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]]> By: wrdwittman http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/13/success-motivation/#comment-65153 wrdwittman Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:21:11 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1287#comment-65153 Mr. Cuban: I'm going to write this note to you because I believe that you're probably a man who monitors his own blog. I've watched a few pro prospects work out on NBA.com and I have some concerns with the teaching these young men are receiving. I don't evaluate players, only teach. 1. Tyler Hansbrough A. His first step would be much better if he had better hands - the more violent the hands to begin the move, the quicker and cleaner that first step becomes. Hansbrough should be handling the ball between his elbows more (refer to Billups from the Nuggets who does it well) to initiate a move. * Scoring at your level is about creating and manipulating space. If his first step doesn't get better (and, again, it would if someone would teach him how to better use his hands in using the ball as a 'weapon'), he'll struggle with learning to use the bounce. B. He opens up much too far on his jump hook. He exposes the ball and fails to use his body to his advantage. He needs to be taught to bring the ball up from his opposite shoulder. I worked the NC summer basketball camp a few years ago (when Hansbrough was a frosh) and neither May or Marvin Williams wanted nothing to do with him then so I know this young man's physical strength is really something. So this could be a good weapon for him if he learns to score better to his right shoulder. C. He also needs to learn to get us feet underneath him quicker on his attempted shots. He does fine in establishing post position before the ball is entered (which is also an under-taught skill from what I've seen on film). D. He needs to snap off his pass. In transition in particular, his ball is in the air too long. All he needs to do his snap his hands. 2. Steph Curry A. Great footwork entering the shot coming off the screen and he drops down well at the screen also - lowering his shoulders and creating contact with the screener. But, I'd like to see players coming off get their hands on the screener to better help them change direction and momentum. B. This is a young man I'd like to see become dedicated to the weight room but I'm sure that advice has been given to him on several occassions. 3. Jordan Hill A. Plays too narrow, especially at the base. His hips are high and and will become much too limited an offensive player as a result. B. I'd like to see him taught how to spin off contact once he intiates the contact. C. This is another example of a player who handles the ball below his elbows and, as a result, has an inadequate explosion. As an example, as he faces in the post, his crossover step is much to weak and slow because he doesn't rip the ball through well. He'd have a good rip move if he'd handle the ball the right way. * I see that Attack Athletics is doing some training of these young men. I'm sure their dollars could be better spent. These are just a few thoughts regarding the teaching of these prospects as they begin preparation for the draft and league. I'm just an old fart of a guy who coached too long but I still love it. It's hard to get it out of your system, isn't it?! Thank you for your attention. Ward Wittman Mr. Cuban:
I’m going to write this note to you because I believe that you’re probably a man who monitors his own blog.
I’ve watched a few pro prospects work out on NBA.com and I have some concerns with the teaching these young men are receiving. I don’t evaluate players, only teach.
1. Tyler Hansbrough
A. His first step would be much better if he had better hands – the more violent the hands to begin the move, the quicker and cleaner that first step becomes. Hansbrough should be handling the ball between his elbows more (refer to Billups from the Nuggets who does it well) to initiate a move.
* Scoring at your level is about creating and manipulating space. If his first step doesn’t get better (and, again, it would if someone would teach him how to better use his hands in using the ball as a ‘weapon’), he’ll struggle with learning to use the bounce.
B. He opens up much too far on his jump hook. He exposes the ball and fails to use his body to his advantage. He needs to be taught to bring the ball up from his opposite shoulder. I worked the NC summer basketball camp a few years ago (when Hansbrough was a frosh) and neither May or Marvin Williams wanted nothing to do with him then so I know this young man’s physical strength is really something. So this could be a good weapon for him if he learns to score better to his right shoulder.
C. He also needs to learn to get us feet underneath him quicker on his attempted shots. He does fine in establishing post position before the ball is entered (which is also an under-taught skill from what I’ve seen on film).
D. He needs to snap off his pass. In transition in particular, his ball is in the air too long. All he needs to do his snap his hands.
2. Steph Curry
A. Great footwork entering the shot coming off the screen and he drops down well at the screen also – lowering his shoulders and creating contact with the screener. But, I’d like to see players coming off get their hands on the screener to better help them change direction and momentum.
B. This is a young man I’d like to see become dedicated to the weight room but I’m sure that advice has been given to him on several occassions.
3. Jordan Hill
A. Plays too narrow, especially at the base. His hips are high and and will become much too limited an offensive player as a result.
B. I’d like to see him taught how to spin off contact once he intiates the contact.
C. This is another example of a player who handles the ball below his elbows and, as a result, has an inadequate explosion. As an example, as he faces in the post, his crossover step is much to weak and slow because he doesn’t rip the ball through well. He’d have a good rip move if he’d handle the ball the right way.
* I see that Attack Athletics is doing some training of these young men. I’m sure their dollars could be better spent.

