Basketball Leadership

Recognize and reward players

Recognize and reward players who put the team first, not just the gifted ones. Don Meyer

I always mean what I say, but I don’t always say what I’m thinking. Dean Smith

Basketball is a team game. But that doesn’t mean all five players should have the same amount of shots. Dean Smith

A lion never roars after a kill. Dean Smith

A leader’s job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their followers’ sense of commitment. Dean Smith

If you make every game a life and death proposition, you’re going to have problems. For one thing, you’ll be dead a lot. Dean Smith

The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring. Dean Smith

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it. Dean Smith

The best teams have chemistry. They communicate with each other and they sacrifice personal glory for a common goal. Dave DeBusschere

My goal is to win the next game one possession at a time. That’s it. I don’t have any other goals Brad Stevens