If you want to make improvements you always need to start with an organized plan of attack. If you want to change your game this summer here are 4 things you absolutely need to do to get organized. Get a notebook. It doesn’t have to be anything more than a spiral notebook you [...]
Read More basketball skils, how to do a basketball workoutThis is a topic that comes up quite a bit from coaches and parents, but I’m going to specifically address playing aggressive with the ball. The first skill you need to master is the ability to handle the ball. Without a doubt, as a guard, there is virtually no way possible to be aggressive, take [...]
Read More aggressive, aggressiveness, basketball, development, environment, skill, tougherLast year Brad Stevens from Butler was at our Wisconsin Coaches Clinic and spoke about their 70/30 philosophy on player development. Work on your strengths 70 % of the time and weaknesses 30% of the time. My question is how do you expand your game? Also, how do you get to that 70%? I absolutely [...]
Read More basketball, brad, butler, development, philosohpy, skill, stevens, strengths, weaknessesSPRINGFIELD, MA- Jerry Smith has signed with the Springfield Armor’s NBA affiliate, the New Jersey Nets, making him the third Springfield Armor player to earn a GATORADE Call-Up this season, it was announced today. Smith becomes the fourth player in Armor history to earn a call-up and is among more than 100 NBA players with NBA [...]
Read More jerry, jersey, nets, new, smithOriginally posted on www.netsdaily.com With a roster opening created by the 2-for-1 Gerald Wallace trade, the Nets have called up D-League Player of the Month Jerry Smith from Springfield. Smith, a 6’2″ combo guard out of Louisville, has been generally regarded as the league’s top prospect since Gerald Green was called up by the Nets from the L.A. Defenders. Smith, 24, [...]
Read More call, jerry, nets, smith, upPius XI’s Carrington Love has been selected as the top senior Point Guard as part of the WSN Senior Boys Basketball Awards presented by Taco Bell. A crafty, shifty point guard who can break down defenses and either score or get the ball to an open teammates, Love possesses excellent quickness and ball handling ability. Leading the [...]
Read MoreNote: All names of schools, coaches and players have been omitted to protect their identity. While I won’t reveal the names, each one of these schools has been ranked in the top 25 all of 2011-12. Last summer I was talking to a friend of mine who is an assistant at high-major NCAA DI basketball [...]
Read More basketball, evaluation, NCAA Live Periord, recruitingOriginally posted at www.greenbaygazette.com on March 5. When the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay men’s basketball team had to play without Keifer Sykes, its offense sometimes bogged down. That might not be a problem next season. Coach Brian Wardle’s latest recruit, Carrington Love, is expected to provide backup at the point guard position and possibly could [...]
Read More carrington, green bay, love, pius xi, uwgbWith the end of the season right around the corner for many high school teams I thought I should touch on the subject of player evaluations. When I was coaching we used to do them at the beginning and end of each season with individual player meetings throughout the year. If your coach doesn’t provide [...]
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