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From Dribbling Doubts to Slam Dunk Success: Conley Oliver's Journey as a Professional Basketball Trainer

Basketball is a sport that requires skill, dedication, and the right guidance to excel. For Conley Oliver, a professional basketball trainer based in Woodland Hills, his journey from overcoming doubts to achieving slam dunk success has been nothing short of inspiring.

Conley's love for the game started at a young age. Growing up, he faced various challenges and doubts about his abilities on the court. However, his determination and passion for basketball drove him to work harder and prove the skeptics wrong.

As Conley honed his skills, he realized the importance of proper training and guidance in reaching his full potential. This realization led him to become a professional basketball trainer, dedicating his career to helping others transform their game.

One of the key aspects of Conley's training philosophy is building a strong foundation. He believes that mastering the fundamentals is crucial for any player, regardless of their skill level. From dribbling and shooting techniques to footwork and defensive strategies, Conley focuses on teaching his clients the essential building blocks of the game.

What sets Conley apart as a trainer is his ability to tailor his approach to each individual. He understands that every player has unique strengths, weaknesses, and goals. By taking the time to assess and understand his clients' needs, Conley is able to create personalized training programs that address specific areas for improvement.

Throughout his journey, Conley has witnessed countless success stories. He has worked with players ranging from beginners to aspiring professionals, helping them unlock their true potential. Many of his clients have gone on to achieve remarkable accomplishments, from earning college scholarships to making it to professional leagues.

Conley's dedication to his craft extends beyond the court. He believes in fostering a positive and supportive environment for his clients, instilling confidence and a love for the game. His infectious enthusiasm and unwavering belief in his clients' abilities have motivated many to push beyond their limits and achieve greatness.

But Conley's journey as a professional basketball trainer hasn't been without its challenges. He has faced skeptics who questioned his methods and doubted his ability to make a difference. However, these obstacles only fueled his determination to prove them wrong and continue making a positive impact on the lives of aspiring basketball players.

As Conley Oliver continues to inspire and transform the lives of young athletes, his journey stands as a testament to the power of dedication, passion, and perseverance. From overcoming doubts to achieving slam dunk success, he is a shining example of the impact that a skilled and passionate trainer can have on the trajectory of a player's career.

So, whether you're a beginner looking to build a strong foundation or an aspiring professional seeking to take your game to new heights, Conley Oliver is the trainer who can guide you on your basketball journey. With his expertise, dedication, and unwavering belief in your potential, he will help you go from dribbling doubts to slam dunk success.

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*    victor conley , shakespeare aesthetics.

romeo & juliet. suburban july. scraped knees. bruised knuckles. blood in your teeth. bare feet on hot concrete. restlessness. your high school’s empty parking lot. love poems in your diary. a window open to coax in the breeze. burning inside. an ill - fitting party dress. a t - shirt you cut up yourself. the time you tried to give yourself bangs. biking to your friends house. bubble gum. gas station ice. the feeling that you’ve met before. rebellion. a car radio playing down the street. cheap fireworks. a heart drawn on the inside of your wrist with a sharpie. switchblades. red solo cups. dancing in your bedroom. screaming yourself hoarse. running out of options. the forlorn looking basketball hoop at the end of a cul - de - sac. climbing onto your roof at night while your parents are asleep. flip - flops. a eulogy written on loose - leaf. the merciless noontime sun.

hamlet. speaking in a whisper. holding your breath. a browning garden. a half remembered story. furniture covered with sheets. fog at dawn. mist at twilight. losing touch. the ethereal space between winter and spring. the soft skin at your temple. the crack in the hallway mirror. things you'd say if you knew the words. uncombed hair. books with writing in the margins. books with cracked spines. books with lines scratched out. prayers on all souls' day. a chipped ceramic bathtub. a cold stone floor. the uncomfortable awareness of your own heartbeat. the sparrow that got in your house. shadows. the creek you played in as a child. a dirty night gown. an oversized t - shirt. a collection of your favorite words. soil beneath your nails. ghost stories. the strangeness of your own name in your mouth. deep silence. exhaustion. a cliff with a long, long drop down.

twelfth night. wicker deck furniture. new england summer. large sunglasses and a blonde bob. a storm over the ocean. patio umbrellas flapping in the wind. the smell of chlorine. muffled laughter. sarcasm. starched cuffs. day drinking. bay windows. the idea of love. love for the idea of love. love for love's sake. hangovers. wandering over the sand dunes. a vagabond with a guitar. fishermen with tattoos. a pretty boy with a slacked tie. a lighthouse. growing too close. boat shoes. feeling yourself change. big, floppy sunhats. double - speak. a song you keep listening to. turning red under their gaze. margaritas drank on an inflatable pool lounger. string lights on a balmy night. sleepy june days. fights you're unprepared for. hope you weren’t expecting. pranks that go too far. bad poetry. pining. becoming less of a stranger.

macbeth. the space where your grief used to be. a bird that’s lost an eye. old blood stains. heavy blinds. the smell of sweat. the stillness after a battle. a fake smile. a curse. the taste of metal at the back of your tongue. your house, unfamiliar in the dark. a dusty crib. the smell of sulfur. an orange pill bottle. streaks in the sink. a black cocktail dress. your hand on the doorknob, shaking. a chilly breeze. crunching from the gravel driveway on a moonless night. clenched hands. a rusty swing set. a flashing digital clock stuck on 12:00. a snake that crosses your path. an owl that watches you. a dog that runs when you approach. red smoke, dark clouds. cool steel. tile floors. footsteps in the hallway late at night. a baggy suit that used to fit before. visions. insomnia headaches. nursery rhymes. being too far in to go back now.

