Pat Walden

To love your team is to: Serve them Challenge them Hold them accountable Support them Connect with them Sacrifice for them Tell them the truth Listen to them Encourage them Fight for their highest good Love is a competitive advantage

Coaches who only correct never connect. “Negative experiences without teaching kill morale.” - Nick Saban The hard moment isn’t the problem. Leaving it without a lesson is. That’s what transformational coaching actually looks like.

BBN I want to talk! Drop your questions in the comments, and I’ll spend the next couple of days answering them 👇

Fred Hoiberg with the season on the line

You, yes YOU, also just got called for a foul against Iowa State. I don’t care that you’re on your couch.

Casey Alexander bringing a number of his guys from Belmont with him. Respect.

If I had a gun with 2 bullets, Will Wade, Osama Bin Laden and Hitler in the same room. I’m shooting Will Wade twice.

NC State AD Boo Corrigan isn't pulling any punches about Will Wade: "Over the course of the last year we developed a relationship that I believed was on trust and accountability." He said Wade told him on Tuesday: "I want to be at NC State." Corrigan said he was surprised with the LSU move.

Tennessee coach Rick Barnes says he does not cuss at his players in an article by The Athletic’s Brendan Marks 🍊 Mark’s article delves into coaches swearing habits in the NCAA Tournament, and a story from Barnes’ past details why he says he does not use foul language any longer. Then-Longhorns coach Rick Barnes called Damion James into his office to discuss what he could do to help Jones break out of a recent shooting slump. James asked if Barnes could use less profanity since he had never had anybody talk to him like that. “I said, ‘Damion, I give you my word, I will never curse again,” Barnes told Marks. “And I never have.” What a story 🔥