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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

2 years

I’ve been on the C team, freshman team, sophomore team, JV, Varsity, Juco, D2, D1, Pro. I’ve been the starter, bench player, superstar, DNP, you name it and I’ve been it. The biggest key is always believing in yourself. No matter the situation. BELIEVE IN YOURSELF

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@LegionHoops @sportingnews Not a fan. Kid needed 5 season and double the amount of games. That’s a weird flex…

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@KevinGarnett5KG Stop sending all NBA players. Create a real tryout with the top American players in the WORLD. Select players based on fit, not the top 12 skilled players.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@TheNBACentral I played against Thanasis. He has NBA athleticism but that’s it. Solid basketball IQ but no ball handling or shooting ability. He would probably play for PAO or another Euroleague team. Don’t get it twisted, he’s not a bum. He’s a Euroleague lvl player.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

7 months

Basketball is not Football. Speed doesn’t kill. Pace does. The best PG’s I’ve played with and against played methodically and didn’t rush to get to their spots. Then they hit the gas after you fall asleep. Bam. Over. 99% are playing too fast. SLOW DOWN

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

3 months

@WorldWideWob I’ve met him. He’s 6’8. Towns must be 6’9, 6’10 max.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

5 months

@kenpomeroy Playing 40 mins and being effective for 40 mins are two different things Ken.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

6 months

@TheHoopHerald He’s supposed to be 9 or 10 unless he failed a grade. Then he’d be 11…

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@TheHoopHerald @TheFieldOf68 Love it

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

4 months

@TheDunkCentral @theOGsShow Yugoslavia would go toe to toe with all USA National teams. The education and training for basketball in that region is off the charts.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

6 months

@hoops_scout11 Weak leadership is the cause of every issue in this country. You should be happy. You don’t want to work with losers. Losers don’t like winners. They work too hard for their liking.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

3 months

@JoeVirayNBA First off the screen was so high, Mcdaniels should have just gone under. 2nd thing is Rudy knows the time and score. 2 is okay, No 3. Should’ve pushed Luka to his left, by having his left leg over Luka’s right to trick him into driving past him and not doing a step back 3.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@WonzoTV @LegionHoops @sportingnews Maravich played at LSU. His 4000 is no comparison. Of course less shots, it takes 33.3% from 3 to equal same 2 pts at 50% clip.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 years

Asa Newell from @MVABasketball is a future @nba player. -Big time motor -NBA body -High skilled -High IQ Always seals guys in front of the rim, plays hard and with energy. He’s big time. Remind me of a 2023 version of Joakim Noah.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@GiannisanceMan @TheNBACentral Exactly

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@RP3natural Never heard of him in my life. Never seen him mentioned on ESPN, Fox or any big media. That itself tells you they are doing a terrible job at marketing the league. Almost like it’s on purpose…

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

5 months

When I was in high school, my parents didn’t talk to my coaches. Didn’t ever talk to me about my recruitment or almost anything basketball related. I went further than 99.999% of my peers. Let your kids play and sit back/enjoy the ride.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@BraytonDaigle @WonzoTV @LegionHoops @sportingnews No but he will be a NBA 2-way/10+ overseas pro. He’s a supreme volume shooter. There’s always a job for scorers in basketball.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

5 months

@TheHoopHerald lol 🗑️ take. He’s not a NBA player today. Period.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@AyoJamesWya @GiannisanceMan @TheNBACentral Everything is situational, you know that. Only the coach of the Bucks can answer that question.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@TheNBACentral He’s right. But he won’t do it, because it’s all about branding. He makes himself a bigger name and more 💵💵staying and playing in USA.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@TheFieldOf68 @RodneyTerry @BetRivers Not a good look to downplay a guy that trusted you and gave you the job that allowed you to be in this position today. Coaching is dependent on trust/loyalty. Not a good look at all.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Played against him in open gyms when he was a 8th grade varsity starter for Apple Valley. He’s never been someone to wow you with his athleticism or skillset. He’s just so consistent and confident in fundamental basketball play as a Pg and does it at such a high lvl.

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@LegionHoops

1 year

NBA's assist/turnover ratio leaders in the past 5 seasons: 2018: Tyus Jones 2019: Tyus Jones 2020: Tyus Jones 2021: Tyus Jones 2022: Tyus Jones 2023: Tyus Jones He averages less than one turnover per game in his career... crazy efficient...

