“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.” ― Mark Twain
“Abrasive” Women
I found this post really interesting about how women are evaluated in the workplace. It makes you think about the way we evaluate in the recruiting world. How much of an evaluation is based on what we expect to see or what we are hoping to see? Clearly based on this study women are expected to […]
Woj on Coach K, Team USA
Adrian Wojnarowski has a different take on Coach K and Team USA. Agree or disagree, an interesting read. http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nba-needs-to-pull-stars-from-usa-basketball–which-is-showcasing-only-duke-s-coach-044717393.html
Malcolm Mitchell Book Club
Terrific 3-minute video about Georgia star wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell. A great watch for all of your players, a star not afraid to step outside of his comfort zone who takes great pride in learning. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/football-star-shows-you-cant-judge-a-book-by-its-cover/
Chip Kelly’s Influence
“Coaching is one thing and one thing only: It is creating an environment so the player has an opportunity to be successful,” Kelly told those high school coaches. “That is your job as a coach. When you teach him to do that, get out of his way.” http://grantland.com/features/chip-kelly-philadelphia-eagles-nfl-influence/
Jay Bilas
Some thoughts I really liked from Jay Bilas at the University of Florida coaching clinic in 2014 from what he has learned covering practices (Thanks to Buzz Williams for passing them along): “We want the defense at high-intensity but the offense to slow down – a contradiction.” “Games are about performance and nothing else. Too […]
UMaine Basketball Reflects on 9/11
Local NBC station with a nice story on how our program participated in a Heroes Run and reflected on 9/11. http://www.wlbz2.com/story/sports/ncaab/2014/09/11/team-participates-in-heroes-run/15483959/
APR
Mike DeCourcy with a very intelligent take on unintended consequences of the APR. http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2014-09-10/oregon-apr-college-athletics-ncaa-academic-fraud-dotson-artis-altman?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
Wasted Recruiting Trip
My first year at Rhode Island College my assistant Matt O’Brien gave me a list of kids he saw that he wanted me to call on. The first call I made was a kid from New Jersey, and I spoke to his coach. He told me the kid just committed to George Washington. Matt and […]
9/11 Heroes Run
Our basketball team participated in a 9/11 Heroes Run in downtown Bangor on Sunday, a 5K race organized to benefit victims of 9/11 and wounded veterans and heroes who are first responders in this country. The proceeds helped benefit the Travis Manion Foundation. You can read more about Travis below and visit the website: http://www.travismanion.org “1st Lt. […]