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The Best Teams Aren't Supposed to Go to State?
I bet you had to do a double take at that headline. That is basically what I got told by a high ranking MSHSAA staff member a few years...


TBT: The Janitor Taught Me How to Play Basketball - The LEGEND of Larry Mosley
Throwback Thursday, this is one of my all time favorite stories, about a man I loved dearly. I wanted to run this one back for everybody....


Fixing the State Basketball Tournament
I wrote an article about the new idea for this "Championship Factor" yesterday. It almost broke the internet. Not really. But a lot of...


MSHSAA's New Idea
Every year the Missouri State High School State Activities Association (MSHSAA) has committees and rules meetings and an annual ballot to...


The Secret History of the Golden State Warriors’ Unstoppable Play
I found this and wanted to share it. The Golden State Warriors call the play Cyclone because they stole it from the Iowa State Cyclones,...


Coach Lebron Has Had Enough (Video)
The Cavs have been playing terrible, terrible, awful, horrible basketball here lately. "Coach Lebron" finally had enough and WENT OFF...


THURSDAY THROWBACK: A Helluva Good Coach: Brad Botsch
I'm going to try this Thursday Throwback edition. This was the #4 all time story on the website, and the first really big story we ever...


Jalen Hurts is a WINNER!
On the site Just Win Today you can always read articles about different ways to make your day a positive day or a better day. I enjoy...


The Real Reason Blake Harris Quit on His Mizzou Teammates
When you start something, you finish it. Don’t quit in the middle. At least that’s what I was always taught. Blake Harris quit the Mizzou...


The G-Unit: The best mid-season adjustment I ever made
The bus was quiet. Not a sound. That was always the rule after we lost a game, and even the cheerleaders knew it. I stared at the seat in...


The Basketball Field of Dreams, Eric Kesler's Farm
If you're a certain age, and you played ball growing up, you have memories of playing in some unique places. Like maybe it was a dirt...


"The Iceman" Terry Bell and the greatest basketball story ever told
It was March, 2002. Our team had just won the state championship for the first time. I took our entire team into the press conference...


"That's not why we lost." The time Bobby Hatchett gave the best post game answer ever.
Scott County Central and Sikeston. Two schools, located 8 miles apart. They share the same 63801 zip code, but in 2009 they hadn't played...


3 Good Ideas for Coaches This Week
I am a firm believer that coaches need to continually improve. I think that means you have to read a lot and study other coaches. I...


POLL: Good Coaching, or Not Coaching at All? (A Lesson from Coach Dale Denbow)
This might be the most bizarre basketball play I've ever seen. Watch this, and then I'll give you my reaction in my comments below. A few...


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