Down 1 with 1.7 seconds to play against Wagner, our guys executed flawlessly. http://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/12/03/maine-beats-wagner-at-the-buzzer-on-this-gorgeous-out-of-bounds-play-video/

Our first win at the University of Maine came in dramatic fashion.  A great write up from One Bid Wonders. http://www.onebidwonders.com/2014/12/03/new-era-maine-grabs-first-win-bob-walsh-era-dramatic-fashion/

Six years ago, on the Monday after Thanksgiving, I was getting ready to head down to practice at RIC when my cell phone rang. At RIC my office was in the Recreation Center, across campus from the Murray Center where we practiced and played, so we had to actually get into our cars and drive […]

I loved this quote from Mike Dunlap on why he left Metro State when they were a Division II powerhouse.  Very self-aware.   You can easily get trapped into overlooking the positive when you’ve had a lot of success and you are just driving for more. “I was becoming too hard on the kids,” Dunlap said, […]

I read a great article a few years back about Kenyon College swimming coach Jim Steen. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/sports/othersports/25swim.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 The quote that stood out to me was this one: “Find a place within yourself where success and failure don’t matter, a place where you can engage in battle without compromise.” How many different things affect the level […]

Really interesting stuff on the effectiveness of tough love. “The mark of a true mentor: a leader who creates a culture of excellence, and whose confidence in us makes us better than we ever dreamed we could be.” https://hbr.org/2013/12/the-fine-art-of-tough-love/?utm_campaign=Socialflow&utm_source=Socialflow&utm_medium=Tweet

The value of being brutally honest with your players from Gregg Popovich. http://www.businessinsider.com/gregg-popovich-is-the-best-coach-in-the-nba-2014-10