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Pro Basketball Coach ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ & Hoops Enthusiast - Former Juco PG - Camp Scene Enthusiast - Player Development Coach: @MJHoopsTraining
OH/MI/AL/NC/KY MattJonesHoops.com Joined May 2013
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Matt Jones @MattJonesHoops
2026 Ja Morant quickly becoming another iteration of Jalen Brunson-like teaching tape.

Playing off 2-feet, Level 3 finishes off the glass, runners off both feet, varied pick-ups, weak-hand finishes, & minimizing over-penetrating.

Same skills & decisions - different flavors
Matt Jones @MattJonesHoops
Dribbling through cones prepares players for real games about as well as driving in an empty parking lot prepares a 16-year-old for a 4-lane highway.

Game-representative practice environments are where perception is refined while stagnant cones force 0 adaptability.
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Matt Jones @MattJonesHoops
โ€œTalkโ€ - Coaches (& parents) everywhere

More specifically:

Pick 1 of these:
1.) Say what youโ€™re doing
2.) Say what youโ€™re seeing
3.) Say what you want to happen

Effective communication canโ€™t be the expectation with no direction what the players are supposed to โ€œTalkโ€ about