Bob Ketcham, Ed. S.

Everybody wants discipline… until discipline gets loud.
Everybody wants toughness… until toughness gets uncomfortable. Hard coaching isn’t abuse.
Hard coaching is correction.
Hard coaching is standards.
Hard coaching is loving a kid enough not to let him stay average. If a coach is demanding effort, detail, toughness, and accountability bothers you… that probably says more about today’s culture than it does the coach.

Tom Izzo with the best defense of old school coaching, against the softening culture of wussies and lawsuits, I have ever heard from a major sports figure… 🔥💪❤️👏🇺🇸

Rep. Thompson: Democrats want to fund TSA, FEMA, CISA, and the Coast Guard, and have repeatedly offered a deal to do that. However, Republicans have blocked all of them. Republicans control every part of the government. Republicans could pay TSA agents today but choose not to.

I will repeat this through the end of time. PLEASE stop interviewing coaches in the middle of the game during a timeout. Nothing against people doing their jobs. It’s just not needed.

Barkley dropped truth 💯 We used to CELEBRATE coaches like Pitino & Izzo. Now it’s clip-chasing to shame greatness 🤦‍♂️ Players don’t need soft… they need being coached hard and accountability . They need adversity. That’s LIFE. #CoachesEdge #CBB

Trump in 2008: Anyone who invades the Middle East under false pretenses should be impeached. Let’s make sure it goes viral here.

The President claims that the SAVE America Act is necessary to stop the scourge of noncitizen voting. So I looked at the data. The Bipartisan Policy Center analyzed the conservative Heritage Foundation’s Election Fraud Database and found only 77 cases of noncitizens successfully casting ballots in American elections over 24 years.

🚨 A married woman’s birth certificate shows her maiden name. Her ID shows her married name. Under the SAVE Act there is ZERO federal guarantee her registration gets accepted. Republicans voted down the fix. 69 MILLION women affected. Call your Senators TODAY: 202-224-3121. #SaveActIsPayToVote

Trump in 2008: Anyone who invades the Middle East under false pretenses should be impeached. Let’s make sure it goes viral here.

@Matt_Pinner 19

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

@KnuppelRodney Because they are soft!

Illinois refuses to make Nick Boyd go right

@glenn_kinley How about just "sitting" casual players to send the message that casualness is not tolerated.

#Illini Brad Underwood: "Sometimes I think when we make shots we get casual on the other end, and we think it's just easy. I had that feeling today." "I don't want shootouts." "Those are the mental lapses and the mental mistakes that are just driving me nuts."

@GourdieReport I like him, but this is part of the reason the NBA is unwatchable.

#Illini : Keaton Wagler, projected NBA Lottery pick, was asked if he's thought about plans after this freshman season. "Honestly, I haven't at all. I'm just focused on right now. This is the biggest part of the season for our team. I'm focused on the present and trying to win games and win some championships." ESPN's latest mock draft has Wagler going No. 6 overall to the Atlanta Hawks. He's top-6 in several publications. Last year, the 6th overall pick makes a salary around $6.8 million, per publications. (Illinois' entire roster budget made the $10 million club, per CBS Sports' Matt Norlander, but that would be a HUGE salary) Wagler just won Big Ten Freshman of the Year after 17.8 PPG and leading the nation's top offense, per KenPom. Big Ten Tournament tips off on Friday for the Illini.

The NBA is woeful nowadays. Unwatchable. It's such a shame. It was so electric in the 90s/00s. The All-Star Game sucks. The Slam Dunk Contest sucks. There are egos everywhere. It's plagued by a disrespectful culture. It's poorly officiated. The list goes on. Massively over-hyped.

Kids in 3rd-8th grade play more games in a year than HS teams…We have it all backwards…9-12 year olds running around shooting on a rim too high with a ball too big, playing zone, and scoring in the 20s.

Youth basketball in America needs more skill work/practices + 3 on 3 and less games per week. Way too many games are played. The real growth is in the skill work and 3 on 3 allows more reads/decision making. European youth basketball has mastered this formula

The best Super Bowl commercial of all-time. Hits me very time thinking of my dad & grandfather. Salute to all the farmers out there. 🫡

@WLCNSports @Lincoln_Railers @IHSA_IL Couldn't have ask for a better mentor to start my career with. Congrats Coach.

With this evening's win over Springfield Lanphier, @Lincoln_Railers head coach Neil Alexander now has 1000 career coaching victories as an @IHSA_IL head bkb coach. Congrats Coach Al!