To be a great passer, you have to think like a scorer. The best passers think score first, and it’s something you really have to instill in your players. It seems counterintuitive, but it actually makes a lot of sense. Players who drive to pass are usually pretty easy to read. Players who drive to […]
Yoda To Luke
More great stuff from Buzz Williams… “The best leaders transition the fastest…” https://www.instagram.com/reel/Ck_GRfhOuys/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Wojo on Failure Recovery
I liked this quote from Steve Wojciechowski on what he’s learned since he got fired. “What coaches hear is, you gotta grind, grind, grind. To me, it’s such B.S.,” Wojciechowski says. “You’re told you gotta want it as much as you can breathe. Really? Really? You need to win as much as you need to […]
Buzz Williams
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Warren Zevon Says Goodbye
Just a terrific article on the night musician visited with his friend David Letterman when he was dying of cancer. “Thank You, and Goodbye” On October 30, 2002, a cancer-stricken Warren Zevon returned to the ‘Late Show With David Letterman’ stage for one last performance. Twenty years later, Letterman and more remember the gravitas and […]
The Back-Up QB
Interesting look at how much preparation goes into being an NFL quarterback, from The Athletic. Quarterback John Wolford is in his fourth season with the Rams, with whom he has been the backup to Jared Goff (2020) and Matthew Stafford (2021-22). Wolford also runs a “live” scout team for the Rams, which means he runs a live offense against the Rams’ first-team […]
“Lose Myself In The Team”
“I just want to lose myself in the team. It’s all about winning right now.” – Knicks forward Julius Randle I’m not sure we emphasize how special it is to be a part of a team enough. The dynamic of a team and everything that goes with it – good and bad – is one […]
“We Trust Everybody”
Celtics forward Grant Williams after their opening night win. “Pace is the virtue of this team,” Celtics forward Grant Williams said. “We have a bunch of guys that can bring it, a bunch of guys that are playmakers for one another, and we trust everybody. We trust everybody to make the right decision, to make the right […]
Not A Spur
We think that great performance can make up for bad behavior. This belief is WRONG. Studies show that the benefits of high-performance jerks almost never outweigh their cost to the group’s performance. Zero-tolerance policies work because they send a flashing-neon belonging cue:NOBODY, NO MATTER HOW TALENTED, is more important than THE TEAM. The San Antonio […]