Comments on: A refreshingly blunt explanation for the Idaho pace http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/ Dishing info and insight on the NBA Development League Wed, 16 May 2012 12:20:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Fever Promotions » Blog Archive » Bob MacKinnon Hired By New Jersey Nets As Head Coach Of D-League’s Springfield Armor http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-140222 Fever Promotions » Blog Archive » Bob MacKinnon Hired By New Jersey Nets As Head Coach Of D-League’s Springfield Armor Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:15:56 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-140222 [...] great thing about basketball is that it’s a player’s game,” MacKinnon told D-League Digest a couple of years ago. “When I got the job last year, I figured ‘What’s most important to the [...] [...] great thing about basketball is that it’s a player’s game,” MacKinnon told D-League Digest a couple of years ago. “When I got the job last year, I figured ‘What’s most important to the [...]

]]> By: Bob MacKinnon Hired By New Jersey Nets As Head Coach Of D-League’s Springfield Armor | Developmental League Central http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-139973 Bob MacKinnon Hired By New Jersey Nets As Head Coach Of D-League’s Springfield Armor | Developmental League Central Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:57:58 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-139973 [...] great thing about basketball is that it’s a player’s game,” MacKinnon told D-League Digest a couple of years ago. “When I got the job last year, I figured ‘What’s most important to the [...] [...] great thing about basketball is that it’s a player’s game,” MacKinnon told D-League Digest a couple of years ago. “When I got the job last year, I figured ‘What’s most important to the [...]

]]> By: Bob MacKinnon Hired By New Jersey Nets As Head Coach Of D-League’s Springfield Armor | Developmental League Central http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-139622 Bob MacKinnon Hired By New Jersey Nets As Head Coach Of D-League’s Springfield Armor | Developmental League Central Wed, 14 Sep 2011 17:18:15 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-139622 [...] great thing about basketball is that it’s a player’s game," MacKinnon told D-League Digest a couple of years ago. "When I got the job last year, I figured ‘What’s most important to [...] [...] great thing about basketball is that it’s a player’s game," MacKinnon told D-League Digest a couple of years ago. "When I got the job last year, I figured ‘What’s most important to [...]

]]> By: Golden State Warriors Need A New Head Coach For Their D-League Team | Developmental League Central http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-113950 Golden State Warriors Need A New Head Coach For Their D-League Team | Developmental League Central Mon, 04 Jul 2011 12:40:07 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-113950 [...] former NBA player Randy Livingston, longtime DePaul head coach Joey Meyer and an interesting NBA development strategist in Bob MacKinnon. Suffice to say, Abelson’s probably been able to glean something [...] [...] former NBA player Randy Livingston, longtime DePaul head coach Joey Meyer and an interesting NBA development strategist in Bob MacKinnon. Suffice to say, Abelson’s probably been able to glean something [...]

]]> By: Golden State Warriors Need A New Head Coach For Their D-League Team | Developmental League Central http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-113488 Golden State Warriors Need A New Head Coach For Their D-League Team | Developmental League Central Sat, 02 Jul 2011 21:59:20 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-113488 [...] position), former NBA player Randy Livingston, longtime DePaul head coach Joey Meyer and an interesting NBA development strategist in Bob MacKinnon. Suffice to say, Abelson’s probably been able to glean something new [...] [...] position), former NBA player Randy Livingston, longtime DePaul head coach Joey Meyer and an interesting NBA development strategist in Bob MacKinnon. Suffice to say, Abelson’s probably been able to glean something new [...]

]]> By: Thursday Links | Miracle Covers http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-5288 Thursday Links | Miracle Covers Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:48:27 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-5288 [...] Starting off in the D-League The NBA D-League’s Idaho franchise is aptly named. [...] [...] Starting off in the D-League The NBA D-League’s Idaho franchise is aptly named. [...]

]]> By: Riding Pine http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-5265 Riding Pine Tue, 12 Jan 2010 09:37:42 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-5265 This guy's just bringing SSOL to the D League. This guy’s just bringing SSOL to the D League.

]]> By: Steve Weinman http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-5261 Steve Weinman Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:22:17 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-5261 Yes, I thought you might enjoy this from a Dick McGuire-ish standpoint. -sw Yes, I thought you might enjoy this from a Dick McGuire-ish standpoint.

-sw

]]> By: GOKC http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-5260 GOKC Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:57:06 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-5260 I think this guy's philosophy makes even more sense when you look at it from a sports psychology standpoint and realize that all of those team-first cliches are useless in the first place. Anyone can say that they only care about the name on the front or that they only want to win, but what does that mean on the court? Absolutely nothing. The best way for any team to win is to have every player playing to his individual best. The whole idea that individual focus and team focus are competing goals is absurd. A player improving his individual statistics - like shooting a higher percentage, rebounding more, improving his assist-to-turnover ratio - will make his team more likely to win. The stereotype of the "unselfish" player is a misnomer. This MacKinnon character knows his stuff. I think this guy’s philosophy makes even more sense when you look at it from a sports psychology standpoint and realize that all of those team-first cliches are useless in the first place.

Anyone can say that they only care about the name on the front or that they only want to win, but what does that mean on the court? Absolutely nothing. The best way for any team to win is to have every player playing to his individual best.

The whole idea that individual focus and team focus are competing goals is absurd. A player improving his individual statistics – like shooting a higher percentage, rebounding more, improving his assist-to-turnover ratio – will make his team more likely to win. The stereotype of the “unselfish” player is a misnomer.

This MacKinnon character knows his stuff.

]]> By: Hardwood Paroxysm » Blog Archive » Mackinnon Changing How Things Get Done In The D-League http://dleaguedigest.com/2010/01/11/a-refreshingly-blunt-explanation-for-the-idaho-pace/comment-page-1/#comment-5259 Hardwood Paroxysm » Blog Archive » Mackinnon Changing How Things Get Done In The D-League Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:03:12 +0000 http://dleaguedigest.com/?p=214#comment-5259 [...] via D-LeagueDigest. [...] [...] via D-LeagueDigest. [...]

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