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This coming Thursday, June 25, the NBA will hold its annual Draft Day. Most of us know that the current draft consists of two rounds of 30 picks. That’s a far cry from the 10 rounds from 1974 to 1985 and the 7 rounds from ’85 to ’89-not to mention Read More
When any magazine or newspaper publishes its upcoming season preview for either pro or college basketball or football teams, there is often a feature wherein a coaching opponent or scout will give their take on a team other than their own. And, often in these sections, an opponent’s coach or Read More
No matter how many times you’ve been at either end of a score and no matter if you have the ball or don’t, there are inevitably a few possessions down the stretch of a game where afterwards you say, “that’s where the game was decided”. Even though someone will say Read More
Every time I hear a coach say, “We weren’t ready to play,” after his team has been upset, I really hear these words instead, “I didn’t get my team ready to play.” Now, granted all so-called upsets aren’t caused by insufficient preparation of one kind or another. Lesser teams sometimes Read More
With the new season upon us, it’s always wise to remind players of time-tested principles that never go away- no matter how much the game changes over the years: Condition! The more conditioned you are, the better are your chances of maximizing your potential. Be a beast in this area. Read More
In conjunction with this post, you may want to quickly review the earlier Hoop Coach article, Examining NBA’s New Player Hustle Stats. The gist of that article was that last season the NBA starting keeping track of five Player Hustle Stats: Contested Shots, Charges Drawn, Deflections, Loose Balls Recovered and Read More