Dick Bennett
Dick Bennett
Richard A. "Dick" Bennettis an American college basketball coach who is best known for building the Wisconsin-Green Bay Phoenix men's basketball program into a mid-major power and revitalizing the Wisconsin Badgers basketball program. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he is the father of current Virginia Cavaliers head coach Tony Bennett and current Northern Illinois women's basketball head coach Kathi Bennett...
arrogance empties face false gut learned pride punch realize rebuilding truly
Sometimes you have to be empty. That is one thing I have truly learned in all the rebuilding projects. At some point, you have got to take a punch to the gut that just empties all the arrogance or pride or false hopes, and then you realize we better face up to who we are.
circus defense shots talked took
At halftime, we talked about 'Let's just show some semblance of a half-court defense and some offense. We took a lot of circus shots in the first half.
bottom line picture time viewed
The big picture is what has to be viewed in this process. There comes a time when the bottom line is all that matters. But that time has not come yet.
basketball practice coaching
Practice to beat the best.
basketball real team
I concluded some time ago that a major part of success of a team, or of an individual, has a great deal to do with the intangible qualities possessed. The real key is in how a person see himself (humility), how he feels about what he does (passion), how he works with others (unity), how he makes others better (servanthood), and how he deals with frustration and success, truly learning from each situations (thankfulness). I believe those concepts are the essence of a good player, team, coach, or individual in any capacity in life.
play discipline incredibles
It is a paradoxical statement, but it takes incredible personal discipline to play with great freedom.
teach i-can
I must learn what I can to teach what I must.
basketball coaching defense
We teach offense 5-0/5-5 (whole method) and defense by part (1-1/3-3).
basketball player coaching
What you specifically teach is what your players will do best.
basketball team coaching
What does this program/team need this week?
earn execution half second timing
UCLA's execution in the first half was a thing of beauty. Their screens, their cuts, their timing was perfect. In the second half, we made them earn it.
elementary keeping opposed percent schools warehouse
We're all 100 percent for keeping the elementary schools in their communities opposed to making a warehouse for the kids, so to speak.
music whether
Whether you like his music or not, he's a big name.
compete felt
We felt like we should be able to compete with them.