Gregg Popovich says "pound the rock." If it takes a hundred hits to break the rock, then you keep pounding. Don't skip steps.
When you don't know what you're doing, then you have rocks in the head. Rocks make a poor substitute for brains.
Coach Wooden's Pyramid of Success has cornerstones of industriousness (work) and enthusiasm.
Obstacles or irritants like illness and injury are like a "rock in the shoe."
On a roll, we rock the house. In trouble, we're on the rocks. When struggling badly, we hit rock bottom. Don't interrupt a good thing, when you rock the boat.
When you have opportunity, "shoot the rock."
When there's no great choice, we're between a rock and a hard place.
Reliable players are rock steady or a rock you can stand on. Anyone who's visited The Rock (Alcatraz) knows the meaning of an inescapable fortress. Who wouldn't want a defense known as The Rock?
Lagniappe: "Great offense is multiple actions." Got a post player to isolate on the wing? FastModelSports.com shares double downscreens to set up ball reversal isolation.
Lagniappe 2: NBA teams don't want to switch small on big cross-screens (for obvious reasons). Chris Oliver shares video.
Lagniappe 3. The rare person becomes unforgettable. Jim Brown scored 38 points a game in high school. But basketball was the least of his legend.Cross screen defense in the NBA is harder. Most teams try & play it 1-on-1 with little to no help because of the threat & gravity of the screener. Here are 3 edits that show the good & bad of 1-on-1 cross screen defense. pic.twitter.com/Q2WpGp0a1H— Chris Oliver (@BBallImmersion) May 10, 2019
