I know this isn’t my normal type of post, buts it’s a really funny trend going around, so I decided to share. It also doubles, showing that it’s okay to fail. I didn’t get the block, I embarrassed myself, but guess what. I got right back up. Life isn’t about getting knocked down, it’s about getting back up and trying again. Hope you guys enjoy this fail. Keep working and have a great day!

Speed isn’t just about how fast you can go. It’s about how fast you can stop, change gears, and go somewhere else. Watch Ethan here: he brings the ball up as fast as he can, stops on a dime, and explodes back the other way. The defender commits to his momentum—and Ethan uses that reaction against him. That’s the power of change of speed and direction. The key is staying low, maintaining your balance, and developing the ability to accelerate and decelerate quickly. Biomechanically, effective change of direction requires an athlete to absorb force, brake efficiently, reorient the body, and then produce force again in a new direction. In other words: you have to be able to put the brakes on before you can hit the gas again. Research in basketball continues to show how important braking and deceleration capacity are to change-of-direction performance. And this is where great players separate themselves. Players like Luka Dončić and Cade Cunningham are masters of controlling pace. They don’t always have to beat you with pure speed. They manipulate speed—slow you down, speed you up, stop, shift, bump, and attack the space you give them. The goal is to make the defender react to you instead of you reacting to the defender. Stay low. Control your pace. Brake under control. Explode out of the change. He who controls the pace, controls the game. 🏀 Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries. Train Like a Pro!

The modern game doesn’t have much room for one-dimensional players. And at the 3, versatility is everything. A small forward has to be able to punish you in the paint, stretch you beyond the arc, attack closeouts, create for others, and make the defense pay for whichever matchup it chooses. That’s the art. If you put a big on me, I’m too quick and shifty. If you put a guard on me, I’m too big and athletic. So I use both. Give me a smaller defender and I’ll attack the rim. Send a second defender and I’ll find the open man. Drive into the paint and force the defense to collapse, and suddenly a shooter is standing wide open. But it works the other way too. When I consistently knock down threes, the big has to step away from the paint. That space changes everything. The lane opens up. Driving angles become cleaner. Closeouts become longer. And now the defense has to choose between giving up a 3 or giving up an advantage at the rim. That’s why the 3 is so important. The best small forwards don’t just score—they change the geometry of the floor. Paul George is a perfect example. His value has never been limited to one way of scoring. He can shoot over smaller defenders, attack bigger ones, create off the dribble, make plays when defenses send help, and defend multiple positions. That kind of versatility forces a defense to constantly adjust. Modern basketball is built around spacing, closeouts, rotations, and creating advantages. The more threats you have on the floor, the more ground a defense has to cover—and the harder every rotation becomes. That’s what I’m trying to show in these clips. Not just scoring. Reading the matchup. Creating the advantage. Forcing the defense to react. Too fast for the bigs. Too big for the guards. A threat inside. A threat outside. That’s the art of the small forward. Trainer: @Logan Hinton, a former 5 year pro across three countries. Train Like a Pro!

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LOCKED IN. This is my *Final Sunday to Thursday Template* *SUNDAY toThursday CHECKLIST* *MORNING: 6:00-10:30* - [ ] *6:00* Wake up - [ ] *6:00-6:10* Wash hands + 1L water - [ ] *6:15* Meditate - [ ] *6:20-6:23* Brain dump + 3 daily / 1 weekly / 1 big goal - [ ] *6:23-6:25* Get ready - [ ] *6:25-6:30* Bike to court - [ ] *6:35* Warm up stretch - Phase 1 - [ ] *6:50* Ball handling warm up - Go by The Notebook - [ ] *7:30-7:50* Finishing left: 40 min - [ ] *7:50-8:00* Finishing right: 20 min - [ ] *8:00-8:10* 10 min free throws - [ ] *8:10-8:50* Shooting 75 makes - 15 each spot + track % - [ ] Right corner 8:10-8:20 - [ ] Right wing 8:20-8:30 - [ ] Top 8:30-8:40 - [ ] Left wing 8:40-8:50 - [ ] Left corner 8:50-9:00 - [ ] *9:00-9:10* 10 min free throws - [ ] *9:30-10:15* Upper body: - [ ] 3x25 pushups - [ ] 3x8 normal pullups - [ ] 3x8 chin up pullups - [ ] 3x15 dips - [ ] 3x2min planks - [ ] *10:15-10:30* Bike home *MIDDAY: 10:30-12:00* - [ ] *10:30-11:00* Eat - [ ] *11:00-11:30* Work + dishes + weed *AFTERNOON: 12:00-1:30* - [ ] *12:00-12:30* Plyometrics - [ ] *12:30-1:00* Defense workout - [ ] *12:30-1:30* Film study + snack + notes *EVENING: 1:30-9:30* - [ ] *1:30-2:30* Rest + eat + read weekly portion - [ ] *2:30-3:30* Read - [ ] *3:30-4:30* Rest - [ ] *4:30-4:45* Get ready - [ ] *4:45-5:00* Bike to court - [ ] *5:00-5:05* Warm up stretch - [ ] *5:05-6:00* Ball handling x40 each - [ ] *6:00-6:50* Shooting 75 makes + 1min rest between spots - Track % - [ ] *6:50-7:00* 100 Free throws - [ ] *7:00-7:15* Bike home - [ ] *7:15-7:25* Shower - [ ] *7:25-7:30* Work - [ ] *7:30-8:30* Eat - [ ] *8:30-9:00* Rest + brush teeth - [ ] *9:00* No phone - [ ] *9:00-9:30* Track shots - [ ] *9:30* Sleep I'm sorry. It's so long.