Quin Snyder: Genius Conductor of the Utah Jazz
There are few if any (Greg Popovich doesn't count) coaches in the NBA that know more basketball than Quin Snyder. The Utah Jazz coach was just named the Western Conference Coach of the Month for [...]
How to Correctly Organize Your Practices?
As we have already determined in this blog, preparation is one of the key things in sports. For basketball coaches and players that means that practices are where the magic happens and all the big [...]
How Chris Boucher and Stanley Johnson Help the Toronto Raptors: Chaos Reigns Supreme
Every fantasy book nerd will tell you (I am one of them, so I am telling you) that all natural forces require balance. Good and Evil. Light and Dark. Order and Chaos. In basketball, order [...]
Keeping Stats in Practice: Good or Bad?
A basketball team can only be good in games if the players are good in practice. Like for everything in life, preparation for players and coaches is key to building a successful team. People usually [...]
Why Assistant Coaches are Crucial for a Successful Team
Did you ever watch a professional basketball game and looked at the bench wondering why there are so many staff members there? What are their responsibilities? One could think that all they do is sit [...]
The Seven NBA Players Who Did What They Had to Do in 2020
It’s New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve always seems to be all about Countdowns. So, naturally, I’m doing a Countdown. A lot of the past articles have been about making yourself a better basketball player. [...]
Getting Better at Basketball: Train the Brain
The holidays are upon us. I assume most of us are either in our pajamas reading a book on the couch or driving around town like a maniac trying to buy the last Terry’s Chocolate [...]
How to Outcoach the Other Coach During the Game?
Basketball is a very complex game. There are numerous factors in a single game that can guide how it is going to go. A basketball game is also very competitive as it is decided a [...]
Getting Better at Basketball: Moving Without the Ball to Get the Ball
I spoke to an Assistant Coach of a Canadian University team the other day, and he asked me the simplest of questions: “What is the best shot in basketball?” What would your answer have been? [...]
Keeping Stats by Paper? Time to Add Technology!
Taking stats is the unglorified part of the basketball world. People usually focus on what is happening on the court, but the true heroes that improved the game we love so much, are the men [...]