Shaun Jayachandran

Amazing to remember that ideas put into practice can have massive impact! Basketball lessons to Edu | TEDxSomerville youtube.com/watch?v=MmM4R6…

@CBBNation247 When I was 23 & finished my first year as a volunteer naia assistant, my dad asked if I wanted him to reach out to his old HS teammate who was a D1 HC. I said no. I’d manage on my own. That convo was probably the closest I’ve come to a D1 MBB interview in 25 years of trying.

Let us reject the logic of violence and war, and embrace peace founded on love and justice—an unarmed peace, not based on fear, threats or weapons. This peace is disarming, because it is capable of resolving conflicts, opening hearts, and generating trust, empathy, and hope. I strongly reiterate: The world thirsts for #Peace! Enough of war and all the pain it causes through death, destruction, and exile! #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon

Yes, he really said that. Yesterday Vice President JD Vance criticized Pope Leo XIV for not knowing enough theology: "I think it's very, very important for the pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology ... If you’re going to opine on matters of theology, you’ve got to be careful, you’ve got to make sure it’s anchored in the truth," he said, at a Turning Point conference. One of the many, many, ironies about that statement is that it came in response to Pope Leo's comments about war and peace and, specifically, the concept of "just war," which originated with St. Augustine. As many have already noted, when the Vice President was making his comments, Pope Leo XIV, a member of the Augustinian Order, and twice Prior General of the Augustinians before his election as Pope, was visiting the hometown of St. Augustine, then called "Hippo," now in Annaba, a town in modern-day Algeria. For good measure, Pope Leo XIV, the man critiqued for insufficient theological education, earned not only a master's degree in divinity, but also licentiate and a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome. JD Vance's recent conversion to Catholicism is beside the point, because many converts are of course not only highly intelligent (and learned in theology) but faithful and energetic Catholics. We rejoice over everyone entering the church. What most of us do not rejoice over, however, is a deadly combination of inaccuracy and hubris. Pace, Vice President Vance, but the current war in Iran is not a just war under Catholic doctrine. You can hear that from church leaders from across the theological spectrum, from Archbishop Timothy Broglio, the head of the military vicariate and former head of the @USCCB, to Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington who holds doctorates in both theology and political science. You can look all that up online. Suffice to say, the Vice President doesn't seem to understand the tenets of just war. Nor does he seem to understand the fundamental position of the church, which is for peace. "War is always a defeat for humanity," as St. John Paul II said. If that authority isn't enough, then turn to Jesus who said, "Blessed are the peacemakers," not "Blessed are the warmongers." And after the Resurrection, the Risen Christ says to the frightened disciples not "Vengeance is mine" but "Peace be with you." Incidentally, the day before, the Vice President said that the Pope (and the Vatican) should stick to teaching about morality, also seeming to forget that war and peace are profoundly moral issues. For his part, Pope Leo was focused yesterday on his spiritual father, St. Augustine. After what seemed like an emotional visit to Hippo, he celebrated Mass at the Basilica of St. Augustine in Annaba. During his homily he said, "The primary task of pastors as ministers of the Gospel is therefore to bear witness to God before the world with one heart and one soul, not permitting our concerns to lead us astray through fear, nor trends to undermine us through compromise." Amen. Let's all continue to pray for the Holy Father as he works for peace. (Image: Pope Leo XIV prays at the archeological ruins of Hippo, home of St. Augustine, in current-day Algeria. CNS photo).

The first time someone asks about the person not knowing they died. You watch the person die again in the face of their person you broke the news to. They were alive to them. Then they died to them. You remember when that happened to you and it feels like the first day again.

Guy in my SEAL platoon faked being shot in combat and later was elected to the US Senate, where he assaulted a Marine and broke his arm for speaking up against Israel.

