Youth

The Need for Coaches and Hoops in an Industry of Youth

January 16, 2012

Sports are industries that rely on youth. Professional and Amateur athletes peak in their late 20′s, when most industry professionals are only beginning to learn the ropes of their industry. When you look at a professional basketball team and its development programs, the average age range is probably 5-30. However, if you look at say [...]

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Perfect Shot Angle and Rotation

April 14, 2010
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Q: How much arch should you put on a shot? A: You should release the ball at a 52 degree angle. Q: How much backspin should you put on a shot? A: The ball should spin at 3 Hz, or 3 spins per second. Wait, what? How on earth could we know such things? Well, [...]

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Foul or not to Foul?

March 15, 2010
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We have all seen it or have been there before. Your team just scored with under 10 seconds to go and have put themselves up 3 points. Your opponent now has the ball, do you foul and put them on the line, or play defense and prevent them from hitting a 3? Yesterday, this exact [...]

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Fans, Do you Boo or Cheer?

February 17, 2009

I went to a college game this weekend with my wife, Jeanie, one of our sons, Conor, and Conor’s fiance’, Katie. Katie had not been to a major college game before, and was quite excited.  Before the game started, it was a raucous crowd, with the student section really getting into it, as they do [...]

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Pick and Rolls, and then, more Pick and Rolls

February 6, 2009

Okay, I am officially Pick and Rolled out.  After watching all these games, whether NBA, college or even high school, I am starting to see pick and rolls in my sleep.  It is a pick and roll epidemic out there. Up until a few years ago, I used to ask college coaches why they didn’t use pick and [...]

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College Rebounding

January 27, 2009

Last week, I went to lunch with Swen Nater who was a teammate of mine when I was with the Virginia Squires.  For those of you who are not familiar with him, Swen went to college at UCLA and basically was the backup center, playing behind the great Bill Walton.  Although not playing much with UCLA, at 6-11 [...]

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Martin Luther King Jr. and Basketball

January 19, 2009

Today, we commemorate one of the greatest leaders this country has had in its existence. Because all of you understand the importance and impact of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life, I am not going to into a long spiel on how profound his life was–I am sure if you are interested there are plenty [...]

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A Question for Referees

January 13, 2009

A player goes to the foul line, his team is down by 1, with no time left on the clock. He misses the first, and then misses the second and his team loses. Does he feel responsible for the loss? I would say 99% of players would feel that they lost the game. I know [...]

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Jim Valvano and the V Foundation

December 11, 2008

As I wrote about yesterday, I watched the Jimmy V Classic Monday night. Every time I see a clip on Valvano, either running around the court after they won the Championship, or a clip from his famous speech at the ESPY in 1993, or any other mention of Jimmy V., it brings a smile to my face.  It’s [...]

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Stephen Curry

December 10, 2008

I watched the Jimmy V Classic doubleheader last night involving Davidson vs West Virginia in the first game, and Villanova vs Texas in the second game.  I was particularly interested in watching Stephen Curry of Davidson.  After Curry’s great run in last year’s NCAA’s, I was pleasantly surprised that he stayed in school for another year. [...]

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