much ado about nothing. the high drama of small towns. a pickup truck. military supply duffel bags in the hall. hugs all around. tulip bulbs. a wraparound porch. a pitcher of iced tea. a rubber halloween mask. someone on your level. ill - timed proclamations. stomach clenching laughter. rushing in. not minding your business. crepe paper. white lies. secrets written down and thrown away. southern hospitality. homemade curtains in the kitchen. a sink full of roses. hiding in the bushes. old friends. the wedding dress your grandma wore, and her mama before her. a dog - eared rhyming dictionary. chamomile with honey. the intimacy of big parties. lawn flamingos. gossip. a crowded church. friendly rivalries. unfriendly rivalries. shit getting real. love at five hundredth sight. not realizing you're home until you’re there.

king lear. cement block buildings. power lines that birds never perch on. the end of the world. useless words. rainless thunder, heat lighting, a too big sky. arthritic knuckles. broken glass. chalk cliffs. the pulsing red - black behind closed eyes. something you learned too late. wet mud that sucks up your shoes while you walk. a cold stare. empty picture frames. empty prayers. the obscenity of seeing your parents cry. a treeless landscape. bloody rags. grappling in the dark with reaching hands. the sharpness at the tips of your teeth. the blown out windows of a skeletal house. decay. jokes that aren't jokes. biting your tongue. prophecies. aching muscles, tired feet. stinging rain. invoking the gods. wondering if the gods are listening. worrying that the gods are dead. white noise. shivers. numbness. the unequivocal feeling of ending.

a midsummer night’s dream. the smell of wet soil and dead leaves. listening to music on headphones with your eyes closed. wildflowers. the distant sparkle of lightning bugs. a pill someone slipped you. fear that turns into excitement. excitement that turns to frenzy. mossy tree trunks. a pair of yellow eyes in the darkness. night swimming. moonlight through the leaves. a bass beat in your chest. a butterfly landing on your nose. a kiss from a stranger. a dark hallow in an old tree. glow in the dark paint. drinking on an empty stomach. a twig breaking behind you. spinning until you’re dizzy. finding glitter on your body and not remembering where it came from. an overgrown path through the woods. cool dew on your skin. a dream that fades with waking. moths drawn to the light. giving yourself over, completely. afterglow. the long, loving, velvety night.

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Would you be willing at all to do a similar thing to the BoB boys falling in love for the Pacific boys? Or if that’s too much maybe just Leckies crew? Please and thank you if you do! ✨✌🏻🥳🦖🍰🎉🤸🏼‍♀️🍺🍆🦷🦞🌈🗿

of course!!  i love all of these boys, so getting to write any headcanons for them is a treat and privilege  (and how could i say no to all those emojis?)

Robert Leckie

more confident than he has any right to be.

umm, excuse you sir, the wedding ring isn’t on their finger yet, hold your goddamn horse

bob is vocal about his affection.  actually, he’s kind of a loudmouth about it; when he’s in love, all his friends get to hear about it.  his diary gets to hear about it.  his dog gets to hear about it, and he’s pretty sure hoosier jr couldn’t care less.   if someone’s willing to listen, bob’s gonna wax poetic.

the louder he proclaims his love, the more real it feels to him...  concrete, like the next torrential rainstorm or wicked nightmare isn’t going to wash it away.   bob’s confidence isn’t a front  ---  he’s really just like that  ---  but there’s more underneath than meets the eye.

he likes to dedicate his writing to them.  while he eventually grows out of the love poems phase  (the smartest choice of his literary career)  his love interest remains his muse.   he’ll bounce his ideas off of them, seek out their opinions on the things he’s written...  yes, he’s hungry for their attention, but knowing that they’ll be reading gives him the motivation to write better.

he’ll rarely admit his feelings outright, always dancing around it in smirks and sly double-entendres.   is he talking about how great the filet mignon at this restaurant is, or that he wants to get married soon? knowing him, both, and that’s exactly what he wants to leave them wondering.

Runner Conley

runner in love is very earnest.  he doesn’t feel the need to brag  ---  sure, his friends can tell just by looking at him, but how he feels for the person he cares about is their business alone.   

still, he can’t help talking about them.   they’re on his mind so much that he’ll just bring them up out of the blue  ---   his crush said this, his crush thinks that, this reminds him of the time he and his crush did blah-blah-blah...  he completely gives himself away.    his friends will take the piss out of him, but runner legit doesn’t even notice he’s doing it; he can’t stop.

he is right there with the favors.  they need a ride somewhere?  they need something picked up at the store?  just tell him, and he’ll do it, no questions asked.  he gets things done in record time.  (meanwhile, leckie asked to borrow his can opener two weeks ago, and runner still hasn’t gotten around to it. the preference is clear.)

loves to just spend time with them.  he’ll ask to hang out all the time, inventing excuses just to spend time together.  being in their space, enjoying their presence, is the best part about being in love for him.

Hoosier Smith

hoosier’s love is measured in tolerance.   if he’s willing to spend time around somebody, he likes 'em. if he’ll spend the whole day with 'em, he’s head-over-heels.

lowkey, no one would be able to tell hoosier’s falling in love.  he plays his emotions close to his chest, and doesn’t analyze them too much.  yeah, he’s caught feelings, but no sense making a big deal out of it.  they’ll probably go away on their own.

except they don’t, and the more they grow, the easier hoosier finds it is to be around them.  he’s not taxed by their presence, and hardly ever annoyed with them; it’s easy to banter with them, and when they laugh at his quips he feels all warm inside.  it’s weird.  he’s not sure he likes it.  but damn him if he wants it to end.

the day he finds himself eager to hang out with them...  he knows he’s done for.

hoosier is much more relaxed around the person he loves. all his blunt edges have softened; he’s a little gentler with them, a little fonder.  he’s not loud about it at all, but as soon as his partner picks up on it, his love becomes obvious.

