Occupation: Basketball Coach Birth: February 21, 1925 Death: April 28, 2014
Well-coached teams are never surprised; they can adapt to anything they see..
Winning is more related to good defense than good offense.
Basketball, like all sports, is predicated on the execution of fundamentals. The coach is a teacher. His subject: fundamentals.
A star can win any game; a team can win every game..
Players draw confidence from a poised, alert coach who anticipates changing in game conditions.
The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players.
Even the greatest players accept coaching and value the need for discipline and the order that it brings to the team.
A key basketball skill is imagery. The best players "see" situations before they happen so they can be prepared.
I believe you win games by what you do from your first practice until your first game.
Teams that play together beat those with superior players who play more as individuals..