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East Carolina head coach does not allow his players to make mistakes in practice.  He thinks you must correct them each time.

Against a zone defense, Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey likes to put a big man who can shoot at the foul line.

Virginia head coach Pete Gillen gives these rules for shooting threes:  shoot going into the arc, shoot on the way up, shoot open shots, and get a 60 degree arc.

Bob Huggins, Cincinnati's head coach, does not use the term "jump to the ball."  He prefers the term "sprint to help."  Huggins wants his players sprinting to be in proper position.

Coastal Carolina head coach Pete Strickland likes to save something for the second half.

If a post player is caught behind, Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim will double with the ball side forward.

Buzz Peterson of Tennessee likes to use traps for the following reasons:  to control tempo, increase the pace of the game, creates an aggressive attitude, make the team ball oriented and not basket oriented, disrupts the offense, and players enjoy it.

Pete Gillen's offensive philosophy is based on pushing the ball up the floor and attacking the rim.

Hoggard High School (NC) head coach Bill Boyette instructs his players to secure all rebounds with two hands.

John Calipari, the head coach at Memphis, believes that you win with good people.  If you have a bad person on your team, you must get rid of them.  He also thinks coaches must know the difference between a bad person and a good person who makes a mistake.

Noted NBA analyst Hubie Brown does not believe that you can successfully feed a post who is being top-sided from the wing.  Instead you must move below the foul line, and the post should split the first marker.

Mike Brey will use the man on the inbounder to switch out on cutters on out-under plays.

Former Wisconsin head coach Dick Bennett broke his practices down into four areas: offensive fundamentals, defensive breakdown drills, team offense, and special situations.

Dick Bennett wanted his team to be known for team defense, shot selection, and taking care of the ball.

Dick Bennett believed in these five principles of biblical coaching:  humanity, passion, unity, servant hood, and thankfulness.

Dick Bennett thought that technique was not as important as results.

Dick Bennett believed that you, as coach, could only play about eight people and be successful.

Dick Bennett defended screens in the following manner:  the man guarding the screener played a one-man zone, while the man on the cutter chased his man through the screen.

Dick Bennett thought coaches should not try to make people happy.  He thought kids wanted consistency.

John Calipari tells coaches not to be afraid to say "no."  Let your players know that hard work comes before affection.

Baylor head coach Dave Bliss says that your fast-break defense is your most important defense because it starts with offensive execution.

For Auburn head coach Cliff Ellis, the important statistics are field goal percentage, rebounds and turnovers.

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo will vary the location of his stacks in a particular set play to get either a three-point shot or a two-point shot.

John Calipari wants his team to be excited and passionate.  To that end, he will publicly reward players that go hard in practice.

On all closeouts, Dave Bliss teaches his players to stop the shot first, the pass second, and then the dribble.

Cliff Ellis believes that rebounding is attitude.

Tom Izzo has two different names for his offensive transition:  break on a miss and blitz on make.

Pete Strickland will run the same play but move players to different spots.

Bill Boyette wants his junior varsity team to play primarily man-to-man defense.

Alabama head coach Mark Gottfried has five principles for his program: stance, rebound, share the ball, compete, and "competitive greatness."