Chris Morris

"Happy to carry the flag for all the managers, the GAs, the grunts, cause it's possible. It's tough but it's possible." @MattNorlander with National Championship winning head coach Dusty May

Dusty May is one smart cookie. Michigan Basketball team practiced dealing with depth perception by shooting on a mobile hoop inside The Big House 🔥

At High Point, Flynn Clayman runs his staff differently. Instead of assistants doing a little bit of everything, he assigns coordinators: One owns offense. One owns defense. One owns special teams. Not traditional. But intentional. Because when everyone is responsible for everything… no one truly grows. Clayman learned this from his mentors. When he was trusted to run the offense, it accelerated his development. So now, he does the same for his staff. Yes, you give up some control. But you gain clarity, ownership, and better coaching. Assistants aren’t just helping anymore. They’re leading. And when coaches grow, the team grows. Build a staff where people can specialize, own their role, and thrive, not just survive. Are you asking your people to do everything… or putting them in positions to be great at something?

I wish more young people understood how long you must grind in this business! They think 1-2 years of volunteer work should do it.

Tom Izzo on the state of coaching in CBB: "I respect the guys that have left. I understand why some of them did. But my boss told me a long time ago, your job is to be a steward of the game. I don't think right now enough coaches are standing up to be stewards of the game"

🧠 Real Recruiting — Girls Basketball 🏀 Stats without competition are empty. Anyone can score vs weak defense. College coaches care about production against real players. Weak schedules inflate numbers. Strong schedules reveal truth. Want real offers? Play real teams.

Parents are burning cash on private basketball trainers because of FOMO. They think development requires a credit card. It does not. The best academy in the world is your driveway or local park. Here is the evidence on why you need to go old school. 🧵 👇

Blake Griffen on the difference in player development in USA and Europe "Europe does a great job of teaching basketball. The game of basketball. How you play, how you space, how you win, how you move. Im a little bit frustrated when I got watch younger teams, its 5 out and playing zone"

University of Houston coach Kelvin Sampson on managing his team: "I don't think I've talked to a parent in five years. Or more. I just don't deal with that. Now they all have tremendous influence on their children because it's their child. "But I've always tried to coach these kids, these young men that I have, the way that I would want somebody to coach my kid. Teach him what the standards are and hold him accountable for those. Parents know that when they send their kids here."

COLLEGE basketball should not have: -G Leaguers -Guys who played Professionally in another country after the age of 18. (Come over at 18 and be a student athlete, or don’t come at all. ) -Former NBA Draft Picks. Sorry if that’s controversial.

College basketball's professional model of the NBA trade deadline is a joke. We now rent players from the G league or overseas mid season and throw them out there. Show up prior to the start of the semester ; sign a 90 day contract. The lack of leadership is embarrassing

Treat your dribble like a car. You don’t use it unless you plan on going somewhere.

I spot 2 former Valkyrie Basketball players Captains! Let’s go!

🚨 JUST IN: Frank Caprio, known as “America’s nicest judge,” has passed away at 88 from cancer Fly high, your honor 🙏🏻 Judge Caprio had a soft spot in his courtroom for veterans experiencing hard times, and instead of bankrupting them, he’d pay most of their fines himself in many cases. An absolute legend.

Culture.

Kelvin Sampson GOLD 🥇 “Passive-aggressive coaches are usually afraid to hold kids accountable. They rationalize.” Leadership = Accountability. Clear. Direct. Honest. Your culture depends on it.

“I genuinely believe that playing hard is a skill.” — T.J. McConnell

"It all starts with our standards. Eventually, our standards and our culture will coexist. But, they are two different things. If you don't have standards, there is no culture."

"There is a direct correlation between defense and toughness. You cannot have a tough team without a strong emphasis on a Defensive Approach." ~ Coach Don Meyer