Drills, tempo and actually incorporating such into games

Alan Stein, is a Nike trainer who also works at DeMatha High. He has gained tremendous respect for his work and achievements. Stein recently did a post at his site about people he admires and it contained an interview with Kevin Eastman.

Here's one Q-and-A:

Question: What aspects of the game do coaches need to emphasize more with their players?

 Coach Eastman: Most coaches are great with drills. They know millions of them. But they need to teach their players to transfer those drills into playing the actual game. That transfer is the ultimate goal. Most high school (and many college) players don’t really know how to play. Coaches need to emphasize time and score, proper spacing, ball movement, help defense, post feeds, tempo, etc.

 Here is another:

Question: What are the biggest skill deficiencies you see in high school players?

Coach Eastman: They play too fast, they over dribble, and they care too much about “me” and not enough about “we.” Getting players to understand tempo is extremely challenging, but it is a quality that all of the top players have.

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This might not float the boat of many but this is material we love. How and why do Coach Bo Ryan's players at Wisconsin improve their individual numbers every season?

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How and why do Coach X's players rarely get better throughout their eligibility?

Steve Nash (and many others) understand tempo (as well as so ,many other aspects of basketball). That's one of the reasons Nash succeeds despite not being the strongest, quickest or the best jumper.