“Sometimes you're blessed with teams that are incredibly talented, but there's chaos. But sometimes you're blessed, as I have been this year, to have kids who think the same way you do.” ThinkingWayYearsHas BeensSometimesKidsTeamBlessedChaos Author:Jim Calhoun
“Every team is flawed. There hasn't been a truly complete team in a while.” TeamFlawsFlawed Author:Jim Calhoun
“We stop practice every time we see one of our players not blocking out.” PracticePlayerBasketballBlockCoachingBasketball Coaching Author:Jim Calhoun
“We feel that the 2-2-1 press is a very effective means of controlling tempo and providing us with opportunities to capitalize on the mistakes of our opponents. At the same time we feel it is a very safe press because we work very hard at the necessary rotations.” FeelsMeanHardOpportunityMistakeSafeBasketballPressesOpponentsCoachingProvidingTempoBasketball CoachingRotation Author:Jim Calhoun
“...Basketball doesn't care what color your skin is. It doesn't care what language you speak or what religion you practice. It doesn't care if you're big or small, fast or slow. It just asks you to play, to complete, to lose with dignity, to win humility.” IfsPlayBigsCareAsksWinningSpeakLanguageLosesPracticeHumilityColorBasketballDignitySkins Author:Jim Calhoun
“The game asks that you work to improve, that you put something into it, and that you also give something back to it. The game is universal. It is a language that unites all of us.” GivingAsksGamesLanguageUniversal Author:Jim Calhoun
