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"Far better an approximate answer to the right question, which is often vague, than the exact answer to the wrong question, which can always be made precise" (John W. Tukey, mathematician/statistician, 1915-2000).
Asking the right questions to the right people is the challenge.
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Steve Jobs on “consultants”: advisors taking no risk, with no outcome ownership, nor skin in the game.
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Understanding is recognizing patterns... “Nonsense” is many times just lack of context.
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Congratulations Xavi on this achievement, it has been a pleasure throughout. A topic that is even more relevant to sporting organisations today than it was when you started.
Done. My second PhD is complete.
Grateful to my co-authors, and especially to my supervisor and friend, @Robertson_SJ. And to everyone who’s been part of the journey along the way.
On to the next.
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First Western Conference team in NBA history to have all Player, Rookie and Coach of the Month honors in the same month 🔥
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Collective effort 🤝
For the first time in franchise history, we have EIGHT players averaging double figures in a single season and the most currently in the NBA!
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San Antonio Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson has been named a head coach for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game.
Johnson and his staff will coach one of the three All-Star teams in the new U.S. vs. World format.
Johnson earned the honor based on the Spurs having the best record in the Western Conference through games of Feb. 1 among teams eligible for All-Star coaching selection.
Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and his staff were ineligible after coaching in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game.
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OUR LATEST‼️
Do you train like you compete?
Another applied paper product of @csosamarin's PhD research.
Always honored to be part of these group of researchers: @csosamarin, @ealonso1993, @albertorenzo.
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Happy to share our latest publication:
Do You Train Like You Compete? A Comparison of Training Tasks and Competition in Elite Basketball Based on Biomechanical and External Physiological Load
@ealonso1993
@xschelling
@albertorenzo
researchgate.net/publication…
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The 82 game club
Chris Paul
Jalen Green
Mikal Bridges
Jarrett Allen
Harrison Barnes
Jaden McDaniels
Julian Champagnie
Bub Carrington
Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Malik Beasley
Buddy Hield
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Various options can be employed to adjust tasks in training, allowing for increases or decreases in training load depending on the specific objectives of the player/team.
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Training Load can be modulated using different strategies, adapting it to the many variables affecting players and team. These variables modify frequency and intensity of actions.
Most used load modulators in basketball:
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The San Antonio Spurs have now had 200 games in a row with 20+ assists as a team - the longest streak by any team in NBA history.
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What really matters (and doesn’t matter) when hiring performance staff: The view of 6 experts
From @johnpwagle , Jack Nayler, @Matt_Van_Dyke, @xschelling, @CoachStephMock, @MattPrice_HP
sportsmith.co/articles/what-…
