The GENIUS in coaching lies in SIMPLICITY. The GENIUS coaches do the SIMPLE things that work, and they do them repeatedly. With players, with practice, with subtle interactions..

“Once your hips open, they got you.” – Marcus Smart When Marcus Smart talks defense, I’m locked in.

Great weekend at the Assumption Men's Basketball Summer Shootout HS tourney. Scott Faucher and team always put on a great event. I took a different approach this weekend. I think more than ever before, kids are over coached. There’s always someone telling kids how to play. Their HS

Trinity Men’s basketball coach James Cosgrove give a powerful speech to local #ctbb players about the qualities/traits he looks for in a college athlete.

10 Things Teammates Don't Let Teammates Do in Championship Cultures

Yes max !! 📈📈📈

“Everything…everything, starts with effort and embracing your role. Winning players make winning plays, most losing Teams are packed with losing players. Basketball is a game of eliminating mistakes, it’s not about making great plays…that’s losing basketball.” ~ Kelvin Sampson

Why 3v3 🏀? 1. Playing 3v3 builds skills faster. Players get more touches on the ball, so more shots, passes, dribbles, decisions, and more defense. 2. You can have two games going at once on a court. Each end of the court has six players and a basketball. This are 12 players

‼️ Sticky Words Sunday ‼️ The power of YET Chris Oliver teaches using the power of yet with everything he does. Subtly, this is one my favorite developmental phrases. There is so much instrinisc value in communicating to a player that they 'arent good at ____ YET'.

Must Add action Spain Exit Flare Fav Action so far this year.

Coaches: I needed simple way to teach pick & roll. Here’s the 3 Levels: Level 1: GAIN THE ADVANTAGE at point of screen. Level 2: FIND A SOLUTION to each PNR coverage. Level 3: DESTROY THE TAG HELP. Watch how meticulous Chris Paul is at gaining the advantage. ⁦Coach Paint⁩

Jerome Tang on recruiting “I told our staff all the time , it’s ok to miss on a good one they might beat you twice a year, you can’t miss and take the wrong one, they’ll beat you everyday” (Via Rico Bo$co 🎥)

QUIET GYMS ARE LOSING GYMS "When you see a teammate do something that is really good, tell him. If you see something he can do better, build him up and help him with that." (Jon Scheyer) 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙂𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩 𝙏𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 📽️ Coach Tony Miller

All High School Players Should Watch 👇👇 A Normal College Possession: - 8 Passes ✅ - Multi Sided Possession (6) ✅ - Players Stop on 2 Feet 4x ✅ - About as Many Passes as Dribbles ✅

IT TAKES WHAT IT TAKES Don't wish it were easier. Don't shortchange it. Don't complain about it. Don't blame someone else. Commit to doing what it takes. Make the necessary investments. Enthusiastically attack the challenges. Take full responsibility to get the job done.

I always remember my grandmother, Helen, as an amazing cook! She was 100% Portuguese but my grandfather, Lorenzo, was 100% Italian. She would spend all day in the kitchen and loved cooking for her family. What came out of that kitchen was a master class in preparation. Why

Most games aren’t won. They are lost.

Your team performance issue is a leadership issue. Look in the mirror first. Lead yourself first.

CONSTRAINT SCRIMMAGING Really love what Coach Palicki does to put players in game like situations, while challenging them to adapt. Here are a few ideas he shared with me the idea that are gold! Give them a shot! #GetBetterEveryDay #WednesdayWisdom

Advantage Work/Small Sided Games: Working from the advantage out of the double team today. Shout out to Chris Oliver . I have really been trying to adjust and teach out of this philosophy more. We will try to share different ways we are applying this with @uclawbb.