Coach. Author. Veteran.
Twenty-five years on the floor. Five books on the shelf.
Weekly writing on offensive systems, drill design, and the work of coaching basketball — from a guy who's spent a quarter century in the gym.
Coach. Author. Veteran.
Weekly writing on offensive systems, drill design, and the work of coaching basketball — from a guy who's spent a quarter century in the gym.
Player Development
The offseason is where good players become great players. But only if they use it wisely.
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You don’t need a fancy gym, a personal trainer, or expensive equipment to get better at basketball. You need a ball, a hoop, and 45 minutes.
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Tryouts are the most stressful week of a young basketball player’s year. The difference between making the team and getting cut often comes down to preparation.
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Bad shooting form is the hardest habit to break in basketball. Players practice their broken shot thousands of times, and then wonder why they can’t shoot consistently.
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Here’s the problem with most basketball training: it’s random. Players go to the gym, shoot around for an hour, maybe do some dribbling drills they saw on YouTube, and call it a workout.
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The Golden State Warriors changed basketball forever with pace-and-space offense. The Houston Rockets took it even further. Now, every level of basketball is embracing the idea that speed, shooting...
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You look at your roster and see four guards and a 6’1” power forward. No traditional big man. No dominant post player. You think you’re in trouble.
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The drive-and-kick is the most efficient action in modern basketball. A player attacks the paint, the defense collapses, and the ball goes out to an open shooter for a three-pointer.
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