On a serious note, the closure of Ohio schools makes me think of all the kids who rely on their school lunch to be their only meal of the day. Please keep this kids in mind & check on those who may need assistance getting proper nutrition.
The biggest change I’ve noticed in 27 years Of coaching HS basketball is the people kids take advice from now vs then. Confirmation bias is more important than truth - maybe it’s society in general but kids do not want to hear the truth. And that leads to a lot of bad decisions.
IF the average HS player knew how much time PROFESSIONALS devote to mastering basic fundamentals, we'd see less 'Jelly Fam' and more shot makers at the HS level!!!
The BEST never get bored with the BASICS!
@Dame_Lillard
is ELITE when it comes to working on base and balance!
Attacks the ball on every rep to fight momentum!
#BETTER
#DIFFERENT
#ELITE
Can some HS 🏀 coach explain to me why - in 2020 with Hudl & Covid attendance restrictions - we don’t have mandatory film exchange for scouting like 🏈 has had forever???
For the record, I will trade with any of our opponents. Just let me know!
Cavs fall 48-41 to Harvest Prep in the OHSAA Division III State Semi-finals to end our season at 24-5. Proud doesn’t begin to describe how I feel about this team!!! We definitely burned the boats!!!
#OnwardCavs
#Praestans
#HHA
#TAB
Another kid shot & killed in the city. Most people will see a statistic, but I see a name, a face, remember conversations .... and know that his family is devastated. Coaching is hard enough as it is. Helping players through murder over & over is on a different level.
25 years of running down this dream & I sit here equal parts blown away by countless blessings & incredibly grateful to all the people (peers, players, parents) who believed in me when they probably shouldn’t have. And I’m hungry for more!!
#CantStop
#WontStop
Our biggest societal problem is that for the last 20 years or so, we have cultivated the mentality that it’s all about YOU. Now when we need to be more concerned with US, so many people are lashing out because they are uncomfortable with the paradigm shift. US>you always!
Jalen Suggs was just drafted 5th overall by the Orlando Magic. He was also a 4⭐️ quarterback & Minnesota’s Mr Football at Minnehaha Academy. Don’t believe any coach who tells you that you can’t stand out in multiple sports in high school!!!
#AthletesAthlete
#Multisport
We lost on Thursday, I spend Friday disappointed I didn't get to coach my guys again, Saturday I was still disappointed we weren't playing .. but Sunday I started planning for 19-20 and today I'm in full preparation mode. Onward!!! ⚔️🏀
HOW BOUT THEM CAVS!!! (In my Jimmy Johnson voice. Now only if I could get my hair to JJ’s level!) Up early to watch some film then head to Columbus for the tournament meeting!
#OnwardCavs
#Praestans
#HHA
#TAB
#BurnTheBoats
Maybe one of you ‘AAU’ gurus can explain to me why you are having tryouts for 10th & 11th grade players when the tournament just started?!?! You can’t wait 2 weeks until districts when 2/3rds of all teams are finished???
We got smoked Friday night - kids were fired up & played their rear ends off but it didn’t matter. Then they showed up Saturday morning & worked their tails off for 3 hours. 9 guys showed up tonight for extra work. Rome wasn’t built in a day & neither is a basketball program.
Shoutout to my man
@JBerta9
for the awesome gift today. He’s been around for a lot of the W’s my teams have gotten & is a huge reason for their success through the years. Appreciate you homie & proud to call you my friend!!!
Prayers to his family, friends
@AHS_BoysHoops
, and kids Danny impacted every day. May God grant his wife, kids, family and friends strength during this awful time.
Not much more satisfying as a HS coach than watching your guys go on to play in college and be successful. If you’re lucky, a few (or four) come back to coach with you!! I’ve been very fortunate to coach great young men who were ‘decent’ at basketball!!
As usual, the All-District teams are a joke. 17 wins, 2nd in the league, a player at 15 ppg = 1 kid on honorable mention. 🤡🤡🤡
Luckily the court doesn't lie ... I'll keep the 17 wins as a better indicator of what team had good players.
Got harassed by an opponent’s fan after our game tonight - kinda funny. I will NEVER apologize for being myself, being passionate about the young men I teach to be leaders, and pursuing excellence with a maniacal focus. If that makes you feel some kinda way .. 🤷🏻♂️.
#SorryNotSorry
After 33 years as a Hall of Fame head coach, our beloved Tar Heel Roy Williams is announcing his retirement.
Thank you for all you have done and meant to everyone who plays and loves our game.
Release 🔗:
Here’s how you know our culture is strong: lose state semi-final at 1:30 PM, text from returning player at 8:30 PM that he’s ready to get back in the gym. 7 hours of recovery & they are good to go! Love these dudes!!