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@LegionHoops @ShamsCharania Big respect to the kid. Just kept getting better and better. Making the most out of his opportunities. Role model for sure.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@DanaSki21975849 @TheHoopHerald @swishcultures_ Once you get into the top .1%, you train differently. He’s already mastered the in game stuff, after that you work on specific body movements to help with consistency. Watch Kevin Durant/Steph Curry game warm ups as examples,

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@ebosshoops The guy is an absolute pro. Always let’s players ask him questions. Omaha native, good guy if people actually talked to him.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

9 months

@TheHoopHerald Obvious flop. Not debatable.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@RealDananai @TheNBACentral Lol a HOF? Nah More like a high energy 3 and D player, without the 3..

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

‼️‼️Coaches‼️‼️ Are you running the shell drill everyday?? You SHOULD. This is the number 1 mechanism of teaching player’s fundamental defense. Literally ran this everyday 10-15 mins as a pro.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 years

@HD_DirtKing Welcome to “normal” days as a JUCO/Overseas basketball player. This is the real world thousands of players encountered during their careers, it’s not for everyone.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@JUCOadvocate You are strongly negative about something that isn’t a death sentence for kids. Juco kids just don’t have the luxury to pick and choose. Not the end of the world at all. Nobody wants kids to go to 4 schools in 4 yrs.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 years

@espn It’s embarrassing the way he reacts as an all-time player AND the refs need to be held accountable.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 years

@DKMOne3 @UOrangemen This is the standard. If you aren’t doing this, DON’T COACH. And parents, you should recognize this quickly and spread the word to the other parents in the district.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

4 months

Hey kids, most high school head coaches make less than $5000 a season. Assistants might make between $1000 to 0$. 99.9% have nothing to gain trying to hurt your feelings or trying to tell you straight up lies. If they are getting upset with you about ANYTHING, that means they

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Same thing I talk about daily. How much space can you create with 1, 2 dribbles. The avg player isn’t the star on the team, he needs to learn how to play correctly. Rasheed Wallace with the lessons 🧠

HoopDreamsBball🏀🧠

@hoopdreamsbball

1 year

When COACH SHEED speaks…you take all types of notes!💯📝🏀🧠

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

6 months

@CoachK_Nguyen Nobody ever taught them. How many youth coaches run motion offense that allow the kids to actually make their own reads based on what the defense gives? I’d say 5%

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@EmmanuelAcho @NBA You know nothing about basketball. Crazy world that someone pays you to talk about it lol

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

26 days

Quick reminder! 💥3 years ago I competed in the Olympics. I retired immediately after. I’m 32 and can still play at a high level if I wanted to. I don’t and it’s why I now pursue other interests. Basketball is just 1 way to get to your next thing. Train as hard as you can.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

10 months

@TheHoopHerald There’s many reasons for this. A big one is obviously kids play for their local professional teams at sometimes as young as 13 in Europe. Which they are competing against 20-38 yr olds….every day. Whereas here in the US, families decide to have their kids stay back a grade

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

11 months

@TheHoopHerald He’s a career 32% 3 pt shooter. Stop standing in the corner and go do what you got signed to do. He’s literally playing himself out the NBA.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

8 months

Teachers and coaches that lower expectations because they want to create a relationship with the kid is doing the exact opposite effect. Like a smart teacher once told my class, “I’ll cry with you, but I won’t cry for you.” Keep the expectations high as the sky.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@BrianSuttererMD @BDBrudny 👋 Hi there, I won 3 championships overseas, and never once drank/partied the night of the game. You are only seeing it from your prospective. As athletes we killed ourself all season (mental/physical) and now it’s time to take a break. He can finally breathe, let the man go

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 months

If you are new to following me, make sure you check out my instagram and see my basketball journey for yourself. Top 10 player coming out of Minnesota. Played for D1 Minnesota AAU. Had 2 D1 offers before ever playing a Varsity game. Had multiple offers pulled after head

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 months

Make sure you are following @RyanJamesMN ! One of the best PEOPLE in the Minnesota basketball community. Told me when I was a nobody Sophomore in open gym that he thinks I will be a 10 yr pro in Australia when I get older. I remember hearing that and all it did was motivate me

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@reidouse Not boxing out. Easiest thing you can do, and you still have guys that don’t do it.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

I’ve watched thousands of kids play this past year, and almost NONE of you play hard. You THINK you play hard but you don’t. Do you run as fast as you possibly can running back on defense or running in offensive transition? I mean as FAST as you can. NO, you don’t. So until

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 years

@brianmccormick Players are so scared to cut the sets and take a chance. Because if they fail, they will get benched. It’s on the coaches to acknowledge this, while it’s also on the players to show some character and take high probability chances here and there..get benched so what. Next play..

