Image from James O'Shaughnessy "Two Thoughts" (also author of the iconic, What Works on Wall Street)
Players get in trouble when they say they are bored, that there is nothing here for them. As children we heard this a lot, "bored people are boring."
Can we create an assessment tool? It's the Internet. Impossible becomes I'm Possible.
Make learning THE GAME a game. You can create your own Socratic method tool. Drill down within an area (individual defense) and create subheadings like STANCE, OFF BALL DEFENSE, HELP, COMMUNICATION, and so forth.
Go to "Wheel Decide." Preparing for a job interview, a media session, a performance review? You can create your own uncertainty or training opportunity.
Choose a topic and a piece of paper. Write down whatever you know about the topic and then distill that to the most important elements on an index card.
Or choose what you consider more important topics - "basketball separation" or "hard to defend actions" or "toughness." Or choose a fun assignment like "the wit and wisdom of Abe Lemons."
Make learning fun. Make learning a game. And remember there is no cure for curiosity.
Lagniappe. A lack of standards or standards applied inconsistently is a sure way to lose.
Don Kelbick with a key teaching point for anyone playing zone defense
— Jeff Huber | Breakthrough Basketball (@HuberBasketball) March 20, 2025
If you want to play zone effectively, you must be able to play man effectively first!
Why? Because no matter what you play, you ultimately have to be able to guard the ball.
This is one of the best arguments… pic.twitter.com/GbhMCDlHHf
Lagniappe 3. Because you love basketball...
A 5:00 minute video of one cool play from every team that played basketball during Day 1 of March Madness: pic.twitter.com/fzijIexcOu
— Thibaut Tagnon (@TagnonThibaut) March 21, 2025
