basketball players must play all-out on BOTH ENDS OF THE COURT! IN THE GAMES AND IN PRACTICE!
Too many players don't understand some simple concepts.
Concept #1: A basketball player plays the VAST majority of the game without the ball; 100% of the time is spent without the ball while on defense.
Concept #2: Shooting the ball is < 10% of the game.
Concept #3: If you score 20 points, but your opponent scores more than 20 because of your poor defensive play, then you're hurting the team while you're on the floor.
Concept #4: Lack of effort in practice hurts your team. It doen't help you improve your skills, nor does it help your teammates improve theirs.
Concept #5: As a rule, a D1 coach knows more about the game than the players. That's why the university hired him to coach the team rather than making you, a player in the age range of 18-21 years of age, the youngest head coach in D1.
Concept #6: Setting screens and running set plays may not be ESPN Top 10 highlight material, but doing so produces more points than your decision to make an out-of-control drive down the lane followed by an off-of-your-hip shot.
Concept #7: Practicing inbounding the ball is important. As is defending those plays. See Concept #4.
That's enough, but I could keep going, uh, well, just one more.
Concept #8: Listening to your AAU coach and mother is fine as long as they've both been D1 coaches. Otherwise, you're just practicing (what you hope to be ) your life in the NBA. Sign a multi-million $ contract, start paying for everything your family and posse wants, get lazier with your work ethic, get replaced by the latest hot-shot rookie, fail to hook on with another team in the league, and... BINGO! 5 years later, you're bankrupt, just like the majority of NBA players... all because you never grew up. You liked having your hand held, your mistakes covered up, your lack of skills and effort ignored, and having your rear end kissed by hangers-on who played you for the fool that you've now proven yourself to be.
Too many players don't understand some simple concepts.
Concept #1: A basketball player plays the VAST majority of the game without the ball; 100% of the time is spent without the ball while on defense.
Concept #2: Shooting the ball is < 10% of the game.
Concept #3: If you score 20 points, but your opponent scores more than 20 because of your poor defensive play, then you're hurting the team while you're on the floor.
Concept #4: Lack of effort in practice hurts your team. It doen't help you improve your skills, nor does it help your teammates improve theirs.
Concept #5: As a rule, a D1 coach knows more about the game than the players. That's why the university hired him to coach the team rather than making you, a player in the age range of 18-21 years of age, the youngest head coach in D1.
Concept #6: Setting screens and running set plays may not be ESPN Top 10 highlight material, but doing so produces more points than your decision to make an out-of-control drive down the lane followed by an off-of-your-hip shot.
Concept #7: Practicing inbounding the ball is important. As is defending those plays. See Concept #4.
That's enough, but I could keep going, uh, well, just one more.
Concept #8: Listening to your AAU coach and mother is fine as long as they've both been D1 coaches. Otherwise, you're just practicing (what you hope to be ) your life in the NBA. Sign a multi-million $ contract, start paying for everything your family and posse wants, get lazier with your work ethic, get replaced by the latest hot-shot rookie, fail to hook on with another team in the league, and... BINGO! 5 years later, you're bankrupt, just like the majority of NBA players... all because you never grew up. You liked having your hand held, your mistakes covered up, your lack of skills and effort ignored, and having your rear end kissed by hangers-on who played you for the fool that you've now proven yourself to be.