Joey Burton
@JoeyBurton
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Husband, father, and basketball coach
Atlanta, GA
Joined March 2009
This is an incredible act of random kindness from Donovan Mitchell. Randomly selects two kids to sit courtside at tonight’s game
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The mental toughness of Novak Djokovic is incredible. This is a must watch.
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Chris Paul gives great insight to how he process ballscreen reads. Must Watch!
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Great example from Montrezl Harrell on how to take coaching. 1. Acknowledges Doc with a head nod in agreement and a low five . 2. Eye contact with Sam Casell. 3. Asks a question for clarification.
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Rick Barnes still has the best NCAA violation I know of. He was paying an assistant out of his own pocket because their salary wasn’t equal to what others were making.
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Nick Saban shares story about the negative influence body language had on Patriots rookie QB Mac Jones and how correcting it was a turning point in his career.
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Houston attacks the 1-3-1 by playing 2v1 with the bottom defender.
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The longer I’m around the game of basketball the more convinced I am of coaches needing to flood players with one thing: confidence. A simple, “I believe in you” could spark a flame of greatness.
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Great story from Draymond Green on how Steve Kerr got the Warriors to buy into ball movement. “The ball will always find the guy who’s supposed to get the shot.”
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Details are the difference . Nate Oats hired a third party analytics company and brought them on the tournament run to give insight. How many other coaches did this? If they had would there team still be in it?
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Masters Champion Scottie Scheffler wrote this note to himself it’s a must read for players and coaches. Thanks for the share @drrobbell
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💥Must Listen💥. KD gives terrific insight on his shooting efficiency this season. “The quality of shots I’m getting and my focus level on my fundamentals is what’s keeping me there.”
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Mistake Response. Two of the best PG‘s in the NBA demonstrate high-level mistake response in 3 ways:. 1. Their focus is on getting better. 2. Their focus is on the next rep. 3. Their focus keeps them present.
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Big fan of the football alignment to get the ball inbounds in late game situations.
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Jeff Van Gundy speaking truth in this clip by sharing a quote from Billy Donovan:. “You don’t get to decide what wins, your only decision is will you do what it takes to win.”
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Basketball players that have trainers if your watching Villanova and your trainer isnt working on straight line drives, jump stops, pivoting, shot fakes, and shooting correctly might be time to evaluate what your working on. 🤔.
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Love random screening in transition. DLo with the back screen for Rui and Lebron with the beautiful lob pass for the dunk.
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Add this action to your offense. Iowa wit the beautiful rescreen then slips for the lay up.
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This should become the norm when inbounding under the opposite basket in time and score situations in basketball next season.
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Show this to your players!!. Cody Zeller crashes the offensive glass then sprints back to get the chase down block against Embiid. Definition of multiple efforts!
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Love this explanation of a “players coach” from Notre Dame HC Marcus Freeman. More coaches should strive for this 👇🏼
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Must add offensive action against a press for last second shot!
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Hawkins beautiful mechanics. Hand under the ball. Pointer and middle finger in the center of the ball. Wrist in line with the rim.
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Kyrie Irving thoughts on greatness:. “Greatness is not for a few chosen people. It’s meant for those who persistently pursues their dreams everyday and make that choice when they wake up.”
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Every recruit needs to watch this! Saban gives great insight on what it takes to play at the college level.
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First saw this BLOB ran by Pat Summit for Candace Parker when ai was on staff at Mississippi State. Very good Blob set.
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Shooting detail. Notice how Brandon Miller efficiently gets his hand to the middle of the ball after the initial catch. Cash!!!
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What does your competitive character look like?. Stuelke is putting on a sprinting the floor clinic tonight. Edwards gets left behind on the run.
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The key to Villanova’s playing off two culture is that they come to a complete stop. Many players think landing then immediately jumping is equivalent to stopping. It’s not. Stopping gives more options.
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Data is important but how a coach interprets the data into their decisions is vital. Mazulla gives terrific insight into his interpretation of data.
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When @CP3 pushes the ball in transition he consistently locates the big and attacks them to disrupt their transition defense. Here is over 2 minutes of him using this technique.
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Have a player in a shooting slump?. This time of the year can be a tough stretch of the season. Teams have more intel, playing teams a second time, mental and physical fatigue are setting in. Here are 3 things I do when a player is in a shooting slump:.
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@LegionHoops @BasketNews_com I can see why he said this. A team is more than the the players collective talent and abilities. It’s how the talent and abilities work together.
