I believe even as a basketball coach we should study other sports top coaches. I have a great set of notes from one of the all time great in college football Coach Saban. He preaches "The Process every year and it seems to be working 2 National Championships in the last 3 seasons.
We are not going to talk about what we are going to accomplish, we are going to talk about how we are going to do it.
The scoreboard has nothing to do with the process. Each possession you look across at the opponent and commit yourself to dominate that person. It's about individuals dominating the individuals their playing against. If you can do this...if you can focus on the one possession and wipe out the distractions...then you will be satisfied with the result.
Focus on the play like it has a history and a life of its own.
You can get from A to Z by passing up B.
There's no mention of titles. Instead, his message has been that the way to win a championship is to concentrate on what you're doing today, and try to build on that tomorrow.
It's not the end result. Don't think about winning the SEC Championship. Dont think about the national championship. Think about what you needed to do in this drill, on this play, in this moment. That's the process: Let's think about what we can do today, the task at hand.
Being the absolute best isn't natural. You must bend your entire life around being great. Beat the urge to rest after you've achieved a taste of success.
Once you get good, you need a total disposition about being better than good. Now the challenge is to be the best and that's a never ending process.
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