Chuckler Juergens

he has absolutely no filter, and there is no way he can hold these emotions in.  when chuckler is in love, it’s like a golden retriever with a crush.

everything they do is amazing in his eyes.  he has to actively work to recognize their flaws; for a while, he definitely wears rose-tinted glasses when it comes to his love interest.  he just loves so sincerely, with his whole body, that holding it in threatens to overwhelm him. 

that said, he doesn’t rush into love.  it builds up slowly in him.  he can’t really say he loves someone until he’s known them for a while.  by then, they’re pretty comfortable around each other, and on a level of intimacy that he doesn’t feel shy admitting it when he’s certain.  (he also wouldn’t have luck hiding it if he tried; to all his friends, chuckler’s pretty transparent.)

he laughs at all their jokes, and would go miles out of his way for them if they just asked for it.  his smile is always broader around them, painfully genuine.  chuckler’s a social guy, so he loves being out in crowds, but around the person he loves he loves it when it’s just the two of them.

he needs his partner to say “i love you” first, but he’ll say everything but.  “you look amazing today,”; “no one dance like as you,”; “i could spend every night like this with you”.    he’s confessed his feelings a dozen times over before the word “love” ever passes between them.

Sid Phillips

sid genuinely enjoys falling in love.  it’s a once-in-a-lifetime experience, right?  (for most people  ---  his aunt janine has fallen in love four times and counting, but if she were the gold standard for romance, she’d still be invited to the phillips family christmases.)

he kind of becomes...  not oblivious to everything else, but his mind is very clearly in another place.  he’s not as sensitive to his other friends’ feelings; he drops plans without much notice because he’d rather be with the person he loves.  sid falling in love becomes self-absorbed without realizing it, and would have to be snapped out of it by a well intentioned  (very annoyed)  friend.

with his partner, however, he’s tender.  sid is a very good listener, empathetic and kind; he’s open about his feelings from the start, valuing communication in a relationship, and nothing makes him grin harder than hearing his partner feels the same way.

sid is a gentleman  ---  he’s eager to help them out with anything they need.  he’s very conscientious of his partner’s feelings, careful not to overstep boundaries.  he wouldn’t do anything, even kiss, unless his partner gave him plenty of encouragement.

Eugene Sledge

eugene does not all in love easily.  it takes him a long time to ease into it.  he doesn’t tumble head-over-heels, so much as cautiously inch down the mountain, taking frequent breaks to have a snack and psyche himself up.

somehow, he’s quieter around the person he loves.  it’s noticeable because he wasn’t always like this.  eugene as a friend is quite different to eugene as a lover, more tentative and tender in all the ways that count.  he gets...  not shy, really, but more reserved around them.  he doesn’t want to let his feelings show, so the casual banter and easy dynamic they used to have grows stiff and uncomfortable.  he’ll jump through hoops to avoid hanging out alone with them.

why is he doing this?  god help him, even he’s not sure.

if anyone confronts him about it, he’ll get mad.  of course he’s not treating them any differently!  this is how he’s always been, he’s fine  ---   but just as quickly as he flares up for his own sake, he’ll get even more riled over any slight to his loved one.  being in love awakes a defensiveness eugene never realized he had.  suddenly, he’d do anything for his partner’s sake.

it takes a while for eugene to come to terms with his feelings, and trust himself enough to love.  hopefully his partner’s patient  ---  and straightforward about their feelings, because eugene’s probably going to need a push.

Snafu Shelton

his crush starts finding weird gifts hidden around their house, and no, they have no clue how they got there.  

merriell’s not a romantic, okay?  he doesn’t know how all that wooing-and-courting works, but he gets the general idea.  nothing romantic about coming up to someone and saying outright   ‘your hair looks like it’d be cozy to wear as a sweater, when you smile i want to touch your teeth, this feels like love’.  like.  it’s all true, but that doesn’t mean he can say it.

frankly, he’s still cursing himself for falling in love in the first place, because merriell did not sign up for all this mushy-gushy feeling stuff.  

some people just...  aren’t meant to fall in love, and he’s one of them.  not love that feels like this, that feels...  so real.  it scares him.   he doesn’t know what to do about it.

he’s a weak man, though.  it’s not like he can just stay away.  merriell can’t help but want to be around them constantly, looking over their shoulder and watching out for them; he’s fascinated by them, and it only grows more obvious as the feelings continue to swell in his chest.

so, he sneaks tiny gifts  ---  things he finds or things he likes, things that make him think of them  ---  in their stuff, and watches raptly when they find it.  no, he’s not gonna confess to leaving them there.  it’s just...  nice to watch.

he stares at them for a long time  ---  not unusual for him, to be fair  ---  but when they look up, he looks away immediately.  very out of character, and honestly more unnerving than if he just kept staring.

able to carry on like normal, unless the topic of romance is brought up at all.  then he gets ornery and annoyed, especially if his love interest talks about any past romantic relationships.  he’s possessive in love, especially because he’s not sure where he stands in the other person’s affections.  merriell hates the idea of them with anyone else, but can’t really believe they’d want to be with him.

RV Burgin

well, next to the hot messes that are sledge and snafu, burgie’s a disney prince.

literally, he goes so far out of his way to not make the person he loves uncomfortable.  he’s a gentleman to his core.  the idea of caring for someone who doesn’t feel the same way stings  ---   but even worse is the idea that he could be forcing affection on someone who doesn’t want it.

because of this, he might keep it all a bit too much to himself.  he won’t come out and say it, and will be notably more hesitant around them.  no casual touches  ---   if he accidentally does, he’ll draw back like he’s been burned.  if his friends  (re:  snafu and leyden)  say anything perverted around them, he’ll quickly steer the conversation away.

still, it would be impossible to think he isn’t interested.  sometimes he can’t help staring at his love interest, eyes warm in admiration...  and when they catch him, he holds their gaze for a moment, the ghost of a smile flickering across his face, before looking away.

oh yeah, he’s a goner.

when he does let his feelings slip out, it’s always quick and sincere.   “you’re the strongest person i know,” he says once, while trying to encourage them in his typical burgie way;   “i admire you very much.”   he gives compliments without meaning to, or even realizing how he’s selling himself out.  he’s just so besotted that he can’t help it.

