HC Extra - March 8, 2025

10 of the best things I've seen this week

Before we dive into this edition of HC Extra, I wanted to remind you that the 2025 March Madness Playbook is still on sale for the pre-sale price of $10 (it goes up to $15 after March 12)

The playbook features:

• 3 diagrams from each of the 68 teams (204 plays)

• 3 video clips of each of the 68 teams with a play or concept (204 clips)

• a look at statistical analysis and a bracket strategy guide

Click here to get your copy before the price goes up on March 12!

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Now, let’s take a look at 10 of the best things I saw in the hoops and leadership world this week:

1. What You Need In March (Tom Crean) - at this point, every future newsletter might drop a Tom Crean post

   

2. Middle Tennessee Pistol Balbao (Ben Ostrow) - there’s a lot of action in this one and it’s just plain hard to guard

3. Slow Step Finishes (Shane Hennen) - this is becoming a more popular finishing option that is trickling down to all levels of play. This is a great move to introduce to your players for them to have in their finishing bag.