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As a basketball player, there is often a little voice in the back of my head that says: "That Jesus, love, and grace stuff is okay for church, but it doesn't mesh with this. You gotta leave it behind, or you will never be a great player." I think it is high time we shut that voice up for good. Here are three reasons why being a great player is exactly what we are commanded to do. 1. God Created Excellence (Genesis 1) - After each day, God calls his work perfect. Our God only

Basketball is a three dimensional sport... Thanks, Captain Obvious! ...but your training should reflect that too! I wrote in an earlier post that balancing strength and speed was important in training. Keeping all three dimensions in mind is the other. Quickness (Width) - changing the direction of your momentum on a dime Speed (Length) - accelerating in one direction Jump (Height) - playing above the crowd Almost all professional players have all three of these, so it can be

How can a 2,000 year-old Roman coin change the way you play basketball? The image on it. Insincere teachers asked Jesus whether paying taxes to Caesar (the Roman emperor) was moral or not, hoping to bait him into endorsing the Romans or promoting rebellion. Jesus replied with a question: "Whose image is on the coin?", and the teachers replied "Caesar's." Jesus responded: "Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's" Caesar's image was on the coin, so Caesar had

There are two kinds of offensive talent A dangerous scorer punishes players and teams that do not defend properly A dominant scorer baffles defenses and scores at will Becoming a dangerous scorer is easy: develop offensive moves that you can make at a high percentage Becoming a dominant scorer is just as easy, but few people know how. It is unbelievably simple: The dominant scorer uses offensive moves in opposing pairs By "opposing pairs", I mean that one move is a fake of th

What if I told you there was a skill that gave you more points in games, more trust from your coach, and more minutes on the floor? Would you be willing to practice that skill for hours and hours at a time? And what if I told you that this skill did not require endless hours in the gym, but could be learned in a few minutes, and mastered while you practice and play? That skill is shot selection. Show selection is simply knowing what shots your are best at, and taking only tho