Jay De L'Eau

he gets nervous, he gets clumsy, and he gets giggly.  this is a horrible combination.

he once knocked over an entire candle, set a curtain on fire, and was desperately trying to laugh it off while stomping the flames out...  all because he crush complimented him.

jay wants to look cool in front of his love interest, but he’s decidedly not.  poor boy hasn’t got a chance.   there isn’t a suave bone in his body, and no one knows this as well as jay.

so, he becomes earnest instead.  he’s always on hand to do favors for them, always willing to help out whenever he needs it  ---  jay could be corralled into doing couple’s yoga with little resistance, just because his love interest wants to.

this extreme generosity can get exhausting after a while  ---  he really has to figure out how to rein it in  ---   but if it shows how much he appreciates them?  and if it means he gets to spend extra time with them?  yeah, jay doesn’t regret a thing.

Bill Leyden

he’s being???  nice??  leyden’s being nice??

his friends check him for a fever.  they worry he’s been lobotomized.  clearly he’s been abducted by aliens and replaced with a pod person!

leyden is a prickly bastard in general...  but when he’s falling in love, the entire world is puppydogs and rainbows, and he’ll sing showtunes to the heavens.

he’s just so much happier when he’s falling in love.  it’s hard not to spread that happiness around.  he has way more patience for his friends’ bullshit, and is eager to listen to their problems and offer his  (still very leyden-esque)  advice.

god forbid when his love interest’s actually present.  leyden doesn’t have eyes for anyone else; it’s all about them, and he’s a goddamn prince to them.  peeling fruit for them, laughing at all their jokes, making cow-eyes...  he turns into the person he’d be disgusted by in any other circumstance.

Andrew Haldane

it’s all about the emotional intimacy, boys.

andy could never truly fall in love with someone until he already knows them very well; he has to be comfortable with them, to have an easy rapport.  understanding each other is the first step to winning his heart.

he definitely gets a sparkle around them, though.  he just looks brighter, younger, less burdened by his many responsibilities.  maybe it’s because he knows he can share them with his partner...  but andy feels so much lighter when he’s with them.

he’s very generous with his praise. when they do something well, he lets them know it; the last thing he’d want is for them not to understand how much he appreciates them, how valuable they are to him, how glad he is to have them close...

absolutely overthinks it.  he’ll turn his feelings over and over in his head for ages, trying to process them before admitting anything out loud?  is this real?  is this plausible?  are they both in the right place in life to be in love?  do they really love him back?  he’s not an indecisive man, but he puts so much thought into this that eventually, a friend like hillbilly would need to shake him a bit, and tell him to just go for it.

Hillbilly Jones

he’s not going to say it outright.  he’d rather eat a live squid than do something that dumb.   when hillbilly feels himself falling for someone, he grips a railing all the way down.

anything they need, he’s there to do.  his affection reveals itself through how quick he is to help the person he likes.  loyalty drives his urge to make their life easier.  if they need some repairs done around the house, or some errands taken care of, he’ll offer to do them without a second thought.   “not a problem,”  he replies with a tiny smile when they worry he’s going to too much trouble.   after all, he wouldn’t do it for just anyone.

master of wordless communication.  his love interest doesn’t need to hear things outright from him, because they become well-acquainted with all of hillbilly’s various (extremely sarcastic)  faces.  he loves this easy communication.

he’ll talk them up to anyone who needs to hear it.  hillbilly does not take kindly to his partner being disparaged, under any circumstances.  it’s not overprotectiveness, he’ll insist to himself  ---  the protection is completely warranted, and he’s not ashamed to punch someone if his partner’s good name is on the line.

John Basilone

he gets all the points for persistence.  

john’s greatest virtue is his determination.  no matter what the world throws at him, or how many ways it tries to kill him, he’s going to keep going until he physically cannot anymore.

and...  not gonna lie, there are moments when he sees his love interest smile, and it feels like he’s been shot through the chest.  he’s got to stop, just to catch his breath, because they sweep the ground out from under his feet. 

the first time it happens, he knows he’s in love.  yeah, he knew he liked them already, but...  like and love are different things.  he likes his mama’s panna cotta, but he’s not going to marry it.

when john’s falling for someone, it’s important to him that they know it.  no beating around the bush for him; if they don’t feel the same way, they can respond however they like, but they’ve at least got to know.

he misses no opportunity to make his admiration clear.  if they do something impressive, he’s the loudest voice on the sidelines cheering them on;  if it’s their birthday or a holiday, he hands his gift to them personally, with that irrepressible charming grin.  

john is very confident in love, but he’s also very optimistic.  it’s not that he’s never been rejected before, or can’t take it...   he just genuinely doesn’t believe his heart can break.

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Mike Conley let Rudy Gay take a tech, and then shot the Jazz to victory

Mike Conley let Rudy Gay take a tech, and then shot the Jazz to victory

Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes HOUSTON — Early in the fourth quarter, Mike Conley stepped up to the foul line to take a technical free throw. He never shot it. As Conley prepared to shoot, Rudy Gay came up and more or less pushed Conley off the line. Why? Gay wanted to see one go through the hoop. On Sunday against Phoenix, in his first game back due to an injury and then an illness, Gay went 1…

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Best Fantasy Basketball Team Names 2021

After two “incomplete” NBA seasons, you want to go all-in on 2021 — and that starts with a funny/clever/good fantasy basketball team name. Sure, dominating your draft thanks to our positional and overall rankings, list of must-have sleepers and breakouts, and comprehensive cheat sheet is all well and good, but until you find the best fantasy team name…well, your season isn’t even ready to begin.

