Really impactful clip here of Jared McCain thanking Jon Scheyer for the confidence he instilled in him despite his early struggles at Duke
Coaching is about the Jimmy’s and Joes not the X’s and O’s
(Via @chanelcporter 🎥)
Mental toughness is not the absence of doubt. It is the ability to recover from doubt quickly. 🎾
Fear, worry, and anxiety are part of being human. Even @DjokerNole and all of the best performers in the world experience them.
The difference is not that they avoid negative thoughts, but that they have trained themselves to return to the mindset that serves them and their mission.
Mental toughness is a skill. Like any skill, it improves with repetition.
You cannot control which thoughts enter your mind, but you can train how quickly you return to what matters.
The goal is not to never get knocked off course.
The goal is to shorten the time it takes to get back on track.
Everyone wants the credit.
Few want the mirror.
“We need to look at ourselves when we have failure and point to other people when we have success.”
- Marcus Freeman
That’s real leadership.👇
Offseason Tape 🎬
Brendan Oliver (So, 6’6”) - | 3.5 PPG | 1.9 RPG | 38.5 FG% | Canisius | West Orange, NJ
Fluid wing who gets to his spots. Has a knack for a smooth pull-up and can maneuver his way to the rim.
Good size on the wing with flashes of his offensive package as a freshman.
Uses a subtle hesitation to create a small second that freezes defenders—promising slasher with feel.
Intriguing upside. Oliver is one to watch heading into year two and beyond.
@BrendanOliver15@Griffs_MBB@Sam_Federman
"We are not trying to repeat an outcome.
We are trying to repeat a process."
You don’t build dynasties by chasing results.
You build them by mastering the habits that produce them.
The scoreboard only reveals what the process already decided.
“The culture is always the people. It’s the feeling. It’s the people. I’m not a slogan guy. I just try to live and walk the walk every single day and pour into our guys,” Dusty May
The reflection of culture is found in the character of your people.
Ben McCollum: "Trying to get them to understand that you're not just a win-a-conference-tournament-game team. You're not just a make-the-NCAA-Tournament team. You need to be able to win those games... Trying to go from really good to being great is something that is really hard to do and our kids need to understand really good is not acceptable. It's actually worse than being just bad."
This is what it's all about!
I asked Arkansas State Head Coach Ryan Pannone what his message was to his team after their 80-77 loss to Georgia Southern.
JUST. PRESS. PLAY.
Coach Pannone isn't just a coach, he's a leader of men!
#wolvesup@AStateMB@AStateRedWolves
𝐇𝟏𝐌.
➡️ Most points by a Summit League player and T3 by a D1 player this season
➡️ Tied for 5th most points in a Summit League game all-time
➡️ Most single-game free throws made by a D1 player this season
➡️ Summit League single-game free-throw percentage record
#ORUMBB | #GoldenStandard
Kobe on Excellence.
Excellence is a way of life. It is a Habit.
The great ones are committed to the process. They work to create winning habits each and every day. These habits become who they are.
Excellence follows.
🎥 Kobe and Alabama Football
"There's a big difference in being a great player and being a great winner.
The best players are both.
When you are a great winner, you are committed to the invisible.
Your commitment level to the things that drive team success that get no recognition is at the highest level."
When it’s heavy, when it hurts, when you’re tired, that’s where separation lives.
Because if you don’t push past your limits—someone else will push past you.