On low post play, tripping over the truth, and letting things pass you by

June 13 | The 3-Point Play
BASKETBALL TIP
3 basic principles for low post play:

Position – Stand on the “up” side of the box. This allows you to receive a pass and turn to score on the baseline as well as to the middle.

Target – Give the passer a good target with your hand. Hold the defender out with a firm forearm and make it clear where you want the pass to be thrown with your other hand (the hand farthest from the defender).

Take What Comes – Don’t fight the defender; use them. If they force you baseline, take it with a quick dropstep. If the defender is on the baseline side, one step to the middle is all you need. Whatever you do, do it immediately and with power.

LEADERSHIP LESSON
“You can’t appreciate the solution until you appreciate the problem. So when we talk about “tripping over the truth,” we mean the truth about a problem or harm. That’s what sparks sudden insight.”

– Chip Heath

LIFE PRINCIPLE
“Remember to conduct yourself in life as if at a banquet,” Epictetus said. “As something being passed around comes to you, reach out your hand and take a moderate helping. Does it pass you by? Don’t stop it. It hasn’t yet come? Don’t burn in desire for it, but wait until it arrives in front of you. Act this way with children, a spouse, toward position, with wealth—one day it will make you worthy of a banquet with the gods.”

– Ryan Holiday