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— A THREAD ON DEAD BALL TIME —
1/5
Mediocre players use this time to rest, to complain, to frown at refs, to listen to their parents yelling, "shoot it."
The problem is, many talented players use this time for the same purposes.
1/5
Mediocre players use this time to rest, to complain, to frown at refs, to listen to their parents yelling, "shoot it."
The problem is, many talented players use this time for the same purposes.
2/5
But there's an endless number of valuable things a good player can do while the clock is stopped
IF...
they're thinking & really trying to be as much of an asset to their team as they can.
But there's an endless number of valuable things a good player can do while the clock is stopped
IF...
they're thinking & really trying to be as much of an asset to their team as they can.
3/5
On the free throw line, remind someone to block out the shooter, remind your teammates time & score, remind the inbounds passer to get the ball in quickly. These are obvious things, that so often, go unsaid.
And as a result, cause breakdowns.
On the free throw line, remind someone to block out the shooter, remind your teammates time & score, remind the inbounds passer to get the ball in quickly. These are obvious things, that so often, go unsaid.
And as a result, cause breakdowns.
4/5
To go further, a good player is constantly singling out teammates & whispering in their ear.
“We need to draw a foul on their big,” or “I’ll look for you this time cutting across the lane, make sure you come hard," or “let’s race, not rush on the break.”
To go further, a good player is constantly singling out teammates & whispering in their ear.
“We need to draw a foul on their big,” or “I’ll look for you this time cutting across the lane, make sure you come hard," or “let’s race, not rush on the break.”
5/5
Singling out a teammate & giving extra encouragement often works wonders, yet is seldom done.
When there's a break in the action & you can’t think of anything to say that might help the team, it's time to learn.
Become a student of the game so you know what to say!
Singling out a teammate & giving extra encouragement often works wonders, yet is seldom done.
When there's a break in the action & you can’t think of anything to say that might help the team, it's time to learn.
Become a student of the game so you know what to say!
