Charlie Parker calls himself a teacher, saying he takes pride in this aspect of his job.
As the fourth bench boss in Gunma Crane Thunders history — Tadashi Hayashi, Ryan Blackwell and, most recently, Hiroki Fujita also called the shots — Parker is trying to establish a winning foundation in his first season at the helm. And there's a lot of teaching to do for the third-year franchise, Parker admitted during a Tuesday phone conversation.
The Crane Thunders (4-14) pieced together their first winning streak of the season last weekend, whipping the host Yokohama B-Corsairs (4-16) by a combined 50 points in two games.