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Check out our E15 Meanstreets Squad this weekend in Memphis at EYBL Session 2!Ⓜ️💨@MeanstreetsEYB 05/15 VS Mokan Elite @ 9:00am 05/15 VS Legynds @ 7:30pm 05/16 VS Mac Irvin Fire @ 09:30am 05/17 VS UPLAY @ 8:00am All games are played at Memphis Sports & Events Center.

@NikeEYB Session II : Memphis kicks off tomorrow. Ⓜ️💨 #RespectTheStreets

Kara Lawson, head coach @DukeWBB, reminds her players of Maya Angelou wisdom: ‘Nothing can dim the light which shines from within.’

Coaches Study your Bench. Study your Coaches on the Bench. Are you a Proactive Bench meaning you are trying to PREVENT things from happening or REMINDING players what’s coming ? Or Are you a Reactive Bench meaning you are responding and being critical after the play ?

It’s the little things Young Hoopers take notes

Morez Johnson Jr. 17-of-25 on threes

Champions Know…

🗣️ “Discipline is the greatest form of love” Hall of Fame head coach Tom Izzo explains how real accountability requires both addressing issues and demanding change.

Dear son,

How you feel doesn’t have to determine how you show up. Live your values, not your emotions.

One of the biggest mistakes coaches make: Only communicating when there’s a problem. Silence creates assumptions. Assumptions create frustration. Frustration creates conflict. The best coaches communicate BEFORE they have to. Which is why I created this...

Big Tim’s Top 10 travel basketball teams in Illinois 17U: 1) @MeanstreetsEYB 2) @BreakawayBball 3) @WolvesILL 4) @YnRbball Brim 5) @ElevateUAA 6) @renegade_club 7) @ChicagoDemons 😎 @G_SullivanMPA 9) @FPbasketball Black 10) @_gpabasketball

Urgency dictates what you’re willing to tolerate. The gap between wanting it and needing it is the list of things you refuse to let continue.

Happy Mother’s Day to the mothers from the Meanstreets family. Ⓜ️💨 #RespectTheStreets

Several top area club programs hit Supreme Courts today in the Chicagoland Spring Showcase, a nice tune-up for next weekend’s “live” events. On paper and on the court, the Meanstreets program impressed, going 6-0 at the 17U, 16U and 15U levels.

Kobe on Leadership: "Leadership is Lonely. If you are going to be a leader, you are not going to please everybody. You have to hold people accountable. Even if you have that moment of being uncomfortable."

Congrats to Meanstreets EYBL 2027 Guards •Davion Thompson (@Davion_t9) •Jaxson Davis (@_JaxsonDavis) On being named to the 2026 USA Men’s Basketball U18 Training Camp May 21st-May 23rd @usabjnt @NikeEYB @TheCircuit Ⓜ️💨 #RespectTheStreets

CPH 2029 Top 30 Watch List Dajuan Brown @DajuanBrown29 Dallas Marshall Dakari Nesbitt @Cantguard_kari5 Declan Wilson @decwilson123 + more! @BBCHSBoysHoops @ThorntonBBall @M_Mosley73 @MeanstreetsEYB @301_BoysHoops @BreakawayBball ⬇️⬇️ chicagolandprephoops.com/2029-watch-lis…

As an AD, I often think about how Nick Saban was able to win year after year, even with different coordinators and constant turnover. It was never just about talent. It was about having a standard, an expectation, and a system for how things were done every single day. Everyone was replaceable. You either rose to the standard or you were removed from the process. That mindset can sound harsh in today’s world, but sustained excellence has always required accountability. It really is simple in theory. Shut out the outside noise. Hold the line on expectations. Build habits that create consistency. Remove entitlement. Remove excuses. Remove anyone unwilling to be part of the pursuit of greatness. Championship cultures are not built by keeping everyone comfortable. They are built by getting everyone aligned.

Pro Insight Q&A Series: Mason Grivna Watch the full 🎥 interview ⤵️