KState paid a kid 2 million bucks to come hoop for them this year. Drake paid a guy a bit less than half that to coach them. He brought 4 D2 kids with him and has now beaten the Wildcats and the other deeply sham NIL team, Miami.
Coaching still matters.
"The best players don't even guard each other anymore. You wonder why viewership is down? They took the competitiveness that used to create rivalries out the game. Organizations even made it ok for their stars to not have to defend" 🤦🏽♂️
- Will Barton on defense in todays NBA
#Patriots CB Christian Gonzalez against the #Colts:
1 Target
0 Catches Allowed
0 Yards
1 Interception
All-Pro. Pro-Bowler. Comeback Player of the Year. He deserves it all. 🔒
Drake advances to the Charleston Classic championship game with a 75-63 win over FAU.
Ben McCollum brought 4 of his top 5 players with him from D-2 Northwest Missouri State, they are his best 4 players at Drake and they are now 5-0 in D-1.
These guys are so well-coached, they have familiarity with one another and all have a high basketball IQ and high skill level.
Steve Sarkisian said, "Culture beats talent, if your culture is really strong. Culture is organic. It's not a sign up in your building, it's not a t-shirt you wear."
Your culture is what you do.
A great culture prevent bad habits from creeping in.
4 Bad Habits to Get Rid Of🧵
Brad Stevens said, "This game is about how you act as a teammate."
"This game is about what you do from the standpoint of supporting one another embracing roles accepting roles."
Being a great teammate means being a person of character.
It's not always easy having WE > Me.
“One thing that I always used… my greatest tool when trying to establish the culture.. was the BENCH.
When guys don’t do what they’re supposed to do or buy in the way they’re supposed to, you put them on the bench.”
~ 7 time national champion Nick Saban on @FSUFootball
"I was 72 years old the last year I coached and I had no problem relating to players..
I changed a lot throughout the years because the players changed..
I did it for 50 years and you have to adapt your progrum" ~ Nick Saban #PMSLive