Retired Teacher, XC & Basketball Coach at Penns Valley, 2014 Keystone Technology Star, 2018 NFHS Pa. X-Country Coach of the Year, 2025 Centre County Sports HOF
Every player I ever coached was asking me the same 3 questions.
They never said them out loud.
It didn't matter what the lineup looked like.
It didn't matter what the scoreboard said.
They just needed to know 3 things.
And every leader, every coach, every parent is being asked the same ones.
Here they are.
Question #1: Can I trust you?
Trust isn't given. It's earned.
You earn it through transparency and honesty not when things are going well, but when things are hard.
How I built it:
• Do what you say you're going to do
• Tell them what they need to hear, not what they want to hear
• Show up the same way whether you're winning or losing
You lose trust fast. You build it slow.
Question #2: Can you make me better?
This one is on you as a leader.
They're not just asking about their swing or their stats.
They're asking: do you see me clearly enough to help me grow?
Question #3: Do you care about me?
This is the most important one. And you can't fake it.
You can't lead anybody if they don't believe you care about them beyond what they produce on the field.
Three questions. No stat tracks them. But they determine everything.
“Our program is not about selling sizzle, it’s about selling substance. It’s about the process over the destination.” @CoachLync@GregBerge
~ Dan Hurley, UCONN Basketball
J.B. Bickerstaff & Detroit Pistons 2025-26' Playbook
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A) Transition Plays
I) Pitch Series
a) Pitch Flare Ricky
b) Pitch Top PnR
c) Pitch Rip StS
d) Pitch Elbow Double
II) Early Top PnR
b) Veer
c) G2G Opt.
III) Ram Entry Top PnR
b) Veer
IV) Spain Leak
V) Drag
b) Stampede vs Next
c) Veer
VI) Drag, Punch
b) Flash for High-Low
VII) Ice counters for Drag
a) Flip
b) Accept the Ice
VIII) Drag Dallas
IX) Drag to Miami
X) Scissors
XI) Weave
XII) Pistol Series
a) Pistol for Match-up Adjustment
b) Pistol Slip
c) Pistol to Drag Twist
d) Pistol to Flip 77
e) Pistol Flare/ Pistol Flare Ricky
B) Away Series
XIII) Away Top PnR
XIV) Away Reject Top PnR
XV) Away Reject, Miami/ Miami to Spain
XVI) Away Reject, Decoy Peja
C) Wide Pin Series
XVII) Wide Pin Exit
XVIII) Wide Pin to Step-up
XIX) Wide Pin, Pinch Post to Post Split
D) Delay Series
XX) Delay, Trailer's 1v1
b) High-Low for Cade's Post-up
XXI) Delay Chicago
XXII) Delay Peja
XXIII) Delay 22
b) Blind Pig Cont.
c) 1v1 Cont.
E) Post-up Entries
XXIV) UCLA Punch
b) Veer to Empty Cont.
XXV) Decoy Zipper to Punch, Post Split
b) Zipper, Veer Cont.
c) Flare Ricky Cont.
F) Horns Series
XXVI) Horns Pop&Clear
b) Stagger Exit Cont.
c) Spanoulis Cont.
XXVII) Horns Keep(Elbow Keep)
XXVIII) Horns Keep decoy Stagger to Empty PnR
XXIX) Horns Keep Chicago/Miami
XXX) Horns Keep, Cade's 1v1
XXXI) Inverted Horns to Weave
XXXII) Inverted Horns Flare Ricky
XXXIII) Flex
b) Flex to Baseline Runner cont.
G) Strong Series
XXXIV) Strong
XXXV) Strong to Stagger Wheel
XXXVI) Strong to Step-up PnR
XXXVII) Strong to Shallow, Step-up PnR
XXXVIII) Strong G2G to Spread
That's it. I really love Detroit's improvement under Coach J.B. Bickerstaff for 2 years. Hope you'll like, share and follow.
9 Must Add Sets From UConn vs UCLA
Flip Wedge Empty Spain
Horns Loop Decoy Ghost Stagger
Weave Loop Down
Horns Twist Shuffle
Triple Drag Double Flare Down
Drag Double Shallow Down
77 Stagger Veer Twist
Cross Exit Seal
Step Up Chin Stagger Down
These are great @chucknorris jokes. On a campaign plane trip in 2008, Chuck & I took turns telling CN jokes from CN joke books. What memories! Thanks @TheDemSlayer for this list!
36 minutes of ALL SETS from the March Madness Bracket Breakdown series! We've got:
- Halfcourt Sets
- Early Offense
- Quick Hitters
- OBU's
- SOB's
and much more
Top Sets from Yesterday’s NIT and March Madness Games
- Iverson Elbow Over Cut
- Weave Baseline Runner
- Pistol Hammer
- Stagger Spread Flare
- 77 Rip
- Horns Flex Inside Seal
- Box Out Cross
- Iverson Veer Roll
- Iverson Step Ricky
- Stack Out Touch Flare Down