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

9 months

@PhilBeckner Yeah that’s their job. Call out screens, calling out locations of players such as high post, corner. Calling out the sets they went over in the scout. Definitely helps the players react quicker. It is funny to watch though.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@TheNBACentral It looks bad for his brand playing with that lvl of competition, it’s riskier for his image and appearance, his 7+million $ NIL evaluation is only based on playing in the USA and getting deals here. He can’t get that money if he goes overseas, American market>Australia.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

5 months

At the end of the day, you need to be able to guard 1 on 1. No help, no nothing. That determines whether you can play during pivotal moments of a game,

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

4 months

Did you work 30 mins on your ball handling? Did you practice 100 makes each hand around the basket. Did you make 20 shots stand still from 5 spots and then 1 dribble pulls same amount. Then 1 dribble pulls other way same amount? Free throw 100 makes. This takes about 1 1/2

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

I remember being 17. Going to every open gym, coming early/staying late, maximum effort daily, practicing what I was good at/practicing what I want to be good at, being the best student I could be in the classroom, help lead the second best team in school history, and still

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Easy skill to add to your game. Those who do it best are un-guardable.

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@reidouse

1 year

Stopping quickly is the most efficient way to create separation. It’s also a great way to force a reaction. If the defense doesn’t cut you off, continue your attack. 🔋 #BeTheCatalyst

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@UOrangemen You should have read the defense before catching the ball. Once you catch it, it’s too late! This is the difference between kids and pros!

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Send emails, make phone calls, to college coaches. Get your kids recruited. These are basic things High School coaches should be doing.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

9 months

@TheHoopHerald If I were him I wouldn’t rot my career in the G League. He has no chance to play big minutes on a NBA team. Go find a good fit in Europe, play for your national team and become a global superstar.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

10 months

Over two years after retirement and I’m still getting pro contract offers from Asia and South America. Things I think about: 1. Never was I the best player on my teams in high school or college. 2. Didn’t play organized basketball until the 8th grade. “Made” the C team. 3.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Coaches HATE complainers. You are an energy sucker, and no one wants to be around you. If you have nothing positive to say, SHUT UP‼️ And if you do talk, you better back it up on the court, immediately 💯 That’s why coaches let some guys talk, because they trust them.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 years

@reidouse @NorthernSunConf where do you hire these guys? I feel bad for the kids, that’s terrible.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

10 months

@KareemKalil14 Stop with the hot takes. I went from a 18% 3pt shooter to a 40+ by shooting by myself or with a gun. Basketball is simple and repetitive. This is fiction!

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@SkersBurna1997 @not_quentin_w @LegionHoops @sportingnews @OmahaMBB You should google people before you respond.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

7 months

@TeamRHJAZ Adults are lowering the bar. This is the softest generation of adults in American history. Just read basketball twitter accounts of coach’s. We have loser mentalities coaching high school, college, and AAU kids.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

10 months

Too many American high school/youth coaches are trying to reinvent basketball. Go watch the best @EuroLeague teams and @FIBA national teams practice. Including the USA teams. If they aren’t doing it, you probably shouldn’t be doing it either. This is what the rest of the

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

5 months

I hope the high school kids are understanding the lvl of basketball they are watching. 99.9% of you are not going D1 because coaches need players that can play on the big stage NOW. No more waiting 2-3 years for you to develop. If you really want your D1 dream to stay alive,

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@not_quentin_w @LegionHoops @sportingnews @OmahaMBB

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 years

@IWUhoopscom As a referee, how can you make this call? I’ve played basketball for a long time, and no player on that court would be upset with a no-call there. That’s shameful.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

8 months

@BeckyHammon Any basketball person with a resume knows this. Size+length+athleticism+competitor= Best basketball players

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 years

Make sure you follow @RyanJamesMN One of the best people you will meet. Also THE best prep/college analyst for all Minnesota basketball. I remember him telling me I was a pro after an open gym in 2007 as a sophomore, that meant something to me.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@CoachReedLive 100% But there’s only two ways to do this. A. Go away and view it from the sidelines. B. Go all in and make the change you want to see. There’s only 1 right answer and it takes courage but will inspire those people from the sidelines to come back and help this ongoing battle.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

5 months

@gemsinthegym 1. The players with the most skill, have the most freedom. 2. The players with the highest basketball IQ have the 2nd most freedom. If you have both, you will be one of the guys.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@Benji4hunnid @WonzoTV @LegionHoops @sportingnews You right. If I played 40 mins like him I would’ve averaged 17.2pts and 13.5 rebounds per game.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Some people can coach basketball. Others have played. Very few can do both at a high lvl. I went from a mostly offensive rebounder scorer in high school to THIS as a PRO. I know the way.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@LegionHoops @fuboSports Comparing eras is 🤡 behavior. About every 10 years there’s a huge change in how a sport is played. It’s literally happening in every sport. Stop comparing, it’s pointless. Just bored people talking.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

19 days

@TweetsbyCoachP Play as many sports as you can before high school.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

