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Is he the same Joe Sigler that coaches at Strake Jesuit about 12 years ago?

Jimmer may have faced a slight edge in the fact that not as many high profile schools played against him or guarded him, even though some did and he had 50 on the. But if I recall, two of the teams that we are calling low profile teams made it to the Final Four.  And lets not forget that Jimmer was paid a little more attention to than Kemba, Im not saying that teams didnt guard Kemba, but they knew he couldnt shoot the 3 well.  The philosophy of everyteam that BYU played was to stop Jimmer.

I havent seen the kid play, I saw him dunk the ball, I have also seen alot of people at the park dunk.  Can he shoot, can he handle the ball, can he play defense, and can he do this against the best college competiton in the country? White men can’t jump?  Article by Brian McCormick This week, the impossible happened: Jacob Tucker won the NCAA Dunk Contest. Why is this impossible? Because white men can’t jump. Since childhood, I have been told that whites are unathletic. In Sian Beilock’s Choke, she writes about the effects of similar stereotypes on the academic performance of females and African-Americans. She writes that the stereotype threat leads students to choke on tests. Dr. Beliock defines choking as “poor performance that occurs in response to the perceived stress of the situation…Choking is sub-optimal performance. It’s when you…perform worse than expected given what you are capable of doing, and worse than what you have done in the past. This less-than-optimal performance doesn’t merely reflect a random fluctuation in skill level…This choke occurs in response to a highly stressful situation,” (Beilock, 2010, p. 5-6). The stereotype threat is a subconscious self-doubt that arises because the person is made aware of a negative stereotype about his or her race or gender prior to a task. For instance, something as subtle as filling in one’s race and gender on a standardized test can impact one’s performance if there is a pervasive stereotype such as the perception that females are not as good as males at math or that African-Americans do not score as high on SATs. If the stereotype threat affects female and African-American students, is it reasonable to suggest that the same stereotype threat affects white basketball players in an environment where society strongly believes the genetic advantages of African-American players? Is the lack of great, white dunkers due to genetics or the pervasive stereotype that white men can’t jump? When I was young, I did not do plyometrics; I did not play on a lowered hoop; I did not lift weights. Was my lack of explosiveness or jumping ability because of genetics or because I did not do anything that would develop my jumping ability? However, since everyone told me that jumping ability was an innate talent, and I lacked those genes, why would I invest the effort in activities designed to improve my explosiveness? When I played, and I was at the point where I could almost dunk, did I choke because I lacked the ability or because of a subconscious self-doubt when playing against a court full of African-Americans? I went to dinner with a young strength & conditioning coach and a former player/client. As we discussed the NBA, and specifically the athleticism and size of LeBron James, the former player said that there was no way that his son would have a chance to play in the NBA. I disagree. If we want players to believe in their potential, we need to eliminate excuses for falling short and the subconscious self-doubt. Last year, I wrote that I was rooting for Jeremy Lin because of this subconscious self-doubt in Asian players who had never seen an Asian-American excel in the NBA. The former player was the hardest and most diligent worker that I have trained. Many concepts from my book 180 Shooter and my 180 Shooter Practice Tracker program were developed while working with him. He went from un-recruited to D3 All-American. However, if the hardest worker that I have trained who demonstrated a high skill level and possessed adequate size for his position did not make the NBA, how can a teenager in a similar position believe in his professional prospects? How did Tucker become an NCAA dunk champion? Part of it was self-promotion, as he had to get himself invited to the competition. However, he developed his jumping ability through hard work. He managed to ignore the stereotype threat – for some people, this type of discouragement motivates them to prove the stereotype wrong. If we strive to find ways to reduce the stereotype threat for women and African-American students, the same threat pervades the minds of many whites who believe they lack the genetics to excel in basketball and other power-related activities. As more players like Steve Nash excel in the NBA, their success will help to dispel the stereotype  in the minds of many. Blaming genetics gives people an out, an excuse – ultimately, while everyone has a different genetic ceiling, effort and environment have more to do with one’s ultimate success, as Tucker demonstrated last week.

