Real Basketball Training

Your kid told you that you add pressure. And you were just trying to help.

That’s one of the hardest things to hear as a parent who shows up to every game, drives every rep, and genuinely cares about their kid’s development.

Here’s the truth — both things can be true at the same time. You care deeply. And something isn’t landing the way you intend it.

The problem isn’t how much you care. It’s the moments you choose to show it.

After a tough loss your kid doesn’t need analysis. He doesn’t need a breakdown of what went wrong. He needs space to process what he just went through — before he can hear anything you have to say.

The right conversation after a game doesn’t evaluate performance. It builds a competitor. There’s a real difference between a parent who debriefs and a parent who develops.

I put together a free 1-page guide — 5 questions that help your kid process their own experience without feeling interrogated or evaluated.

For the parent who cares deeply and just wants to get it right.

👉 Link in bio.

Memphis is done.

Not one game was a blowout. Every game was close. Every game was winnable. We lost them ourselves.

Here’s what improved — defense held opponents to 51 points per game compared to 77 in Indianapolis. Rebounds up 6 per game. Steals up 1.5 per game. The work is translating.

But here’s what cost us every game.

The moment we got pressed — the moment it got physical — the moment the game sped up — we stopped trusting the system and went individual.
Scoring dropped 16 points per game. Shooting fell from 43% to 32%.
We passed less and turned it over more every single game.

And here’s what bothered me most this weekend.

Two types of players hurt us. The ones who were satisfied with their stats after a loss — happy with their points, fine with the result because they got their minutes. And the ones with bad body language on the bench when they didn’t play as much as they expected.

Both made it about themselves. Both cost us games.

Winning is a skill. It has to be learned, practiced, and chosen every single day. It doesn’t start when the ball goes up. It starts with how you show up — on time, in your gear, locked in on the bench, trusting your teammates when the pressure is on.

We’re learning how to lose close games right now.

That stops in Las Vegas.

Competitors. Not performers.

📘 Let Him Play — link in bio.