Ray Smith

🏀 Player development coach who teaches the why & when not just the what. Owner of Next Level Hoops in Rochester NY, school counselor, Mentor and traveler🌎

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

*New* NLH Student of the Game Video Lessons. Free mini lesson/ preview starting this wknd: Sunday, Dec 20th @7:30 Google Meet Link: https://t.co/szAvjD1Eks

Wednesday, Dec 23rd @6:30 PM Google Meet
Link: https://t.co/DhD2mBp9Oh

Please pass along to a real ball player or two!!

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@BradeauxNBA Not enough playmaking..... And Rockets wanna play early 90 Hoops while modern bball shows, a spacing big, depth and multiple handlers& playmakers is the wave

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@ShamsCharania He punched something....pray for that man, he already mentioned he was going thru something affecting his mental health

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@RodneyHarv37846 @SleeperRockets @TrentonWhiting Sounds like you move on from KD then........

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@RodneyHarv37846 @SleeperRockets @TrentonWhiting What complex offense did OKC run??? They just have way better guards and depth

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@Cerrone_Battle @985TheSportsHub omg, stop the dramatics

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@MajiqReel @TheHoopCentral @ohnohedidnt24 Thing is, somebody has to want him and that contract

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@JoeTipton @Rivals @BonniesMBB @TheCityRocks @wojespn Great get!! Cam is about all the right things....Tough, competitive, high IQ and fundamentally sound. This is great!!

[Joe Tipton @JoeTipton]

Winchendon Prep’s Cam Blankenberg, a 6-foot-8 forward from Rochester, NY, has committed to play for Mike MacDonald and St. Bonaventure, sources tell @Rivals.

Blakenberg, who is currently averaging 10.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game for City Rocks on the EYBL Circuit, is reclassifying to play for the Bonnies this season.

His commitment continues St. Bonaventure’s pipeline to Rochester, as Blakenberg follows fellow Rochester natives Melvin Council Jr. and Mason Blackwood.

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@BradeauxNBA Chet for Jabari, DFS

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@DamienPetersNBA

[CityRocksBasketball @TheCityRocks]

Jake has been great for us on both ends of the floor! #CRFam 🟠

[Lawrence Kitema @lawrencekitema]

One of the most underrated blessings is meeting people who genuinely wish you well. No competition, no jealousy, no weired energy just pure support.

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@asoukuptx Exactly..... Dudes complaining about teams not being able to tank is wild to me

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@Jeff_Shull @cdhthegreat @RedNationBlogga This..... Sengun basically playing a style that got Jahlil Okafor out of the league. Either a lob catcher/ dunker spot athlete or someone that can space floor is where current 5 position is at.

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@RedNationBlogga Agree, look at last two finals....modern formula is depth, speed, multiple handlers/ playmakers and at least one center that makes 3's. Which is why to me one of Sengun, Adams has to go and Rockets need to grab a 6'5 guard with some speed that can shoot and handle.

[Jen @jenteach13]

Nobody talks about the kid who failed every academic class but could rebuild an engine by ninth grade. He was not stupid. He was in the wrong room.

[Jim Dabbelt @JDabbs86]

Dear athletes,

I understand many of you have games/summer league with your high school teams starting next week, but don’t forget to be a kid this summer.

3 days a week of good quality skill training is all you need to get better. You don’t need to be in the gym 7 days a week. Get out and enjoy your summer!

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@_steve2smith @ShamsCharania Like who?

[Ray Smith @NLHTrainer]

@The49erElite54 @ShamsCharania Nope....player development staff will have to do their jobs and leadership will have to draft wisely

[Coach Beckmann @Coach_Beckmann]

Pet peeve after offering a kid a scholarship…

Comment from Current Adult in their Life: “Congrats! First of many! Can’t wait to see the many more offers to come!”

Me: “How about I withdraw my offer & leave y’all to go collect 100 more offers to feel validated? 🤣”

Moral of the story — You need the ONE right offer to have a successful college career, not 100 offers to get likes online.

Don’t push kids to collect a million offers just to have them. You want the RIGHT offer to go have a successful, fulfilling career!