 I just finished Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball: Memoir of a Namibian Odyssey by Ben Guest. Guest makes his first trip to Namibia shortly after college as part of the Peace Corps. After a couple stops in Mississippi as a teacher and coach, he returns to Namibia to teach at a private, international high school. Despite the school not offering sports, Guest goes to watch the public school championships and is offered a job to coach a boy's high school team.
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 The Youthful GameIt seems like we're always talking about youth. Teams wants to get younger. Players want to get into the league earlier, and athletes want to get paid at a younger age.
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In today's NBA, the average height is 6'7". What's somewhat surprising is that players have continued to get bigger, stronger, and more skilled. The average height in the NBA twenty years ago (2003), though, was still 6'7".
We're not here to talk about height, though. Today, we're talking about the lack thereof. Not only have there been several undersized guys to play in the NBA, several of them had rather noteworthy careers. Here are the shortest players to ever play in the NBA. Tags:
 IntroWe've previously highlighted our list of Best Basketball Books overall. While that list is aimed at any reader, we wanted to create a list dedicated specifically to women.
The books below contain a diverse set of topics, from women's basketball history, to biographies, to memorable seasons worthy of being re-lived. Tags:
 Spring is here (at least in most parts of the country) and that means outdoor running season. While many of you may have spent the winter on a treadmill, running outside can be a bit an adjustment. Fear not, however, as a few runs on the pavement, and you'll quickly knock the rust off.
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 It was a busy weekend of basketball. On Friday, Iowa shocked undefeated South Carolina to advance to the women's national championship game. On Saturday, San Diego State's Lamont Butler hit a buzzer-beater to help the Aztecs advance to tonight's men's national championship game. On Sunday, LSU beat Iowa to win the women's national championship.
With all of the wins, unfortunately, several things played side show to a fantastic weekend of basketball. We all know what they are. Rather than belabor what happened, I want to focus on what we should be taking away from all of this. Tags:
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