The process is so important in the development of our players and our team. We talk about the process with our players. We want them to practice hard. We want them to get better with every repetition. We want them to focus on the task at hand no matter what Read more…
This topic of knowledge vs. action is extremely interesting to me. The most interesting part is that little “vs.” that’s in the middle. It’s that bridge. It’s that link between the two that is actually not so little at all. In fact, it’s quite a gap that most people ever Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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. Read more…
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 Read more…
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 Read more…
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 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. 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.