These are just a few thoughts regarding the teaching of these prospects as they begin preparation for the draft and league. I’m just an old fart of a guy who coached too long but I still love it. It’s hard to get it out of your system, isn’t it?!

Thank you for your attention.

Ward Wittman

]]> By: bjobson http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/13/success-motivation/#comment-65148 bjobson Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:20:57 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1287#comment-65148 Hey Mark, this success and motivation post has really inspired me. My one question that i have for you regarding the time you started MicroSolutions Inc. is how did you get the software and hardware that you would sell to your customers? Who supplied you? Hey Mark, this success and motivation post has really inspired me. My one question that i have for you regarding the time you started MicroSolutions Inc. is how did you get the software and hardware that you would sell to your customers? Who supplied you?

]]> By: wildwhitewoody http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/13/success-motivation/#comment-65144 wildwhitewoody Sat, 06 Jun 2009 08:19:16 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1287#comment-65144 Just reflecting from an earlier post above about how another competitor should try for another team in Ontario. Well it came to fruition. WOOT. The inevitable chess match is gonna happen with another group of players vying for that zone. Here is the new players involved. Move over Jim Balsillie -- you've now got competition to bring another NHL team to southern Ontario. In fact, right in Toronto. A Toronto public relations entrepreneur and his investor group unveiled an ambitious plan Friday to seek a second NHL team for the city. The pitch by Andrew Lopez, 37, came complete with a proposed jersey, team name, business plan and a reported $1 billion in financing. How does the "Toronto Legacy" grab you? That's what they're proposing to name the team. They hope to have this NHL expansion team for Toronto in time for the 2012-13 season. Anyway this might happen if they can convince... Everyone thinks that Lebron James is going to the Knicks. I really do not think so unless they pick up a Bosh or a Stoudamire in the 2010 free agency with him. How about Lebron and Dirk now that would be a better 1-2 punch than Kobe and Gasol even. Mark Farwell WW Just reflecting from an earlier post above about how another competitor should try for another team in Ontario. Well it came to fruition. WOOT. The inevitable chess match is gonna happen with another group of players vying for that zone.

Here is the new players involved.

Move over Jim Balsillie — you’ve now got competition to bring another NHL team to southern Ontario. In fact, right in Toronto.

A Toronto public relations entrepreneur and his investor group unveiled an ambitious plan Friday to seek a second NHL team for the city.

The pitch by Andrew Lopez, 37, came complete with a proposed jersey, team name, business plan and a reported $1 billion in financing.

How does the “Toronto Legacy” grab you? That’s what they’re proposing to name the team.

They hope to have this NHL expansion team for Toronto in time for the 2012-13 season.
Anyway this might happen if they can convince…

Everyone thinks that Lebron James is going to the Knicks. I really do not think so unless they pick up a Bosh or a Stoudamire in the 2010 free agency with him.

How about Lebron and Dirk now that would be a better 1-2 punch than Kobe and Gasol even.

