Tag: Rob Paternostro
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How Many Rabbits Can Be Pulled Out of a Hat?
Last season, Leicester looked settled, with a clear core and defined roles. This season, Leicester kept having to become something else, until the question became how many times a team can be pulled apart and still find a way to compete. Before It Started In The SLB Show’s Leicester season preview, Johnny O’Neil already sounded…
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Leicester’s Early-Season Reset
Leicester opened last season with a clarity few teams in the league could match. Their starting lineup stayed untouched for nine straight games, the rotation barely shifted, and then Rob Paternostro made one adjustment: Ethan Wright moved to the bench and Spencer Johnson stepped into the starting five. Johnson’s role was simple and useful —…
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Eye of the Storm
Since 2008, Rob Paternostro has been the heartbeat of Leicester Riders. Seventeen trophies. Seven Coach of the Year awards. Nearly two decades at the helm. Under his watch, Leicester haven’t just won—they’ve known who they are at every step. Now they’ve added another to their trophy haul. But nothing about this year was easy. Leicester…
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Leicester’s Stability vs. Manchester’s Rebuild
With the launch of Super League Basketball (SLB), British basketball has entered a new era. Alongside a fresh identity, the SLB’s reintroduction of a salary cap aims to bring greater parity across teams, challenging franchises to adapt as they balance continuity and reinvention. This inaugural SLB season reveals significant variation in the percentage of minutes…
