Motion Offense Makes You A Good Singer? Really?

If you teach your guys to run a real motion offense, and an aggressive dominating man defense, can it make them better singers? Or scientists? Or teachers? Yes, it can.

Many of you saw the report on Sportscenter about Julian Vandervelde (sp? Sorry, Julian, if I got it wrong, please don't pancake me for my bad spelling) and how he is an accomplished singer. During the report, he made a comment that struck me as revealing exactly what we're talking about in this blog. He said, "singing is a lot like playing offensive line, if you're off just a little bit, you will be off for the entire play. Or song."

Yep, the same is true with basketball. Sometimes to make a play work, a player has move a half a step one way or the other. The window is that small. Or the difference between shooting a good jumpshot and one that's just a little off can be as little as widening your stance just a bit to make a stronger base or making your shooting hand stronger by just a smidgen.

But, really, what we're talking about is finding that place in your gut, in your basketball soul, where you are entirely focused on the moment. Everything else is background noise. You catch the ball, after making the right reads, and you make a move. Or you see the ball on the other side of the floor and you see the play develop. You watch, bide your time, then explode into the passing lane and take it the other way. Being in that place where these things happen.

That's what good singers do. And good scientists.