A Few Good Basketball Videos

Pardon my diversion from the classroom, but I've found a couple great clips to share not just with my girls, but any aspiring ballplayer or athlete.

Steve Nash and "Early Specialization" What do you think that means... early specialization. How does that relate to the clips weaved into the video's start?


Whatever the case... this is why every young athlete should admire Steve Nash, and not LeBron, Kobe, or Melo - "If you want to be good, you've got to practice."

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And another:



Still want to complain that "the spider is hard?"

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And just for fun:



You've got no idea what watching MJ was like. And like this commercial, life almost froze while he played. Every moment was an opportunity for something special, something amazing, something nobody had ever though of, let alone done. Everybody loved MJ, every kid wanted to be MJ, and families watched the Bulls together, even if they didn't like basketball. Jordan made basketball a way of life, and this video captures that for 30 seconds... although Nike's just trying to sell shoes. (And what sweet shoes they were!)

Mike was special because of his relentless work ethic and competitiveness. Yes, he had talent, but hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work. And this was a man who was cut from his small-town basketball team as a Sophomore in High School. It's never too late to start getting better...