Wow, how crazy was the last day of the trading deadline. There were all kinds of surprises. Deron Williams to the Nets. Did anyone have that on their radar? The GM’s were busy making trades to better their rosters or to dump contracts or get something for a player (now) than to lose him via free agency. I’m still trying to figure out who is playing for who. Now there are buyouts, waivers, etc.. Crazy happenings in the NBA. What does the future hold for the league? Will there be a lockout? Contraction? Talk of contracts that have already been signed being re-negotiated? I’m sure that will go over big with the players and the agents. If there is a lockout, how long will it be for? Will players go overseas? Will foreign teams want to basically rent a player? So many questions and so few answers. Stay tuned.

I am excited about being able to hold my college camp once again. Due to rules by the NBA I was unable to have the camp because I was coaching in the NBA over the past several years. This year’s camp will be held at Haverford College in Haverford, PA. The camp dates are August 19-21. Have been getting a lot of inquiries about the camp already. Please keep checking this website for more info. I will have all of the info posted shortly. This camp will be limited to 20 players. The staff will once again be outstanding. Coach Mike Mucci of Haverford will be working camp along with Mike O’Koren former assistant coach in the NBA. If you have any questions email me or call 1-800-993 SHOT.

Well it was only a matter of time before Ray Allen broke Reggie Miller’s all time three point record. Who is currently in the NBA that will break Ray’s record? What makes Ray so special is his work ethic and attention to detail. I still remember the first time I met Ray at UCONN. He was in his first year there. But you could already see that he had incredible focus and paid attention to detail. He watched everything that I did and listened to everything that I said. Lazar like focus. If you want to be great at something there are no shortcuts and you must be disciplined and focused. It is one thing to say that you want to be great and something else to actually become great. Ray has always been able to shoot the ball and he continually looks for ways to improve. He doesn’t take days off, he takes care of himself, watches what he eats, gets his rest and is constantly in motion. If you want to be a shooter you have to know how to play without the ball. Reggie and Ray two of the best shooters as well as two of the best moving without the ball. If you work hard to get open you will have your share of open looks and if you know how to run players off of screens you will get more open shots. Young kids have no clue as to how to play the game of basketball when it is not in their hands. A few years ago I was back at Coach Calhoun’s camp doing my shooting demo and I look over to my right and who is sitting there on the floor in the first row, wide eyed, focused as if he will pick up one more little tid bit to make him better shooter. None other than Ray Allen. Ray continue doing your thing and adding to your total.

It amazes me how players on all different levels are unable to make shots. They consistently miss FT’s and open jumpers from 15 feet. Yet they think they can make it from farther out, the dreaded three point shot. If you can’t make a 15′ shot, what makes you think that you can make a shot from 19’9″? You would think that players would be knock down shooters with everything that they have to “IMPROVE” shooting. First off there are hundreds of “shooting coaches” listening to some of them makes me confused and I thought I knew something about shooting. How did some of these guys become “shooting coaches”? But then again I wonder how some coaches became coaches too. Then there are the shooting devices the “Gun” and “Dr. Dish” where a player can get up hundreds of shots in a short period of time. There is “Noah’s Arc”, big balls, balls with stripes, balls with hands on them, balls with electronic devices, smaller rims, shooting gloves, video, etc… I think you get the picture. If players have all of this at their hands, why then aren’t there any great shooters? The reason is that everyone is looking for an easy fix. Reggie Miller summed it up and said that kids just don’t put the necessary time in to work on their shots. Reggie’s shot wasn’t the prettiest but it sure went in, he became a great shooter because he worked at it. MAKE SHOTS NOT EXCUSES! Reggie’s three point record will shortly be broken by Ray Allen. Who is out there to break Reggie’s and Ray’s records?