I spent some time with an Athletic Director over the weekend and he gave me a few good quotes. One was, ‘you get it or you don’t get it; if you don’t get it, I can’t teach it to you…’
I love that!
I saw a few comments by Detroit Pistons power forward Antonio McDyess this weekend:
“It is a new era,” said McDyess, who at age 34 averaged a double-double for the last 30 games of the regular season. “There is a new generation coming in. It seems like every young guy now is a freakin’ amazing athlete, an amazing talent. From one to five (positions), it’s like everybody coming in now is an outstanding athlete.
“In the past you would have a shooter that couldn’t jump, or an athlete that couldn’t shoot or somebody was strong but not fast, you know? Now they got it all; they are big, fast, they can run, jump and shoot. You look at it, I think you are going to start to see some of those younger teams get to the Finals. The new phase of the league is coming in.”
Thank you Antonio; players are working hard! The game is in good hands with the young guys – but if you want to keep advancing, you have to keep playing. Rest when you get in your 40’s. Shoot every day, run, lift, work on your dribbling…Like McFadden and Whitehead once said, ‘Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now’.
While watching the two NBA playoff games last night, it was such a joy to see guys like Ben Gordon, Ray Allen and Tony Parker excel. Three guys who play the right way!
PLAY THE RIGHT WAY!
-Coach Finamore
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