Just created a Twitter account. Looking forward to trying it out while at the WCC tourney in Las Vegas this weekend:
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Eric Musselman is head coach at the University of Nevada. Previously, he was the head coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings.
Notes, observations, and commentary on basketball and coaching.
Eric Musselman
Eric Musselman is head coach at the University of Nevada. Previously, he was the head coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings.
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- Be willing to share
- Learning the intricacies of the midrange game
- Only a small percentage of young guys can come int...
- Forcing it when it shouldn't be forced
- A coach who's a friend, but not a buddy
- Staying tuned in to the basketball channel
- Stay the course; trust the course
- Those are my players
- Either you use an experience to make you better or...
- The only way you can get commitment is through trust
- What makes one person a champion and the other one...
- It's called growing up
- Shaq changes his workouts to extend his career
- The function of basketball is penetration
- Trying to make your opponent uncomfortable
- You can give it everything and still lose, yet it'...
- Difference-makers in the NCAA, NIT tournaments
- Are you willing to bet on yourself?
- A team that's unafraid
- If you're looking for someone to follow, why not f...
- The need for a "killer instinct"
- There's always teaching to be done
- You think you're tough, but are you really tough?
- One AD's list of requirements for prospective coaches
- Real coaching is teaching people to play the game ...
- A coach who doesn't take plays off
- The most critical decision for me becoming who I am
- A bigger, stronger Stephen Jackson
- I would never expect a great coach to try to do so...
- Changing coaches as priorities change
- It's exceptional when you find a role player who's...
- Learning about attention to detail
- When you have a height advantage, "the farther awa...
- In winning and losing there are no politics -- onl...
- A "non-traditional" coaching candidate who finally...
- Avoiding the trap of tailspin
- Managing the home crowds' energy
- It comes down to how hard you want to work
- Your coaching philosophy: The sum total of all yo...
- I was not allowed to quit when things got tough
- Pick one: Coach, officiate, or play
- Your time is limited, so don't waste it living som...
- A basketball player sent on the court with rusty f...
- Looking for people with convictions who can influe...
- Veterans provide knowledge; young players bring th...
- The benefits of a point-forward
- Giving players boundaries, parameters, direction, ...
- As small things cumulate, bigger things will happen
- You can't stay in the basketball game if you're no...
- Defense is all about desire; it has nothing to do ...
- Your GM gives you 12 players; you've got to make i...
- How do you spend the 24 hours in the day?
- You always have to be ready, no matter what the ci...
- How coaching is like painting a fence
- It boils down to people and how they work and how ...
- A player-coach team is a lot better than a coach-c...
- Notes from the WCC tournament in Las Vegas
- Hire big people who are better than you
- The better you get, the more you raise your standards
- Trust what is simple
- Playing HORSE with Larry Bird
- Players allow you to coach them
- The importance of ensuring the high quality of pra...
- Two keys to success when inbounding: Detail and e...
- Developing genuine relationships key part of recru...
- Telling you things the way they needed to be said
- You had to be better than you'd ever been
- Looking for guys who have "gotten over themselves"
- The people who restrict themselves on time will ne...
- Giving Twitter a shot
- As a QB, you can't worry about being liked
- Providing your players with candid feedback
- A "poor me" attitude shows you don't have control ...
- Coach always said...
- Don't do things that take energy away from the team
- The breakdown of individual egos and the reassembl...
- The "see" and "listen" of concentration
- Wanting to win as long as I can keep doing what I ...
- It's the coach's job to know who needs more struct...
- All you can do as a coach is ask players to give w...
- Who is your "chemistry coach"?
- A lot of people talk about leadership; not that ma...
- When evaluating point guards, the key is whether t...
- Improvement in any sport depends on physiology, te...
- Take advantage of your strengths and hide your wea...
- Improving your strengths
- Being negative is a habit
- Tracking a team's effort
- 18 Old-School Values
- Everyone is on one page
- Can a team "peak" too soon?
- God didn't bless me with athleticism; he blessed m...
- WCC postseason honors
- On defense, you have to get up and get into people
- It's easy to come back, but hard to come back and win
- Sacrificing for the betterment of the team
- Being a defensive guy is what sets you apart
- Allowing players to see the human side of their coach
- Any time you give a man something he doesn't earn,...
- Don't get upset at things you can't change
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