BIE (Basketball Intelligence Estimate)

"Within the US government, the crown jewel of all intelligence products is the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE)." - Red Team, Micah Zelko

Coaches have the obligation to develop and inform team members of their BIE (Basketball Intelligence Estimate, i.e. basketball IQ). 

I talked to a coach about a once-star player he had coached. "Great player, from the neck down." 

Life teaches us to 'become our own coach'. Be an owner: 

• Own time management 
• Apply critical thinking 
• Consider alternative analysis
• Have great practice habits. 
• Live a growth mindset. 
• Model excellence. 

Players see everything. 

Read widely. Benefit from words and teachings from languages other than basketball.

MUDITA - "Your joy is my joy." Be excited for a teammate's success.

SAWUBONA - "I see you." It's more than just a greeting. 

UBUNTU - "I am because we are." 

Use analogies. Relate one domain to another. 

• The basketball court is our classroom, our laboratory. 
• Help players to achieve "escape velocity" from mediocrity, to write a better narrative, to go where they cannot go alone. 
• Use "chunking" to help players see options from the pieces on the basketball chessboard. 

Apply video lessons. "Great offense is multiple actions" and "movement kills defense" and "the ball has energy." The Bulls double the ball opening a variation of 'short roll passing' with "inside out play" and "one more" mentality. 

Share. Phil Jackson preached, "basketball is sharing." Shared vision, shared effort, and shared sacrifice earn shared victory. 

Sandpaper. Sometimes value lives in the rough edges. One player might have more refinement with athleticism and ability. But another might have more grit, unselfishness, basketball IQ, and leadership. Which impacts our team right here, right now? 

Sense of urgency. One player with less skill may impact winning more. Does she want to win or does she need to win? 

Lagniappe. 

"We live in a result oriented world.

Everything is about results and very little is about the process.

But, everything we do is about the process of what it takes to get the results.

You've got to have a team full of champions before you're ever going to win a championship." pic.twitter.com/qGML1fVzGI

— The Winning Difference (@thewinningdiff1) November 26, 2023

Lagniappe 2. Are you motivated every day?  

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