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 ¡ª Tadashi Hayashi, Ryan Blackwell and, most recently, Hiroki Fujita also called the shots ¡ª 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.
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