'Monday'

Eight guys at practice on Monday. 13 on Tuesday.

This, I like. I remember in late spring/early summer how we'd have 17 guys at practice between our 15U and 17U teams on Sunday afternoons, guys driving in (mostly their parents driving) from all over the island. That was a blessing.

This is a blessing, too. I'm sorry I had to go work and cut practice a little short yesterday, but we got some basic work in, particularly in the high and low post, for our bigs. PLEASE REMEMBER, post offense is not limited to 4s and 5s. A truly good player will learn to play all positions. In a game situation, you may have a major advantage and mismatch over the opponent who is guarding you.

That makes the possibility of taking him into the post and working him over a PLUS situation no matter if you're a wing or point guard or big. A scenario that puts our best free-throw shooters in a scoring position is always what I look for as a player, teammate and coach. We will always run our sets and fastbreaks, but smart teams DO take advantage of mismatches.

As for today, practice is at 4:00 p.m. and my schedule is open, so we'll get a lot of ballhandling, post and 3-point shooting work in. REPETITION RULES. You know it and I know it. I keep stressing repetition and fundamentals, technique and consistency because in the end, what you do when the crowds and hype are at an emotional peak has nothing to do with what you did when they weren't around.

SWEAT EQUITY. You put in the reps and the sweat, you reward your team and yourself down the road. No sweat, no fun. It's up to you. I'll always be there to work with you, 5 o'clock in the morning or 5 o'clock in the afternoon.

I lub this game.