Friday, January 20, 2023

Bad Teams

We've all been there in a bad romance with our favorite team. Bad teams are different. Here are some ways how:

1. Low skill. 

  • The best way to improve is developing individual skills. 
  • The best drills blend offense, defense, decisions, and competition.

2. Inconsistent effort

  • Hard work is a skill.
  • Reward effort. 

3. Shot selection 

  • The quickest path to better shooting is better shots. 
  • Disallow "my turn" shots. 

4. Turnovers

  • "The ball is gold." 
  • Bad shots are "shot turnovers." 

5. Unwilling or incapable passers

  • "Water the flowers." Reward running bigs. 
  • "The quality of the shot relates to the quality of the pass." - Pete Carril

6. Uncoordinated play 

  • Bad teams don't play together. 
  • Make the 'easy play'. 

7. Poor defensive technique 

  • Defense starts with ball pressure and ball containment. 
  • The help can never be beaten. 
  • Bad teams commit bad fouls and "double down" with fouls after other poor decisions like bad shots or turnovers. 

8. Lack of communication.

  • Silent teams lose. 
  • Talk intimidates. 

9. Lack of resilience 

  • Resilience is a skill. How you play is how you live.
  • Do. Not. Quit. 

10.Don’t improve 

  • Bad teams lack a growth mindset.
  • If we stay the same, then we're falling behind. 
Lagniappe (something extra). 

Lagniappe 2. Winning is hard because it is valuable. 


 

 

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