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I want to get back to blogging here with \u00a0a simple post. A question keeps returning to mind.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Will what we teach our kids about the nature of the game\u00a0help them play it better (or at all) in 5-8 years?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s not as simple as you might think. I am not just talking about technicalities. Not just pivot foot and sets and defensive rotations. I am talking about the very nature of the game and the understanding\u00a0required to play it at a high level. Dynamically. Multi-positional. Offense\/defense. Shot-selection.<\/p>\n One example:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0do your kids know that a catch-and-shoot jump shot (especially inside-out) is almost always a great shot?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n I am retraining my college players to believe this. Really, really, emotionally\/intellectually to\u00a0believe this. Why? Because as kids they were taught that the closer they are to the rim, the better the shot. But that is not true! Not even close.\u00a0<\/p>\n Of course, closer to the rim may help them win now, but it won\u2019t help them win later. 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