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Christmas is one of the best times of year, not only for the holiday, but also a great opportunity to break down more hoops! I have been receiving great feedback, especially on word choice (I will try to dumb it down for you, Uncle Bill)…. I want to break down a few advanced analytics that…

This year’s draft is one of the best top to bottom in recent memory. Many of these lottery picks would be 1st overall in many past drafts. These are my best available prospects: The shocking part about my list is that all of these players are freshmen! Top to bottom, this draft has the potential…

We’re talking about practice? A famous quote by a one-in-a-generation player, the great Allen Iverson. Practice should be harder than games. I am a true believer that it best prepares your players for competition. Why? Putting them under immense pressure in practice makes game pressure more manageable. Stress and adversity: Both are a part of…

I love NBA players. The NBA game is high-level stuff. However, the game is evolving in a way that seems to give it a bad rap. 3-point variance. The number one talking point of all media heads nowadays. The league used to not be so cranky. When the analytic heads took over, it became different.…

Day 2 – As much as I love offense, there is nothing like good defense. Whether that be team or individual defense, there is nothing like locking another team up. My favorite type is run-and-jump, heavy ball pressure, jumping passing lanes, causing absolute chaos on the court at all times. Although unsustainable man, it is…

Hoop Talk Day 1…For me, I like offense a lot, and without scorers, you cannot achieve your goals. Defense is everything; guarding one-on-one is crucial in certain late-clock situations. Offense is flow, making the defense guard multiple actions, creating multiple reads for scorers to make plays. A go-to scorer is nice, but imagine a team…