Andre Desjardins

[Todd Whitehead @CrumpledJumper]

Last week I had the unexpected (and unbelievably neat) opportunity to chat with a former NBA coach about which analytics questions interest him. He mentioned that he was skeptical of the presumed infallibility of the end-of-quarter 2-for-1 strategy. So, I took a closer look.

[Andre Desjardins @CoachAndre]

I'm attending this event. Let’s go coaches! Best value clinic this year! RT if you think others will find this helpful 🙌 https://t.co/E1X7issH9L #claclinic2026

@LRAcademyPrep

[Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald]

Dan Hurley is an offensive genius

He has been studying European space and pace for years and his teams get SO many open looks every game

Here are 10 of our favorite UCONN actions that had the defense LOST

https://t.co/NO7rL5bViR

[Andre Desjardins @CoachAndre]

@larayapmaaq The time on the watch

[Andre Desjardins @CoachAndre]

@Mimiiben1 63 is the answer keep adding the double of the previous interval

[Coach Tony Miller @tonywmiller]

Rep offense and defense with this help and rotate 3v3 cone small-sided game.

Watch: https://t.co/XAfFD05wph

[Anuj @anujcodes_21]

🚨 Anthropic just showed a 24-minute workshop on how to actually do prompts for Claude.

Taught by the people who built it.

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I've seen $300 courses that don't cover what they teach in the first 8 minutes.

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[Brian McCormick @brianmccormick]

This may be the best (most important 🤷‍♂️) paragraph I have written in 25 years.

[Jordan Sperber @hoopvision68]

Most defenses help. Hawaii doesn’t.

They stay home. They guard ball screens 2-on-2. They dare you to score unassisted.

It’s produced one of the best mid-major defenses in the country.

NEW film + data breakdown https://t.co/Pprx4t8Iqz

[Annie Duke @AnnieDuke]

The problem with your decision-making might be that you’re letting results tell the whole story.

When we know the outcome of our decisions, it casts a shadow over our memory of the decision process. We rewrite history to make the result seem inevitable. But the reality is, outcomes are only loosely connected to decision quality in the short run. While a poor choice can be rewarded by dumb luck, a strong decision could be punished by bad luck.

One of the most famous examples of resulting comes from Super Bowl XLIX. With 26 seconds left on the clock, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll called a pass play at the 1-yard line. The ball was intercepted, and critics declared it the “worst play call in NFL history.” But if we think about the situation statistically, the interception was a low-probability event (less than 2%).

The backlash was clear resulting. Fans judged the decision based on its unlucky outcome rather than its sound logic.

But resulting can happen in our everyday lives as well. Think of my job hopper scenario. Quitting your job might seem smart if you love your new role, but foolish if you don’t. The decision-making process is identical; the only difference is the result.

Resulting reminds us that success and failure aren’t perfect mirrors of our judgement. By separating process from outcome, we can learn more deeply from both wins and losses.

[cinesthetic. @TheCinesthetic]

This SNL sketch still absolutely kills.

[Daniel Sokolovsky @dsoko5244]

Something I Found Interesting #206 (24.01.26)

Well-balanced offenses incorporate very deliberate off-ball screening actions.

Rather than only getting one screen/chance to get the shooter a shot, great concept here to screen for the shooter until he is open. Built in plan B.

[Dean Oliver @DeanO_Lytics]

I generally give credit to a coach/organization for finding a loophole, then I hope the loophole gets closed. This trick - hiding who is on the floor - is a good example.

Note that this wouldn't have affected Denver if Jokic were healthy.

[Gerard Hillier @HillierGerard]

Come along and join the journey via our monthly @BBallImmersion Masterclass, a great community of coaches dedicated to best practice for youth development 👇

[Hoops @Hoopss]

And that's how I met your mother

[Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 @big_business_]

Busta Rhymes started the new year performing his verse on Chris Brown’s Look At Me with no back vocals 🎤

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

One of the great lessons in life.

'If you’re having fun, then you’re dangerous.

You’re hard to compete with. You don’t want to go up against the person who’s having a good time doing it because if it feels like a hassle or a chore, that’s the person who gives up when it gets difficult.

But the person who’s having a great time at the start is much more likely to stick with it when it gets hard."

@jamesclear on The Knowledge Project

[Daily Loud @DailyLoud]

Actors from Coach Carter revealed that a party scene was 100% real, the cast was actually drinking without Samuel L. Jackson knowing, and when he walked in, his angry reaction was genuine. The producers are still upset from the scene 20 years later �

[Daniel Sokolovsky @dsoko5244]

Something I Found Interesting #181 (30.12.25)

Elite layering of def concepts into a single possession, disrupting the rhythm of an offense reliant upon two elite creators.

1) Inbound resistance
2) Fake run and jump
3) Zipper denial
4) Switch + trap the perimeter mismatch

[Coach Tony Miller @tonywmiller]

Dive into Conceptual Basketball Offense with Samford’s basketball coach, Lennie Acuff.

🎥 https://t.co/NubmCNbatp

0:00 Fundamental Skills for Conceptual Offense
2:28 Spacing for Transition Offense
5:12 Go-to Actions in early Offense
8:28 ATO Philosophy
10:36 What Do You Do When the Defense Plays Zone?