Three Useful Basketball Resources
This is the last post that I will make regarding my trip to Merrimack College. One question I ask in my visits to the school is a longer version of, “What’s new?” Coach LeBlanc told me…
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Category: Basketball Philosophy
Players that Grow the Most Exhibit Uncommon Discipline
A question I like to ask coaches is, “Think back on a player that you coached or played with over the course of multiple seasons that improved more than anyone. What are the one or two…
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Balancing Recruiting Challenges with the Current Roster
Merrimack Women’s Head Coach Monique LeBlanc was generous enough to share her thoughts with me last month. She always is. Last July we discussed managing individual expectations and five-out concepts. The year before she elaborated on…
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Eight Coaches Thoughts on Ball Screens
I was circling back to the Mike Neighbors thumb drive recently and came across some philosophical nuggets on ball screens from various coaches. I also added some more that I found in my own visits to…
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BST Dynamic Stretch Takeaways
I went to BST for a third consecutive summer to get new ideas about basketball drills and culture building. Afterward I spoke with my friend Steve Boudreau who has become one of the most respected learners…
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Coach Jon DeMarco has been trying to grow his network and knowledge in basketball through the #GBetBBChat that he facilitates using his Twitter account (@Coach_Demarco). For very selfish reasons I wanted to know what the biggest…
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Kevin Garnett Shell Drills and Unrequired Work
I just read Kevin Eastman’s book Why the Best Are the Best. My favorite anecdote from the book relates to players waiting on the sideline during practice. Eastman, a former Celtics assistant, tells the story of…
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Five Quotes from Phil Jackson on Focus
In his book, Eleven Rings, Phil Jackson helped clarify how to confront a team member that struggles with focus. There are two sources where lack of focus can occur. The first is on the competitive level.…
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The Role of Emotion in a Basketball Player’s Potential
I recently read Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf. This quote put the ‘one day at a time’ slogan in more eloquent terms: “Think about your warrior dial from one to ten. One is ultra…
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Chris Passmore on Conditioning and Situational Basketball
I sat down with former Rhode Island and Northeastern assistant coach Chris Passmore. Chris was extremely generous with his time, knowledge and resources in the game. He shared with me some resources which I will uncover…
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