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Average athletes chase stats. Great athletes chase championships and let the stats come naturally.

James Van Der Beek’s final message to the world is one of the most powerful things I have ever heard. Stop whatever you are doing and listen to this! 🥺

There’s nothing more dangerous in high school basketball than an unselfish star player. The one who passes when they could shoot, plays defense like their scholarship depends on it, and lifts their teammates. Talent wins games — but humility wins championships.

Your future is determined by what you do in the present. If you want good results, focus on the process, one task at a time!

Kelvin Sampson shares why most coaches and leaders fail - and it's not what you think. "I think the coaches that fail at every level are the coaches that are passive-aggressive. Passive-aggressive coaches are usually afraid to hold kids accountable. They rationalize." They avoid the hard conversations. They let things slide and hope problems fix themselves. "If you're going to build a culture, the first thing you have to come to grips with is you're going to have confrontation. Because you want it done your way." Culture requires confrontation. Not conflict, but confrontation. There's a difference. "All the coaches that got fired, I'd always try to learn more from those guys than the other guys. 'Why are you guys getting fired? What is it you're not doing?'" The answer? They overlooked the little things. "Touching every line is a metaphor for life...Do you let that go? You start letting that go, then that kid may never touch the line." The little things become the big things. The details you ignore become the standards you accept. The best leaders are both warm and demanding. You know they care, but they also emphasize the little things. If you're afraid to confront, you're afraid to lead. (🎥 THSCA Basketball - CoachTube)

Zachary Hamby #0 2026 Guard Highlights from recent games at Knox Central, Rockwood, and Sunbright. hudl.com/video/3/188486… #hudl @PrepHoopsTN @PrepHoops @AndrewForce8 @CourtneyHoops90 @BCATHOOPS

Never get too comfortable when winning or discouraged when losing. Momentum can flip at any moment.

"Good basketball always starts with good defense!" - Bob Knight

For quality of life, it is better to err on the side of being an optimist and wrong, rather than a pessimist and right

Getting shots up, and working. Can’t thank Coach Ron and Evan Medlin enough for helping me get warmed up and going. @gp_boyshoops @OSHSboysbball

Arizona State coach Bobby Hurley on Kelvin Sampson's 17-1 team: "Houston just tries to beat you into submission. And make you want to quit or be somewhere else. The intensity that they play with is probably different than anything that I've played against this year."

Two ballers getting better today. ⁦@ZacharyHam33⁩ EvanMedlin ⁦⁦@OSHSboysbball⁩ ⁦⁦@gp_boyshoops⁩

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Thank you to everyone that has voted for me so far! Voting is still open til tomorrow at noon! If you haven’t voted for me then i would really appreciate it if you would! knoxnews.com/sports/prepxtr…

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@mar5hallhoops What is your advice to a parent that has a son in this situation. High IQ guard with good ball handling skills, He can score when the ball comes to him. Rebounds and plays defense with great effort.

This morning a former big time college coach who I love told me…”you know how many of today’s coaches would’ve not recruited your son because he didn’t score a lot?” My response…Matt Painter would’ve.