Mark Farwell

WW

]]> By: Inspiration for Entrepreneurs - Mark Cuban : Startup Spark - Startup Business News and Advice http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/13/success-motivation/#comment-65052 Inspiration for Entrepreneurs - Mark Cuban : Startup Spark - Startup Business News and Advice Mon, 01 Jun 2009 08:23:23 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1287#comment-65052 [...] a very smart guy who has a great blog at BlogMaverick.com. One of his best blog entries is called Success & Motivation. In this entry, he tells his entrepreneurial stories. Reading the whole thing, you couldn’t [...] [...] a very smart guy who has a great blog at BlogMaverick.com. One of his best blog entries is called Success & Motivation. In this entry, he tells his entrepreneurial stories. Reading the whole thing, you couldn’t [...]

]]> By: davidcas24 http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/13/success-motivation/#comment-65029 davidcas24 Sat, 30 May 2009 13:44:29 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1287#comment-65029 mark, well said. the best blog ive read so far in my life. you inspired me 16yrs old boy who's just reading news about dallas mavs and your case came across the link here in this blogsite... i want to be like you someday. you are already a billonaire but we can still see you on a normal clothes and im so proud being a mavs fans beause of you and dirk. one question came from my mind when i read a news about u and there you said you didnt wear your suit for 6yrs? is that true?? if its you are the only billionaire i knew so is such a great man inside and out bye take care always, hope ull do something to get a mavs 1st championship mark,

well said. the best blog ive read so far in my life. you inspired me 16yrs old boy who’s just reading news about dallas mavs and your case came across the link here in this blogsite…

i want to be like you someday. you are already a billonaire but we can still see you on a normal clothes and im so proud being a mavs fans beause of you and dirk.

one question came from my mind when i read a news about u and there you said you didnt wear your suit for 6yrs? is that true?? if its you are the only billionaire i knew so is such a great man inside and out

bye take care always, hope ull do something to get a mavs 1st championship

]]> By: Success and Motivation - Corpus Christi Current http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/13/success-motivation/#comment-65026 Success and Motivation - Corpus Christi Current Fri, 29 May 2009 21:39:33 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1287#comment-65026 [...] or they were so stupid I was embarrassed. You don’t want to write about selling powdered milk or [READ MORE] Tagged with: MARK [...] [...] or they were so stupid I was embarrassed. You don’t want to write about selling powdered milk or [READ MORE] Tagged with: MARK [...]

]]> By: buildadatabase http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/13/success-motivation/#comment-65025 buildadatabase Fri, 29 May 2009 19:56:10 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1287#comment-65025 I heard about The Mark Cuban Stimulus Plan through the wonderful Sports Guy, and it appears I'm a few months late to the party, which it looks like the cops were called within just a couple of hours, by the way.. so what's a highly-motivated entrepreneur to do?? I am the founder of Buildadatabase.com, a very small, but profitable online software company and designer and co-founder of Freightquote.com, booted before the million's came flooding in. Below is a brief synopsis of Buildadatabase. Buildadatabase can currently provide easy-to-use, customized plug-in website data tools for the rest of business.. those small to medium sized companies that don’t have thousands to spend on database driven websites, or aren’t spoken to or understood by the Salesforce.com’s of the world. Buildadatabase’s website solutions are sold through sponsoring trade associations or chamber trade groups, are pre-built around specific industries and include all of the turn-key website database tools a business would need, such as Live Chat, Bulk Email Newsletters and Newsletter Signup, Online Inventories, Galleries or Portfolios, E-Commerce Solutions and much more. Each data tool already includes customized fields based on the industry chosen at signup, such as square footage, condition, size, style, categories, etc., and can be easily customized to fit the client’s existing web design and linked to. Member signup, customization and website integration takes just seconds. The Buildadatabase solution is custom branded for each sponsoring trade group or chamber and includes either a specific industry solution (ie: National Limo Association) or all industries (Overland Park Chamber of Commerce). Buildadatabase provides the sponsoring trade group or association a royalty on all members’ monthly paid usage. Each member receives a FREE Basic Account, with limited Data Tool Postings, but access to all of the Data Tools immediately. Upgrades to higher data tool limits, users, monthly bulk email newsletters, can be made online by the member and increase the monthly cost (from FREE, to $15/mth, $39/mth, etc.). Buildadatabase is small, but profitable and its founder previously co-founded Freightquote.com, whom successfully sells its services through sponsoring trade associations and has revenues in excess of $350 million/year. Buildadatabase would like minimal growth funding, in exchange for equity, to add known talent to increase the marketing efforts and add more sponsoring trade groups. You can contact me, Jason Carlson, at 913-232-2248, ext. 31 for more information. Heck, if this works out, I'll make the Maloof brothers an offer they simply cannot refuse, and will bring the Kings back to my beloved Kansas City. So take that for what it's worth. I heard about The Mark Cuban Stimulus Plan through the wonderful Sports Guy, and it appears I’m a few months late to the party, which it looks like the cops were called within just a couple of hours, by the way.. so what’s a highly-motivated entrepreneur to do??

