“If you make every game a life and death proposition, you’re going to have problems. For one thing, you’ll be dead a lot” – Dean Smith Hitting a game winning three-pointer is a much better feeling than bricking a layup to cost your team a victory but in a weird way emphasizing wins less probably […]

“The secret is to have eight great players and four others who will cheer like crazy.” Jerry Tarkanian Passing on recently was former UNLV basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian. He was 84. Helping a number of college players with their basketball mental game, Coach Tarkanian had a long and prosperous coaching career. Winning 706 games during […]

 I would tell players to relax and never think about what’s at stake. Just think about the basketball game. If you start to think about who is going to win the championship, you’ve lost your focus.  Michael Jordan After practicing hard all week, the moment comes– game day. Players have worked their hardest during the […]