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Dame Lillard’s approach to his craft is incredible. Coaches share with your players.
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The ball leads the body. Kyrie rips the ball below his knees then his body follows which allows him to be lower than Conley. Then just a masterful stop on the drive to draw the foul and get the bucket.
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Spencer is putting on a feet and fakes clinic in the paint tonight. Uses two shot fakes and a pivot to get the assist. Beautiful basketball.
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Point Guard Tip. When pushing in transition with no advantage look to cross the grain (floor) to create confusion on defense and opportunities to score like Rose does in this clip.
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There is going to be a dichotomy happening in basketball. The NBA wants to draft young while D1 programs are going to want to recruit older. Will the NBA eliminate the 1 year rule and start drafting out of high school and put those young players in the g league to develop? Have.
Jay Wright gets it . "The era of taking these young freshmen and trying to play against older players is over".
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Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel on his team being “joyfully deliberate.”. Share this with your team.
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George Kittle, TE for the 49ers, went from walk on at Iowa to the best tight end in the NFL. Great insight into what he changed to make it happen.
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Some excellent offensive concepts form Jazz HC Quin Snider. Advantage Basketball:. Get it. Keep it. Use it.
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Steve Kerr on having a true culture:. "If you can’t maintain your culture during the down times, then you don’t really have a culture. It’s just dependent on winning. The culture has to survive losing stretches.”.
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Lonzo Ball on what it takes to fight over ballscreens. Starts with having knowledge and then it’s all about the will.
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.@GeorgesNiang20 started his NBA career with odds stacked against him. In the 15 drafts before his the average career was 1.9 years for picks between 50 and 60. Georges has eclipsed that as he is on his 3rd contract and going into his 8th year in the NBA. Georges has worked
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SDSU post players staying on the blocks is actually the best defense of the night. They are literally keeping their elite guards from having a path to the rim.
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Harden is elite at straight line drives. He consistently will get his shoulder into the hip of his defender. Just a excellent teach clip
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❗️MUST WATCH❗️. Draymond Green gives his insight and breaks down the Warriors defense. Show this to your team to demonstrate what goes into high level defense.
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Players struggle with accepting roles because they fear they will be one dimensional and not reach their potential. After 7 years of working with NBA players that have had to accept roles here 5 things I’ve learned about . Role Acceptance.
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Shiftiness is about footwork and the ability to change body levels while the ball is being maneuvered with your hands. Brunson is a must study for those that want to be more shifty.
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The more I study footwork the more I’m convinced of it’s variablilty. So I teach different types of footwork patterns that can be used in various situations. This video shows Steph Curry using various types of footwork to get his balance and rhythm.
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Last spring @Cboogie_3 sent me a text and asked if he could work with me. At the first workout he told me he wanted to become more efficient. He was locked in all summer on his goal. Tonight he had 40pts on 19 shots. I’d say he achieved his goal! #boilerup
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I disagree. A player has the right to vertical space. A player can’t displace some one that is vertical.
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“I’m a big believer in you become what the head coach thinks of you.”.@CoachPainter . Via @cliffWISH8
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Davion Mitchell’s effort and competitive spirit is exactly what it takes to make it in the NBA.
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Joel must have forgotten this bucket from Georges against him in college.
.@JoelEmbiid on @GeorgesNiang20:. “I used to think he sucked, honestly. Obviously, on this team he’s doing way more than [shooting 3s]. What I’m impressed with is he’s a competitor. He brings so much joy to all of us, on and off the court. I’m just glad I have him.”. 🤣🥺.
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Brownell with a beautiful ATO set. Iverson Cut into a rescreen slip.
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Villanova HC Jay Wright on what motivates him:. “I’m really not motivated to be best of the best. I’m really passionate about each day. We really concentrate on living in the moment. I love coming in each day, being with these guys, and making the team the best it can be today.”.
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Steve Kerr on how he wants his players to play “fast, loose, and disciplined” during the game.
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Trail Shooting Drill:. Passer starts in the paint. 2 players start at each intersection of the half court circle. The player that doesn’t receive the pass contests. Passer can contest after a fly by or stay in the paint to guard the drive.
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This is gold from Billy Donovan on Ayo Dosunmu:. “When he does something that he knows isn’t the right decision he gets more focused, he concentrates more, he pays attention more.”
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It’s so rewarding seeing @GeorgesNiang20 work ethic and commitment lead to great production as a starter.
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SDSU had a championship defense. SDSU has championship talent. SDSU has an archaic offensive system that didn’t allow them to be competitive when it mattered most.
