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I’ve sat in recruiting meetings where a coach pulled a kid OFF the board Not because of his film. His film was great. Because another coach visited his school and heard from a teacher that the kid was disrespectful in class One conversation. One teacher. Done. Your character evaluation is happening whether you know it or not

Hire a COACH. Not a celebrity.

"his dad says [Bennett] left “more (money) than I will retire with” on the table, but … “Money doesn’t buy you happiness,” Roger Stirtz said. “But being in this system around a bunch of good dudes, great staff, winning, that gives you happiness more than dollars and cents.”

Impressive for Missouri high school basketball. That’s what happens when you have a strong coaching organization. @MbcaCoaches

Stop chasing shiny objects. The "perfect" offense doesn't exist. Pick a philosophy, commit to it, and get really, really good at teaching it.

Bennett Stirtz has one turnover in Iowa’s Elite Eight run. He has played 120 minutes and brought the ball up in nearly every Iowa possession. Dawg.

You cannot write a better script than Bennett Stirtz’s college basketball career. He went from playing Division II basketball to leading Iowa to its first Elite Eight since 1987. Legends like Luka Garza and Keegan Murray couldn't get over that tournament hump, but Stirtz is the one who finally leads them there. What an incredible story.

Why do basketball players go to trainers that teach a zillion basketball dribble moves and still can’t get by a defender. Perfect a dribble move, add a counter move and get really good at those. Make sure workouts are game-like oriented drills.

This is awesome stuff from Ben McCollum Love when coaches break down the game like this for the fans (Via @BRSchuff 🎥)

Bennett Stirtz IS Cinderella. Two D-2 offers out of HS. Goes to NW Missouri State. Follows Coach to Drake, leads Bulldogs to NCAA tourney. Coach goes to Iowa, he doesn’t go to NBA Draft, instead takes millions less to follow McCullum to Iowa. Leads Hawkeyes to Elite 8.

Tom Izzo shares an uncomfortable truth about earning your spot. "You play real good, you start. You don't play as good, you work your way back in." "That's the American way - except America has gotten soft." You don't get what you want in life - you get what you earn. It starts with showing up and earning it every single day. No shortcuts...Just hard work. (🎥@CBBonFOX )

Not a lot of dribbling in the NCAA tournament. A ton of CATCH AND SHOOT jumpers though — maybe go work on that more than anything. Not sure how any player that is serious about improving & wanting to play at a high level doesn’t want to go shoot right now

Loved this answer from Iowa Coach Ben McCollum: 👨‍🍳 Preparation is an Identity, Not an Event 😳 The Moment Exposes, It Doesn’t Create 📈Consistency Compounds Into Confidence If your team only locks in when it “matters,” you’ve already lost. The standard HAS to exist before the spotlight!

The middle school coach is dreaming about being on the high school staff The freshman coach is dreaming about being on the varsity bench. The varsity assistants are dreaming about being the varsity head coach. The varsity head coach is dreaming about being on a college staff. The college assistants are dreaming about being the college head coach. Moral of the story. The job you’re discontent with is someone else’s dream. The best advice I ever received: “Be where your feet are.” It completely changed my mentality. Don’t waste moments. Don’t wish away your process. Don’t take the job you do have for granted. Keep grinding, Coach!

🔥🔥🔥 Absolute knock down shooter that needs zero time or space to get it off…He also is an excellent passer, great hands defensively, plays hard as hell & is EXTREMELY fun to coach. Keep getting better every day @iamzaydenfisher 💪

The reason college basketball hits more is basically because of everything analytics boys eliminated from the NBA: - Low post play - Real sets and actions (not accidental) - More physicality with less spacing - In between and middy game - Also the presentation/passion

@BreakthruBball Solid multi actions that are tough to defend with reads to kick to SS shooter or drop to WS post off the down hill drive..Love it! 🏀💪

Get Your Team Attacking Downhill Using This Play This play, “K3” is from Coach Haske. It is an ISO for a player that may have a mismatch. The down screen into the dribble handoff for your 3 allows them to have an advantage to turn the corner from the handoff to get downhill.

@BronAgenda @flawlopaid Really good breakdown 💪

@flawlopaid he’s just sizing him up a lil at first to put him to sleep, but once he sees naji looking like he wants to reach (1) he goes between the legs & loads up like he’s gonna try to blow by left (2), making naji commit to the reach (3) then instantly snatches it back quick as hell (4)

What is it dats hes doing differently from everyone else's crossover?? I promise u he got the highest put-in-a-blender-rate outta this move of all time and it looks mad simple

I played Division II ball. All-American. All-Decade. I played with guys who transferred from D1 schools and they all said the same thing — the talent is better than why they thought it would be. So when I see kids say, “I’ll go D2, get some film, then transfer up to D1…” I just laugh. Division II isn’t JV, it’s not JUCO. To think you’ll make a pitstop there and dip is crazy. Upper-tier D2 is full of grown men. 22–23 years old (now a days probably older). Four to five years deep in real strength programs. Strong. Fast. Violent. Many of them were D1 talent who were late bloomers, undersized at 17, or just overlooked. The gap between high-level D2 and lower-level D1? Razor thin. Sometimes nonexistent. When I was coaching at UL I was shocked at how terrible some schools we played were (NMSU, TXState, etc). Not all that glitters is gold.