As we say every year, our list doesn’t contain all of the “best fantasy basketball team names.” In order to do that, we’d need more inappropriate phrases and inside jokes that we couldn’t possibly publish here — you know, stuff that only others in your league understand (or won’t cancel you over). Instead, we just have a bunch of puns based on players’ names. Some are decent (“Rock ’em, Siakem Robots”, “Ingles All The Way,” “You Can’t Randle The Truth”); many are terrible (“Implicit Tobias”, “Wham, Bam, Thank You Ma’am”); and a lot you won’t get (“Boogie Towns Productions”). No bother. We’re volume shooters. Think of us as D’Angelo Russell. They’re not all gonna hit bottom, but the ones that do…man, those look good. And “There’s Always Room For D’Angelo.” (Splash!)

2021 FANTASY BASKETBALL RANKINGS: Point guard | Shooting guard | Small forward | Power forward | Center | Top 200

Ultimately, the goal of this list isn’t necessarily to provide you with a slam dunk. It’s to inspire you because you can definitely do better — kind of like how players now feather out to the three-point line instead of the filling the lane and go toward the hoop on fast breaks. Threes are worth more than twos, so don’t just take our “layups.” Do you own thing, be smart, and hit a three.

Start your season like that, and you’ll complete it with a fantasy title…or make your friends slightly smirk, which is the true mark of a champion.

2021 FANTASY SLEEPERS: One from each team | Top 10 draft steals | Best rookies

Best Fantasy Basketball Team Names 2021

ZION WILLIAMSON

Zion Kings

JA MORANT

Ja Rules

Moranting and Raving

KEVIN DURANT

(See above)

JOE INGLES

Ingles All the Way

LEBRON JAMES

The James Gang

Brains and LeBron

STEPH CURRY

Steph Infection

MARC GASOL

Gasol In the Family/Gasol I Need

Better Call Gasol

ENES KANTER

Enes Envy

You Kanter Go Home Again

MYLES TURNER

A Real Page Turner

I Would Walk 500 Myles/100 Myles and Runnin’

MILES BRIDGES

(See above)

Bridges Over Troubled Waters

MIKAL BRIDGES

(See above)

TRAE YOUNG

Trae Bombs

Forever Young/Young and Restless

C.J. MCCOLLUM

McCollum Like I See ’em 

Here’s My Number, McCollum Me Maybe

SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER

Thowin’ Shaid/Actin’ Shaidy

MIKE CONLEY

The Long Conley

CHRISTIAN WOOD

Onward Christian Soldiers

Knock On Wood

DEVIN BOOKER

Booker Smart/Crack a Booker

Stairway to Devin/Devin Sent/Devin Can Wait

DRAYMOND GREEN

It’s Not Easy Being Green (works for several other Greens, too, obviously)

Go Ahead, Make My Draymond

CADE CUNNINGHAM

First Cade Kit

KYLE LOWRY

The Lowry Boys

BAM ADEBAYO

Wham, Bam, Thank You, Ma’am

Adebayo Blues

ANDRE DRUMMOND

Bang the Drummond

CLINT CAPELA

The Power of Christ Capela’s You 

A Capela Group 

BROOK LOPEZ

Babbling Brooks

ROBIN LOPEZ

Robin and Stealin’

JARRETT ALLEN

Grin and Jarrett

We’re Allen This Together

AL HORFORD

Dirty Horfords

MICHAEL PORTER JR.

Any Porter In a Storm

M-PJ Party

PJ WASHINGTON

(See above)

COLLIN SEXTON

I Wanna Sexton You Up/Let’s Talk About Sexton/Safe Sexton/Unprotected Sexton

Your Body’s Collin

Collin of the Wild

BUDDY HIELD

Bosom Buddies

JAMAL MURRAY

Murray Convention (also works for Dejounte Murray)

Jamal About That Bass

ANTHONY EDWARDS

Ant Man

ANTHONY DAVIS

Brow Chicka Brow Brow 

Brow Beaters

LUKA DONCIC

Made You Luka/Luka Who’s Talking/etc.

Slam Doncic

Scatch My Doncic (works with a lot of of Eastern European names)

DONOVAN MITCHELL

Spida Webs

KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS

Boogie Towns Productions

Just a Small Towns Girl

KAT Scratch Fever

MARVIN BAGLEY

Holding the Bagley/Securing the Bagley

R.J. BARRETT

Grin and Barrett

RUSSELL WESTBROOK

Russell Westbrookstone Brothers

Go Westbrook, Young Man

The Russ Belt 

Russ-ian Interference 

DARIUS GARLAND

Double Darius/Truth or Darius

DEANDRE AYTON

Master Ayton

LONZO BALL

Get Off My Lonzo

Havin’ a Ball/Kick in the Balls

LAMELO BALL

(See above)

FRED VANVLEET

I Live In a VanVleet Down By the River

NICOLAS BATUM

Batum Goes the Dynamite 

JAMES HARDEN

Get Harden

It’s Harden Out Here for a Pimp

Go Harden in the Paint 

MALIK BEASLEY

Pimpin’ Ain’t Beasley 

DE’AARON FOX

Fantastic Mr. Fox 

Zero Fox Given

De’Aaron On the Side of Caution

AARON GORDON

(See above)

PASCAL SIAKAM

Dirty Pascals

Rock ’em, Siakam Robots

MALIK MONK

Monk’s Tale 

Monk City

D’ANGELO RUSSELL

There’s Always Room for D’Angelo 

OG ANUNOBY

The Last OG

DE’ANDRE HUNTER

Big Game Hunters

VICTOR OLADIPO

Office Oladipo 

Hail to the Victors

JULIUS��RANDLE

Randle’s Messiah 

You Can’t Randle the Truth 

Too Hot to Randle

GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO

Greek Freak Squad 

Get Off My Giannis

DAMIAN LILLARD

License to Illard/Time to Get Illard

JEREMY LAMB

Lambs to the Slaughter

DEWAYNE DEDMON

Day of the Dedmon

Make it Dewayne

JIMMY BUTLER

Butler Service

Butler Did It

JALEN SUGGS

Suggs Bunnies

MARCUS SMART

Smart Asses

TOBIAS HARRIS

Implicit Tobias 

NORMAN POWELL

Boom Boom Powell

TIM HARDAWAY

Three the Hardaway 

JAYSON TATUM

Tatum? I Hardly Know ’em!

