Chicago Tribune: The Chicago Bulls have become the envy of coaches around the NBA — and not just because they have the best record and the reigning league MVP in Derrick Rose.
Coaches from opposing teams continue to be impressed with the quality depth and exceptional teamwork displayed by a Bulls team beset by injuries to key players, including Rose.
From assistant coach Dominick Cannon of St. Patrick High School (IL):
One shooter and one or two rebounders
Shooter works around chairs and gets into a jump shot at each one
Rebounder grabs ball and replaces it on each chair
Shooter shoots for one minute and keeps score
Note: change patterns of movement between chairs and location of chairs
The following is from a handout provided by University of Illinois-Chicago assistant men’s basketball coach Al Biancalana:
“There are no easy answers or miracle schemes that will be consistently effective with minimum effort. Great defense results not from great schemes but from the defensive commitment from the players and staff. To be a great defense team, we must trust our system and make it work. We must trust our teammates to do their jobs and make sure that they can trust you to do yours.”
- Stan Van Gundy, Head Coach, Orlando Magic
“Instead of complaining that we don’t have everything we want, we should be glad we don’t have everything we deserve.”
“My center is giving way; my right is pushed back; situation excellent. I am attacking.”
“Sometimes the most important battles are the ones you lose.”
“When I was a young man I observed that nine out of every ten things I did were failures. I didn’t want to be a failure so I did ten times more work.”
“Winning isn’t everything, but losing is nothing.”
“No man ever injured his eyesight by looking on the bright side of things.”
“Before you flare up at anyone’s, take time to count to ten – ten of your own.”
