Overarching Themes

When a basketball coach looks at his team, she wants to be able to look in the mirror, seeing a team that reflects her philosophy. What is your basketball philosophy?

A lot of my basketball 'beliefs' came from my high school coach, Ellis Lane. Others came from watching and coaching basketball for many years, from reading about basketball coaches (e.g. John Wooden, Red Auerbach), and from studying psychology.

The 'core' of basketball comes from having players with the proper priorities and attitude.

PRIORITIES

1. Family
2. School 
3. Basketball

ATTITUDE

1. Play hard.
2. Play as a team (you must sacrifice your individual good to the well-being of your team)
3. Have fun.

It will be very hard for you to incorporate the right priorities and attitude about basketball and NOT do the same off the court. In other words, success in basketball will translate into success off the court.