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Have had the privilege to work with numerous @BoilerBall players over the last 5 years. Here are some characteristics they all have:. 🏀 Coachable.🏀 Hard Workers.🏀 High Care Level.🏀 Invested.🏀 Humble. @CoachPainter has built a sustainable culture.
Another golden sound bite from Matt Painter. Following a win over Penn State, the #Purdue head coach was asked if he feels his team has overachieved this season (the Boilermakers are 18-7 overall and 11-3 in the Big Ten). Here is Painter's response ⬇️
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I’ve watched a lot of college basketball the last week and a common issue I see is so many teams catch and hold on offense which kills the pace and flow of offense. Need the .5 rule of the NBA. On the catch either shoot it, drive it, or pass it within .5 seconds.
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Teach offensive concepts and allow players to execute those concepts during the game.
Colorado St. Coach Niko Medved on the success of his team in the 1st half against Nevada:. "We're not calling any plays, we are just playing basketball, so I love our edge right now.". What do coaches think? Are there times when you don't call plays and let the game flow?
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Memphis Grizzlies PG Ja Morant is one of the best in the NBA at using the hold dribble. Ball stays in the middle of his body to keep from being poked out. Drops his hips and gets a wide base to keep defender on his back. Uses off arm to get even wider. Avoids the rearview
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Quin Snyder preaches and demands “feet and fakes” in the paint. Such a great teaching point.
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How valuable is 3 point shooting? . It can prevent a team from being upset. The teams that lost to the lower seed in the first round shot a combined 35/156 from 3. That’s 22.4%. Here are the teams percentages.
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This is gold from Spoelstra. Gives insight into what is the focus during timeouts and quarter breaks.
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Coaches have many systems but one that may be lacking is a shooting development system. In this thread I’ll share 5 ideas for a shooting development system. My hope is to get you to think more deeply about shooting development. 🧵.
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Must add BLOB from the Mavs. Use Kyrie and Luka in a zoom action for the slip lay up.
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Reggie Miller was a master at using screens. 🏀Change of speed.🏀Change if direction.🏀Read defender before the screen
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This is a master class on creating confidence for players.
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I believe the worst shot in basketball is the “I should have taken the first one so I’ll take this bad one” this is why it’s so important to have shooting drills that involve decision making.
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You want to know the skill that young players lack the most? . The skill of listening. It’s the number one skill I demand and have little patience with in all my youth workouts. The skill to listen will be the most beneficial skill they possess at higher levels.
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SSG are yielding great results for players in workouts. Here is one I use with a group of 5 or more:. Player with ball drives to basket. Low defender stunts to try and force a pick up. If ball gets kicked out low man closes out. Defender guarding the ball rotates to other player.
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.@edmondsumner shared this on his IG story yesterday. It was surprising and deeply encouraging. •.I believe strongly in servanthood. Although I don’t perfectly display it at all times it’s a core belief of mine. •.Serving others isn’t for the weak. You will be opening yourself
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So proud of you @Cboogie_3 you stayed focused on improving each workout in order to help @BoilerBall succeed. 42pts against the defending champs, it’s your world! Next up Sweet 16!
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.@GeorgesNiang20 has become one of the best 3pt spot up shooters in the NBA. Seth Curry is the only other player in this category
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Elite off hand activation from Clark. Doesn’t allow the defenders arm to get into her body. Big time skill!
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Mike Tomlin’s advice to those trying to earn an opportunity:. “It’s not about what group you’re working with, it’s about the work you do within the group. Some guys want Varsity action but when you’re in a JV game you better look like a varsity player.”.
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I know how much this Final Four means to my guy @RaphealDavis3 he is a big reason why Purdue’s culture is the way it is. Congrats Rapheal!!.
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In our shooting workouts while playing for Purdue @Cboogie_3 would get his reps from these distances. He prepared for this moment for years.
Distances on Carsen Edwards’ nine made 3-pointers Tuesday:. 23.30.25.26.30.33.28.33.28. Average distance: 28.4 feet.
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Straight Line Drives. One area youth players struggle in is the ability to drive in straight lines. I use this simple constraint drill to teach straight line drives and to emphasize attacking shoulders and hips.
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The world-class players are obsessed with fine tuning themselves in order to be their best. Watch Peyton Manning attack the detail of planting his right foot in order to improve his throws.
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In my experience of watching film turned down 3s that should be shot usually leads to bad results. Gotta let it fly!
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Terrific insight from Nick Saban on how to approach each game no matter the quality of the opponent.
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