Coaching

John Wooden on Teaching

May 18, 2009

I have never really “heard” John Wooden.  I’ve seen him on TV at games give a quick sound bite.  I’ve read a book about him and a book by him.  I admire him greatly.  But I’ve never really heard him talk long enough that I felt like I truly understood him. Well, this speech his [...]

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Paul Pierce, Overrated

April 21, 2009

First, I want to apologize for the lack of posts lately. We have been extremely busy on some other projects and just have not had the time to work on posting our thoughts on what is going on in the basketball world. If you have a chance, check out our Lahaina.com website. It is a [...]

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2009 NBA Mock Lottery

April 13, 2009

The NCAA champion has been crowned and the NBA regular season is just a few games away from coming to an end.  So, at this time of year I’m always wondering how the upcoming crop of draft candidates will help the prospective teams in the lottery and, perhaps, how a few maybe able to affect [...]

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Calipari Should Make Sweet Music in the Bluegrass State

April 1, 2009

A seismic shift has just occurred in the world of college basketball. Aftershocks can be felt by every major college basketball program in the country. Faster than DeMarcus Cousins could sign a letter of intent or Xavier Henry could utter the words “open” and “recruitment” in the same sentence and definitely faster than Billy Gillespie [...]

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Random Thoughts on Weekend #1 of March Madness

March 23, 2009

Below are some random thoughts I had from the first weekend of the NCAA tourney. Care to add? I would love to hear your thoughts as well. I officially hate the University of Arizona. Every year, they screw me. In previous years, I have picked them to go to the Elite 8 or the Final [...]

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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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Playing Time, Coach’s Fault?

October 27, 2008

I was reading an article last week about Spencer Hawes, the second year center with the Sacramento Kings. I have a great deal of interest in Spencer.  I played in college with his uncle, Steve Hawes, who went on to a fine NBA career; I have also known his dad, Jeff, since he was a senior in high school.  [...]

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More on Tizzy

August 29, 2008

I meant to tell this story about Wayman Tisdale yesterday, and I ended up forgetting.  This story will give a little insight into Wayman and his personality. About 40 games into his rookie season I called a timeout late in a tied up game, to set up a last shot play for Wayman.  I had scouted [...]

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Shot Clock Arbitrage

May 8, 2008

Ever since George explained to me benefit of going “2 for 1” as the clock was running down towards the end of a game or quarter, I have taken an interest in analyzing how to manage the clock.  The concept for going “2 for 1” is quite simple really; use the clock to get more [...]

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