Is Fouling Correlated with Good or Bad Defense

There has been a long-held belief in basketball that great defensive teams don’t commit many fouls.

What Goes Into a Fast Start?

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about what goes into a fast start. Honestly, because we haven’t been having too many of them.

Player Confidence and Avoiding the Pitfalls

Let’s talk about confidence in sports. It seems a lot of players are on this roller coaster of confidence, where they are constantly trying to reach that high peak and often suffer through low valleys.

Questioning A Games-Based Approach in Basketball

I have been an advocate and user of a games-based approach in coaching for the last 3 years. As a basketball coach I have experimented with various restraints and structures in small-sided games as well as studying different sports to improve my knowledge and creativity. One particular sport where there is a breadth of information is Soccer/Futbol. 

An Atomic Legacy

Traces of contamination still linger in Middlesex by Mike Jagacki On March 13, 2016

***3Rd Place: NJ’s Dirty Little Secret’s Project***

The Microcosm of NBA Income Inequality

Viewing society through the unique lens of the NBA By Mike Jagacki On February 14, 2016.

Tyronn Lue’s Cavalier Vision

Tyronn Lue stood alone, coach’s clipboard in hand, as the pregame pageantry was underway.

Trust the Learner

My 5-year-old nephew struggles on purpose. 

The Golden State Warriors: Obsession or Revolution

How teams are losing to the Warriors before tip off.