Guys, coaching hasnt never been about what you know, it is who you know.  Everytime.  I have seen it time and time again.  I would bet 90 percent of the time.  Anybody can spin a good story, if you want a good coach you got to do your homework, and you cant just look at his wins and losses.  Lots of good and average coaches with good records and playoff apperances.  I see people all the time that are head basketball coaches that could care less about basketball or coaches that knew someone and got a job. Know somebody and you got the job. JMO

He didnt just look like it, he played alot like JJ Reddick.  Except he was a little stronger and better off the dribble than JJ.  It still does not address the question or statement that, it is not an easy job to take 30 shots a game against a defense geared to stop you.  You have to be good to be able to get that many shots off let alone make as many as he did. They were double and triple teaming him in the NCAA tournament.  Faceguarding him the entire time.  He was the POY this year, not saying he will be the best NBA player, just he did more than any other college player this year and got rewarded for it and his team got rewarded for it by going to the Sweet 16. 

You have to be a pretty dang good player to just be able to get your shot off 30 times.  And on top of that, make a good percentage.  And not many people would score alot shooting 30 times if they shot 30 foot from the basket.  Do you realize how many 27-30 foot shots he made? 

He got it didnt he.  I guess it is decided. 

I thought that the district they were in was losing a lot of talent to graduation?  I may be wring, just what I was thinking.

I think Big Sandy will be good for the next few years, they were young this year and still competed.  Coach Foster does an excellent job every year.  It always seems that Big Sandy competes year in and year out.

Definetly, I am working with my son now.  He will sometimes allow one mistake develop into 2 or 3 in basketball or baseball, which is a common child mistake.  You know how easliy kids can get upset.  I have been trying to make him understand and talk to him that he cant let one mistake lead to more, he has to put it behind him and move on.  Tough for a kid to do but needs to be taught. 

Mental Toughness is not a single thing, it is on a much larger scale, in encompasses the entire game.  The same thing can be said as far as winning.  Are people born winners?  Are people born more mentally tough than others?  To a degree some are, but both are things that can be conditioned with the right teaching.  You can learn to lose as well.  Many times that mindset gets into the entire program and grows like a cancer.  And that is where tradition plays a huge role, if a program has the correct tradition it builds on itself as long as someone keeps spinning the wheel.  What HF has to do is get the wheel spinning, and IMO it takes a tremendous energy and freedom to do that.  If the coach they hire is allowed to teach basketball and there is talent, you will see success in a 2-3 year period.  If you want stable success, it has to start at K-1st Grade and continue through high school, and then it has to be the correct person to do this, it also takes help from people all over town.  The good thing is if you ever start it rolling it will start building on itself and people will want to be apart of it that didnt before. But sustaining success is not easily achieved or it would be more common. But thats JMO.

Speechless brings up a very good point with mental toughness.  Alot of the things you can not see are the most important in basketball.

You need all of the above qualties.  Skills, endurance, weights.  Everyone has different opinions on how much of one or the other. I agree with both of you, Dove, I see your point, there is alot of talk and coaches going away from cross country in the sense you are thinking.  I dont think you need 3 miles of running.  I think for conditioning you should not go over a mile to a mile and half.  I know this is not conducive for cross country meets.  I think alot of 100 meter, 200 meter, 400 meter, 800 meter, and end with a mile to 2 miles at the most.  You will get the endurance that stevenash is talking about.  Some coaches like to push 3 miles and over, some even to 8-10 miles.  I think that is a little much, but I have not researched it so I cant validate it. Skills are first, get what ever skills you want to develop in as a top priority.  The premise of putting them in "cross country" is so that you can teach them every skill you want during the period. Weights and endurance are second and can be developed together doing alot of the same things.  

Exactly speechless.

HowdyMan, that is what most basketball coaches want to do with their basketball players.  I dont understand why the AD will not let them do this.  I would think the kid should be able to choose which athletic period he wants to attend.  If the kid is a basketball first guy, then he should be able to go to basketball offseason everyday.  I played football in 7th and 8th grade, I didnt play and had no intention of playing my HS years, but at the school I was at they had us doing mat drills and weights. It wasnt long before dad had plans to move. We had put too much time in with AAU and basketball skill work to not have the opportunity to do that at school. We stayed another year and tried to work with them but they wouldnt and alot of people in town still hold a grudge to this day because I left.  It wasnt because I wanted to leave, it was because I wasnt givin the choice.  Let the kid choose what he wants to do, his effort is going to support his motives.

