Basketball Intelligence

Today's Best NBA Reporting and Analysis:

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

I had fun talking with @ticketrules and @KuskaBob for the Basketball Intelligence podcast.

We get into the traditional model of coaching, where it comes from, and what a better way looks like :-)

https://t.co/nRWaTnNNEX

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

How do YOU think about teaching/coaching?

How do people best learn?

What techniques/mental models can we use?

My book “Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball” is out today and, for TODAY ONLY, is 99 CENTS on Amazon: https://t.co/u1rbtec0Yo

@Nick_Sciria @Doug_Lemov #teacher

[Basketball Intelligence @IntelBasketball]

Can't wait...

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

When I interviewed @MarkPaulAuthor he said, “Make a trailer for your book.”

So I did.

S/o to @aclayton33, @GlennStout, and @NerdNumbers for the “blurbs.”

Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball comes out Monday 😊.

#WritersCafe #basketball #meditation #namibia

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

-Throughout, Glenn and I discuss the process of working together on my new book, Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball: Memoir of a Namibian Odyssey, which comes out Monday (first three chapters here: https://t.co/HylQbPFLCK)

#Meditation #PositiveCoaching #Basketball #Namibia

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

-Glenn talks the importance of amplifying voices and gives a sweet, specific, one-sentence shout-out to each of his Advisory Board members: @Ben_Baby, @AlexBelth, @hbryant42, @KimhCross, RJA Franco, @LatriaGraham, @MooneyMichaelJ, and @lrobertsonmiami.

@TriumphBooks #Amplify

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

“The text is trying to tell you something.”

For my #WritingCommunity AND sports fans out there, this is the podcast episode for you.

I interview @GlennStout, long-time series editor of The Best American Sports Writing.

We talk:

-How he edits... 🧵👇👇

https://t.co/uRlxCR8Fip

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

Are you interested in the intersection of sports and mindfulness?

Subscribe to my newsletter and receive a free excerpt of my new book, Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball.

Support mindfulness in sports and please Like, Comment, and/or Re-Tweet.

https://t.co/BJlYB8WwzP

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

Three Things You'll Learn About Kobe
(from my interview with @lazenby)

1) The real reason Kobe turned pro.

2) Where he would have gone to school.

3) What Tex Winter said was the key difference between Kobe and MJ.

#KobeBryant #NBA #LakerNation #Kobe

https://t.co/HXFGHSLCPa

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

"For Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant, being compassionate (to their teammates) was measured in teaspoons."

Hoops heads, this is the interview for you!

@lazenby and I do a DEEP-DIVE into 90's and 2000's basketball... 🧵👇👇

https://t.co/HXFGHSu1qA

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

"We used to have a saying at ESPN:

When you do stories about people who are unknown, the goal is to make them larger than life. When you do stories about people who are famous, make them smaller, make them human."

Great advice from @paulkix in The Salon for...👇👇🧵

#writing

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

My Top 3 Must-Listen Podcasts

I’m interested in podcasts that a) do a deep-dive into a specific subject or b) talk process.

I have a handful that are must-listens the day they drop.

The first one is about writing...

#podcasts

[Ben Guest, PhD, MFA @bguest]

Glenn Stout, series editor for The Best American Sports Writing, is a legend in the world of sports-writing/narrative non-fiction.

To have him as the editor on my book was invaluable.

To know that he thinks highly of my work: incredible.

Book drops 11/1.

Follow for updates.

[Basketball Intelligence @IntelBasketball]

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Latest podcast is up, breaking down the #NBADraft2021

[Basketball Intelligence @ticketrules]

@IntelBasketball The Unrestricted Area POD: Draft Preview with Fran Fraschilla and Adam Spinella: https://t.co/fbvsFfCeNl

[Basketball Intelligence @IntelBasketball]

The Number One most clicked story this week comes from @NBADraftWass

https://t.co/J0jIyrrWIq

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Latest issue is up.

Read the Top 10 Most Read Basketball Stories of the week.

Lots of good #NBADraft intel and a great story about @Lakers team governor Jeannie Buss and stand-up comedy.

https://t.co/YuTYUtayR2

[Basketball Intelligence @IntelBasketball]

Incredible Game 5 winning play by @Jrue_Holiday11 and @Giannis_An34 in the @NBA Finals.

[NBA @NBA]

RELIVE THE MOMENT! 🔥

The live broadcast, the replays, and our #PhantomCam look at Jrue Holiday's steal and lob to Giannis to help seal the @Bucks Game 5 win! #ThatsGame

#NBAFinals presented by YouTube TV continues Tuesday at 9 PM ET on ABC

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Today's issue of BI: https://t.co/O1z7UoYPYJ

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Yesterday's most clicked story comes from @ChrisFedor See the latest here: https://t.co/4OrWjrjft5

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Today's post: https://t.co/D4PcSLc7pJ

Most clicked story from yesterday was by @teamziller