Its that time of year again, March Madness. I have been watching college basketball games non stop over the past two weeks and I cannot wait for the start of the NCAA tournament. For true basketball fans and even the casual fan, it is the most excting sporting event this side of the superbowl. It is, for lack of a better phrase, “Real” Reality TV played out on a stage that is 94 feet of hardwood. It just does not get any better.
Let the Madness Begin
The “AAUization of the NBA”
Each day on my ride into work, I listen to Mike and Mike in the morning with the off chance that I might find them talking just a little about basketball rather than their customary football jargon. Not that I am not a football fan, but it would be nice to hear some basketball talk every once in a while now that football season has ended. Well, it just so happens that right after Carmello Anthony was traded to the Knicks, they had Jay Bilas on the show to discuss the NBA and the anxiously anticipated NCAA tournament.
Fundamental Ballhandling Drill (Video)
At Elite Basketball Training we are always looking for new ways to improve our basketball skills training. Basketball skill development encompasses many aspects of the game of basketball and there is such a great variety of drills out there to choose from. This drill today is a drill that I use as part of a stationary ballhandling warmup.
Sage Wisdom From an Interesting Source
Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend the basketball game that saw Rutgers shock then number 10 in the country, Villanova. I was invited to the game by Dallas Ouano who is a walk on at Villanova and trains with me in his off months from basketball. It was really exciting to attend a high level Big East basketball game, especially one that ended like this game did (sorry Dallas).
Late Game Free Throw Shooting
The other night my basketball team was down by six points with a little under a minute to play in a rivalry game with a team that we had beaten by two points earlier in the season. After a furious rally, we actually trailed by two points with about 14 seconds to play. We rebounded our opponents missed free throw and took off in our traditional fast break with my teams’ leading scorer handling the ball in the center of the court. He hit one of his teammates streaking to the basket on the left side of the court who ended up getting fouled in the act of shooting. So there we were, down two and at the free throw line shooting two in order to tie the game.
