Great Teams Win Despite Adversity
Duke basketball had taken a nose dive. They were on their way to the first losing season in a very long time. Coach Bucky Waters was trying to desperately to right the craft and get past the turbulence, but it wasn’t happening. However, the game described here was one of the few bright spots in Waters final season as coach at Duke. Gary Melchionni made it happen.
Small-Sided Games Increase Sports Skills
These excuses are used any time a league changes away from the adult-form of the game. Parents and coaches view sports from an adult mindset, rather than from the perspective of the child participating in the sport. However, when you factor skill, speed, size, strength and cognitive development, the small-sided games create more similar task constraints for youth players than the full-sided games.
How to Become a Professional Basketball Player
In this article, I explain the key factors behind making a career out of basketball. Having talent is only the tip of the iceberg.
Nick Horvath: Career Highlight Is in Freshman Year
Freshman, Nick Horvath, felt like death warmed over during the Duke game against DePaul in 1999. He could hardly speak without coughing. But when starter, Nate James, fouled out in overtime, Coach K sent in Horvath. It was very likely that Horvath would simply stumble up and down the court a couple times before the final buzzer. But, instead, he became the hero.
Raw Potential and Talent Not Enough
There are thousands of extremely talented young basketball players in our nation. Yet every highly touted player does not become a star or even a starter. There must be the gritty determination, the teachability, the perseverance, and the teamwork necessary to truly be successful.
GS Warrior’s Most Valuable Player This Season Is Stephen Curry
Stephen Curry has everything new around him: A new season, and a new coach. Despite all these new things he has reaffirmed that he is the GS Warriors Most Valuable Player. New Coaching Decisions The GS Warriors faced many questions in the 2014-15 NBA season.
When a Player Refuses to Lose
The Duke Blue Devils and the Clemson Tigers have had some epic basketball battles through the decades. This article describes one of the best and most heart-stopping. Vince Taylor, a lesser known Duke player, was the undeniable star in this contest.
How To Get The Mental Edge On Your Competition
If you’re not satisfied with being good and you want to be great, you have to find the mental edge that will propel you past your competition. I’m going to show what you can do right now to get the mental edge, and dominate your competition on the basketball court.
Growing Up Duke Tough
Duke basketball is something a lot of people love to hate. Many Duke coaches and players have been scorned and villified as being an elitist program for the privileged and the affluent. But Duke players are tough, disciplined, and well-coached. And many simply don’t like them because they win.
Social Media and the NBA
One of the most important parts of public relations in the NBA is dealing with social media. The integration of social media into sports communication changes how news and information can be released. Social media allows teams and players to have more control over the release of sports-related news and also provides opportunities for theses teams and players to connect with their fans on a more personal level.
Byron Scott Has Been Set Up By The Los Angeles Lakers
Byron Scott has been set up for failure down in L.A. Other than Kobe Bryant he absolutely have no one to lead the Lakers into a bright future from here on out. On top of that there are other problems that seem to exist in the Lakers organization that involves the Buss Family that owns the team.
Important Factors When Buying Custom Basketball Uniforms
There are certain important factors you have to take into consideration when designing and buying custom basketball uniforms. Remember while you may not be wearing them, you may not even play the sport, you want to ensure that they highlight the team, are comfortable and come in within your budget.