Jeff Thiede

A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. - Jackie Robinson

[Tim Brady @CoachTBrady]

If we could only be excellent at one thing this season, what is it?" Hand it to the staff, force a single answer, then run every practice minute, timeout, and roster decision past it. The fact that most staff freeze on it is the whole point. That freeze is the diagnosis.

[Josh Chambers @JoshChambers]

There’s really only one thing blocking most players, coaches, and people from accomplishing their wildest dreams:

It’s NOT your physical limits.

Someone with less athleticism has already done it.

It’s NOT your intelligence.

Someone with less knowledge and fewer resources found a way.

It’s NOT your situation.

History is full of people who succeeded with less support, fewer reps, and an objectively worse hand.

It is solely the fear of perception.

The real barrier between you and your goals isn’t even tangible.

It’s psychological.

It’s the cringe feeling that hits the moment you imagine fully putting yourself out there.

"What will people think?" What if I give everything I have and still fall short?"

That’s the fear.

Not of failure itself. But the exposure attached to failure.

It's the emotional cost of being seen trying.

Most people are not afraid of the immense work success requires.

They’re afraid of the social consequences attached to that work.

As a player, you know you should play harder, prepare harder, compete harder.

But part of you worries how it might make your teammates look, or how it might separate you from the group.

As a coach, you know you should spend the extra night studying film, reading, preparing, refining your craft.

But you also know how quickly obsession gets labeled as “different,” “too much,” or “trying too hard.”

You know the level of focus required to become extraordinary, but you fear the scrutiny that comes with no longer living an ordinary life.

Giving yourself fully to a future bigger than your current identity often requires leaving behind the people, habits, and comforts that no longer fit the person you’re becoming.

So instead of maximizing potential, most people manage perception.

They purposefully play beneath their abilities to stay socially comfortable.

And that’s the tragedy.

Because deep down, the evidence was usually there all along:

the talent,
the curiosity,
the work ethic,
the opportunity,
the instinct that they were capable of more,

the burning desire to prove everyone wrong.

All the ingredients to be wildly successful were laying dormant.

But protecting their image felt safer than testing their limits.

So they stop short of the leap because then they never have to risk the public fall.

The people who become exceptional are not always the most talented.

Often, they’re simply the ones who became comfortable being misunderstood in pursuit of something that mattered more than approval.

The moment you stop organizing your life around other people’s opinions, your growth accelerates.

Because once you remove the fear of looking foolish, there’s very little left standing between you and your potential.

[Jeff Thiede @jeff_thiede]

https://t.co/6QUrhH9DM0

[Zak Boisvert @ZakBoisvert]

The Path with Royce Young | How Chet Holmgren uses film to elevate his Game

Not a podcast exactly, but I went with it. Tidbits I loved: Think Fast/Play Slow, Eyes to Rim, Lifting elbow on shot-fake, and volume. Thanks to @the_hoop_huddle for sharing.

https://t.co/1bOYb5udX8

[Jeff Thiede @jeff_thiede]

This is a great example of 5 Out Offense.

[Brett Usher @UsherNBA]

KAT round-two assists (7.5 APG)

[Jeff Thiede @jeff_thiede]

Joe Mazzulla’s NBA-Level Positive Framing | Teach Like a Champion https://t.co/mOjInkUPvk

[Jeff Thiede @jeff_thiede]

https://t.co/3FgNDYysEA

[Jeff Thiede @jeff_thiede]

How Pep Guardiola, Manchester City have shaped Joe Mazzulla’s system with Celtics https://t.co/lLEKph7yJB

[Jeff Thiede @jeff_thiede]

In 7 career games against Wemby, Jokic is 5-2

Averages:
37.3 Points
10.9 Rebounds
9.1 Assists

Nuggets in 6

[Jeff Thiede @jeff_thiede]

@SkinsHoops86 The first guy that I think about when I read this is Kon Knueppel

[Chris Steed @csteed]

THE NUMBERS ARE BLACK AND WHITE :

From 6 feet - 25 feet players shoot ~ the same FG%.

This is true from Varsity level HS to the NBA.

Aside from EOC/EOG situations, there is no reason to shoot mid range shots, for MOST players.

You can't sustainably win basketball games unless your EFG% is > than your opponents EFG%.

'Your culture is the sum of what you emphasize and what you tolerate.'

SHOT QUALITY IS IN OUR CONTROL. 👇🏼

- 3PA vs Mid range effiency pie chart (NBA)
- PPP in the NBA
- PPP in HS

@FastModel
@TDataScience

[David Epstein @DavidEpstein]

Kyrie Irving’s creativity didn’t come from perfect conditions. It came from a broken backboard that forced him to improvise.

Constraints change how you solve problems. They push you off the familiar path.

Next time you’re stuck, don’t add options. Remove one.

[Brett Usher @UsherNBA]

Kon Knueppel zero-dribble scoring

[The Next Round @NextRoundLive]

"I've met with him in person... I'm an adult. I've made mistakes. We all have things we'd like to do differently... Now is the time he needs more love from the adults in his life than at any point..." - Nate Oats on his conversations with Aden Holloway since his arrest

[Jeff Thiede @jeff_thiede]

@transformbball 2024 or 2014?

[Transforming Basketball @transformbball]

👉1-on-1+1 Second Cut Shooting
🏀Paint touch cues push/pull/ hold. Second cut and play live.
💡Offense can only score a 3PT shot.

[Jack Rolfe @JPR_25]

Most youth coaching sessions prepare players for a game that doesn’t exist.

Lines.
Unopposed drills.
Technique before understanding.

But the real game is messy, chaotic and full of decisions. Here’s why the best coaches design sessions differently 🧵

[Jeff Thiede @jeff_thiede]

I developed NBA players for a decade. This new training method can help anyone https://t.co/YlKuCaFoNs

[Brandon Meeks @MeeksKnowsBall]

Horns Flare - UConn

Great timing on this set from UConn to get Karaban an open 3.

Horns - both post players start at the elbow.
Flare - Samson Johnson sets the flare screen to open up Karaban

[Dylan Jackson @djdotmp4]

Two minutes of Kon Knueppel scoring off the dribble.

Who does this remind you of?