Bob Thate, the Beamer-driving, Ray-Ban wearing coach with the flowing hair and the SoCal swag was actually a bit of an introvert. But this was his element — on a basketball court about to teach. The ...

For it to work, they had to work. Blake Griffin first met Bob Thate inside a Santa Monica gymnasium in the summer of 2010, before Griffin’s rookie season. The two men talked about Griffin’s shot. They ...

Albert John Thate of Carbondale died Friday, March 7, 2003, at his home. He was 89. He was born May 25, 1913, to Ernest and Marie Thate at Burkett, Texas. He grew up in Burkett and attended school ...

Bob Thate, the Clippers shooting coach since 2012, won’t return to Doc Rivers’ staff. Thate’s departure is part of a coaching-staff shakeup that included player development coach Dave Severns also ...

Like most men, I can bury a wad of dirty socks in the hamper from 30 paces. Swish. But the hamper is 3 feet tall, and no one is guarding me. A basketball rim is 10 feet, and some overtly caffeinated ...

Mrs. Emma Belle Thate, 90, passed away Dec. 26, 2006, at Troy Manor in Troy, Mo. She was formerly of Carbondale.She was born July 7, 1916, in Denver, to Edgar and Hazel Clapper Thompson.She was united ...

Torn pieces of a painting lie on the studio floor, arranged rather than discarded or crumpled. They are spread apart, none overlapping, so artist Joey Thate is able to dance around them as he crosses ...

Bob Thate, the Beamer-driving, Ray-Ban wearing coach with the flowing hair and the SoCal swag was actually a bit of an introvert. But this was his element — on a basketball court about to teach. The ...