I think as a group we tend to over-rate its importance or misuse the term, especially on offense. You may want it too much: get a little tremble in your shot, try to make the pass that realistically isn’t there, commit the offensive foul, “over the backs.” Defensively, the phrase makes a little more sense, where a lot of it is about aggressiveness, but even here it can be a negative: fouls, attempted steal gone astray, extending your responsibility.
”Wanting it” is an emotional thing. But that emotion has to be disciplined. Otherwise “the center does not hold.” ”Mental toughness” is maybe the better term for what we want tonight. No question in my mind that no one is gonna want it more than Caleb, Ron, Geo, Paul. Shooting 3-12 from 3, 2-5 from FT line isn’t about “wanting it more.” “Mental toughness” maybe.
”Wanting it” is an emotional thing. But that emotion has to be disciplined. Otherwise “the center does not hold.” ”Mental toughness” is maybe the better term for what we want tonight. No question in my mind that no one is gonna want it more than Caleb, Ron, Geo, Paul. Shooting 3-12 from 3, 2-5 from FT line isn’t about “wanting it more.” “Mental toughness” maybe.
