difficult part of the process. For instance, would this tournament be played in September or October, weeks before the NBA regular season tips off?
Ryukyu Golden Kings coach Hernando Planells, who also works as an NBA scout, offered his insight into what FIBA now faces. |
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 04 March 2008 )
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Thursday, 28 February 2008 |
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BOUNCE BACKBy: Monique Savin
(Editors Note: This article was originally in the February 25th edition of The Edmonton Sun (link)
Will Ferrell's back in action with his second sports spoof in two years.
Last year, it was figure skating and Blades of Glory. This year's pick is basketball and Semi-Pro (opening Feb. 28), in which Ferrell plays singer-turned basketball player Jackie Moon, who uses the profits from a chart-topping song to buy a basketball team, the not-so-aptly named Flint, Mich., Tropics.
But when leagues merge, Moon's team, worst in the league, is in danger of folding and must win to stay afloat.
Audiences know the fun ahead when a reporter asks Moon, "How did you learn to play basketball?" Handling the ball like a hot potato, Moon replies, "I saw it on TV a couple of times and I thought, 'I can do that!"
Off-camera, Ferrell and fellow cast members Woody Harrelson, Andre Benjamin (a.k.a. Andre 3000), Rob Corddry and DeRay Davis weren't as foolhardy. They enlisted help from a real pro. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 22 March 2008 )
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Friday, 01 February 2008 |
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ONE-ON-ONE WITH ...
Planells confident expansion Golden Kings will blossom with time
Staff writer (Editors Note: This article was originally in the January 26th edition of The Japan Times - link)SENDAI — Hernando Planells, the head coach of the expansion Ryukyu Golden Kings, sat down after his team's 87-78 loss to the Sendai 89ers on Sunday and spoke at length about his players, the challenges of building a team from scratch and his overall impressions of the bj-league.
Planells, 31, has rapidly built an impressive resume as a young coach. He's worked as an assistant coach in the college ranks at UNLV, as well as gaining valuable experience as an ABA coach and as a scout working under NBA scouting guru Marty Blake.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 22 March 2008 )
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Written by Hernando Planells
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Tuesday, 25 December 2007 |
Coach Hernando and the Kings return to Okinawa after finishing 2-2 on their most recent road trip. Last weekend the Kings defeated the Oita Heatdevils on Saturday and then was defeated by the same team the next day. History repeated itself this past weekend when the Kings split with the Nigata Albirex, winning on Saturday and then being defeated the next day.
All-Star Naoto Takushi averaged over 24 ppg versus Oita and continued his hot streak by averaging 15 against Nigata. Kings big men Eric Walton and Danny Jones also had big weekends against Nigata, Walton averaged 18 points and 14 rebounds while Jones averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds.
“Going 2-2 these last several weekends against two very good teams in Oita and Nigata shows how we have improved as the season moves on.” Coach Hernando said. “We have the Christmas break coming up and that will give us some valuable practice time to continue our growth and development”.
Coach Hernando and the Kings continue their season on January 5 th when the Sendai 89ers come to Okinawa to face the Ryukyu Golden Kings. |
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 22 March 2008 )
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Written by Hernando Planells
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Thursday, 13 December 2007 |
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Coach Hernando Planells and the Ryukyu Golden Kings will be headed to mainland Japan to face the Oita Heatdevils. This will be the 5th meeting between the two clubs and Oita leads the series 3-1. Oita is led by Texas Tech product Andy Ellis who is averaging 25 ppg and Former Arizona State Sundevil Justin Allen who is averaging over 16ppg.
The Kings feature a balanced attack led by American forwards Danny Jones and Eric Walton. Who combined are averaging close to 40ppg. Guard Naoto Takushi is leading the BJ league in assists and steals and Shigeyuki Kinjo has made a strong transition from high school power forward to professional shooting guard averaging 13ppg.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 December 2007 )
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Written by Hernando Planells
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Tuesday, 06 November 2007 |
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The weekend of November 3rd was a memorable one for the Kings but also for the coaching staff. Coach Hernando turned 31 on Sunday while Kings Assistant Coach Tsutomu Isa turned 38. The Ryukyu Golden Kings lost their season opener to the Oita Heatdevils by 2, 72-70 but came back the next day and beat Oita by 9 in overtime 96-87.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 13 December 2007 )
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Written by Hernando Planells
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Sunday, 14 October 2007 |
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The Ryukyu Golden Kings took part in the 7th annual Hua Lien International Invitational Tournament in Taiwan and finished 4-1 tying them for the best record in the tournament with the Dacin Tigers and Kyung Hee University of South Korea. The tournament featured the teams from the SPL (Taiwan professional basketball league) the National teams from Malaysia and Afghanistan and also an All-Star team from the NBC (National Basketball Conference) of the Philippines
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 29 December 2007 )
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