Christ is King | Head Basketball Coach
Indianapolis, IN
Joined January 2015
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Jets trade 4 & 10 for the 1.
Jets take Mestemaker, fearing the Dolphins take him at 3. Dolphins trade back as well, drafting Mensah and getting capital.
Chargers still land Jeremiah Smith at 4?
Caleb is, I’ve said this over 100 times, going to be the reason playing QB means something totally different.
Skill. Business. Image.
He was the first big NIL Athlete and he showed people how to be good with his money on it. Talented as all get out. Crazy smart!
Caleb Williams, who signed a fully guaranteed 4-year, $39.49 million rookie contract with the Bears, explains why he entered the NFL Draft without an agent: “I have five lawyers”
“No matter how many games you win, no matter how good you are, no matter all of that, the NFL is still put together as a business, and so am I”
“I don’t have an agent. I have other things in place. I have my lawyers. I have my attorneys. I have my financial advisor. I have my accountants. I have my marketing. I have my PR and crisis. I have it all. It’s just the label of an agent is not there”
“I have people in place and work delegated to certain positions and people and things like that. I have five lawyers actually. I know what I have and I know who I’m paying. I have people in place to handle things the way they need to and things like that”
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GREAT teams are about:
Team > Individual
Passing > Dribbling
Great shot > Good shot
Ball movement > Isolation
Winning > Stats
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Effort is the highest form of respect. Not just for yourself or your coaches, but for the game & every player who built that standard before you. Respect the game. Show up. Compete. Empty the tank. One day the noise all fades & your effort is all that remains. That’s your legacy!
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The basics of basketball are getting lost. Fundamentals are being replaced by highlights.
Too many players would rather take 6 dribbles to create a step-back 3 than use 1–2 dribbles to attack a gap and make the right read.
Everybody wants the highlight. Not enough players want to make the right basketball play.
The Caleb Williams/Ben Johnson QB/HC combo is dangerous.
In less than 2 seasons - Ben and Caleb have meshed well. Sacks are cleaned up, Caleb is dynamic, & now he’s accurate. Making big time pocket passes like this, wow.
Dan Hurley. Not close.
Took over a UConn program that had been struggling & won 2 natty’s in 6 years, going to 3 in 8.
Dan Hurley is already a top 10 coach in college basketball history, when it’s all said and done he’ll probably be top 3.
You CANNOT kill a kids confidence by blaming them. Mistake was made, he didn’t cost you the game.
Players win games & Coaches lose them.
Simple.
Ben Johnson having Monangai carry the ball 30 times is crazy.
Only Ben could do it though. 30 for 146 & 2 TD’s, crazy work.
@JohnMiddlekauff thoughts?
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DEFENSE
If I only had 5 drills or games to play in practice to build out my defense, here they are
What am I missing?
1) 1v1 games (1v1 toss & play) or 1v1 spin ball. With some off constraints & def scoring system
2) 3v3 KILL drill - 3 stops in row
Violations & progressions
Ex: game 1 = must talk, must be in bubble in less than 2 seconds on catch
3) 3v3 or 4v4 help the helper w/ off advantage to start
4) 5v5 trans drill with 5v4 advantage to start
5) 5v5 full court games with off and def scoring incentives to create habits we want for our defense
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Bill Self said, "You should compete hard all the time."
"Courage is not knowing where the finish line is and going as hard as you can."
It means embracing the unknown and still giving your best effort.
Winning starts always with hard work.
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Ben McCollum shares what it feels like to be around first-place people and a first-place culture.
"I went to Northwest Missouri State, and my first practice with Steve Tapmeyer - best coach I've ever been around - I sat there and I'm like, 'This is what first place feels like. This is what a first-place culture feels like. This is what first-place people feel like.'"
That was the wake-up call. He realized what first-place people have:
"They've got an extreme work ethic. They've got an edge to 'em that other people don't - a competitive spirit."
Then he quoted John Thompson:
"You can tame a fool a lot quicker than you can resurrect a corpse...We want guys with a little edge to 'em."
You can coach skills, but you can't coach competitive spirit. You don't want to consistently coach their effort and attitude.
The last thing they look for: Energy givers.
"Over the years, we found that guys that are moody don't make it in our program."
"If you're moody, if you have low energy, if you suck the life out of the building - you don't make it."
Talent isn't enough. Your energy matters. Your attitude matters.
Successful people have a competitive edge, they bring energy, and they look to consistently get better.
They raise the standard through what they do.
(🎥 Watts Happening Podcast)
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The 3 people that can never have a bad day if you want to be a great team
1) Head Coach
2) Point Guard
3) Best Player
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UNC basketball player Isaiah Denis recently shared that when he wasn’t getting much playing time last year, he started treating practices like his games.
He couldn’t control his minutes, but he could choose how he used the opportunity in front of him. Every practice gave him a chance to compete, improve, and prepare.
It’s easy to get so focused on the opportunity we want that we overlook the one we have. But how you approach today can help or hurt your preparation for tomorrow.
Are you using this moment to become more ready for the next one? #TheConfidentAthlete
Ball-guy didn’t care, he had a job to do🤣
My POV of Travis Hunter’s 1st career interception
Weird interaction at the end between #Jaguars Josh Hines-Allen and the ball-guy when he tried to get the ball
