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The Organized Coach, Part 2 - Stop the Insanity
2007-11-09 00:00:00 In this second installment of "The Organ ized Coach ," the focus is to stop what you are doing. The method of organization in the past has lead you to a place of frustration and helplessness. You may say, "I do not need to be organized." Before you put one more piece ... More About: Stop , Part , Insanity
NBA Preseason Kicks Off With Style
2007-10-14 00:00:00 With the start of the NBA regular season just around the corner (10/30), the league has kicked off its preseason schedule with some flair. A number of teams are traveling around the globe so David Stern can expose more people to his product; a move that has paid huge dividends ... More About: Style , Kicks , Preseason
Jury deliberates at New York Knicks sexual harassment trial
2007-10-05 00:00:00 The jurors asked for hundreds of pages of testimony and documents, for guidance on a legal point, even for Madison Square Garden's organizational chart.But they reached no verdict in their first full day of deliberations in a former top New York Knicks executive's sexual harassment case against coach Isiah Thomas. The ... More About: Trial , Sexual , New York Knicks
Beginning Basketball Coaching
2007-10-05 00:00:00 There is a wealth of information available for the beginning basketball coach, however a lot of it is too advanced for someone who may be just getting started. Those men, women, or teenagers who will be coaching youth teams need to be fed information relative to their own knowledge and ... More About: Basketball , Coaching , Bask
5 Tips That Will Make You A Successful Basketball
2007-10-05 00:00:00 Defense is a key in basketball. A team that shoots hoops can only win if it has a great defense in place. Every basketball team needs to create a working defense system. And a team needs to be a well rounded one so that it can play even at high ... More About: Basketball , Tips , Make , Bask
History of Basketball
2007-10-05 00:00:00 The history of basketball is much easier to trace than other sports. It is clear that Dr. James Naismith is credited with creating basketball and much of basketball history. Dr. Naismith, born in 1861 in Ontario, Canada first came up with the concept of basketball during his youth school days ... More About: History , Basketball , Bask
NBA referee Joey Crawford reinstated 5 months after suspension for improper
2007-09-21 00:00:00 NBA referee Joey Crawford was reinstated by commissioner David Stern on Monday, five months after he was suspended indefinitely for improper on-court conduct. San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan contended that Crawford challenged him to a fight during a game against the Dallas Mavericks on April 15. Crawford ejected Duncan while ... More About: Suspension , Months , Month , Refer , Prop
Basketball Season?s Coming and Other NBA News
2007-09-21 00:00:00 The news about Greg Oden?s injury was not pleasant. Unfortunately, the potentially franchise-saving center will miss his rookie year because of a knee injury; news that undoubtedly makes Portland Trail Blazer fans ecstatic. However, like it was pointed out here, all is not lost.The Blazers have a good nucleus of ... More About: News , Basketball , Season , Seas , Bask
Donaghy Pleads Guilty
2007-08-24 00:00:00 Donaghy Pleads Guilty Disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy has pleaded guilty to two felony charges he bet on NBA games he was assigned to. ESPN initially broke the story last night (8-14) saying a guilty plea was coming. As of this morning, another article was posted, confirming what was first reported. Of ... More About: Lead , Donagh
Former Timberwolves forward dies
2007-08-24 00:00:00 Former Minnesota Timber wolves forward Eddie Griffin died last week when his sport utility vehicle collided with a freight train in a fiery crash, the Harris County medical examiner's office said Tuesday. Investigators used dental records to identify Griffin, 25, who began his tumultuous pro career with the Houston Rockets ... More About: Dies , Forward
The Secret Of Having An Accurate Jump Shot
2007-08-05 00:00:00 In basketball basics, jump shots are made with ease with those who have mastered them while on the other hand some made it miserably. The one's who have mastered it are the one's that have understood the value of having an accurate jump shot. Getting ahead in basketball means having ... More About: The Secret , Secret , Shot , Jump , Ving
The Celtics Are Relevant Again?
2007-08-03 00:00:00 It's funny what a Kevin Garnett trade can do for a franchise. Of course, the Big Ticket is a name most people who follow the NBA are very familiar with. After toiling for the Minnesota Timberwolves for the first 12 years of his career, Garnett is now a Celtic in ... More About: Relevant , Celtics
Stern blames ?rogue, isolated criminal? for betting scandal
2007-07-26 00:00:00 David Stern has seen college basketball and German soccer overcome point-shaving scandals. He never imagined his own league would be thrown into one.The NBA commissioner blamed "rogue, isolated criminal" Tim Donaghy for that, creating a betting scandal that has devastated the league and threatened the credibility of every referee. "My reaction ... More About: Scandal , Criminal , Ames , Blame
Voskuhl has reached agreement with Milwaukee
2007-07-26 00:00:00 Voskuhl has reached agreement with Milwaukee on a one-year, $3 million contract, ESPN.com reports. More About: Agreement
Mourning coming back for final season
2007-07-26 00:00:00 Ending nearly three months of suspense about his future, the Miami Heat center said Sunday night at his annual Zo's Summer Groove charity game that he'll play again next season -- a choice he kept secret to the end, insisting he was still deciding just hours before the actual announcement. ... More About: Season , Back , Final , Ming , Seas
12 Steps on the Path to College Coaching
2007-07-26 00:00:00 In the last 25 years, I have aided over 80 coaches to reach their goal of coaching in college. Over the years I have developed a system that will give any coach a chance to reach this coaching pinnacle. My expertise is teaching this path to eager young coaches. Will ... More About: College , Coaching , Coll , Steps , Path
Heat may lose out on Mo Williams
2007-07-26 00:00:00 The Miami Heat may be moving toward Plan B in their quest for backcourt help this summer. Milwaukee point guard Mo William s moved closer toward signing a $52 million, six-year deal to stay with the Bucks on Friday, the same day that another of the Heat's point guard targets -- South ... More About: Liam , Iams
Are You Coaching an ?Aimless? or ?Purposeful? Offense?