PAUL GEORGE

Rated PG-13 

LAURI MARKKANEN

On the Markkanen

TYRESE HALIBURTON

Tyrese’s Pieces

DEMAR DEROZAN

Fruta DeMar

A DeRozan By Any Other Name

TERRY ROZIER

A Rozier By Any Other Name

GORDON HAYWARD

Carry on my Hayward Sons 

ZACH LAVINE

LaVini Vidi Vici

KYLE KUZMA

Kuzma Control

DOMANTAS SABONIS

Sabonis Round

Praying Domantas

DERRICK FAVORS

Sexual Favors/Party Favors

Favors of Love

Favors in Ya Ear

LARRY NANCE

Sir Nance-a-Lot

Nance-y Boys

JRUE HOLIDAY

Happy Holidays

Just How We Jrue It Up

TREVOR ARIZA

Ariza Con Pollo 

RICHAUN HOLMES

Lifestyles of the Richaun and Famous/Richaun Homey Quan

Holmes Alone

RICKY RUBIO

RubiOMG 

RUI HACHIMURA 

Hachimura Sauce

DEVONTE’ GRAHAM

Golden Grahams

CARIS LAVERT

24 Caris Magic 

KLAY THOMPSON

Klaymation Domination

BRADLEY BEAL

Beal of Approval

End All, Be-al

Trained Beals

RODNEY HOOD

Boyz N Tha Hood 

T.J. WARREN

Warren Peace

MOE HARKLESS

How Could You Be Moe Harkless? 

Gimme Some Moe

RUDY GOBERT

Sweet Home ChicaGoberts 

Gobert or Go Home 

JOSH RICHARDSON

Get Richardson or Die Tryin’

KEVIN HUERTER

Please Kevin, Don’t Huerter ’em

Huerter So Good

NIKOLA JOKIC

Jokic On You

DENNIS SCHRODER

Taming of the Shroder 

STEVEN ADAMS

I Literally Can’t Steven

KHRIS MIDDLETON/MALCOLM BROGDON

Malcolm in the Middleton

SPENCER DINWIDDIE

Spencer’s Gifts

TYLER HERRO

Herro Ball

Did You Ever Know That You’re My Herro?

MONTREZL HARRELL

Escape from Alcatrezl/Birdman of Alcatrezl

NIKOLA VUCEVIC 

Deja Vucevic 

Scenic Vucevicf

ANDREW WIGGINS

Split Your Wiggins 

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Kopps joins likes of McFadden, Williamson

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FAYETTEVILLE — Kevin Kopps’ spectacular 2021 season inspired a study by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette of the best individual seasons in University of Arkansas history.

Kopps allowed 9 earned runs in 89 2/3 innings spanning 33 appearances for a nation’s best ERA of 0.90. The 24-year-old right-hander from Sugar Land, Texas, also led the NCAA with a 0.76 WHIP based on 50 hits and 18 walks allowed.

Kopps struck out 131 batters to average 13.15 strikeouts per nine innings, a rate that ranked 15th in the country. The sixth-year senior credited his workout routine, dietary discipline and beet juice for improving his stamina and bounce-back ability.

He has already earned college player of the year honors by winning the Dick Howser Trophy and from various other outlets, and he’s a favorite to win the Golden Spikes Award given in July to the best amateur baseball player.

In Saturday’s edition, the Democrat-Gazette presented 10 remarkable Razorback seasons in a variety of sports, in alphabetical order: Mike Conley (men’s track and field, 1985); Alistair Cragg (men’s track and field, 2004); Maria Fassi (women’s golf, 2018); Katherine Grable (gymnastics, 2014); Jarrion Lawson (men’s track and field, 2016); Stacy Lewis (women’s golf, 2007); Aurelija Miseviciute (women’s tennis, 2008); Brooke Schultz (swimming and diving, 2018); R.H. Sikes (men’s golf, 1963); and Erick Walder (men’s track and field, 1994).

Today, we tackle football, basketball, baseball and softball for the other half of what we deemed the best individual seasons in UA sports history.

A reminder of the loose criteria: The chosen athletes were to have won an individual NCAA championship or national award, earned All-America honors, been chosen conference player of the year or broken a school record.

The entries are not ranked and are presented in alphabetical order.

Andrew Benintendi, Baseball, 2015

The Razorbacks’ first winner of the Dick Howser Trophy and the Golden Spikes Award, Andrew Benintendi helped send Arkansas back to the College World Series for the first time since 2012.

Benintendi’s monumental season would have been hard to predict, though Dave Van Horn and the Arkansas coaching staff thought he’d probably have a breakout sophomore year.

Benintendi was the top signee in the Razorbacks’ Class of 2013, but he broke the hamate bone in his hand prior to the season and had trouble swinging the bat without pain for a while.

As a freshman, he hit .276 — third on the team behind fellow future major-leaguer Brian Anderson’s .328 — with 1 home run, 27 RBI, 17 stolen bases in 21 tries and 5 outfield assists.

The next year, the left-handed hitting whiz from Cincinnati tore it up. He raised his batting average 100 percentage points to .376, hit 20 home runs, drove in a team-high 57 runs, went 24 of 28 on stolen bases, drew 50 walks against 32 strikeouts and had 2 outfield assists.

