Erik Buehler

This may be the best (most important 🤷‍♂️) paragraph I have written in 25 years.

Grizzlies coach Tuomas Iisalo said at exit interviews that all “invasion sports” are going in the same direction. I asked him if he takes stuff from other sports. He talked about adapting Gegenpressing from Jurgen Klopp for offensive rebounding.

Shoutout to all the dads/moms that rebound for their kids Was in the gym yesterday and saw a dad rebounding for his son - not “teaching” him, not criticizing him, not yelling at him - just letting him shoot around & be creative in the gym. NEED more of that!

Old man shouts at clouds. Until next time, doggies.

The Economics of Coaching 🏀 1. Opportunity Cost Every rep you spend on a play set is a rep you didn't spend on decision-making. Every minute in practice has a cost. The question isn't what you're doing, it's what you're giving up to do it. 2. Scarcity You have a limited amount of time with your team every day. A limited number of possessions per game. Great coaches treat everything like it's scarce, because it is. Stop acting like you have time to waste and focus on things that actually move the needle. 3. Marginal Utility The 10th rep of a drill isn't worth as much as the 1st. At some point, more reps stop producing more results. 4. Diminishing Returns At some point you can have TOO many plays and TOO many drills. Are you doing too much and in turn hurting your team? 5. Market Inefficiency Most coaches are chasing the same trends (same plays, same systems, etc.) The edge is in the overlooked stuff. Decision-making. Spacing. Habits. Shooting. That's where the value is underpriced. 6. Incentives Your players do what they're rewarded for. If you celebrate hustle but only play scorers, they'll figure it out fast. Culture is just incentive structure that you make visible consistently. 7. Information Asymmetry This one is interesting. our opponent doesn't know everything about you. You don't know everything about them. The team that does their homework wins the information war. Film work isn't extra, it's an edge. 8. Cost-Benefit Analysis Before you add another play, another drill, another concept, ask yourself: What does this cost me in time, reps, and mental load? And is the return worth it? The best coaches are teacher and economists!