I always remember 'Zo being an amazing competitor. I used to have a poster of him on my wall while growing up.
I was listening the Tirico and Van Pelt show on ESPNRadio today and Mike Wilbon was a guest and this is what he said about 'Zo. I completely agree with these and I don't think there could be any greater compliments.
"Zo played like he was a scrub trying to make the starting lineup."
He was a starter and still played this way. Truly amazing that he understood that the day you stop working hard is the day you stop living.
"The man off the court was even better."
Thursday, January 22, 2009
What are you teaching?
I'm in my last semester of getting my degree in elementary education and every day I see the similarities between being in a classroom and being on a basketball court. I have to ask you, what are you teaching? Are you teaching the fundamentals of the game? Or are you teaching kids to run a play. Can your kids make plays out of plays? I heard Seth Greenberg, coach of VA Tech, who just upset Wake Forest last night, say that in a DVD. I want to teach kids how to be successful when things are not going as perfect as they should. I want them to be prepared with the fundamentals to play the game of basketball for the rest of their life.
One last question.
When your time is up with your current players, will they be able to play a pick-up game in a park somewhere 200 miles away and be able to be successful? I don't mean successful as in win. But in a way that others can tell that they fully understand the game of basketball inside and out.
Here's a clip from Bob Knight that might help.
One last question.
When your time is up with your current players, will they be able to play a pick-up game in a park somewhere 200 miles away and be able to be successful? I don't mean successful as in win. But in a way that others can tell that they fully understand the game of basketball inside and out.
Here's a clip from Bob Knight that might help.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Insight into UNC Practices
One word to describe UNC Practices. INTENSE.
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect. One little word can make a whole lot of difference. Anyone can practice, but what are you practicing and how well are your executing what you practice.
Perfect Practice Makes Perfect. One little word can make a whole lot of difference. Anyone can practice, but what are you practicing and how well are your executing what you practice.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Rule Breaking, errr Bending
Dana O'Neil of ESPN has written something that really irks me.
When does ethics and morals come into play. I ask that these coaches really sit back and think about what they are doing. Yes, it's legal, but you need to check your morals and if this is what you want your character to be displayed as. If I was a athlete being recruited, I would sure look first to the morals of the entire coaching staff before I made my decision. Just something to ponder about.
Quote from the article -
Many members of the NABC believe it's time for coaches to stop looking to the NCAA to fix what ails them and instead look in the mirror.
(Amen to this one)
Please either be black or white, don't toe the line in the grayed muddied middle. If you're playing/coaching the right way it shouldn't be too hard to do anyway.
Gray scale: Recruiters struggle with perfectly legal yet ethically questionable
When does ethics and morals come into play. I ask that these coaches really sit back and think about what they are doing. Yes, it's legal, but you need to check your morals and if this is what you want your character to be displayed as. If I was a athlete being recruited, I would sure look first to the morals of the entire coaching staff before I made my decision. Just something to ponder about.
Quote from the article -
Many members of the NABC believe it's time for coaches to stop looking to the NCAA to fix what ails them and instead look in the mirror.
(Amen to this one)
Please either be black or white, don't toe the line in the grayed muddied middle. If you're playing/coaching the right way it shouldn't be too hard to do anyway.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Flippin' the M
Long time, no post. I am sorry, been pretty busy. Hopefully, as the NBA season has already started and college and high school seasons are right around the corner, I might shed a little light on a topic that really stood out to me. I found this USA Today article today about the salaries of NFL players for the 2008 year. Yes, Ben Roethlisberger is the highest paid NFL player and that former Colt, DT/FB Dan Klecko, makes more than Donovan McNabbb!!!, but that's not what stood out to me. 
This chart shows the payrolls broken down by NFL teams.
What caught my eye is that the Colts' and Patriots' payrolls are one of the lowest. These two franchises have arguably been at the top of the NFL teams the past 5 years. You would think that they would have the top players that make the most money. But what they have are players who want to play for their coach, who will take lower pay to help the team out, and care more about winning than how much money they are taking home. Oakland is highest on the list with $152.4 million dollars spent on their payroll. For a team who doesn't win very often, it's surprising they're paying their players that type of cash.
This just proves that playing together as a team, and buying into their coach's system is the only way that anything will get accomplished. Their can't be a "Me" first attitude. You just flip the M upside down and make it a W. "We."
A Me can only go somewhere when they start thinking as We. If that makes any sense.
This chart shows the payrolls broken down by NFL teams.What caught my eye is that the Colts' and Patriots' payrolls are one of the lowest. These two franchises have arguably been at the top of the NFL teams the past 5 years. You would think that they would have the top players that make the most money. But what they have are players who want to play for their coach, who will take lower pay to help the team out, and care more about winning than how much money they are taking home. Oakland is highest on the list with $152.4 million dollars spent on their payroll. For a team who doesn't win very often, it's surprising they're paying their players that type of cash.
This just proves that playing together as a team, and buying into their coach's system is the only way that anything will get accomplished. Their can't be a "Me" first attitude. You just flip the M upside down and make it a W. "We."
A Me can only go somewhere when they start thinking as We. If that makes any sense.
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