The story of sobriety and the impact it has on family. Take 2 minutes and listen to this from Lane Kiffin. Powerful. Via (Pivot Podcast)

Kim English, who was 34-29 (18-16) as a HC, and never made the tournament prior to taking the Providence job, is STRUGGLING Why don’t AD’s just hire winners John Becker at Vermont has 9 Conference Titles and is 193-34 (.850) in the AE - He would sprint there - Common Sense

How is it possible that one coach (Tommy Tempesta) has multiple case studies of rapid 3P% jumps with some of the best players in the world? 15% → 40% from three in a few weeks. 29% → 47% in-season in under 3 weeks. 29% → 43% in less than seven sessions. It’s not re-building

TCU wasn't even supposed to be in this tournament. They were a late replacement. They turned their participation into quality neutral court wins vs Florida and Wisconsin, and a trophy.

Gilbert Arenas explains why he stopped criticizing Doc Rivers. He said that when his son Alijah got into the car accident doc sent him a message , even though Gil had been going in on him on the show for two years he put all of that to the side and still reached out .

the book: the lesson:

Curt Cignetti just has a way with words. “I want to finish this game with an explanation point, not a question mark.” Coaching GOLD 🥇

“I’m a college basketball coach. Just because players are making money now at this level doesn’t mean they’re any better than they were 5, 10, 15 years ago. They still need to be developed. On a day-to-day basis, we don’t talk about NIL.” - Tommy Lloyd

A great reminder this weekend !!

I agree with this statement. Dayton Basketball. Their fan support easily in top half of BIG EAST MBB.

Erik Spoelstra asked about a pregame warmup embrace with Duncan Robinson a bit ago: “I tried to do that with nobody watching. I can’t stand that guy.”

Erik Spoelstra on Duncan Robinson: “Duncan has probably been told no, had doors closed on him…it just strengthens him, I’ve always admired that about him…he’s one of the great Miami Heat success stories, we’re extremely happy for him.” Respect 🫡 (via Zachary Weinberger)

#Sooners head coach Brent Venables opening statement after #OU 17-13 win over #LSU to move them into a very strong chance at #CFP. BV said he showed the team a graph after the Ole Miss loss about going 4-0 and chances to go to playoffs.

Why this man is about to win his 1,000th NBA game sometime in the next couple of weeks. The standard is the standard, whether you're competing for an NBA title or trying to make a 3-16 team better:

Kalen DeBoer celebrates with his family after beating Auburn

Question for coaches and players - What habits, values, and choices position you to lead with… Purpose Poise Patience Productivity

Kim Caldwell on the Lady Vols' 99-77 loss to UCLA: "Our goal this year was to be better in the SEC and we did not play anybody last year to help us to do that. We did not learn these lessons until we got into SEC play." #LadyVols