Tex Winter
Tex Winter
Morice Fredrick "Tex" Winteris an American retired basketball coach, and innovator of the triangle offense...
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everybody jersey plays principles team touches
New Jersey plays the same way we do. It's a team concept. Everybody touches the ball. The principles are the same.
along coaches cultivated enjoy faith learned life people pleasantly remained
The coaches who enjoy life are those who have remained young at heart, have faith in God, have cultivated a sense of humor, have learned to like people and to get along harmoniously and pleasantly with them.
basketball best competition emphasized giving glory keeps thrill trials winning
Basketball has been my life. There are trials and tribulations, it's time-consuming. But there's glory and the thrill of competition. I've never emphasized winning or losing. It's giving your best and the glory of competition - that's what keeps me in it.
basketball burst gotten moments walk
Basketball can really burst your bubble. There are moments you want to walk away from it and never come back. Somehow, I'v always gotten over those moments.
team winning player
I think there's an awful lot of ball players with great skills, but whether or not they're going to be on winning teams is not going to be answered until you see how they fit in to a team or a program. If they don't, it may be their fault or it may be their coaches.
basketball hustle ifs
There is no substitution for hustle, and if you don't hustle there will be substitution
basketball pride play
Good defensive play is as much a matter of hustle, desire and pride as it is anything else.
basketball moving play
Probably the most important aspect of individual defensive play is the 'close-out.' This approach to the ball should be made in a 'step-drag action' with advanced foot moving forward first and then the back foot in a boxer's type shuffling of the feet.
player ability feels
The main thing is, too many players feel like they're complete players when they're not, so rather than acknowledge their limitations and play within their ability, they overreach.
criticism praise should
Neither criticism nor praise should be highly regarded.