The Results Are the Results
Basketball is a results oriented business. Do you produce? More points. Better efficiency. More wins. Scholarships. Playing time. The result is what everyone sees. It’s what the stat sheet says. It’s what the film says. But here’s the hard truth: The results are the results It’s not random. It’s not luck. And it’s rarely unfair. […]
If You’re the Best, You Gotta Be the Best
Everyone wants to be the best. Who would say no to that? Most don’t do the first thing to even try. They want to be the best but getting out of bed in the morning is a chore. If that’s the case, this isn’t for you. This is for the ones who do the work. […]
Decision Making
Basketball and life are about decision-making. Should you shoot or pass? Well it depends on your abilities and the person’s abilities you might pass to relative to where they are on the court? Should I help or not? That again depends on the situation. Should I do this or do that? Should I go to […]
The Source of Confidence
What is the source of confidence? A lot of players and people struggle with confidence. Did they have it and lose it? Did they ever really have it to begin with? How do you get it, or get it back? Confidence can be stated, “I can do it.” Does that mean, “I can do it […]
The Buck Stops Here
As a head coach and as a coaching staff, it is our responsibility to accept fault for every failure and give away the credit for every success. It is much easier to point fingers than it is to look in the mirror. Players are not responsible for the schedule. They are not responsible for recruiting […]
The Lack of Fundamental Development
The lack of fundamental development in youth basketball is alarming. Over the last few months, I’ve watched more bad basketball than I ever care to watch. Don’t get me wrong. I don’t care that players are either good or bad. That is irrelevant. What bothers me is the lack of teaching, development, and accountability that […]
Are You Ever Really Ready?
Are you ever really ready? Before you have a child, did you know what it was going to be like to be a parent? Before you got married, did you know what it was going to be like to be married? Before you were the boss, did you know what it was like to have […]
Chase Excellence, Not Perfection
We think it’s critical to chase excellence, not perfection. I think perfectionism is something we as a society don’t understand very well. To me, perfectionism is a true double-edged sword. It gives high achievers the obsessive drive to work insanely hard & be hyper-focused on becoming the best. But, it is also what keeps them […]
Can Someone Help Me Understand?
Can someone help me understand? For most of my life, I have been pretty much secluded from the mainstream. Growing up in a secluded rural town before the internet, I didn’t really know much about the world. Then for the next half of my life, being in environments that very few people get to experience, […]
Choose Lonely (if you want to be great)
“You have to choose to be alone
If you’re going to change the world.”
If you want to choose greatness, you must choose to be lonely.
