ESPN analyst and former Duke player, Jay Bilas, does as good a job as any one I’ve seen at beginning the process of quantifying of oft overused term: mental toughness. The complete article is on ESPN.com and is VERY GOOD and well worth the read. Here are some snippets… … I often wonder: Do people …
I had this article from the NYTimes.com sent to me from a couple of people and thought it best to share. It’s the story of one athlete, that is the story of so many others. New York Times – “Delle Donne was the nation’s top female high school basketball recruit, a signee with the University …
OLYMPICS Olympic basketball… hopefully you were able to watch many of the games – especially between two non-US teams. I did when I could, but was at the whim of the NBC broadcast which limited me to only the games that USA was playing in. I will reserve much of my subjective thoughts to myself …
The NYTimes.com has done a very thought provoking series on the “reality” of sport scholarships in the NCAA. Take a look at a few of these links as they will help to shed light and dispel several of the misconceptions about what it means to be a scholarship athlete: — It’s Not an Adventure, It’s …
I try not to make too many bold-faced assertions… BUT, I’m going to. FIBA Assist Magazine is by far the *best* basketball publication that I’ve ever seen! PERIOD. It’s content laden and without any annoying ads dominating its pages. Better yet, it seeks to give a varied opinion of global perspectives on the game of …
Who will win the Oscar for ‘Best Producer’ at the upcoming awards? Who won it last year? Don’t know…? Well, you shouldn’t because there is no such category. That doesn’t mean that the producer and many other behind-the-scenes people are not integral contributors to the success of any project. They are. Those in the industry …