Dove, it is either a 50 minute period or an 1 1/2 if you are on block schedule.  Depends on the organization of classes.  I have only seen it these two ways.  You may have a freshman athletic period and then a regular athletic period, but I have seen it both ways.  Most schools do not go with the block scheduling which is 1 1/2 in length with a 4 period day.  Most go with 8 periods of 50 minutes.

I wonder if football lifted on game days?  And I believe the majority on here believe that lifting weights is a good thing, but basketball players need to be in the gym more than lifting weights.  Basketball is a game that combines skills and strength (upper and lower).  If you have to sacrifice one it has to be weights, basketball skills or fundamentals are too critical to leave out.  I dont know how the athletic periods are for HF as far as time length.  But lets say it is 50 minutes.  5 minutes to get dressed, 20 minutes to lift, 5 minutes to get to the gym from weightroom at fieldhouse, 15 minutes of skill work and 5 minutes to get dressed  and to class before bell unless it is last period and then you have bus riders who have to leave even earlier.  15 minutes of skill work is a joke.  I have worked with 50 minute straight periods of skill workouts and you are busting it to get the things in you need to get done.   

Tricky Question.  What do people judge the POY by, how there team does or by what they do?  If you decide based on how far your team gets, then you have to factor in the other players for both teams. If you are judging just by the player who got the most attention, had the best stats then I think it cant go off how far your team advanced.  If you are picking Team of the Year, that is a different story, but it is POY, so I would say Jimmer.  But, because politics are always apart of it, how far the team makes it helps a player out.  IMO if Uconn wins the National Tournament Kimba Walker will get it, if they dont Jimmer will get it.  I would pick Jimmer. JMO

There is no way that you know at what point in the games he scored his points so without knowing something, then why bring it up. Second, it is individual awards vs. teams scenerios you are talking about.  Apples and oranges.  The only other thing I can tell you is become a coach and you will get a vote. 

Have to agree.  Most players actually play better when they have better players around them. So you could argue that the other players in the district had an advantage because they were surrounded by other good players.  And if he averaged 20 a game against the other teams in district and he was Deweyvilles only threat, then that says alot.  I will agree that alot of District picks and most anything with basketball is laced with politics, but from the statements made, my opinion is the kid deserved the award.

I must be wrong, I thought he was, that is why I hadnt said anything earlier.  He is a good coach though, he did a good job at Sabine.

I would want to see each of them play 3-4 times before I could even start to give an opinion and then still it would be tough because some players play very well against average competition but when it goes to the next level they are no where to be found.  I like to see a player against the best competition 3-4 times and then I can usually tell if he can play.  There have been players I have seen play once against good competition and I knew they had the skills to do that the majority of the time.  For example, Kirie Irving from Duke, you can just tell by watching him move and see the floor that he can play.  He is very smooth and always thinking and under control.  I hope he comes back to Duke next year with the Rivers kid.  That would be a tough backcourt.

Tim Davis is from HJ I believe.  He did a good job when he coached at Sabine.  Went to Regionals and then had some trouble with parents or admin. which usually happens if you are not at the right place. And there are not too many right places to build a program left.  I dont know the entire story so I may be wrong, I just know Sabine was not very good and he came in a did a good job with them. I would think he would be a good fit if he wanted the position.  I also think there are alot of people that could do a good job they just need the opportunity.  Alot about finding a coaching position is who you know and having a little luck.  If you have a coach that will teach skills to K-12 and will be left alone to do the things he needs to do to teach these skills, you can win, if the coach knows what he is doing.  JMO  And I may be wrong about what happened with Coach Davis at Sabine, I just know he did a good job, and his teams played a good brand of basketball. I watched them in a Fall League a few times.

The information act only requires for you to list the people who filled out an application.  If you just send a resume but not both them they probably didnt include you.

Im from East Texas, and "wore off" has a certain ring to it, but yes my mom would have corrected me.  Coach Hand had me jump on it but I dont remember him ever getting on it.  I think he went out each year and bought the best shoes that would make the best "stomp".  What is funny, when I was at Troup the "stomp" was never brought up, or even anything I ever thought of.  When I coached at Huntington with him is when I started to recognize his use of  "the stomp".  One year they had shirts made that had something about "the stomp" on it.