Benintendi was the first Razorback to be named SEC player of the year after batting .415 during the regular season and .443 in conference play. He had an NCAA-best .771 slugging percentage entering the postseason and had not struck out in 46 plate appearances entering the SEC Tournament.

Braxton Burnside, Softball, 2021

Braxton Burnside’s whopping final season is still fresh in memory because she just completed it in late May. The Paragould native and graduate student hit .357 with a school-record 25 home runs and 54 RBI.

Burnside’s home run count tied for the SEC lead with Texas A&M’s Hailey Lee and was one shy of the conference record of 26 held by Alabama’s Bailey Hemphill and Mississippi State’s Mia Davidson, both in 2019.

Burnside’s robust .892 slugging percentage was second in the SEC behind Lee. She earned first-team All-America honors by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and was a first-team All-SEC selection.

A transfer from Missouri, Burnside started all 25 games at shortstop during the covid-19 shortened 2020 season and hit .392 with 3 doubles, 5 home runs, 16 runs and 20 RBI.

Bettye Fiscus, Women’s Basketball, 1985

Razorback women’s hoops was a fledgling sport when Bettye Fiscus arrived in 1981 after leading Wynne to a AAA state championship and earning player of the year honors from the Arkansas Democrat.

Fiscus was a household name in Arkansas by the time she finished her career as the first superstar in the program with a school-record 2,073 points.

Fiscus holds several distinctions, having become the first female athlete inducted into the UA Sports Hall of Honor in 1994 and having her No. 5 jersey retired as the first male or female athlete to be afforded that honor in basketball in 1986.

Fiscus averaged 16.9 or more points every year at Arkansas, capped by her career-best average of 19.8 points in 1984-85.

Dan Hampton, Football, 1978

Before this Cabot native earned the nickname “Danimal” as a regular member of John Madden’s rugged All-Madden team, Dan Hampton was a “Junkyard Dog” on an Arkansas defense that helped the Hogs to big seasons in the mid-to-late 1970s.

The epitome of the era came in Hampton’s junior year of 1977, when the Razorbacks went 11-1, smothered No. 2 Oklahoma 31-6 in the Orange Bowl and finished No. 3 under first-year Coach Lou Holtz.

However, Hampton turned it up a notch individually as a senior in 1978, when he earned first-team All-America honors and was named Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year after racking up 98 tackles, including 18 for loss. The Houston Post tabbed Hampton as its SWC player of the year.

A member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2002, Hampton recorded 57 sacks and 10 fumble recoveries as an inside-outside force for the Chicago Bears’ famed 46 defense from 1979-90.

Kevin Kopps, Baseball, 2021

Kopps came out of the gate slowly, allowing an earned run in the season opener against Texas Tech, then turned into college baseball’s most dominant pitcher.

Kopps’ ERA of 0.90 was 0.39 better than the second-place pitcher in the NCAA statistics.

He led Division I with a 0.76 WHIP, a product of walks plus hits allowed divided by innings pitched. Only 36 Division I players have a WHIP lower than 1.0 this season.

The sixth-year senior right-hander, who notched 13.15 strikeouts per nine innings, was named a finalist for the Golden Spikes Award on Thursday along with Vanderbilt starters Kumar Rocker and Jack Leiter.

Darren McFadden, Football, 2007

Darren McFadden’s sophomore and junior seasons in 2006 and 2007 represented possibly the most sublime individual campaigns in Razorback athletics.

But which McFadden year was better?

He rushed for 1,647 yards and 14 touchdowns and accounted for 19 touchdowns in 2006. He racked up a school-record 1,830 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns and accounted for 21 touchdowns, including 4 as a passer, as a junior.

McFadden won the Doak Walker Award as the nation’s top running back both seasons and finished as the Heisman Trophy runner-up each year. While he probably was more deserving of the Heisman Trophy over Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith in 2006, rather than Florida’s Tim Tebow in 2007, the latter season was arguably his best. He earned the Walter Camp Trophy that season as the best player in college football.

The Little Rock native played through a rib injury suffered in midseason and had a monster game in the Razorbacks’ 50-48 triple overtime upset at No. 1 LSU in his final regular-season game.

McFadden also tied the SEC single-game rushing record with 321 yards in a 48-36 win over South Carolina on the night “Frank Broyles Field” was dedicated at Reynolds Razorback Stadium.

Arkansas played in the SEC Championship Game during his sophomore year, but McFadden’s 2007 season just might be the best in Razorback history.

Sidney Moncrief, Men’s basketball, 1979

Little Rock’s Sidney Moncrief was one of the famed “Triplets” with Ron Brewer and Marvin Delph on the Razorbacks’ first Final Four team in 1978, where his defense, rebounding and all-around game made him stand out.

With Brewer and Delph gone from the 1979 team, Moncrief increased his productivity and his value as a senior and helped lead Arkansas to the Elite Eight, where it lost in controversial fashion to an Indiana State team headlined by Larry Bird.

Moncrief was a consensus All-American and was named Southwest Conference player of the year in 1978-79 after averaging 22 points, 9.6 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals while leading the Hogs to a 25-5 record.

Moncrief averaged 38.6 minutes, shot 56% from the field and 85.5% from the free-throw line that season. The 6-4 Moncrief held the school scoring record with 2,066 points until it was eclipsed by Todd Day, and his 1,015 career rebounds still stand as the UA record.

The No. 5 pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1979 NBA Draft, Moncrief won the first two NBA Defensive Player of the Year awards in 1983 and ’84, was a five-time NBA All-Star and was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019.

Loyd Phillips, Football, 1966

A key performer as a sophomore on the Razorbacks’ 1964 national championship team, Loyd Phillips went on to have two more big seasons.

