Friday, March 20, 2009

Be willing to share

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If you've found just one item of value on this blog over the last year or so, then it's been worth it. I've certainly enjoyed i...

Learning the intricacies of the midrange game

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How does it feel to go from "one of the go-to players on the 2008 NCAA Tournament runner-up to being an end-of-the-roster rookie in the...

Only a small percentage of young guys can come into this league and lead

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Great story in the ATL paper today that compares what Matt Ryan did with the Falcons with what Al Horford's doing with the Hawks . On a...

Forcing it when it shouldn't be forced

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The Lakers are 54-14 this season , but 6-3 in March -- a "malaise," as Phil Jackson describes it . 'They got down and disgrunt...

A coach who's a friend, but not a buddy

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The great Bob Cousy , in today's Boston Globe , talked about home court advantage, Kobe, LeBron, and Doc Rivers' relationship with h...

Staying tuned in to the basketball channel

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Muggsy Bogues , the 5-foot-3 PG who played for 14 seasons in the NBA , on how basketball kept him focused while growing up in inner-city Bal...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

Stay the course; trust the course

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Binghamton coach Kevin Broadus (at left), who's been criticized recently for "the academic and behavioral issues" of the pla...

Those are my players

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Congrats to Jim Boylen for getting his Utah team to the tourney. According to one Utes player, something Coach Boylen said two years ago ...

Either you use an experience to make you better or it breaks you

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Loved how Memphis coach John Calipari turned over practice to forward Robert Dozier the other day in a move designed to force the quiet se...

The only way you can get commitment is through trust

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Continue to work through Joe Torre's book, " The Yankee Years ." There's a good excerpt that ties into a post from yester...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

What makes one person a champion and the other one not?

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Good quote from California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a seven-time Mr. Olympia , in Barbara Walters' autobiography: "What mak...

It's called growing up

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In HOU, Aaron Brooks is experiencing some growing pains now that he's moved into the starting PG position. In his words, "it's...

Shaq changes his workouts to extend his career

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Posted recently about Derek Fisher and Stephon Marbury's workout routines. Today, I see a note about how Shaq has changed his fitness ...

The function of basketball is penetration

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As he's done from time to time this season, DAL coach Rick Carlisle " hatched a surprise " recently against the Lakers -- a zo...

Trying to make your opponent uncomfortable

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Good story in the Minneapolis paper about 31-year-old veteran Brian Cardinal , who's proving in MIN that he can still contribute. ...

You can give it everything and still lose, yet it's still worth it

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Mike Montgomery is in his first season as head coach at Cal but he "guided Stanford to 12 NCAA appearances including the 1998 Final Fou...

Difference-makers in the NCAA, NIT tournaments

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A big key to winning in the NCAA Tournament is having pro prospects, whether NBA, D-League, or European League. Here's a list of guys I...

Are you willing to bet on yourself?

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Found a great little book by Jeffrey Gitomer the other day titled " Jeffrey Gitomer's Little Teal Book of Trust ." It's o...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

A team that's unafraid

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UConn's women's coach Geno Auriemma, whose team is 33-0 and favored to win another NCAA title, says this year's team has somethi...

If you're looking for someone to follow, why not follow the one who is sure the outcome of the journey will be positive?

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In Joe Torre's book " The Yankee Years ," there's a section about Derek Jeter that really jumped out at me: What was it a...
Monday, March 16, 2009

The need for a "killer instinct"

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The Lakers are 53-13 but coach Phil Jackson has noticed that something has been missing from his club in the second half of the season: ...

There's always teaching to be done

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Was happy to see Maryland get into the NCAA tourney after fighting through the season. The Terps' ability to get to the Dance is a cre...

You think you're tough, but are you really tough?

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Good note here about how USC's turnaround began "two weeks ago during a film session before a game against Oregon, when assistant ...

One AD's list of requirements for prospective coaches

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Bowling Green's AD Greg Christopher has a list traits he looks for when hiring a coach. It's the same list he used when he hired L...

Real coaching is teaching people to play the game better

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Interesting thoughts from the late Bill Walsh in David Harris' book " The Genius " about how he formed his coaching philosoph...
Sunday, March 15, 2009

A coach who doesn't take plays off

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Bobcats GM Rod Higgins on what's most impressive about 68-year-old CHA coach Larry Brown : "The thing that's jumped out about...
Saturday, March 14, 2009

The most critical decision for me becoming who I am

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NPR has a good piece today on Coach K and his upbringing in inner-city Chicago where his "father was an elevator operator and his moth...

A bigger, stronger Stephen Jackson

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If Stephen Jackson looks bigger these days it's because he's added " 10 pounds of muscle " and now weights 235 (at 6-8). ...

I would never expect a great coach to try to do something his team doesn't do

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Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim was asked if he was surprised when West Virginia didn't try to press his team the night after the Orange...

Changing coaches as priorities change

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Though both are outstanding professional tennis players, Andy Roddick and James Blake (who have 37 titles between them) "have taken a...