HOW TO UPGRADE YOUR BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Organizing a successful basketball tournament or league takes up a lot of effort and manpower. The key to making it all work is by focusing on the participants and providing the best value with your ‘product.’ Make the extra effort to ensure it runs as professionally as possible. Here are some ways for you to add value to make it something worthwhile for your customers. Read more

THE TOP PRO FACTORIES

As March Madness draws near and future NBA hopefuls hit the hardwood, putting it all on the line for that one shining moment, it’s an opportune time to see which colleges have most effectively churned out players ready to make the jump to the League. Read more

HOW TO ORGANIZE A BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

A few weeks ago, we interviewed Brian Yang about running a basketball league. For basketball enthusiasts who want to give it a go themselves, that might be a daunting task. An easier compromise would be running a tournament, typically a one or two-day commitment that is simpler to run. Here are some tips: Read more

HOW TO NAB AN NBA LICENSING DEAL

The NBA hears a thousand offers from pitchmen trying to get their chotchkes emblazoned with Jerry West’s famed red, white and blue silhouette. Here are a few tips to set yourself above the pack. Read more

PLAYING AMATEUR GENERAL MANAGER

You can only do so much flying solo. You need teammates, which is tough when your field of potential players all work 40 hours a week in some office. In order to field the best team, you’ve got to look at how players fit together, which doesn’t necessarily mean the most talented scorers. Here are some tips on getting the right players. Read more

NURTURING KILLER INSTINCT

Developing a killer instinct like Michael Jordan’s famed cutthroat mindset may be as simple as repetition and nurturing a fearless attitude. Read more

SYSTEMATIZING YOUR LIFE AND BASKETBALL TRAINING

Everyday we wake up and we brush our teeth. It is a habit that we have developed over years and years of repetition. We don’t think about it. We just do it. And it feels wrong if you don’t. Read more

STARTING AND RUNNING A BASKETBALL LEAGUE

There are some people out there who adhere to the philosophy that that if they can’t find something they want, they either create it or provide others with the tools to create it. There is always a better way to do something. If they find themselves unhappy with their surroundings, they figure out a way to change it for their purpose. Read more

THE YIN AND YANG OF BALL AND LIFE

Maintaining the edge in your game takes practice, devotion, and above all, time. Read more

MACHIAVELLI AND BASKETBALL

In 1517, Niccolo Machiavelli wrote his famous dissertation on power, “The Prince.” Today, this book is seen as the classic study of power — its acquisition and expansion — and is often applied in life and business. Read more

HOW TO APPLY THE ART OF WAR TO BASKETBALL AND SUCCEED

“The Art of War” by Sun Tzu is an age old treatise that has heavily influenced Chinese history and Japanese military thought; today this book’s influence has spread to modern day businesses and corporations. Not only can the book’s insight guide us through life machinations, but it can also serve as a compass on the basketball floor. Read more

HOW NBA SUPERSTARS STAY MOTIVATED

Have you ever had those days when you woke up and didn’t want to go to work? We all have had days when we felt unmotivated to do anything, much less go to work. Now imagine getting up in the middle of an 82-game NBA season, legs weary, ribs bruised, and the pressure to win ever present. Read more

A NEW WAY TO THINK ABOUT NBA SALARIES

Interesting article by Ross Silver of the Salt Lake Tribune about how much an NBA player makes per hour. The average player makes approximately $3400 an hour. Read more