11 November 2026
Ep 2070 Are You Humble, or About to Be?
Basketball Coach Unplugged (A Basketball Coaching Podcast)
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There are two types of players, coaches and teams: those who are humble and those who are about to be. Why the great ones prepare like they lost their last game.
A guest coach has an AAU team that has been overachieving and winning a lot. So what is his message to them right now? There are two types of players, two types of coaches, and two types of teams: those that are humble, and those that are about to be.
In this short episode, Coach Steve Collins and his guest talk about the edge that great teams carry into the gym every day, the way you prepare after a loss, and how hard it is to keep that edge after a win. Steve adds a reminder he has learned over thirty years: you are never as good as you think you are, and never as bad as you think you are either. They close with self reflection for young coaches, and Steve's favorite tease: there are two types of coaches, coaches with players and ex coaches.
The Big Ideas
Humble, or about to be
Preparing every day like you lost your last game
Why coaches are at their best after a loss
Human nature: the urge to let up after a sloppy win
You are never as good, or as bad, as you think
What you learn after you know it all
Self reflection for young coaches
Coaches with players and ex coaches: develop your kids, and make them good people
Chapters
00:00 Coach Unplugged intro
00:14 Pre roll: TeachHoops.com
01:10 A tip for your younger self
01:38 Humble, or about to be
02:01 Mid roll: TeachHoops.com free trial
02:29 Keeping the edge after a win
03:06 Never as good, never as bad
03:42 Two types of coaches
04:05 Post roll: TeachHoops.com
This week's challenge: After your next win, run practice like you lost. Watch how your players respond.
Format: Guest coach conversation.
Resources: Culture and team building resources, practice plans, and courses at https://teachhoops.com/
Recorded at the Fifth Quarter Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
https://teachhoops.com/
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There are two types of players, coaches and teams: those who are humble and those who are about to be. Why the great ones prepare like they lost their last game.
A guest coach has an AAU team that has been overachieving and winning a lot. So what is his message to them right now? There are two types of players, two types of coaches, and two types of teams: those that are humble, and those that are about to be.
In this short episode, Coach Steve Collins and his guest talk about the edge that great teams carry into the gym every day, the way you prepare after a loss, and how hard it is to keep that edge after a win. Steve adds a reminder he has learned over thirty years: you are never as good as you think you are, and never as bad as you think you are either. They close with self reflection for young coaches, and Steve's favorite tease: there are two types of coaches, coaches with players and ex coaches.
The Big Ideas
Humble, or about to be
Preparing every day like you lost your last game
Why coaches are at their best after a loss
Human nature: the urge to let up after a sloppy win
You are never as good, or as bad, as you think
What you learn after you know it all
Self reflection for young coaches
Coaches with players and ex coaches: develop your kids, and make them good people
Chapters
00:00 Coach Unplugged intro
00:14 Pre roll: TeachHoops.com
01:10 A tip for your younger self
01:38 Humble, or about to be
02:01 Mid roll: TeachHoops.com free trial
02:29 Keeping the edge after a win
03:06 Never as good, never as bad
03:42 Two types of coaches
04:05 Post roll: TeachHoops.com
This week's challenge: After your next win, run practice like you lost. Watch how your players respond.
Format: Guest coach conversation.
Resources: Culture and team building resources, practice plans, and courses at https://teachhoops.com/
Recorded at the Fifth Quarter Studios in Madison, Wisconsin.
https://teachhoops.com/
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