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[Dennis Marshall @mar5hallhoops]

High School kids still playing basketball is insane work to me. These adults don’t give a shit about kids and their bodies and giving them a window to just be a kid and enjoy their summer. Or at least what’s left of it.

[Mike Brey @CoachMikeBrey]

After reading a few of the banners..I’m gonna break in the gym tonite and hang 2 new ones..be a great teammate and share the rock.

[Tom Crean @TomCrean]

Travel Ball Families,

It’s a Marathon and not a Sprint !

Good or Bad. Win or lose. Take some Breaths and get back in the gym, weight room and build your game this week.

If the improvements stay strong the opportunities will come. If you aren’t ready they can pass you by.

[Shane Tuttle @ShaneTuttleNCAA]

St. John’s HC Rick Pitino on having to play the number one overall seed, Duke, in the Sweet Sixteen:

“I told my players it’s either kill or be killed. For practice yesterday, we dug graves. It’s up to the players now to decide who will be placed in those graves.”

[Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein]

Rick Pitino. The Godfather.

[Loyola MBB Managers @RamblerManagers]

Let’s get weird

Roll Blers

[Kyle Neddenriep @KyleNeddenriep]

Scoring leaders 2004

[James Purchin @JamesPurchin]

The best offenses don’t run plays. They hunt advantages.

That’s the lens the Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball uses every game.

The first question isn’t what do we run?
It’s what’s our biggest strength and where is their biggest weakness?

Everything flows from there.

Illinois talks constantly about creating, attacking, and maintaining advantages. One action into the next. Spacing as a weapon. Letting individual skill shine when there’s a switch, and flowing right back into team advantage if the defense stays home.

Shot selection is the backbone of it all.

They simplify it: gold (layups), silver (threes), bronze (midrange) shots.
And then they practice different constraints so players feel it.

For example:
No-dribble possessions.
Scores only off cuts.
Offense made intentionally hard.

Why? Because constraints teach players how many ways a possession can still produce a gold-medal shot.

Early in the season, they were playing fast, but the shot quality wasn’t good enough. So they adjusted. Now they’re one of the slowest teams in the Big Ten.

Not because slow is better.
Because it fits their strengths.

The result?

~50% of shots from three
~43% at the rim
~7% midrange (mostly late clock)

That’s not accident. That’s alignment.

Takeaway:
Great offense isn’t about pace or volume, it’s about discipline, spacing, advantages, and repeatedly choosing the best shot available.

Listen to coach @TyUnderwoodILL

[Rick Pitino @RealPitino]

Everything I'm reading from college coaches is great stuff, but what's not being said, is that it’s no longer college basketball. It's professional basketball with budgets that rival the Euroleague. So pros have trade deadlines. The G league is way below college basketball on a pay scale. Even two way players are way below. Unfortunately the game I've been in for over 40 years no longer exists.

[Ryan Hammer🔨 @ryanhammer09]

Ok IU Indy is must watch TV from here on out. I’ve never seen a college basketball team play like this…

Full court press the entire game & run as fast as possible to the rack. I love this

[Clay Travis @ClayTravis]

Jason Williams says his 1994 high school team would beat the WNBA all star team TODAY. Hey @patbev21, he’s right

[Charlie Kirk @charliekirk11]

Get married, have kids, and stop partying into oblivion.

Leave a legacy, be courageous.

Happy Sunday

God Bless all the parents out there

🙏

[FBI Director Kash Patel @FBIDirectorKash]

The subject for the horrific shooting today that took the life of Charlie Kirk is now in custody. Thank you to the local and state authorities in Utah for your partnership with @fbi.
We will provide updates when able.

[CG Sports Network @CGSportsNetwork]

The CG Junior Trojans win at Carmel 43-0, improving to 3-0; they are at Avon on Saturday at 6:30.

[Grady Majors @GradyMajors]

Jr. 3SSB Boys National Championship
11U Standouts💥

Not Letting Anyone Look Down On Them Because Of Their Youth. Letting Their Game Do The Talking! 🔊

@Jr3SSB | @3SSBCircuit

[Center Grove Trojans Basketball @CenterGroveMBB]

Great day to be a Trojan! 2-0 record at the Indiana All Star Classic, team dinner, knockout at Pacers Pavilion and watching Indiana beat Kentucky! @indallstars @IBCA_Coaches @CGSportsNetwork

[BettingPros @BettingPros]

Me watching Game 1 with a bet on the Pacers 😂

[Evan Sidery @esidery]

The Pacers’ front office built a title contender via savvy trades:

- Domantas Sabonis for Tyrese Haliburton

- Caris LeVert for Andrew Nembhard and Ben Sheppard (future draft capital)

- Malcolm Brogdon for Aaron Nesmith

- Two 2nd-round picks for Obi Toppin

- Bruce Brown + three late first-round picks for Pascal Siakam

Elite front office work from Indiana flipping a stagnant team into a sustainable contender within just a few years.

[Coach Tony Miller @tonywmiller]

You want to play fast? Then hold your players accountable to actually physically playing fast.

Here's one idea from @CoachCalArk for doing just that...

[Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater]

Jimmy Butler: “I think any team has a chance with me on it. But I know every team has a chance with Steph on it. I get to play Robin. That’s my Batman.”