Hubie Brown Thoughts

Hubie Brown Thoughts-
You try to tell guys, will you please wait 'til the screener is set?-
You cannot feed a guy in the post from above the free throw line.
-When you're defending the postman, never turn your back back when someone's cutting.
- You try to tell guys, you never dribble just once.
- You must remember, young players, who are you fouling?
- You cannot allow a big man to take the ball uncontested from half court. You must cut him off at the circle.
- Your man leaves you, you cut to the front of the rim
- You must pound the boards, force the ball up, and the fatigue factor will free up easy threes.- You always give it to the guy who's cutting and has the high percentage shot.
- You must take advantage of turnovers and second shots.
- When running the UCLA offense, you must jam the passer.
- Any time the ball goes to the wing and a back screen is set by the center or forward or the point guard, someone must help him out -- or else jam the passer.
- If you front the low post or gamble for a steal, it's a layup.
- Any time you get in that area [the lane], you try to make a bounce pass.
- You're either going to trap or you're going to force the dribbler high -- but you cannot allow him to turn the corner.
- If you're going to force him, force him baseline -- do not allow him to get into the lane.
- Post-up guys, will you please catch the ball with both hands, then get good position, then turn to the basket.
- You always want to create angles when you start the fast break.
- If you're going to front and you catch a lob you cannot send up anything soft.- On dribble penetration you can let your man go baseline, but if they go to the lane instead... Come on! Where's the help?
- You cannot send all 3 guys to the basket because the post up man will have no one to pass to.- Whenever the defensive team fronts the low post, you must clear out the opposite side low box defender.
- You try to tell guys, when you're playing against good half-court defense not to pass the ball off the dribble because you cannot take it back if the defense reacts.
- You cannot front a great post-up player unless you also jam the passer.- In the transition offense you cannot post a man that close to the basket
.- You cannot leave your feet unless you are shooting the ball.- You always tell defenders, make the ball change direction.

Things Asked Of Our Players Daily

Things asked of our players daily:
1. Work Hard
2. Concentrate
3. Talk

Mental Management--Goal Setting System

MENTAL MANAGEMENT GOAL SETTING SYSTEM


Step 1—Decide Exactly What You Want. Be specific.

Step 2—Decide When You Want It.

Step 3—List The Pay Value. List all the reasons that are important to you for getting the goal.

Step 4—Answer, “Why don’t I have this now?”

Step 5—Ask, “What is my plan to get this goal. What will price will I pay to get this goal?”

Step 6—Ask, “Is the prize worth the price?”

Step 7—Schedule my plan. If it isn’t scheduled, it will not get done.

Essential Wooden--10 Team Tips

10 TEAM TIPS

1. Be thinking at all times.
2. If you do your best, never lose your temper and never be out-fought or out-hustled, you'll have nothing to worry about.
3. Without faith and courage, you are lost.
4. Have respect for, without fear of, every opponent, and confidence without cockiness in regard to yourself.
5. Never be a spectator. Be in the fight at all times.
6. Unselfish team play and team spirit are two of the foremost essentials for our success.
7. We have tough battles ahead. Enjoy the thrill of being a hard fight.
8. Never stoop to playing dirty--play hard and don't complain.
9. Be sure to acknowledge and give credit to a teammate who hits you with a scoring pass or for any fine play he can make.
10. Be a competitor. When the going gets tough, really get going.
    
    

What Makes A Winning Team

The game is very simple and as Pete Newell said, "it is overcoached and undertaught." Here are a few things we believe that makes a winning team:

• Be in condition--physically and mentally
• Make FT's
• Don't let the other team fast break you
• Solid half-court defense
• Keep the ball out of the middle 1/3.
• Deny the ball to the post
• Defensive rebounds--5 defenders block out 4 offensive players
• Handle the ball well
• Pass the ball well
• Shot selection--take good shots to be good--great shots to be great
• Offensive rebounds
• Being a better player--take one charge per game; put my body on somebody on every shot; know my role as a passer; don't waste possessions by getting emotional; go everytime to the offensive boards

Coach Meyer Lessons To UCF Team #2

Here are a few "quick hitters" from Coach Meyer to our team:

• Those who won't compete--complain.
• Can't spend 90% of time on 10% of the team. What are you bringing to the table?
• Work to become wiser, not smarter.
• He asked Buster Olney is intelligence what stops players? Buster replied, "No. It's getting past failure. Great hitters get past an 0 for 4 night.
• You will encounter failure, and you will overcome with toughness.

Respect:

• Eye Contact vs Eye Roll
• Energy Provider vs Energy Sucker
• Selfish and Soft vs Being Tough and a Servant

Coach Meyer--Working To Be A Family

Our program had a great opportunity on Wednesday for Coach Meyer to speak to our team. He spoke to them about several things, but the theme of his message was, "working hard to be a family." I wanted to share a few of the items he passed on to our team:

• Work hard at being a family here, a family looking out for each other.
• Some people will watch you and want you to do something wrong.
• Do the next right thing right.
• Everyone will get cheated in life at some point. How will you respond? Don't say, "Why me? Instead, ask 'What now?'
• N.B.A.--Next Best Action
• Don't be a whiner. Find a way to move on.
• You have a great opportunity here, but it's only going to last 4 years. Get your education, think in terms of being professional, think in terms of being a cut above.
• Work at a higher standard than the people you "run" with may expect.