Category: Basketball

The initiative is to increase offensive productivity, yet it is in my humble opinion that the logic appears counter-intuitive. The best shooters in the game - Ray Allen, Steph Curry, Danny Green - find consistency through form and ability to find a rhythm. Offensive execution relies on a similar premise. Scoring is predicated on the … Continue reading Thoughts on Rule Changes

A new trend is emerging in the game of basketball, that or I am just late noticing it. Box scores are no longer the end all-be-all for assessing performance. Enter the new era of  advanced statistics or basketball metrics that are becoming increasingly popular with coaching staff's across the country. During games shown on TV … Continue reading Having Foresight

Basketball season is back. After helping out as an assistant with an emerging College of Mount St. Joseph I was fortunate to land an opportunity to be an assistant at Christian Brothers University.  With the similarities on offense between the two programs there has been an easier transition for me and opportunities to incorporate ideas … Continue reading Basketball is Back: Princeton Round 2

Attended my first ever Final Four this past weekend in Atlanta and can't say that I was disappointed. Every coach will always tell you that one of the best ways to make connections, that you may not have the opportunity to do elsewhere, is at the Final Four. After my experience, I would be lying … Continue reading Attending the Final Four

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Tied for the 6th and final spot entering the last game of the regular season; it is win to get in to participate in the conference tournament. This is one of the greatest time of the year, and as a coach I get front row seats to witness our student-athletes compete to create their opportunity. … Continue reading Season One in Review

A line I heard often from coaches is that the best part of student-athlete's today is that they have such a short term memory. Coaches, on the other hand tend to live in hindsight. We should have trapped the ball-screen instead of switch everything. Or we should have played with more pace in the transition rather … Continue reading Commitment to Now

Charles Plumb was a jet fighter pilot in Vietnam. He flew 75 successful missions, but was shot down on No. 76.  He was a prisoner of war for six years, but was eventually rescued.  Upon his return home he became an exceptional motivational speaker.  On stage, he would pace quietly for a minute with the … Continue reading Lesson from Coach Bobby Lutz

"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." -- Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United … Continue reading Omnipotence