Bryce Butler
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Rajon Rondo closed his AAU timeout by preaching one thing — play off two feet. Not a play. Not a trick. Just jump stops. And watching his son Pierre and his teammates execute it is all the proof you need that this concept works at every single level of the game. The jump stop puts you in control. Not the defense.
Bryce Butler734,618 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
Coach K on Shane Battier’s podcast, telling a story about a call where he asked Battier if he pictured himself as ACC Player of the Year. Battier said no. Coach K hung up on him. Did it again a few days later. Same result. The message: “I’ll stop hanging up on you when you stop hanging up on you.” Battier had put himself in a box. A good box, but still a box. This is the part people miss about great players. It’s not just skill. It’s the willingness to picture something bigger than what’s comfortable to say out loud. Delusional confidence isn’t a bug. It’s part of the formula.
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Keyonte George went from 6 to 12 to 23 PPG in three NBA seasons and Dan Quinn said he learned the biggest reason was because got in crazy shape. Most players completely underestimate what elite conditioning does for their game on the court. If you know, you know.
Bryce Butler150,517 Aufrufe • vor 2 Monaten
A lesson every recruit needs to hear, from Shane Battier on his podcast Glue Guys with Duke's Jon Scheyer: When you decide against a school that recruited you, don't just send a text and go silent. Pick up the phone to call & thank the coach. Tell them what their interest meant to you, even though you're going elsewhere. Battier did exactly this as a senior, calling Tom Izzo, Steve Fisher, Roy Williams, and Dean Smith individually. Decades later, Izzo still thanks him for that call & he even had his own son do the same thing recently when cutting his college list. It's an uncomfortable conversation at 17 or 18 years old. But it builds a reputation that follows you for the rest of your career.
Bryce Butler22,845 Aufrufe • vor 9 Tagen
Greg McDermott on playing freshman Hudson Greer: “Our team lacks grit. The guy with the best edge is Hudson.” “I’m done asking guys to do what I want. If they can’t do it, we’re playing somebody else.” 13 minutes: 7 reb, 4 ast Talent gets you recruited. Toughness gets you minutes.
Bryce Butler411,406 Aufrufe • vor 10 Monaten
Toby Harris went from D3 at Brandeis to D1 at Iona to NBA pre-draft workouts with the Knicks and Cavs. Ben Pearce stayed D3 his entire career at Emory and still earned a pre-draft workout with the Wizards. Different paths, same lesson. Play at a high level and the right people will find you no matter where you are.
Bryce Butler131,588 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson said the one constant among winning players is being willing to fail in the summer when nobody is watching. Every failed rep forces you to adjust and figure it out, and that is exactly what builds the self belief that shows up when the lights come on. Get uncomfortable early and often… that is how winners are built.
Bryce Butler100,472 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten
Coach Sundance Wicks shut down his own assistant mid-conditioning because he doesn’t want coaches to be the only leadership voice in the building. College basketball is player-led, and if you can’t hold a teammate accountable or be held accountable yourself, coaches will find someone on the roster who can. Start building that muscle now.
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Jaquan Johnson is 5-foot-9, MVC Defensive Player of the Year, and one of the most coveted guards in this year’s transfer portal — size didn’t stop him, effort did the talking. Iowa State didn’t recruit him despite his size. They recruited him because of what he does with it. Undersized guards, take notes.
Bryce Butler114,791 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten
Grant McCasland on Texas Tech’s defense: “It’s not a scheme issue—it’s an effort issue. We’ll go deeper in the bench. Even if it costs us offensively, we’ll find out who wants to win more than they want to play.” Jazz Henderson earned minutes by competing in practice and becoming elite at ball pressure. Effort = minutes.
Bryce Butler169,122 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten
Ben McCollum on “going back to his D2 days”: He explains that because he didn’t pull the largest crowds at the D2 level, he’s used to supplying energy for his team. “Be the change you want to see in others. If you want your guys to fight, you got to fight.” Energy is contagious & coaches set the tone for their program!
Bryce Butler88,134 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten
Steve Lutz on assists and defense: When you don’t share the ball, you create no energy + Unpredictable shots = no transition defense. “When you’re selfish on offense, you’re selfish on defense. When you’re connected offensively, you’re locked in defensively.” It’s all connected.
Bryce Butler86,190 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten
Dusty May’s first words after winning a National Championship weren’t about this team — they were about FAU and last year’s Michigan squad. That’s what real program building looks like. The culture those guys established is the reason this group had the blueprint to go cut down nets.
Bryce Butler59,525 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten
The Zoom action is one of the most popular actions in the game — but Alabama hit Purdue with the Turn Zoom wrinkle and it was lights out. The best offenses don’t just run plays, they build in decisions that defenses aren’t ready to make. This is what high-level offensive basketball IQ looks like on film.
Bryce Butler50,313 Aufrufe • vor 5 Monaten
Ben McCollum has been COOKING up Horns sets all season long Peep this one where after the Chin back screen, the PG comes in to set a flare for that original screener at the elbow. Maryland goes under ➡️ draws help ➡️ 2-on-1 Ball fake ➡️ defender trips up ➡️ Tate Sage drills it McCollum’s whiteboard abilities are second to none!!!
Bryce Butler81,339 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten
Gerry McNamara told Syracuse on day one of summer practice that championships are built on what you do every single day. Not one great performance, not one great season, but every day consistently & repetitively. And when your coach pushes you harder than you think you can handle, that’s not them working against you…. That’s them telling you they already believe you can do it. The pressure is the compliment.
Bryce Butler35,167 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten
Green Bay 2-3 Zone Buster They swing it left before setting up for a ball screen going right. But the screener will slip and shallow out top the back side wing. The finish is a skip & Backside flares for the shooter Doug Gottlieb has Green Bay 2nd in Horizon League. Elite zone offense.
Bryce Butler51,789 Aufrufe • vor 8 Monaten
USA led late in the FIBA U18 AmeriCup championship and lost 67-65 on a 5-0 Canada run in the final 1:27. The film tells a story about body language, focus, and mental presence that goes way beyond the final score. Your energy on the floor cannot only show up when things are going your way. The moment you check out, you open the door for your opponent to take advantage!
Bryce Butler22,925 Aufrufe • vor 3 Monaten