#ThreeHundred
#WeWorkOverHere
#28Days
What did you do the day before the 🏀 state semi-final game? Well Jay & AJ went to volunteer at a soup kitchen in OTR. Mission continues gentlemen - CHASE EXCELLENCE in life! You're both well on your way!!!
Saw this quote & it spoke to my soul: What if God ruined your plans so your plans wouldn't ruin you?
God’s timing is always perfect even when it is a mystery to me.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Cavs win 77-56 over Woodward in 1st round OHSAA Tournament action at Mason Middle School Arena.
Next game: Tuesday night at 7:30 at Mason Middle School Arena.
🔴🔵🟡
#OnwardCavs
#Praestans
#HHA
#TAB
#Meraki
Thank you to all the Cavalier fans for your support tonight. I apologize for not being able to get it done. We’ll take some time off & get back to work.
I know how much it means to the Hamilton & Middletown communities when their basketball teams are successful I’m happy for my friends on the Middie, Big Blue & Badin staffs as they all head to the district tournament! Good luck to all of you!!! 💪🏻👊🏻💯
Great fun coaching the GMC/GCL All Stars tonight!!! We got the W - my All-Star game record moves to 4-0 for my career. Thank you
@CoachRicardoHil
for putting the whole night together!!! Also glad Garry gets another W with me as his coach!!!
Cavs win 52-37 over Versailles to move on to the Regional Final Saturday night at Trent Arena against the Anna Rockets. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM. See you there!!!
#OnwardCavs
#Praestans
#HHA
#TAB
#BurnTheBoats
I read what some college coaches tweet about recruiting players - then watch them recruit the exact opposite. I’ve had high character, high GPA, highly coachable kids who these same coaches have passed on. Then they start as Frosh at other or better colleges.
#SpareMeTheLecture
My team this season has been the easiest group to coach in the 15 years I’ve been a head coach. Show up everyday ready to get better no matter what adversity we confront - smile on each face thankful to play 🏀. Dudes are winners at life already!!
#Respect
1. People are entitled to their opinions - doesn’t make them correct or incorrect.
2. Having discussions with people of different opinions can be respectful & productive.
3. If you don’t agree at the end of the day, that is OKAY!!!
Glad I have friends like this!
Some of the recruiting needs posted on Field Level make me 🤣😂🤣. Today a NJCAA D2 says "C needed. 6'7 or taller. Must be rim protector and block scorer but pick-n-pop and hit the 3" ... I'm just wondering what college program at any level doesn't need a dude like this???
Way bigger than basketball, yet basketball is the tie that binds. My guy Max was back in the gym with me today & words cannot express how content that made me feel!
Today I’m thankful to all my coaching friends who have reached out the past couple weeks. It is much appreciated but know this: I wake up every morning with a clean slate, looking for ways to complete the next mission successfully. It’s a process I embrace win or lose!!
Man I’m so happy for our Seniors!! Went 0-14 as freshmen & now 15 wins as Seniors! POUND THE ROCK!!!
And to make it even better, after the game the Man, Myth, Legend Donnie Jones & Kevin Boyle from Purcell were at the game!! I miss all my PM people & glad they made the trip!
With his commitment last night, AJ becomes the 10th Cavalier in the last 5 seasons to continue his academic & athletic career at the NCAA D2/D3/NAIA/NJCAAD1 levels. Incredible work and dedication from our players! Two more will soon join them!
🔴☠️⚔️🏀🔴
#ForeverAssassins
#Family
Have a day of no call/no show & quitting, then three former players reach out to ask how the first week went & when they can come to practice next week. Reminds me of why I do it!! The end is nearer than the beginning, but the relationships last forever!!
Some W’s just stick in your memory longer than others - tonight will be one of those. Came out swinging & got up, ate a few punches & wobbled, then refocused to pull up a big road W!!! Could not be prouder of my guys & coaches!!! Next up: Northwest on Tuesday.
#PoundTheRock
#RAT
Mask? I ain’t wearing no stinking mask!!
Oh ... a PM gaiter?? I’m in!!
My guys
@HDLNS
do it again!! Keep me safe & looking good!! Reppin the PM while being socially distanced!!
#OnwardCavs
#Praestans
Endings are never easy. Huge THANK YOU to
@WeAreColerain
,
@CHS_Principals
, our coaches, our players & their families, and our fans for your support all season. It’s just the beginning of something that is going to become incredible. Seniors - ❤️ you guys to death!!!
I was an 18 yr old freshman in college when I decided I wanted to be a 🏀 coach ... 29 years later I'm still doing what I dreamed of then. Life is wonderful in its twists and turns, but when I say I'm living my dream ... I really am living my dream!!