His name was Srinivas Kuchibhotla. Born in Hyderabad. His parents called him Srinu. He came to America in 2006 for his master's. Graduated with a 3.85 GPA. Worked his way up from software engineer to aviation programs manager at Garmin in Kansas. His manager said one thing about him. Top of his class kind of guy. He built a home in Kansas with his wife. Painted the walls himself. Installed the garage door himself. A few weeks before he died, they had a doctor's appointment. They were trying to start a family. He would have turned 33 on March 9. On February 22 2017, he and his friend Alok stopped at a bar after work to watch a basketball game. An ordinary Wednesday evening. A man there had been watching them for weeks. Told others they looked like terrorists. That night, he walked up to their table. Poked Srinivas in the chest. Demanded to know their immigration status. Shouted get out of my country. Other patrons threw him out. He drove home. Got his gun. Changed his shirt so nobody would recognise him. Came back. He fired eight rounds. Srinivas died that night. As the killer fled, he told someone he had just killed two Iranians. Srinivas was Indian. From Hyderabad. Eleven years in America. Not one complaint against him. Not one rule broken. His mother had asked him many times to come back if he ever felt unsafe. He always told her he was safe. His body came home to Hyderabad in a coffin. His mother wailed as it was carried through the streets in a flower laden carriage. She said she would not allow her younger son to go back to America. His father said whatever was destined has happened. The killer got three life sentences. Srinivas got a funeral at 32. He did everything right. Degree. Visa. Job. Taxes. Never raised his voice at anyone. None of it was enough. His name was Srinivas Kuchibhotla. Every Indian in the US deserves to know it.

Two money hungry orgs gonna start some B.S. "World Championship's of 12 year olds and make parents pay an arm and leg for something no one needs. 😂🤦‍♂️

Irony: many who are praising him now in conservatives circles are the same people who said, very recently, that if they walked on a plane and saw that he was the pilot, they'd be nervous to fly and might walk off the plane assuming he was DEI pilot. Feel free to link them below.

Especially since every program hires a “rising star” in the coaching profession & every new assistant coach hire is an “expert” in player development!

Those who pray are aware of their own limitations; they do not kill or threaten with death. Instead, death enslaves those who have turned their backs on the living God, turning themselves and their own power into a mute, blind and deaf idol (Ps 115:4–8), to which they sacrifice every value, demanding that the whole world bend its knee. Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war! True strength is shown in serving life. #Peace

Opportunity ≠ development. A player transferring from one school to another & putting up better stats is not evidence of development. It's often just an opportunity for a player to play more & play at a more appropriate competitive level or conference.

BREAKING 🇮🇹 Pope Leo XIV has become the first pope in 13 years to wash the feet of priests on Holy Thursday as Jesus did He is at the Lateran Basilica

This is the Baltimore City @FOXBaltimore doesn’t want you to see. All weekend they ran stories about “youth crime”. The vast majority of youth in Baltimore are doing stuff like this we should all be proud of these students. We need to fund this program so it can expand.

In a world of PE and $40B youth sports market, Coach @CoachCoriClose walks the walk of who she is and her morals. Will continue to work to convince her to join @CrossoverBBall and our work one day.

My claim to fame? I asked Luther Vandross to sing One Shining Moment for CBS. In return, he asked for two tickets to Hairspray on Broadway. It was recorded in one take at the Hit Factory in NYC. #Fact

"When we turn the ball over or miss a shot, we never look over to the sideline & see one of the coaches throwing a fit" "We’re fortunate because we are learning that you don’t have to be a d— to be successful" "Dusty believes in them. He understands what every person needs ..."

Dan Hurley on the two personas every head coach must master: The Jockey 🏇, and the Corner Man. 🥊 In practice — you are the jockey. You push. You challenge. You demand more than they think they have. You stretch them past comfort so execution becomes inevitable. On game night — you become the corner man. You steady. You simplify. You remind them who they are. Confidence replaces correction. Preparation is where you build them. Performance is where you believe in them.

Historic! This is the highest quality video ever taken of the moon!