His work in 1966 as a relentless defensive tackle led to his selection as the Outland Trophy winner as the best lineman in college football. Phillips earned consensus first-team All-America status that season by The Associated Press, American Football Coaches Association, Football Writers Association of America, Sporting News and Walter Camp as well as first-team All-SWC for the third consecutive year.

Phillips posted 97 tackles in 1966 after notching 100 the year before, and he finished with 304 career tackles, including 22 in a game against Tulsa.

The native of Longview, Texas, who died in December was proud to say his teams at Arkansas never lost to Texas.

Clyde Scott, Football/Track and field, 1948

Clyde “Smackover” Scott transferred to Arkansas in 1946 after resigning his post at the U.S. Naval Academy in order to marry Leslie Hampton, whom he met as the reigning Miss Arkansas when he escorted her around Annapolis, Md., while at the pageant.

Scott became a legend with the Razorbacks, an All-American in 1948 as a two-way star and self-taught sprinter on the track team.

Scott rushed for 670 yards on 95 carries to average 7.1 yards per carry in 1948, but his contributions were perhaps more critical on defense, where he was already famous for stopping an LSU ball carrier at the 1 in the 1947 Cotton Bowl to preserve a 0-0 tie with the favored Tigers.

Scott held the UA record in the 100-meter dash at 9.4 seconds, and he won the 110 high hurdles at the NCAA championships with a 13.7 to edge Northwestern’s Bill Porter.

At the London Olympics later that summer, Porter edged Scott in a photo finish, giving the Razorback a silver medal.

Scott, who passed away in Little Rock on Jan. 30, 2018, at age 93, had his No. 12 jersey retired by Athletic Director John Barnhill in 1950, the first Razorback to earn that distinction.

Corliss Williamson, Men’s basketball, 1994

Corliss Williamson, a native of Russellville, was the best player on the best Arkansas basketball team of all time, easily earning a spot on this list.

Williamson averaged a career-high 20.4 points per game as a sophomore during the 1993-94 season, leading the Razorbacks and Coach Nolan Richardson to a 76-72 win over Duke in the NCAA title game in Charlotte, N.C.

The 6-7, 245-pound power forward, given the nickname “Big Nasty” as a teenager, earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 1994 NCAA Tournament, and he earned consensus All-America honors that year and also in 1995, when the Razorbacks fell to UCLA in the NCAA championship game.

Williamson was named SEC player of the year in his sophomore and junior seasons while helping lead the Razorbacks to SEC West titles all three years.

A longtime NBA assistant coach after serving as head coach at Arkansas Baptist (2009-10) and Central Arkansas (2010-13), Williamson won championships at the AAU, NCAA and NBA (Detroit Pistons, 2004). Williamson was inducted into the UA Hall of Honor in 2009.

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Slam Dunk into Success: Essential Basketball Training Tips for Beginners

Basketball is a thrilling and fast-paced sport that requires a combination of skill, strategy, and athleticism. If you're a beginner looking to jumpstart your basketball journey, it's essential to lay a solid foundation of basic training. In this blog post, we will explore some essential basketball training tips for beginners that will help you develop your skills and improve your game.

Master the fundamentals: The key to becoming a successful basketball player is mastering the fundamentals. Start by learning and practicing basic skills such as dribbling, shooting, passing, and footwork. Focus on proper technique and form to ensure you build a strong foundation.

Improve your dribbling skills: Dribbling is an essential skill in basketball. Practice dribbling with both hands, keeping the ball low to the ground and under control. Challenge yourself by practicing different dribbling drills, such as crossover dribbles and between-the-legs dribbles, to develop better ball-handling skills.

Enhance your shooting technique: Shooting is one of the most important skills in basketball. Work on your shooting form, focusing on proper body alignment, elbow placement, and follow-through. Start close to the basket and gradually increase the distance as you improve your accuracy. Consistent practice will help you develop muscle memory and become a more reliable shooter.

Build strength and endurance: Basketball requires physical strength and endurance. Incorporate strength training exercises such as squats, lunges, push-ups, and planks into your training routine to build overall body strength. Additionally, work on your cardiovascular endurance by incorporating running, jumping jacks, and other aerobic exercises into your workouts.

Improve agility and footwork: Agility and quickness are crucial for success on the basketball court. Practice agility drills that involve lateral movements, change of direction, and footwork exercises to improve your coordination and reaction time. This will help you become more agile on the court, allowing you to quickly maneuver past opponents.

Play with others: Basketball is a team sport, so it's essential to practice playing with others. Join a local recreational league or find a group of friends to play pick-up games with. Playing with others will help you develop your communication skills, learn to work as a team, and apply your skills in a game-like setting.

Watch and learn: Watch professional basketball games and study the techniques and strategies used by top players. Pay attention to their positioning, movements, and decision-making on the court. You can learn a lot by observing and analyzing the game.

Remember, consistency is key when it comes to basketball training. Dedicate regular practice sessions to improve your skills and gradually progress. Stay motivated, set goals for yourself, and always strive to push your limits. With dedication and hard work, you can slam dunk your way to success on the basketball court!

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5 Basketball Tips with Conley Hoops

With Conley Hoops, here are 5 essential basketball tips:

Expert Coaching: Benefit from skilled coaches at Conley Hoops who focus on refining fundamentals, guiding you towards becoming a well-rounded player.

Dedicated Practice: Embrace consistent and targeted practice to enhance skills. Conley Hoops emphasizes structured training routines for continuous improvement.

Team Synergy: Learn the value of teamwork through drills that emphasize communication, passing precision, and understanding your teammates' strengths.

Agility Training: Conley Hoops incorporates agility exercises, boosting your speed, footwork, and agility, enabling you to navigate the court effectively.

Mental Strength: Discover the importance of mental resilience. Conley Hoops instills confidence, positivity, and adaptability, enhancing your overall performance on and off the court.

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