The art of not knowing what you are doing or where you are going but still doing and still going.

Basketball Ideas I’ve Been Experimenting With

Shot sequencing:

The ‘correct’ order of what moves on your shot leading to the highest level of power efficiency.

For me, it feels that the ball is behind my legs (main power source) leading to loss of power. The non-detailed ‘correct’ order is load (body ready), lift (ball first), launch (force off the ground underneath the ball).

I experimented with moving my hands faster, lessening the dip, having my hands ready on the catch, and letting the ball travel higher into my ball path off the dribble.

Skip passes:

I recognized the difference in accuracy, time it took to pass, and timing of the defense between one and two-handed passes.

The one-hand (sort of a hook) kept the defense off balance, but sometimes I could not be as accurate on the pass as well as not as out of reach of defenders hands compared to the two-hand.

The two-hand (sort of a jump pass) was very predictable, but being a big guard it allowed me to see everything. Sometimes I was left out to dry if the defense knew it was a pass. I would be stuck in the air unable to shoot when that was the correct read.

Mindset Ideas I’ve Been Workshopping

Inputs and Outputs

I’ve been evaluating my effort levels in terms of volume and intensity and how it must match what is needed from me to best do my job. My job is to perform in the game to the best of my ability that means I must feel the best physically, mentally, and emotionally. For me as someone who deals with constant imposter syndrome, sometimes working an extra amount helps my confidence enough that it offsets the physical toll it takes on my body. Also, I have realized that, physically, I feel better with a high workload because my work threshold reacts quickly to the necessary demands. When I am not training alot and at a high intensity, very quickly my threshold drops and then when I do need to really exert myself, overuse injuries/pains reveal themselves even with increased ‘rest’ and lower workload. More work does not always mean more tired.

The skill of working without a clear goal

It is obviously important to set goals, but sometimes the target is blurred, and the path is uncertain. In those moments, what do we do? What do we resort to? When you have to craft your own path, the work becomes unnerving. A sense of apathy often sets in. It feels as if struggling is worthless because effort is usually not the answer. It’s not a matter of working harder or smarter; it becomes a matter of simply continuing because you are not the ‘problem’. Timing is the issue. When I do know where I am going, but know I want to go, I have found it helpful to remind myself that with persistence through time a path will reveal itself. This part of the reason I got the Greek god, ‘Kronos’, tattooed on my leg. He is the god of ‘opportune time’ and not ‘chronological time’. He oversees the right time and not the overarching time. I like that. I like the art of perfect timing.

A look into my days this week:

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I’ll Leave You With This:

This week was beautiful because it was all about getting back to routines and really evaluating my systems. It was all work and not much play and it actually felt really good. Sometimes we think we need a break, when really we need to be intentional about what we are doing. When I bring back consciousness into the seemingly mundane, I feel refreshed and the fire for excellence comes roaring back. It was a reinvigorating week, now I’m hyped to really finish this season strong.