I am the founder of Buildadatabase.com, a very small, but profitable online software company and designer and co-founder of Freightquote.com, booted before the million’s came flooding in.

Below is a brief synopsis of Buildadatabase.

Buildadatabase can currently provide easy-to-use, customized plug-in website data tools for the rest of business.. those small to medium sized companies that don’t have thousands to spend on database driven websites, or aren’t spoken to or understood by the Salesforce.com’s of the world.

Buildadatabase’s website solutions are sold through sponsoring trade associations or chamber trade groups, are pre-built around specific industries and include all of the turn-key website database tools a business would need, such as Live Chat, Bulk Email Newsletters and Newsletter Signup, Online Inventories, Galleries or Portfolios, E-Commerce Solutions and much more. Each data tool already includes customized fields based on the industry chosen at signup, such as square footage, condition, size, style, categories, etc., and can be easily customized to fit the client’s existing web design and linked to. Member signup, customization and website integration takes just seconds.

The Buildadatabase solution is custom branded for each sponsoring trade group or chamber and includes either a specific industry solution (ie: National Limo Association) or all industries (Overland Park Chamber of Commerce). Buildadatabase provides the sponsoring trade group or association a royalty on all members’ monthly paid usage. Each member receives a FREE Basic Account, with limited Data Tool Postings, but access to all of the Data Tools immediately. Upgrades to higher data tool limits, users, monthly bulk email newsletters, can be made online by the member and increase the monthly cost (from FREE, to $15/mth, $39/mth, etc.).

Buildadatabase is small, but profitable and its founder previously co-founded Freightquote.com, whom successfully sells its services through sponsoring trade associations and has revenues in excess of $350 million/year.

Buildadatabase would like minimal growth funding, in exchange for equity, to add known talent to increase the marketing efforts and add more sponsoring trade groups.

You can contact me, Jason Carlson, at 913-232-2248, ext. 31 for more information.

Heck, if this works out, I’ll make the Maloof brothers an offer they simply cannot refuse, and will bring the Kings back to my beloved Kansas City. So take that for what it’s worth.

]]> By: letsgomavs http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/13/success-motivation/#comment-65016 letsgomavs Thu, 28 May 2009 22:14:58 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1287#comment-65016 Mark, excellent post - I learnt a lot. I know you're a busy man, but have you considered writing a book about this stuff? If you do, I'd love to buy it. There..another business opportunity! Not like you need it! :D Mark, excellent post – I learnt a lot. I know you’re a busy man, but have you considered writing a book about this stuff? If you do, I’d love to buy it. There..another business opportunity! Not like you need it! :D

]]> By: Blog Maverick aka Mark Cuban on Motivation - Love him or hate him…he nails it! | LeRoy Gardner http://blogmaverick.com/2009/05/13/success-motivation/#comment-65007 Blog Maverick aka Mark Cuban on Motivation - Love him or hate him…he nails it! | LeRoy Gardner Wed, 27 May 2009 17:39:00 +0000 http://blogmaverick.com/?p=1287#comment-65007 [...] Here is the full link. …I read books about successful people. In fact, I read every book or magazine I could get my hands on. I would tell myself 1 good idea would pay for the book and could make the difference between me making it or not. [...] [...] Here is the full link. …I read books about successful people. In fact, I read every book or magazine I could get my hands on. I would tell myself 1 good idea would pay for the book and could make the difference between me making it or not. [...]

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