7 months

What are the ingredients to good possessions? Multiple ball swings-Why? It makes the defense have to work hard. Takes energy and effort to talk and run around. Paint touches-Why? Whether it’s a post touch, or a drive to the basket. Getting to the paint almost always sucks in

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

4 months

I’ll take 10 6ft kids that bust their butt each play over big bodies that “think” they are good any day of the week. Big bodies don’t win big games, big ❤️‘s do.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@HenryKeculahJr Do you see any @nba players congratulating him? Let me know when you do. We talking about All time leading scorer in college basketball. That silence speaks volumes…🤫

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Once again fellas, your high school, JUCO coaches can’t perform miracles. They can only get you looks from the same lvl of schools already recruiting you. If you are being pursued by D3 schools, then you are a D3 player.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Like I said previously, Puerto Rico has one of the best basketball leagues in the world. -Ex/NBA players —Hassan Whiteside —Brandon Knight —Earl Clark —Ed Davis —Aaron Harrison —Pierre Jackson —Greg Monroe And others…

Adrian Wojnarowski

@wojespn

1 year

Four-time NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins is signing with the Guaynabo Mets of the Puerto Rican Professional Basketball League, sources tell ESPN. Cousins, 32, will play this spring there to continue to try and find a pathway back to the NBA.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Off-season is the only time you as a player get to be selfish. You want to be the star player taking 20 shots a game? Get your butt in the gym and get better. You want your coach to play you 30+ mins a game? Get your butt in the gym and get better.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

6 months

@sunsetAMIR USF is major D1 for sure.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@CoachHackGO Shell is the single most important drill in basketball. Every practice should have 5-10 mins of a good shell. It’s like eating your vegetables. Without it, the kids have no idea where to be on the floor.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

In Mexico’s @cibacopamx league. I was captain of @caballeroscln . I was very proud of this team, and the people of the city. Unfortunately injuries prevented me from finishing the season. Many lessons learned, and wonderful relationships continue! 🤍💚🏀🏆

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

2 years

Poison for High School teams: 📌Player that want their position teammates to fail in order to play more. 📌Player that listen to their parents over their coaches. 📌Player that listen to their friends, over their teammates. 📌Player that care more about “clout” than winning game

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

6 months

Today was try-outs for Tracy McGrady’s new AAU program. I’m fortunate to be working with such a high lvl coaching staff. Whether it’s 1990, 2010, or 2024, the demands of basketball are the same. 1. Don’t talk when a coach is talking 🤐 2. Don’t make the same mistake twice🧠

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

6 months

Let’s stop swearing at basketball games when you are sitting in the stands. Let’s stop smelling like weed when you are around kids. Let’s stop yelling at your kid to shoot the ball during a game. Let’s stop trying to get your coach’s son/daughter fired. Let’s start acting

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@coach_cellars Some kids will never go JUCO regardless, so not a big deal man. As a former Juco player, it’s not for everyone. That’s putting it lightly.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

Attend local AAU tournaments. Go watch your high school kids play in the summer. Connect with their AAU coaches and starting forming more relationships. This is basic high school coaching 101.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@SFHShoops Definitely need to be paid higher than $3500 stipend!

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@3SeedTraining Nah I disagree my man. All you need is the main varsity guys there daily. They determine the quality of play by their leadership. And your head coach sitting there observing. If the players are goofing around, coach will just shut it down and it’ll end immediately. But that

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@UOrangemen No lol Is someone a millionaire just because they think they are? NO. You have to earn the money. You have to earn the scholarship .

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 month

“Do your job” What does this mean? If you a big man with a low skill set. Your job is to set good screens, rebound everything and run the floor. You don’t need to be posting up like Joel Embid. That’s not your job. The other things are. If you are a 2/3 and you are not

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@JoshBett1 With his height and fan base behind him, anything is possible. He just has to continually get better, sky’s the limit.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

11 days

WARNING ⚠️ Kids do not try this at home. Leave it to the professionals. Wow.

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

A big part of my job is talking with kids. The most used phrase I use is “Tighten Up”. What does that means? It means you are thinking about too many things and not thinking about the RIGHT things. Cont…

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

1 year

@17u_black @UOrangemen You are the Pg. The quarterback of the team. You don’t need plays run for you. Get the outlet, push the ball and score. End of the shot clock or when the play breaks down, you get to go 1 on 1 and force shots with the freedom to do that. Push the envelope a little!

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Mike Rostampour OLY/Sarasota, FL|Mentor🧠

@OlympicBaller

3 months

When I’m looking to substitute… I’m seeing who’s making the same mistakes over and over again? SUB. Who’s not making mistakes, but also not making a mark on the game? SUB. Who’s making their mark on the game?They are staying in. At some point you must be aggressive

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