Saturday, January 19, 2019

Basketball: The Big Idea

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What is our Big Idea ? Secretariat was perfection. Baseball has the perfect games. In basketball, we want to play the highest quality bask...
Friday, January 18, 2019

Basketball: Filmmaking and Coaching, Inescapable Overlap

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The parallels and overlap between coaching and cinema overwhelm me. We select the balance between structure and freedom, but within our tr...
Thursday, January 17, 2019

Basketball: Style Drift, Are We Adding Complexity or Confusion?

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"Change is the only certainty."  In investing, STYLE DRIFT means chasing different investment approaches ...growth, value, momen...
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Basketball: Engrave and Test Explicit Themes

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From MasterClass, Martin Scorsese Teaches Filmmaking, Editing "What matters is what appears on the screen."  1   Games turn ...
Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Basketball: Don't Script Offense, Create!

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"Little things make big things happen." - John Wooden As a kid, coaches told us, don't play "robotic" basketball. N...
Monday, January 14, 2019

Basketball: Coaching, Five Words from Around the World That Feed the Essence of the Game

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Find our way. Illuminate our path with light from other cultures. Discover competitive advantage around the planet.  Wonderful words ins...
Sunday, January 13, 2019

Basketball: Stay Open to the Exceptional

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We know it when we see it . Stay open to unique talent, persons, places, or things. We don't expect it; it just happens.  Bewar...
Saturday, January 12, 2019

Basketball: We Are Editors, Measure Practice

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Filmmaker Werner Herzog, MasterClass, chapter on Editing If you happened upon the players you coach, what would you do? Would you adapt...
Friday, January 11, 2019

Basketball: Where Do Points Come From?

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Points don't grow on trees. I've stolen Koran Godwin's " Four Ways to Score " theme for individuals. Plans and practic...
Thursday, January 10, 2019

Basketball: Coaches, Energize, Share and Ask for What You Want

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"The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone." - Psalm 118:22 Play the long game. Plant seeds. They grow in myste...
Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Basketball: Stop Killing Offense, Play the Beautiful Game

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"Great offense is multiple actions."  Love the game. Beautify the action.  1. Multiple is self-explanatory...more than ...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Basketball: Directors Take Away the Confusion; Know Roles and Lines

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We're storytellers. We cannot confuse. Confusion destroys a possession . One possession can ruin results. We never know when.  About e...