The thing that separates OAD from Old School is the difference between having enough talent to insulate you from hard work, real effort and the concept of improving – every season, every game, every practice, every time you lace 'em up.

In other words, the difference between Carmelo Anthony and Jason Kidd. 'Melo never made a team better – Jason not only made every team he played on better, he also improved every teammate he ever had.

Note to coach Ford: Thanks for finding another ineffective way to “not let us run our $#!t” . . .

@jaybate-1.0 I don’t think Kelly’s FT% needs any more than an extra 15 minutes a day spent getting used to the fact that shooting freebies is not a high-energy activity, but just needs to be done in a zone like Brannen has developed. I do agree that defenses are going to increase the physical contact as long as opposing coaches feel that it’s effective.

@jaybate-1.0 I don’t think Kelly’s FT% needs any more than an extra 15 minutes a day spent getting used to the fact that shooting freebies is not a high-energy activity, but just needs to be done in a zone like Brannen has developed. I do agree that defenses are going to increase the physical contact as long as opposing coaches feel that it’s effective.

The thing that separates OAD from Old School is the difference between having enough talent to insulate you from hard work, real effort and the concept of improving – every season, every game, every practice, every time you lace 'em up.

In other words, the difference between Carmelo Anthony and Jason Kidd. 'Melo never made a team better – Jason not only made every team he played on better, he also improved every teammate he ever had.

Note to coach Ford: Thanks for finding another ineffective way to “not let us run our $#!t” . . .