·         WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE A SENIOR (THE SACRIFICE FOR THE TEAM)

·         HOW MUCH TIME THE COACHING STAFF PUTS IN TRYING TO PREP THE TEAM FOR LIFE, PRACTICES AND GAMES

·         HOW MUCH TIME THE COACHING STAFF SPENDS THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR THE TEAM

·         YOUR TEAM IS ONLY AS GOOD AS THE LAST PLAYER TO BUY IN (WEAKEST LINK) ­YOU HAVE A "TRUE" TEAM ONLY WHEN EVERY LAST PLAYER HAS BOUGHT IN
 

·         WHEN YOU WIN WITH A "TEAM", THE VICTORY TASTES MUCH SWEETER

·         TEAM CHEMISTRY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN THE GAME OF BASKETBALL­WITHOUT IT CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE HARD TO COME BY
 

·         THAT THE "TEAM" IS NOT THE COACHES' TEAM, IT'S YOUR (PLAYERS) TEAM

·         THAT IT CAN TAKE AN ENTIRE SEASON TO BUILD A "TEAM" AND ONE INCIDENT TO DESTROY THE CHEMISTRY THAT WAS BUILT

 

·         HOW YOU PLAY IN PRACTICE ULTIMATELY AFFECTS YOUR PERFORMANCE IN THE GAME

·         IF YOU WANT TO BE THE BEST PLAYER, YOU HAVE TO BE THE HARDEST WORKER

·         IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW GOOD YOU ARE IF YOU ARE NOT MENTALLY TOUGH

·         THAT YOU WIN GAMES BY PREPARING PROPERLY IN PRACTICE AND NOT JUST LACING UP THE SNEAKERS ON GAME NIGHT

·         IT'S HARD AS A COACH TO SIT A PLAYER WHO MAKES HUSTLE PLAYS CONSISTENTLY AND WORKS HARD IN PRACTICE

·         THE IMPORTANCE OF BALL PRESSURE AND JUMPING TO THE BALL AND HOW TO PLAY

IT PROPERLY

·         COMMUNICATION IS A MUST TO BE SUCCESSFUL ON AND OFF THE COURT

·         I HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO PLAY IF I AM A GREAT DEFENDER VS. A GOOD SHOOTER

·         THE SOONER I REALIZE THAT EVERYTHING STARTS WITH DEFENSE THE BETTER I WILL BE ABLE TO PREP MYSELF FOR THE PRACTICES AND GAMES

·         THE KEY TO BECOMING A GREAT REBOUNDER IS PUTTING FORTH THE EFFORT TO GO TO THE GLASS AND ABILITY HAS LITTLE TO DO WITH IT (REBOUND SEQUENCE)
 

·         A GOOD TEAM DEFENSE IS BUILT WITH THE FOUNDATION OF TRUST

·         HOW MUCH YOU HAVE TO PREPARE MENTALLY FOR THE SECOND NIGHT OF PLAY IN CONFERENCE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY GAMES - AFTER LOSES, MORE SO WINS
 

·         IT'S NOT WHO STARTS THE GAME, IT'S WHO FINISHES THE GAME - BE A FINISHER

·         YOU HAVE TO HAVE A GREAT SECOND HALF WARM-UP PHYSICALLY TO GET YOURSELF READY MENTALLY (PERCEIVED ABILITY THAT WE ARE READY TO GO)
 

·         THAT YOU CAN CONTROL TWO THINGS IN LIFE:  1. ATTITUDE   2. EFFORT - AND MORE OFTEN THAN NOT, POSITIVE WORDS AND ACTIONS CREATE POSITIVE REACTIONS