If something works for another school, use it. Don't act like you are too good to use other ideas

X & O's aren't worth a damn without a team. If your team isn't with you it doesn't matter what you draw up. The team must respect what the coach is asking them to do

Don't try to imitate other coaches. Be your own person with your own style and do your own thing.

No matter how good you are, at top pf your game, always remember that you're a half a step away from the street.

Use different basketball offensive alignments to cause confusion for the other team.

You always want to be able to convey items of interest, items that make the fan see what's happening, help them in their conversations of comparing teams or players and then be able to back it up to open his eyes to the history of the league.

TALENT and WORK ETHIC, the most important and RARE combination.