Quick hits at the UDM clinic

Some brief insights from featured coaches at Saturday's University of Detroit Mercy clinic (thanks again to Coach McCallum and his staff for hosting our coaches, plus allowing our players to work with coaches Sullivan, Sampson, and Coles):

• "on out of bounds plays, Coach Dean Smith taught that action was initiated by the ref handing the ball to our player - slapping the ball was a loss of valuable time" (Pat Sullivan, Detroit Pistons Asst. Coach)
• "bringing energy to practice, and never having an 'off day', three people need to be on the same page - point guard, best player, head coach" (Kelvin Sampson, Milwaukee Bucks Asst. Coach)
• "always have cutters finish their cuts beyond the 3 point line - don't live in 'no man's land', don't clog up middle" (Fran Fraschilla, ESPN analyst)
• "positive body language is essential - show coaches you are ready to play, show teammates you want the ball, give others energy from your energy" (John Kuester, Detroit Pistons Head Coach)
• "do you use assistants to track different stats such as ball touches - not simply a tip or deflection of pass, also a hand on an offensive rebound?" (Kelvin Sampson, Milwaukee Bucks Asst. Coach)