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“Sleep is a weapon!” Jason Bourne via Robert Ludlum Early in the season one of our Athletic Trainers passed along an interesting infographic shared by a friend that is a Sleep Doctor. The infographic visualized the drastic improvement in efficiency in Andre Iguodala’s game when he slept more than 8 Read More
Whether or not we as coaches consciously think of basketball in terms of space and time, we would be hard-pressed to argue against the notion that all games are inherently founded on acquiring and defending space and very often in miniscule periods of time and in extremely small spaces. A Read More
In today’s cluttered basketball analytics landscape, it just might be wise for many of us to simplify how coaches and players look at team stats and team goals. One suggestion is to approach key areas of play looking at the ten “differentials” between your team and your opponent(s) listed below: Read More
Watch any NBA, NFL, NHL, MLB, NCAA or High School tournament or playoff game and go back and watch just about any regular season game for that same team and there is likely to be a marked difference in the intensity level in the two types of competition. It’s also Read More
Undoubtedly over the course of a season you will hear a coach or broadcaster refer to a player taking a shot just inside the three point line as a bad shot. The common beef is that your are taking a long shot which presumably has a lower percentage chance of Read More
Many players at all levels overrate their shooting ability. For players who do, they really need to be aware of the 7 players in the history of the NBA who have qualified for the 50-40-90 Club by shooting 50% from the floor, 40% from behind the arc and 90% from Read More