#Naohm
#Meraki
#Kintsugi
The smell is so close I can almost taste it. My mind’s eye has seen it a thousand times. Like Gatsby’s green light, it is out there in the distance just beyond my reach. The time is now to CREATE the future!!! There is NO turning back!!!
My wife’s grandfather passed over the weekend. 95, WW2 Vet. With it until the end & as a history buff/teacher, I could get him to tell some fascinating stories about his time liberating Europe as part of Patton’s 3rd Army. Disappearing generation, disappearing history.
Heartbreaking to see the level of gun violence in Cincinnati right now. Prayers up to the PM community & all other families affected by these ongoing tragedies.
When to
@thesmithleague
yesterday & a family reunion broke out!! Loved to see all my guys play yesterday!! Couple hundred wins, bunch of league titles, some district titles, six college hoopers, a little heartbreak & a lot of jubilation all in 1 picture!!! Maybe we do it right??
🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨🚨
Fleming’s Fabulous Funnel Cakes & More will be OPEN tomorrow from 4-8 PM at 6545 Colerain Ave. If you need an excuse to get over to the West Side & grab a funnel cake, here it is!! I know I’ll be there to say hello to the Old Coach & his family!!!
If you really knew how many times I’ve been turned down, knocked down, counted out or dismissed, you would wonder why I get back up.
#YouCantStopMe
#JesusIsMyPeace
For the first time since 2015, I saved a practice schedule with a date past 3/17. Only some people will realize what this date means in my coaching career, but all of those kids are with me every step of the way right now!!!
#ItsNotAboutMe
#SomethingBigger
#GodGotUs
Big mistake by the
@OHSAASports
!!!
@Jerry_Snodgrass
is an excellent leader for high school athletics in Ohio. The Board of Directors have misjudged the room, but nothing new there.
Good luck Jerry wherever you may land!!
3 Things We Should All Do Everyday
#1
is laugh-You should laugh everyday.
#2
is think-You should spend some time in thought.
#3
is you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy.
You do that 7 days a week, you're going to have something special.
- Jimmy V
If you have a school-aged student in need of breakfast and lunch this summer, simply text “FOOD” to 877877 and receive a message back with a location closest to where they can get free summer meals. Please RT! Even if you aren't in need, someone else's child might be!
My guys got the W tonight 68-54 against a really solid Walnut Hills team. I loved watching them Relentlessly Compete!!! Lots to clean up so it’s back to work! Good, better, best - never let it rest til your good is better and your better is BEST!!!
#RAT
Last night the Cavs lost to Trotwood Madison in the District Finals to end our 2019-2020 season. You won’t hear me say ‘didn’t end the way we wanted’ anywhere in this short response. There are only two acceptable ways to end a season IMHO
Wait a minute!
@CoachJamar
wins a state title with no games closer than 15 pts & doesn't get COY. His team has the POY & only ONE other player on 1st-2nd-3rd, Special & Honorable Mention. Either he coached his rear end off or he had really good players? Has to be 1 or the other!
Huge shout-out to my man
@CoachJamar
on being named GCL Co-Ed COY & District 16 D3 COY!!! Great coach - better friend - incredible role model/father/soon-to-be husband! Love you man! Now go get your ring!!!
Social media is straight comedy!! Reading stuff about this team choking, this coach is clueless, these players are dumb ... it's tournament basketball man! HS 🏀 is crazy enough as is, but it is a 32 minute season right now and ANYTHING can happen! That's why I love it!!!
Cavs win 74-50 over Taylor to move to the Sectional Final/District Semi-Final against GCL for McNicholas. Game is Saturday night in Mason at 7:00 PM. See you there!!
🔴🔵🟡
#OnwardCavs
#Praestans
#HHA
#TAB
#Meraki
My favorite poem. A substitute teacher I had regularly in high school read every day he subbed in one of my classes. It has never failed me to heed its advice.
Not everyone who sits at your table wants to see you succeed.
Ships don't sink because of the water around them; ships sink because of the water that gets in them.
It was nice to see A LOT of familiar faces at Mason tonight. Many, many friendships were forged in the Arena and I was glad to be able to coach against my mentor before my career is over!!! To all those who stopped and said hello before & after the game, THANK YOU!!
My son Nate finished up his undergraduate work at UC, graduated Cum Laude, and now has his B.S. Aerospace Engineering degree!!! Job search up next after he & his team take their race car up to a nationwide competition in Michigan!
7 games in 15 days so today’s practice was …talking. Donny Harper of GO(O)D Company spoke to our guys, we watched some film, and then we talked about being our best. Was an awesome practice! Some smart guys told me to prioritize Jimmy & Joe over X & O - they were 💯% right!!!