Never Assume Anything

Buzz Williams shares a video about the perils of "assumption." College Bowl contestants may buzz in to answer before they have the full question. A spelling bee contestant can get additional information such as meaning, use, or origin. And in sports, we may make poor decisions or execution by ignoring what must be done. We can err in making assumptions about ourselves or our opponents, which can create fatal errors. General Joseph Hooker's missteps led to defeat by General Robert E. Lee at Chancellorsville. General Custer's assumptions about Sitting Bull's forces proved disastrous at Little Big Horn.

I don't like to help across to double the post because if rotation fails (see X2), you might surrender an uncontested layup. I've seen multiple failed rotations cost a team a sectional championship.



Success follows preparation, practice, feedback, repetitions, and refinement.

Correct usage may be "never presume anything." There is a crude saying about what ASSUME does. Never assume anything.