Yesterday in high scool basketball, #4 ranked (nationally) St. Anthony High of New Jersey beat #20 ranked Dematha High of Maryland 75-25 in a game televised live by ESPN. That score may shock some, not likely anyone who has read the NY Times Bestseller "The Miracle of St. Anthony" by AdrianWojnarowski. The book chronicles a season and life of Coach Bob Hurley, a Hall of Famer, who is generally regarded as the most successful High School basketball coach. Any coach looking to gain an edge would be well served to add this book to your coaching library. A couple of snippets from the book:
"Defense is like your conservative savings. You know what you're going to get. Offense is like the stock market."
"At St. Anthony, they were so conditioned to always think of the team that no one else ever seemed to consider stats and scoring. No one even knew the 1,000 point scorers in the school's history. There were no banners for them. Just state championship banners, just winning."
In preparation for a championship game Hurley told his team, "Be the same as we are every day tomorrow."
"It's never about winning here. It's about performance."
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