Do You Forgive...or Not?

The above picture is me with Former Baylor men's basketball coach Dave Bliss. Coach Bliss fell from grace when the entire program fell apart under his watch. A player was murdered, Bliss illegally paid for players to play and he tried to cover it up. It's as bad as it gets.

But during his fall, he became a new person.

Do we forgive or not? Is it genuine, or not?

That's between him and God, but listening to him speak at the Athletes in Action event in March, he seemed genuine.

And after reading his book Fall to Grace, I believe him. I guess time will tell.

Bliss Back Into Coaching

Nothing More Peaceful Than....

Oh How I Miss World Travels

Below are some pics that I was going through the other day on where I have been. I really miss seeing different cultures and getting to know people from around the world. If you have never left the comfort of your own country, you are missing out on a lot.

Iceland with my Serb friend and Icelandic players

Macedonia, Junior Camp with Macedonians, Serbs, Hungarians and Greeks

Indonesia, AIA basketball camp

Serbia with Serbs, Macedonians and my Lithuanian friend

Iceland with my Italian, Spanish, Serb, and Macedonian coaching counterparts

Indonesia Coaching Clinic

Macedonia at Plaoschnik

Serbia with the Godfather of Serb basketball

You never know who is looking over your shoulder...

Three Rules for a Discussion or Debate

1. Reflect on your beliefs.
2. Don't cherry pick.
3. Don't compare apples to oranges.

1. Reflect on your beliefs. Why do you believe the way you do? Have you looked at the argument from both sides? Have you tried to understand why the other side believes the way they do? Why then don't they come up with the same conclusion as you? Be ready to answer their critiques of your side, know what they are and have logical, reasonable answers ready for them. Also, be able to concede a fair point so you are seen more credible.

2, Don't cherry pick. It is very easy to pick out one or two issues that you think will help you "win" a discussion, but don't cherry pick. It makes you look uneducated and you lose credibility. If you do use those issue, don't use the same old party lines, be able to support without using what everyone else uses.

3. Don't compare apples to oranges. If you do this, it is a quick way to turn off the other side from listening. Use correct analogies, especially those that are used by the other side in defending a point they have that is similar to the one being discussed.

Your Job as a Coach

1. Inspire and lead.

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That's it. Sure there are many details that can be debated, but you are required to inspire and lead.

If you do those things, everything else will work out, maybe not always the way you think they should, but it will work out.