Michael Atkinson

@TheHoopHerald @RazorbackMBB Cal got the gift. Meet him for five minutes, you think you've known him a lifetime. No surprise he's a great recruiter

I’ll never understand the Calipari hate Watch how he connects with every young man he coaches He cares about them as people Argue with a wall about National Championships THIS is what coaching is. CHANGE LIVES (Via @RazorbackMBB 🎥)

@HawkEmDownChris Grant Hill

Name an athlete you wish had a fully healthy career. I’ll start: Derrick Rose.

@Reghanson Coach Willard was channeling Coach Pitino. It was a joke. I agree with Reggie…many Pitino assistants have been “fired” multiple times. Not me…I was just cussed out multiple times. Never felt it was personal. His way of pushing/expecting you to be better

It’s so funny/sad listening to people who have never been in the coaching business and have NO clue what it’s about making click bate comments. I played for Coach Pitino and he told his staff almost every game they were fired. Lol. But never did it.

@Reghanson Was at Tournament games in Tampa yesterday. Every coach with one exception got after a player(s) to the point of appearing unreasonable. Todd Golden the exception... and his team played a first half of almost perfect basketball

I played for Coach Pitino at Kentucky. And yes that’s the best way because that’s his way & it works. Always have worked. If you played for him you would know to just listen to the words, not the tone. The tone is the energy he gives you. Soak it in & you will get better

Saw 4 @MarchMadnessMBB games in person yesterday. Clearly evident the @evo_nxt basketball from @WilsonBasktball is too light, too new, overinflated. Guys had trouble handling, ball was slick , bounced too high. Hard to control. Shots around the rim bounced off like a beach ball

@CuseSportsTalk_ @miketirico Not only is college basketball professional sports now…you better find and pay the right guys to be successful. Ask UK

Please take a little time out of your day to listen to @miketirico discuss Syracuse.

@Matt_Pinner Never owned an encyclopedia…used the library lol

6 for me!! I feel confident nobody Has all 20 How many for you?

@MAGA_X_Times Nope.

An aircraft fuel tank diver makes $60 K/ mo. 😳 that’s a lot of scratch, I wonder how much specialized training it takes, for that kind of money it would be worth someone’s while to investigate.💰

"When are they going to induct Jethro Tull?" Mike Breen at Cavs v Celtics responding to Birth of Rock 'n Roll sign in Cleveland

@Top100Rick Yes. Birdied 16! Stands were in the process of being broken down. What TV doesn’t show is how elevated the green is. First job is to keep it on the putting surface. We played TPC Scottsdale in March. Some interesting holes . Was the best conditioned golf course I’ve ever played.

The 16th Hole at TPC Scottsdale. Is there a hole on earth that’s more different in person versus TV? What you see on TV is not what you will see in person. When the stands go down, it becomes a very normal desert hole. And when people pay $500+ based on what they see on TV, it can lead to some misgivings. Have you played TPC Scottsdale? If so let me know what you thought.

@BigBrainBizness The only true interest is self interest

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon on why most leaders fail at meritocracy: "One of the tough things about management is you have to get rid of the bad people." Dimon argues that leaders often talk about meritocracy but fail to act on it. Execution is the problem, not philosophy. "Very often you have people who are unwilling to get rid of the bad people. Bad could be because their culture is bad. It also could be because they're not good enough." He points to the difference between business and sports: "In sport, if you're not batting 250, you're not going to be playing second base. You take out a pitcher who's not doing a good job. In business, they're left in those jobs for a long time." Dimon recalls being challenged early in his career after demoting a long-tenured employee named Joe. Someone asked: "How can I be loyal to you when you weren't loyal to Joe?" He couldn't answer in the moment. But the next day, he called back: "You got it backwards. If I was loyal to Joe and kept him in the job and most people thought he just wasn't doing a good job anymore, who am I being disloyal to? Everybody else and the customer." His advice: "You have to be very careful in management about why you're doing and what you're doing..." Keeping the wrong people in place is the fastest way to lose the right ones.

