Kevin Fischer

Transactional vs. Transformational Coaching… Dan Hurley shared a story about asking Geno Auriemma for advice after a rough start last season. Geno didn’t mince words: “Listen, if the only gratification and the only part of coaching that excites you is winning the national championship, then you’ve lost your way, buddy! Where’s the joy in the things that you’ve always been about as a coach before you went on the championship run, like relationships with your players, like helping people get better, like making your team the best it can be. Be a coach, man. This is when you really need to be a leader. This team isn’t as good as last year’s, so what the hell are you going to do about it? Are you going home? Are you going to let this thing unravel?” That’s the tension every coach feels: Transactional vs. Transformational. Transactional coaching is outcome-obsessed. It’s about the wins, the losses, the trophies. The problem? When results don’t come, your purpose crumbles with them. Transformational coaching is different. It’s about people. It’s about growth. It’s about building something that lasts, whether the scoreboard agrees with you or not. And this is why mentorship matters so much in coaching. Left on our own, it’s easy to drift into a transactional mode without even realizing it. A trusted mentor can pull us back to center and remind us why we started coaching in the first place. To build relationships. To develop players as people. To make teams the best they can be. Wins matter. But they’re not the why. The why is impact. The why is growth. The why is leaving your players better than you found them. The process is the prize. Stay grounded. Stay on the path. Always remember your why.

@CWrightSDS Make him the GM of UNC Hoops

Out of respect for Hubert Davis, don't drag this out. Every kid from Manteo to Murphy who has ever worn Carolina blue wanted this to work. It didn't. It hasn't. It won't. Give him the opportunity to walk away. Pay him. Thank him. This doesn't have to get ugly. He's UNC royalty.

@CoachBennaka For me, it's less about being anti-shot clock and more about wanting to focus on some of the greater issues at hand: -lack of refs (increase training, etc) -dwindling number of girls playing (invest in more local opportunities) -etc. At least we will have shot clock next year.

$50,000 is a drop in the bucket in public education. That’s not even the cost of replacing uniforms for all of those schools. Also, it’s a phase in process typically. Three to five years of notice. Plenty of time to save up but donors/fundraisers easily covers the cost of those. Not a cent needs to come from the taxpayers if they don’t want it to.

Respectfully but strongly disagree with just about every facet of this take, coach. Impacts a lot of games every year that we play in. And the resources are there in the Top 3 classes, have some sympathy for the smaller 3 classes in MO. Better for the game though.

@CoachBennaka for our county to add shot clocks it will cost $50k (that does not include the private schools). In a budget strapped county, that’s how we are “investing” into the game.

@AbsolutelyKfish Shot clocks aren’t $50,000. Cost and installation are more like $5,000. Over years and years, sure, the person running them would get paid and we’d get to that amount over 30 years. But, yes, it would cost money to improve the game. And it’s worth it.

This is the best thing you will watch today.

@JohnCarrier42 @MinnesotaMillea Also known as another day in florida

@MinnesotaMillea Even with names the MSHSL can't do anything about it. It's the way sports runs now.

Meaningless without naming names.

Open Practice Schedule for Teams Playing in Tampa at Benchmark International Arena

@UNKWBB love this initiative! Great idea thinking outside the box!!

Bring the Lopers to you! We are building out our June and July Satellite Camp schedule for the summer! If you are interested in having our staff come to your community to bring fun basketball development please reach out and we will get the perfect date picked out! Go Lopers!

@phillysport @ARayfor3 @MikeSielski great job Mike! Love being able to share about Philly hoops with my family and friends here in Florida! Philly hoops is just different.

What happened to Big 5 basketball? The Big 5 was a glorious thing that folks knew about beyond Philly. Now it isn’t much of anything anymore. The reasons are many. @MikeSielski breaks them down.

Basketball Question a) 2 halves w/FT bonus on 7 and 2x bonus at 10 fouls or b) 4 quarters w/ fouls resetting each qtr (bonus at 5 fouls) + advancement of ball inside 1 min

⚾️ Pinellas County Baseball Rankings based on @FHSAA Rankings from Mar 17 1. Osceola (23) 2. Calvary Christian (24) 3. East Lake (35) 4. Canterbury (58) 5. CCC (79) 6. St. Petersburg (104) 7. Seminole (109) 8. Northside Christian (119) 9. Palm Harbor (124) 10. Dunedin (155)

Here is what the 2026 NCAA men's basketball tournament might look like if NCAA Division III guidelines were in play: professorbriggs.com/2025-26/2026%2… That includes: *Limited number of flights *500-mile rule so teams can travel via bus @BQuillmanQcast @OACBBallShow

Check out the FHSAA website for more information ✔️ fhsaa.com/news/2026/3/16…

🚨 FHSAA Releases 2026-27 & 2027-28 Fall Sports Tentative Districts fhsaa.com/news/2026/3/16…

Have seen Jackson play a number of times, not only does he continue to improve he also makes everyone on his team significantly better!

@CWrightSDS Boys Basketball State Champs Private 1A: Sagemont 2A: Providence 3A: Calvary Christian Academy 6A: St. Thomas Aquinas Public Charter 4A: Suncoast 5A: Pembroke Pines Public 7A: Columbus **4A-7A - 7 of 8 finalists were public / public charter

FHSAA Class 1A-7A basketball breakdown: - Privates won 6 of 7 girls state titles - Privates won 6 of 7 boys state titles - Privates won 12 of 14 state finals - Only 2 of 14 finals were Public v Public Decade past time for FHSAA to create Public and Private state tournaments.

@CWrightSDS Girls Basketball State Champs Private 1A: Grandview 2A: Miami Country Day 4A: Bishop Kenny 6A: St. Thomas Aquinas Public: 5A: Booker T Washington Public Charter: 3A: Somerset Academy - Canyons 7A: Doral Academy

@CWrightSDS Are we grouping Charter schools with private?