Michael Collins @_CoachCollins_

Mike Brown has been to seven NBA Finals with four different organizations. He’s coached LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Steph Curry, Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, and Jalen Brunson. When asked what all championship teams have in common, his answer had nothing to do with those nuclear talents. “The commonality they all had is they all sacrificed for one another. They were all connected. They all had a competitive spirit. And there was a high level of belief... Not just in the process, but in each other.” He was able to boil down years of success in different places to 4 common traits: 🩸 Sacrifice 🎮 Connectivity ⚠️ Ownership ✝️ Belief Championship teams don't win solely because they have the best player. They create a championship environment from ownership starting with the best player all the way to the last player on the bench. The entire organization is willing to surrender something for something bigger than themselves. You need good players, yes... But talent only determines your ceiling. Sacrifice determines your capacity to reach it.

Devin Booker speaks on what it took to get where he is “Up early before school training, after school training…Sacrificing being a regular kid…if I could do it over would do it a million times” Love this

The 5 Reasons to Press 1. Force turnovers and speed up the game. Using aggressive traps, denials, and pressure. 2. Slow down the game and stall out offensive flow. Using positional zones, man to man no traps. 3. Limit Touches. If you want to deny star players, it is usually best to start at the point of attack. 4. Control Initiator. Force someone else to initiate the offense, this can really disrupt offensive flow and stall out teams. 5. Wear them down! As many great pressing coaches have said; it isn't the press in the 1st quarter that wins the game...

After a certain point, more reps will not make you better. The most powerful learning mechanism is chunking. Chunking = simple information that solves multiple problems at once. Which is what you need to do in a game. This is how we teach movement and deception at BB to ensure it holds up in live play.

11 years of studying defense in 11 minutes...

While inspiring young athletes at the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center’s Spring Recess clinic, New York Liberty Head Coach Chris DeMarco spoke with Brooklyn Paper about Brooklyn’s energy and the rise of women’s basketball. brooklynpaper.com/brooklyn-baske…

Dan Hurley’s 4 Core Principles for Uconn include: 1) Strength of the “Pack” 2) Consistent improvement 3) Relentless Competitive Effort 4) Mindful communication

Rick Pitino said it best. Love without discipline spoils. Discipline without love hardens. You need both.

Let’s go! @Stevens_MBBall

D3hoops/Patrick Coleman @d3hoops

4 months ago

Nice recognition but can't misspell the name of the top school on the list and misspell the name of someone coaching here in this game! #d3hoops #d3problems

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Hold the coaching. Let players explore first. When teaching a new drill or starting a drill they know already, prioritize discovery over instruction. Deepen learning by letting players explore and find solutions, then layer in technique/tactics. A thread🧵

What if the fastest way to develop youth players isn’t more drills — but more 3-on-3? FIBA 3x3 Head Coach @HillierGerard provides practice examples of how small-sided games accelerate decision-making, spacing awareness, and real basketball IQ. youtube.com/watch?v=DYDzi1…

Great @NBAAllStar weekend with the @jrnba, @BBallImmersion & coaches from all over the country to provide a fun learning environment for youth across Los Angeles!

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Live from NBA All-Star Weekend, I interviewed Pistons HC JB Bickerstaff on the myth of 1v1 defense. His philosophy? "It’s never one-on-one. It’s always one-on-five."

Great article, highlighting some great tech! 🏀

Joe Lemire @LemireJoe

6 months ago

No swish till Brooklyn: shooting my shot with Shoot 360 sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2026/…

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📚 Best Nuggets From Coaching Books This one comes from Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson. One of the most impactful ideas in the book is the five stages of a team (or tribe) — and Phil believed most teams live at Stage 3. Here’s the progression: • Stage 1: “Life sucks.” Despair. Hostility. Blame the world. • Stage 2: “My life sucks.” Apathetic victims. Passive resistance. • Stage 3: “I’m great — and you’re not.” Lone warriors. Individual ego. Winning is personal. • Stage 4: “We’re great — and they’re not.” Tribal pride. Shared identity. Collective confidence. • Stage 5: “Life is great.” Rare. Almost spiritual. Purpose beyond competition. Here’s the key: Stage 3 teams work hard — but effort is individual. Feedback feels personal. Stats matter too much. Phil’s insight wasn’t about chasing Stage 5. It was about moving teams from Stage 3 to Stage 4. He didn’t eliminate ego — he redirected it. From personal dominance → to collective ego. As the first coaching novel I read getting into coaching, it reframed how I think about culture. Players have to see how their success depends on someone else doing their job well. It’s why I’ve leaned more into player-driven recognition. Ending practice with one player calling out another. Having guys talk about others in terms of, “What do I rely on you for?” “What strength of yours make this team better?” That’s the shift they need to think more about. Not because ego is bad — it just needs the right target.

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Accountability starts with self-reflection. “We’re going to reach our full potential, but there’s going to be some pain. You’ve got to go through it.” - Marcus Freeman

Don’t confuse your role with your value. Championship players don’t count minutes; they make their minutes count. A good teammate will never be defined by their role. A good teammate will be defined by their willingness to excel in that role.

How Steph Curry trains‼️ Spending hours in the gym just to call yourself a GymRat doesn’t automatically make you better. A focused, high-intensity 45-minute workout beats a 3-hour low-intensity session every time. That’s how guys like Steph Curry separate themselves. If you really want to become elite: •Train with intent •Keep the pace game-speed •Have a clear plan Two locked-in 45-minute workouts in a day > one long unfocused session ✅ Get in. Lock in. Get better. 🔥

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Hoop Herald @TheHoopHerald

8 months ago

“Today’s society wants to skip the process. I hate that” - Tom Izzo

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Steph Curry’s trainer, Brandon Payne, breaks down the importance of being on balance when you shoot Such a valuable lesson