@AlexTran677026 Fav movie of all time

John Cazale was very weak with lung cancer when filming began, and for this reason, all of his scenes were filmed first. Michael Cimino knew from the start that Cazale was dying from cancer, but the studio did not. When they found out, they wanted to replace Cazale. When Meryl Streep learned of their intentions, she threatened to quit if they did. Cazale died in March 1978 shortly after filming was completed. Robert De Niro was so anxious about the film's controversy that he did not attend the Oscars ceremony. He asked the Academy if he could sit out the show backstage, but when the Academy refused, De Niro stayed home in New York City. The Deer Hunter (1978).

@newstart_2024 I love sports because it is ruthless in separating the pretenders from the contenders. Favors bigger , faster, stronger yet also rewards the elite worker, grinder. True in other endeavors just not as obvious. In sports your performance as an athlete is on public display. No hide

Eric Weinstein on elitism's raw truth: It's unfair—most of us will never play guitar like Stanley Jordan or fly wingsuits at elite levels. We must accept that some people are built for extraordinary things, and get out of their way. But today's "pretend elite" (administrators, gatekeepers) enforce helplessness, crushing ambition and innovation—especially in universities turned bureaucratic traps. How do we fire the admins to restore real discovery? How do we protect creators who need risk to feel alive? This 1:22 clip hits hard on talent, danger, and reclaiming space for true elites—not the fake ones holding everyone back. What elite skill or pursuit do you admire (and accept you'll never reach)? Ever felt "enforced helplessness" in your field—education, work, creativity? How do we balance celebrating excellence without the current gatekeeping? Raw thoughts welcome—let's explore what real merit looks like.

@CalumDouglas1 No substitute for enthusiasm

Ps, if you had any teachers at school who you loves being taught by, DO message the school and get in touch to thank them, this is the second one I’ve wanted to and on both occasions just missed both by their passing.

A sad goodbye to Mr Robert A. Pullin, my gifted and wonderful music teacher at old school who has just passed away. His work at Hermitage Academy gave them a very highly regarded orchestra. His lessons often involved him marching around the room with his booming voice overwhelming the loudspeakers, conducting with his hands in the air, narrating the key instrumental moments to a record he put on at the start of the lesson and then asking us which instruments we could hear. His nickname among the students was “Maestro Pullin” Wonderful stuff, very sadly missed.

@WallStreetApes Now do red light cameras

Chicago Democrats just allowed the city's parking meters to be sold to another private company “Parking downtown at a meter spot costs $7 an hour, up from $3 an hour when the city owned the parking meters” The company who owned the meters is making billions, “They made about $2 billion” “The Johnson administration considered buying the meters back, but the mayor said the sale price was way too expensive.” “The current owner has now flipped it. Mayor Brandon Johnson said it sold to an unknown company for at least twice as much as the original price”

@StandUpForElonn A+B/2

@ElonMusk_LordX Hi

@peterframpton Was at the August 1975 show at Commack Arena, Long island NY. When I first heard one of the tracks on old FM radio I said to myself 'that's exactly the sound I heard at the show. Great arrangement of sons, excellent band, PF in fantastic form and amazing recording. Congrats!

50 Years ago today I released Frampton Comes Alive, 50 years, wow!  Thank you all for making it the huge success it became.

@Hesamation Superstars in any endeavor…science, business, sports, art, music have both talent and work ethic. “Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard. Talent with hard work beats all”

this physics student is right on point, intelligence isn’t something you’re born with, it’s a muscle you grow by enduring the tough unbearable moments that makes you want to quit. everyone you admire battles with frustration at some point but shuts it off.

@erikslater_ Billy Donovan on opponents star with the green light "takes.. and makes.. bad shots"

Egor Demin says Michael Porter Jr.'s shotmaking is "mind-blowing" but becoming customary: "Even knowing Mike, some of those shots are like, man, what is happening? People can get mad at somebody shooting shots like this, because they make no sense, but Mike can make them."