Coaches try to "fix you." Many ways that works and many ways that it doesn't.
"You have to want to be fixed." Commitment, coachability, desire all count.
Coaches and players need shared vision. "This is what good basketball looks like." That is what we must do to approach that.
Coach Knight wrote, "The Power of Negative Thinking," because he knew that "basketball is a game of mistakes." A critical mass of mistakes - bad shots, missed assignments, turnovers, fouls - sinks the most well-meaning team.
"Have the grace to forgive yourself." Even the most conscientious, diligent coaches and teams have "rough patches." Expecting consistency from young players with limited experience is a "fool's errand." The wrong message or the wrong tone can lead to a death spiral of team. "Never be a child's last coach."
"Do the work." Progress is not linear. There are stops and starts and plateaus where nothing much seems to be happening. But it is. Celebrate small victories on the path to progress. Positivity is fuel.
Players cannot be fixed unless they want to be fixed. Give and get feedback and keep communications open.
Lagniappe. Teach spacing and energy.
Lagniappe 2. Basketball is a game of advantage and execution.
SPACING and BALL movement are the 2 most important TACTICAL offensive concepts in basketball. They bridge the gap between individual skill and decision making.
— Chris Steed (@steeder10) December 13, 2024
TEACHING these concepts WITHOUT a rigid, predetermined design is the challenging part.
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Lagniappe 3. There's a video of PP out with his wife where he sees a kid on a playground and goes over to play with the kid, one-on-one, NBA guy versus a young teen. Pure joy.
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