This was Miami coach, Jai Lucas, the first week he got The Miami job
Less than a year later, he has The Hurricanes HOOPING in the NCAA Tournament
Truly one of the best young coaches in the nation
SPECIAL
LeBron James said, "You have to learn how to work hard."
"Practice is over at noon, I'm still here on the court. You know when you're successful from working hard."
Hard work takes effort and commitment.
It isn't just showing up, it's showing up with intention.
North Texas runs #TXHSBB.
Local teams won state championships in the eight largest classifications in the state this weekend, and in nine of the 10 largest. The only levels North Texas teams didn't win were the two 1A titles and 2A-Division I. North Texas doesn't exactly have a bunch of tiny schools like that......
6A-Division I: North Crowley
6A-Division II: Little Elm
5A-Division I: Frisco Heritage
5A-Division II: Mansfield Summit
4A-Division I: Kimball
4A-Division II: Carter
3A-Division I: Madison
3A-Division II: Paradise
2A-Division II: Lipan
The other three champs: Panhandle won 2A-Division I, Jayton won 1A-Division II, and Turkey Valley won 1A-Division I.
Kelvin Sampson: “Kids don’t choose schools anymore, they choose a coaching staff. You gotta choose the right coaching staff for you. Jarace Walker’s father is the one who started that. Give both of these kids credit, they choose to come to Houston. They both made great choices.”
John Calipari shares one of the secrets to reaching your potential.
"If you're not a grinder, you're never going to max out."
Grinders earn it.
They choose to earn it every day through their work ethic, discipline, and consistency.
Kingston Flemings on learning from how Milos Uzan handles games where his shot may not be falling:
“You don’t see any wavering in Milos if he has a good game, a bad game or a horrible game. It’s the same Milos every single day.”
Steve Nash advice to undersized guards 🔥
When you’re undersized, skill isn’t optional, it’s the equalizer.
You can’t rely on height or raw athleticism to level the playing field.
You have to become elite at your craft: knockdown shooting, advanced ball control, and a high basketball IQ that keeps defenders guessing.
Unpredictability is your advantage.
Change pace. Read help early. See the floor one step ahead.
And for small guards, throwing strikes matters.
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Grant McCasland on Texas Tech’s defense:
“It’s not a scheme issue—it’s an effort issue. We’ll go deeper in the bench. Even if it costs us offensively, we’ll find out who wants to win more than they want to play.”
Jazz Henderson earned minutes by competing in practice and becoming elite at ball pressure.
Effort = minutes.
“The first step on the ladder of success is always failure. Prepare for failure. You are going to fail. We all fail. Figure it out. No one will feel sorry for you.” - Kelvin Sampson
“If y’all ain’t competing to outwork each other, than y’all ain’t doing your job”
Working hard is the basis for great team culture - the best teams are player led which means pushing each other to be special