Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Poetry Lesson
We talk with our young players about playing basketball possession by possession. The best players embrace that.
Here's the poetry lesson.
The players who take quality shots, take care of the ball, block out, help their teammates by getting open, those who communicate on defense, set screens, and deny cuts to the ball understand the poem's true meaning.
Massachusetts Basketball Hall of Fame coach and former Melrose AD Sonny Lane had a saying, "it's not who starts that counts, it's who finishes."
Here's the poetry lesson.
The players who take quality shots, take care of the ball, block out, help their teammates by getting open, those who communicate on defense, set screens, and deny cuts to the ball understand the poem's true meaning.
Massachusetts Basketball Hall of Fame coach and former Melrose AD Sonny Lane had a saying, "it's not who starts that counts, it's who finishes."
// posted by Ron Sen, MD, FCCP @ 9:14 PM 
