Getting Open
As usual, Rick Torbett has shared another great article concerning The Read & React. The Read & React Offense is not engaged (start) until the ball has entered the half-court and has been: Passed to a perimeter teammate Passed to a posting teammate Dribbled At a teammate, Driven North-South, Power Dribbled, or Reverse Dribbled. Until […]
Attitude – It’s a Choice
Our goal at The Tribe is not only to provide you with the best basketball content, but also share with you any articles that can help you become a better person and a coach. Today we wanted to share a great poem we came across titled Attitude, by Chuck Swindoll.
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Elite Player Development with Adam Harrington (Kevin Durant’s Trainer)
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) got the rare opportunity to talk shop with Kevin Durant’s private skills instructor, and former NBA player, Adam Harrington. Adam’s workouts are purposeful and focused on perfect footwork – and they obviously ‘work’ – as his protégé […]
Great Outdoors
I’m 37 years old. That puts me in the mid-range. I’m certainly no spring chicken. Hell, I graduated high school (1994) before any of my current players at DeMatha were even born. For all of you Millennial ballers to enjoy, here is the 16-year-old version of yours truly – fresh with feathered hair, tiny shorts […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Qualities of Great Teammates
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss the qualities that make a great teammate and why those qualities are necessary to winning consistently. Listen Now
3 Tips to Become a Better Defender
Our friends at PGC do a phenomenal job at breaking down skills and providing efficient ways to improve your overall game. Recently during one of their Halftime Talks of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, PGC’s Tyler Coston listed out three tips to becoming a better on the ball defender. Live in the Bubble The “bubble” […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: An M.V.P. Interview with Kevin Durant
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) sit down with the NBA’s reigning MVP Kevin Durant. KD shares insight on how he has grown as a player and as a person as well as offers advice for all players and coaches. Listen Now […]
Coaching Tips from an NBA Legend
Long-time NBA coach Del Harris has shared some great tips concerning several different aspects surrounding the game of basketball. Check them out below and let us know what you think. On offense, make them have to play all of us. This means to have ball and player movement–reduce the ball-stopping that too much 1-on-1 or post-up basketball requires. […]
Dribbling with the Globetrotters
If you’re a young player sitting at home surfing the internet, then pick up a basketball and head outside and work on these fundamental dribbling drills. The Harlem Globetrotters shared four of their favorite drills to get warmed up in the video below: Around the World Figure 8 Figure 8 Dribble Quick Hands Drill
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Better Legacy: Phil Jackson or Gregg Popovich?
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) debate the legacies of Phil Jackson and Gregg Popovich. Who was ‘better’? Who is more impressive? Can you just count rings or is it a deeper conversation? Listen Now
