"Is This the Best You Can Do?"

Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Noori tells a story from Henry Kissinger. He was charged with giving a speech.

A speechwriter gave him a first draft and the next day Kissinger said, "Is this the best you can do?" The next day, he got another draft to review. The following day the Secretary of State said, "Is this the best you can do?" The speechwriter returned a third draft saying, "I've worked on it and this is my absolute best." Kissinger replied, "Okay, now I'll read it." 

We're both the speechwriter and the Secretary. Produce a great product; don't accept mediocrity. 

Our "speech" is our every action. "How you do anything is how you do everything." 

• Communicating with players 
• Interacting with the community 
• Refining our knowledge and approach 
• Preparing our drill book and practice plans
• Editing our playbook 
• Teaching fundamentals 
• Watching film 
• Game management
• Work-life balance 

Players seek the triad of minutes, role, and recognition. Coaches aren't indifferent to perception and value. None of us are "egoless" or immune to 'virtue signaling'.

Key points:

• Get the most from those around us. Make that the standard. 
• Get the most from ourselves. 
• Don't accept mediocrity.

Lagniappe. 

Seven master traits of great coaches are 1) listening 2) communicating 3) teaching 4) organizing 5) delegating 6) inspiring 7) under pressure skills. Some of these qualities are innate; others, painfully learned. You in?

— Gordon Chiesa (@gchiesaohmy) October 23, 2022

Lagniappe 2. "Mind the gap." 

MUST ADD ACTION

Double Gap Creation.

Regardless of the offense ran, creating & attacking double gaps whether through a set or organically is hard to guard at speed. pic.twitter.com/nyyuro6WpH

— Dustin Aubert (@dustinaubert) October 23, 2022

Lagniappe 3. A game of...player and ball movement. 

This possession should be shown to every team, at every level

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— Hoop Herald (@TheHoopHerald) October 24, 2022