Great Basketball Tips and Quotes

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   1. You get ahead on offense and you come from behind on defense. (Al McGuire)

2. When things go bad it is usually mental not physical. (Denny Crum)

3. Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard. (Rick Majerus)

4. You can't do it alone, even the Lone Range had Tonto. (Tell this to selfish
players) (If you have a selfish player during a scrimmage just stop practice and make him go one on five and see if likes that.)

5. You should never shoot a contested shot outside of 12 feet from the rim. 
(Paul Evans)

6. "A team of Asses led by a Lion will be defeated by a team of Lions led by an Ass." (Doug Collins) I love this one!!

7. Show me a satisfied man and I'll show you a failure. (Ben Franklin)

8. Be straight with your players and they will be straight with you. (Al
McGuire)

9. Only God can referee. (Al McGuire) *Remember during the course of a season the good and bad calls work them self out. (Eddie Sutton)

10. "Find your two best players and "Dog Them Out" every day and you will have very few team problems." (Most high school coaches never figure this out.)(Kim Mulkey, Baylor)  

11. "Until you realize you don't know it all, you will never be successful in life." (Dennis Prager) 

12. "There is a big difference between playing hard and competing." (Kelvin Sampson, Indiana) 

 13.  Why TEAMWORK is more important than TALENT. The NFL insiders (people who really know pro football) say that if you will look at the first team offense, defense and special teams that the New England Patriots would be rated fourth in the NFL in Talent. (Did you also realize that Tom Brady took a 30% pay cut to stay with the Patriots instead of what he could have receive in free agency?) *ESPN Radio made these statements. 

14.  "If you can't coach your best player you cannot coach your team." (Kelvin Sampson, Indiana)

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	1. You get ahead on offense and you come from behind on defense. (Al McGuire) 2. When things go bad it is usually mental not physical. (Denny Crum) 3. Most lay-ups and two foot jump shots around the goal are missed by not putting the ball up high enough on the backboard. (Rick Majerus) 4. You can't do it alone, even the Lone Range had Tonto. (Tell this to selfish players) (If you have a selfish player during a scrimmage just stop practice and make him go one on five and see if likes that.) 5. You should never shoot a contested shot outside of 12 feet from the rim. (Paul Evans) 6. "A team of Asses led by a Lion will be defeated by a team of Lions led by an Ass." (Doug Collins) I love this one!! 7. Show me a satisfied man and I'll show you a failure. (Ben Franklin) 8. Be straight with your players and they will be straight with you. (Al McGuire) 9. Only God can referee. (Al McGuire) Remember during the course of a season the good and bad calls work them self out. (Eddie Sutton) 10. "Find your two best players and "Dog Them Out" every day and you will have very few team problems." (Most high school coaches never figure this out.)(Kim Mulkey, Baylor) 11. "Until you realize you don't know it all, you will never be successful in life." (Dennis Prager) 12. "There is a big difference between playing hard and competing." (Kelvin Sampson, Indiana) 13. Why TEAMWORK is more important than TALENT. The NFL insiders (people who really know pro football) say that if you will look at the first team offense, defense and special teams that the New England Patriots would be rated fourth in the NFL in Talent. (Did you also realize that Tom Brady took a 30% pay cut to stay with the Patriots instead of what he could have receive in free agency?) ESPN Radio made these statements. 14. "If you can't coach your best player you cannot coach your team." (Kelvin Sampson, Indiana)