Hi Savi team. I've recently gotten into debated regarding Coach & Player dynamics in today's world (As we know, today's generation of kids are different with social media and how they interact with authority. With the context that everyone's situation is different. Here are my questions. 1) What are your thoughts on Coaches playing online video games with their players- Assistants specifically. 2) What are your thoughts on Coaches taking a select few players to outings- Grabbing lunch, going to the mall, going to other games together, etc. Not as a team- only with "their guys" 3) If you were a Head Coach, and your staff was participating in things like this, how would you approach it? Part of the debate is that Coach-Player relationship can sometimes be stronger with this dynamic as it builds trust and rapport, while another side of the debate was that it blurs lines and that accountability becomes harder to enforce.

Coaches — I’d love to hear how you all handle this with your players, parents, and overall program philosophy. I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea that “analytics-based basketball” isn’t just about shooting more 3s or playing fast, but about maximizing expected value (shot quality, first-best shot, etc.). The tradeoff, as I understand it, is that while this approach can increase your chances of winning over time, it also increases variance — meaning you may have more blowout losses along the way. For example: instead of consistently losing close games, you might win more overall, but when you lose, it can get lopsided. My questions: - How do you communicate this idea to players and parents who naturally judge success by score margins and “keeping games close”? - Do you fully embrace the variance that comes with this style? - At the youth/high school level, how do you balance “playing the right way” analytically vs. managing confidence? - Have you found ways to help players stay bought in during those tougher, one-sided loses?

What teams at the high school level have had success with lock left defense

Coming out of last weeks Newsletter, I have gotten over 100 requests for the primer on the LL Blue Zone. So I made this video, and put it in the LockLeft Mini Course here. The intent of Blue is a change up to your base defense, though it can be your base as well! I just believe it's ideal to have a change up to whatever your base D is. As always, this and all our most updated videos are available to our SAVI Basketball members. Come check it out FREE for 7 Days.

This next year is going to be a very different personnel group for me. I will still have some good guard play, but 2 of my better ones are big that like to play down low. Has anyone ran drive and space with 2 bigs low? Or ran it with an open post to have them rotate there?