That Basketball Life

Great article by Randy Sherman on how to attack the zone.  He offers some great information.

The current MVP went to LA and showed the Clippers who's boss.

Penny Hardaway is shaking things up in Memphis.  He brought in the top recruiting class in the country this year and James Wiseman is the cream of that elite crop.  See highlights of his collegiate career below!

Freshman phenom Cole Anthony had a great first game to his college career.

I have been coaching youth basketball for a very long time and I like to tell my team what I expect from them at the beginning of the year.  One of the things I like to tell them on the first day of practice are what my 4 keys to success are.  These 4 items are what I look for from my team during a game.  If they excel in these 4 areas then we are in good shape.  If not then we will be in trouble. The 4 areas for success are: Take more shots in the paint than the opposition. Force more turnovers than you commit. Contest every shot. Rebound the ball. As mentioned earlier, I like to introduce the 4 points during the very first practice and then reinforce the topic each and every practice.  We do this by repeating it at every practice and by making sure that we cover the 4 topics every day in practice also.  So how do we incorporate the 4 areas into practice?  We do it by including the following into our scheme: Aggressive offense that has an i...

Trae Young along with Luka Doncic are the cream of the crop from last year's draft class.  It's good to see him back in action!

Lebron went 3 out of 3 with triple doubles after a solid performance against the Bulls.  The man is still the best even at 35 years old!