2007-07-26 00:00:00 Like most sports, the winning team in basketball is determined by how many points your team scores. A high school game is only 32 minutes long, putting pressure on each possession to be efficient and productive. This article looks at three aspects of offense; shot distribution, selection and location. If there ... More About: Coaching , Pose
Pistons re-sign Billups
2007-07-04 00:00:00 Chauncey Bill ups bounced around like a basketball early in his career before finding an NBA home with the Detroit Pistons. The All-Star point guard now will extend his career with the team he led to the past five Eastern Conference finals. Billups and the Pistons agreed on a five-year, $60 million contract ... More About: Sign
Carlesimo - Sonics coach
2007-07-04 00:00:00 The Seattle SuperSonics appear set to pluck another piece from the San Antonio Spurs. The Sonics have scheduled a Thursday news conference amid reports that the team has hired P.J. Carlesimo as its new head coach. Team officials refused to comment Tuesday on a report that first appeared on the San ... More About: Coach , Arles
2007 NBA Playoff Memories VOLUME 3
2007-07-04 00:00:00 [youtube]62ItvamEg7I[/youtube] More About: Memories , Memo , Volume , Volume 3
Fisher loves daughter
2007-07-04 00:00:00 The Utah Jazz agreed to release guard Derek Fisher from his contract Monday so he can concentrate on finding the best care for his 11-month-old daughter, who has cancer in her left eye. Fisher said he wants to live in one of the six or seven cities being considered ... More About: Daughter
NBA
2007-07-04 00:00:00 There was no surprise when David Stern stepped up to the podium on Draft night and announced the first two picks of the NBA Draft with Greg Oden going to the Portalnd Trail Blazers, and Kevin Durant joining the Seattle Sonics. The other picks were a little suprising with the ...
Carter reach agreement on new contract
2007-07-04 00:00:00 Vince Cart er and the New Jersey Nets have the framework in place for a four-year contract that guarantees the All-Star more than $60 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. Word of the deal came Sunday, though the person spoke on condition of anonymity because under league rules ... More About: Contract , Reach , Carter , Agreement
Wizards say they expected Arenas to opt out of contract
2007-06-28 00:00:00 The Washington Wizard s are committed to keeping Gilbert Arena s on the team, even after the All-Star guard said he planned to opt out of his contract. Arenas told The Washington Post and The Washington Times that he will get out of the six-year, $65 million contract he signed in 2003 and ... More About: Contract , Trac , Wizards
NBA finals ratings decline continues
2007-06-28 00:00:00 The NBA finals continue to draw far fewer viewers than last year. The San Antonio Spurs' 75-72 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night received a 6.4 national rating and an 11 share on ABC, down 20 percent from the 8.0/14 for last year's Game 3 between the Dallas Mavericks ... More About: Finals , Ratings , Line , Fina , Conti
Vin Baker arrested
2007-06-28 00:00:00 Former NBA All-Star Vin Baker , whose once-promising career was derailed by alcohol abuse, was arrested early Tuesday morning on drunken driving charges. According to a release from the Connecticut State Police, Baker was charged with driving while intoxicated and failure to stay in an established lane. Baker, 35, was seen leaving Foxwoods ... More About: Arrested , Este
Garnett not going to Lakers
2007-06-28 00:00:00 According to ESPN, the blockbuster four-team trade that would send Kevin Garnet t to the Los Angeles Lake rs now is off. But a new three-team deal, which would send the superstar forward to the Phoenix Suns, may be in the works. The original trade involved the Lakers, Minnesota Timberwolves, Indiana Pacers and ... More About: Going , Garnett
Sports Betting
2007-06-28 00:00:00 Sports betting is the general activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event. Perhaps more so than other forms of gambling, the legality and general acceptance of sports betting varies from nation to nation. In North America, for example, sports gambling is ... More About: Sports , Bett , Spor , Ports
How to Stay Cool on the Court - Choose a Light-Weight Basketball Uniform
More articles from this author:2007-06-25 00:00:00 One of the more interesting changes in basketball uniform design in recent years involves the use of lighter-weight, more comfortable fabrics and subsequently, lighter-weight uniform decoration as well.Not so long ago basketball coaches subscribed to the ?heavier is better? theory when ordering basketball uniforms and lettering/numbering. The typical basketball uniform ... More About: Weight , Basketball , Cool , Uniform , Light 1, 2, 3, 4 |
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