More Hubie Brown Notes

More notes from Hubie Brown during his days as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies:

*Give a guy a chance to grow by asking what is wrong if he is "dogging" it. Let him know you are aware that he is not playing hard. Ask him what is up and if he continues after you give him a chance then put someone else in.

*The team must adjust to us as coaches. It is the coaches way and they must do what we say. Play the guys good/bad tha do what you ask.

*When a coach syas 1 hour for practice then practice is 1 hour. It just ticks people off (coaches and players) when you say one thing and do another. If things aren't working that day then come back for another try tomorrow.

*X & O not worth a darn w/out team. If your team isn't with you it doesn't matter what you draw up. The team must respect what the coach is asking them to do.

*Personal congrats after a win. Hubie goes to each individual after the game and looks him in the eye (sometimes grabs their head) and says something positive after a win. THAT IS WHY WE ARE HERE- TO WIN.

*Nobody is bigger than team!!! Jason Williams didn't want the personal thanks after a win because he was benched and Hubie wanted to suspend him. He made sure that he fined him the max and Jason apologized to the team for thinking of himself. Turning point in their season.

*Circles around jump circle every day before practice so he can walk around middle and see who is ready for the day

*If something works for another school use it. Don't act like you are too good to use other ideas.

Notes From Hubie Brown

Here are some notes from NBA Hall of Fame coach Hubie Brown at a September clinic.

*What kills a player's potential?

1. Low pain threshold

2. Low IQ (basketball)

3. Selfishness

4. Can the person do the intangibles (charges, loose balls, etc)

5. Drugs and Alcohol

*Accountability is greatly missing in today's game

*Shooting makes up for a multitude of sins. I have a shooter on each unit no matter how bad of a defender he is. We can hide a bad defender, we just need him to make the necessary rotations.

*Key halftime stats:

1. Offensive rebounds (and points off)

2. Fast break %

3. Deflections (Why do I love deflections so much? Because it shows that we're working and it tells me we're bothering them from making the pass to the spot they want)

*Give your players a chance to talk

*Never end a drill without a basket. It does 3 things:

1. Improves their confidence

2. Conditioning, forces them to chase the ball down

3. Enforces good habits, conditions them into making scoring a reflexive action

*A coach must pay attention to the last 6 minutes of a game. Ask yourself:

1. Did we get high percentage shots for our shooters?

2. Did we get to the free throw line?

3. Turnovers

*Zone Attack

1. What kinds of shots are you getting?

2. Can you score in the paint?

3. Can you get to the line?

4. Can we get to the glass for offensive rebounding?

Hubie's 3 toughest offensive actions to guard:

1. Staggered screen for a shooter

2. Dribble handoff

3. Backscreen

Failure to Reach Potential

Hall of Fame basketball coach Hubie Brown's five problems that stop players from reaching their potential

1.) Low pain threshold (can't fight through fatigue)

2.) Low IQ for what they are doing

3.) Selfishness (not being a team player)

4.) Won't do the little things (screen, dive on the floor, sprint back on defense, etc.)

5.) Drugs or Alcohol