Crazy is Better Than Lazy
From what I can tell there are 3 types of people in this world. Crazy, normal, and lazy. Crazy is better than lazy. Normal is ok I guess, but it’s just boring. For the last 6 months, we knew a lot of our clients looked at us like we were crazy. For weeks, we were […]
What is “Small Ball”?
What is “small ball”? The game of basketball looks a lot different now than it did 10 years ago. It used to be that if you were 6’9” you played in the post. Then Magic came along and changed that. Then 7 footers were post players and then Dirk changed that. Then KD took […]
Look In the Mirror
How often do you look in the mirror? When you do, what do you see? Do you see the real you? Do you put yourself down? Or do you think too much of yourself? The great thing about the mirror is that it shows who we are right now or at least it shows us […]
Playing NCAA Division 1
When I hear players say that they want to play NCAA Division 1, I have one question. “Why?” Here are some of the answers I get. 1. I want to play at the highest level.2. I want to play against the best players.3. I want to go to school for free.4. I want to be […]
The Games Within the Game
There are a lot of games within the game of basketball. Can we please stop acting like it’s all the same? Yes the objectives of the game are the same. For the most part, the rules of the game are similar. However, there are differences in every team, even the ones at the same level. […]
Feel Sorry for Winners
When the scoreboard says 91-9 or something similar, I feel sorry for the winners, not the losers.
Reasons Players Play
Whether it’s a 5-year-old who is playing basketball for the first time or a 50-year-old playing in the office lunch league or the best player in the world making millions of dollars a year, what are the reasons players play? You love the game. You love to compete. You are getting paid. You want to […]
Expertise: Basketball and COVID-19
Expertise: expert skill or knowledge in a particular field And since the definition of expertise includes “expert”… Expert: having comprehensive or authoritative knowledge in a particular field With too much time be aware of what everyone else thinks about literally everything, I have learned that everyone is an expert and that numbers don’t always tell […]
Culture and Accountability
Culture and accountability are very often talked about together. Culture: the “standard”, the way things are done here, how we act Accountability: requirement or expectation to justify decisions Culture is a buzz word in business, sports, and life in general. Whether a coach should think culture is important or what they want their culture to […]
Coaching Youth Basketball
Coaching youth basketball is many times a volunteer service. Coaches don’t get paid or at least not enough to make it their full-time job. Teams might practice one or two days a week for an hour. Games are every Saturday for a couple of months. It’s not that serious, right? Let’s even say middle school […]