As I gathered some notes from various clinics, conversations and roundtable discussions this off-season, I wanted to pass on a few random phrases and thoughts that I jotted down as I heard them from different coaches, leaders, and basketball people during the past few months. I thought you might find some of them interesting:
ON LEADING A PROGRAM:
-Fight for
your culture everyday.
-Be "relentlessly
self critical" as a leader.
-in the off-season,
teach the players: 1. How to work 2. How to love one another.
-Most leaders
vastly UNDER-communicate their vision.
-Establish key
roles for players that don’t revolve around scoring.
-Coaching is taking a player where he can’t
take himself.
-Embrace the other
coaches in your department.
-The best coaches continue
to learn.
-“I’ve never heard a
coach say “hey, you need to dribble more”. Therefore, we want to deny all
passes to make the other team dribble more!”
-If you are a help team,
the HELP cannot get beat.
-Have your "nose
on his top hip" when guarding the wing.
-Always convert
on any steal in practice.
-Pressing coaches need
to have “amnesia.” You might give up a layup, but forget about
it.
-Always Chart contested
shots and deflections.
-Use more film,
less drills.
-Shot selection is
a HUGE factor in offensive rebounding.
-Goal is to get 45%
of misses back vs Zone Defense.
-2 things that will not
be tolerated: 1. Lazy cuts 2. No effort on offensive glass.
-Work on pivoting to
finish, and pivoting to pass.
-Need on court and off
court selflessness.
-Need players I don’t
have to rev up every day. Motor!
-Can he guard
his position? More than one position?
-Does he have a realistic
view of himself?
-How does he handle
adversity?
-Players are now concerned with THEIR BRAND more than their game.
-Confront the
disillusionment of a player’s ego.
-Social Media is a
privilege. Your BRAND is not bigger than OUR BRAND.
-Most players are not equipped to handle it. If you like taking compliments, you better be ok with taking criticism.
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