Sunday, February 16, 2020

Basketball: Style Never Goes Away

"Style never goes away." - Marc Jacobs

 Great players and teams have style, flair, duende, signature play. The 1986 Celtics, "Showtime" Lakers, and great Spurs teams won with skill and style. Style connects teams to fans. 


Leverage your skills to produce style - whether power, balletic grace, or combinations. 



Style has to work. Style flows from substance. 

 Style worships wearing the frock of fundamentals. Flash without finish, excitement without execution is empty. 


Pete Maravich's habits, his hardwood obsession created mastery. The points, the passes, and flair, not the floppy socks and hair were the style. Pete Maravich didn't initially win over teammates but fans embraced him. 
Style starts with habits. Style demands study.  Know the past and the present. James Clear's Atomic Habits aligns habits with identity, working through systems to get results. Style needs process to get results. 

Stephen Curry wasn't always 'Steph'. An undersized guard says he had an inconsistent and troublesome low release. Relentless focus on his ballhandling, shot mechanics, and game study made him. 

Young players, find a few actions to master rather than the mediocrity of many. 

Summary: 

Style connects teams to fans.
Style needs study and process.
Style doesn't replace skill, it augments it.
Style links to fundamental mastery.
Master a few techniques first over the mediocrity of many.
Style never goes out of style.

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