Borrow from the entertainment world. Teach players to connect with the fans. Stars like Freddy Mercury and Bruce Springsteen always brought "it." The Showtime Lakers and the 1986 Celtics played electrifying, high-octane basketball.
Reba McEntire tells artists to start with a song that the audience wants to hear. "Here's your one chance, Fancy. Don't let me down."
How do we start the game, bring energy, get energy? Can we get sound and fury?
1. Can we get the old fashioned pep band? Need more rules?
2. Unadulterated showmanship. Shaka Smart showed his team how it's done.
3. Multiple actions, get loud. "One More" drill, Calipari style, can work as a pre-game drill.
4. Movement and finishing from TeachHoops.com
5. And then, there's this. I guess that Greece has no words for "fire marshall."
Lagniappe: "Reps make results."
Heat’s Erik Spoelstra on rookie Tyler Herro (37 points in ECF Game 4 win over Celtics): “Everybody overestimates what you can do in a day and they underestimate what you can do in months of work, sweat and grind when nobody is watching.” pic.twitter.com/kqsh8jFXjE
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) September 24, 2020