MarŦin

Colton Martin. Texas Tech Alum. Head coach of the Runnin' Red Devils!

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@jrborman13 What do they have to offer for PJ? Divencenzo and Shannon? Divencenzo won't play next year and then he's a free agent. Mavs aren't swapping PJ for Green straight up and Minnesota has no picks left

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@All_Things_Mavs TJ Shannon and Donte Divencenzo

[Josh Hart @joshhart]

I beg your pardon….HE DOES WHAT??

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@NickVanExit Gimme

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@All_Things_Mavs And we'll pick Koa Peat

[Tony Holler @pntrack]

We’ve been sold this myth our entire lives.

When a star athlete is asked how they reached the mountaintop, the answer is always, “I outworked my competition.”

When a championship coach is asked how his team got there, the answer is always, “We outworked our competition.” Sometimes the coach brags about the culture HE CREATED… in spite of the fact that winning is the quickest, simplest way to create a winning culture.

The answer to losing is always more hard work.

If you lose, you lacked the discipline, grit, and character required to win. You weren’t willing to do the work required.

The Feed the Cats take…

Traits of elite athletes ⤵️
1) Typically have elite genetics
2) Avoid injuries
3) Recover well (sleep, nutrition)
4) Successfully improve athleticism (speed, strength, jump, bounce, throw)
5) Successfully improve sport-specific skills and movements.
6) Don’t subscribe to “the undisciplined pursuit of more”
7) Have a joyful mission-mindset

Traits of great teams ⤵️
1) Accumulate talent through the draft, NIL, recruitment, attraction, tradition, and/or luck. 💥
2) Stay healthy; injury-free
3) Improve the athleticism of their already superior athletes ⚡️⚡️⚡️
4) Display an energetic and joyful approach to hard work.
5) Practice and train at a performance level.
6) Culture by intent, not default. Not just the product of winning.

It’s intellectually lazy to boil it down to cliches. ⤵️

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@All_Things_Mavs If we were picking 12 and 17 or 14 and 18 he would be fun with the second pick

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@coachjdjones @pchristy11 Go Lopes!

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@All_Things_Mavs Could you imagine going back 5 years and telling Mavs fans that Jalen would win a chip before Luka and them being like "What? Why would we let Jalen go anywhere?"

Oh buddy. It's so much worse.

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@travismillerx13 This is why I love watching the 4x4

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@bagrumbles @Underwood_szn People love a reason to hate Tech right now

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@Jeff_Brunson I could understand the hate if he was fixing games while playing for Texas Tech. But he never fixed an outcome and it didn't happen on our watch. People wanna hate Tech for standing up for his reputation instead of kicking him to the curb.

[Kristyn Sandberg @KSandberg23]

Amazing how someone can turn a 15 second clip into a character evaluation.

I played for Coach Glasco both collegiately and professionally. I’d run through a wall for him all over again.

He cared about us.
He showed up for us as people.

Sure he taught me how to be a great hitter, but coaching is more than skills & strategy. It carries life lessons.

This is a man who was patient with me while recovering from an injury that kept me off the field. It wasn’t my best decision, but he understood.

This is a man who made sure I had somewhere to go for Thanksgiving while I recovered from knee surgery & couldn’t be with my family.

He coaches hard. Holds you accountable. But that’s what all great coaches do.

You can debate strategy all you want.
But questioning his character, our how much he cares about his athletes is a battle you will lose with anyone who’s actually played for him.

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@Jeff_Brunson No new programs allowed!

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@All_Things_Mavs This shocked me

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@Jeff_Brunson

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@kels_11 This is nuts

[Cody Campbell @CodyC64]

@On3 @adamgorney Schedule us then! We’ve been talking about it for years and we are more than willing!! @CoachSark @_delconte

[MarŦin @thecoachmartin]

@CoyoteRaider Culver actually played in that jersey but Andre Emmett would be sick