There are a lot of guys who have no
idea what their roles are. They have no
idea where to shoot. There are guys who
DON’T KNOW HOW TO PLAY.
LeBron James, Draymond
Green, 2 Chainz and special guests come together at a local New Orleans
barbershop to talk the NBA, Olympics, music, football and more. You can see the entire video here:
At about the 9:25 mark, Record
producer Steve Stoute starts out talking about business resumes and the fact
that for all of the skills that are on resumes, they never talk about a
person’s work ethic. He says that
everybody gets credit for stuff that you didn’t do when you are part of a team
because that is part of being on a team.
But he likes to ask, 'What role did you play in driving the outcome vs. being a
teammate of the outcome?" Great coaches,
great CEOs, and great managers have to decide:
Is it the guy or is the
environment that the guy was in? Are you
the driver or just along for the ride.
Rich Paul, a friend and
business partner of LeBron James, adds that there is a combination of things
that play into a player’s performance, including the player, the people around
the player, and the maturity level of the player. It’s also important, as a leader, to give
your athletes roles and that they understand their role, and their ability to fulfill that role to the highest of expectations.
Steve Stout comments that
there are guys are running around and playing in the NBA, but don’t have a role or a sense
of purpose. They don’t even know
when/where to shoot from in the offense. It
has to start from day 1. Coaches have to
have a set role. As Steve Stout asked,
‘How do you put 5 guys on the court and they don’t have a role.
Charles
Oakley then mentions how important it is for coaches to establish roles in training camp. He says that coaches have to set their roles and coaches have to
set the locker room, right away. You
have energy guys, scorers, 3 point shooters, ball movers, defenders, etc, but
everybody has a role that they have to perform and perfect.
LBJ added that the coach
and the leader/commander of the team have to address athletes when they aren’t
doing what they need to be doing or aren’t filling their roles to the level
that is expected. You have to nip it
immediately so it doesn’t unravel the team.
They then add that not
only do players not know their roles, there are guys who don’t even really know
how to play!
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As an athlete, know what
you bring to the team, know your role, and work hard to perfect it. As a coach, it's important to makes sure that
everybody knows their role and performs it to the level of expectations that
you have communicated to them.
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