The Process: The Engineer Part 4
As a coach, I am an engineer. I’m not designing buildings or aircraft carriers. I’m engineering people. When it comes to sports specifically, I’m trying to figure out how to bridge the gap between a player’s knowledge and their ability to execute what they know in any situation. Speaking of bridges, ridges are engineering phenomenons. […]
The Process: The Ingredients Part 3
The process of turning knowledge into action is like a recipe. Turning information into action requires certain ingredients and certain instructions. The instructions may be different for each individual person, but the ingredients are the same in every situation. This list of ingredients is by no means comprehensive, but I think these are as essential […]
The Process: Knowledge vs Action Part 2
To know or to act. To be or to seem. This topic seems to be at the heart of success, on and off the court. We all know what we should do, yet many times we do not. Sometimes it’s because we cannot. Sometimes it’s because we try and fail. Sometimes we just don’t do […]
The Process: Knowledge vs. Action Part 1
The Obvious Most of us know what to do. Do we put that into action? So many coaches and players like talking about “The Process.” This is not a commentary on Joel Embid. This is literally about the process of becoming great, whether in playing basketball, coaching basketball or any area of life. I would […]
You’re the President
You’re the President, like it or not. A coaching colleague introduced me to The West Wing. At that time, it was only on DVD. Now, it’s on Netflix. It’s a fictional series about life in the White House. I have watched all 7 seasons and I’m going back through it again. It’s that good. I […]
You gotta put the ball in the basket
You gotta put the ball in the basket. The game is called basketball. The objective is to put the ball in the basket. So simply said, yet for most teams, they achieve this objective on less than 50% of their attempts. Mix in the occasional turnover and it happens on less than 50% of possessions. […]
Sifting Through the Garbage
Honestly, social media is exhausting. Recently, I struggle to understand it to the point that I find myself avoiding it. My question is how real is it? Anyone can make things look good in a picture or short video. But even then a lot of things are trash.
Sports Equality is Earned
Sports is a business. Like it or not, it’s the facts. What might have started as activities during a physical education class is now a multi-billion dollar industry. While I believe that doctors and teachers should all be paid competitively for doing the same job, sports equality is earned. Like it or not, the facts are that at this point in time, everyone in sports should not get paid the same. You might have earned a spot on the team. You might have earned a scholarship or a contract. But that doesn’t mean you’re equal.
Thank You, Basketball
Thank you, Basketball. You’re a silly game that has given me more than I ever dreamed possible. You’re my passion, my love, my calling, my platform, my purpose and you’re a beautiful game to me.
Love the Game
Love the Game I hear so many people talk about how much they “love the game” of basketball. Then I hear people talk about how they lost their love for it. I’m trying to figure out how this happens. Basketball has been extremely good to me. It has allowed me to meet tons of people, […]