As the NBA season gets close to tip-off, I am always interested to see what skills or moves players have added to their games over the summer.  When players return with a new and/or improved skill set for the beginning of a season, it means that they have put a great deal of time and hard work into their games.  It also means that the player has a desire to be better, they aren’t satisfied with where they are.

Regardless of what you did or didn’t do over the summer as players there is always room for improvement.  Working on your game isn’t about where you are right now; it’s about where you are going.  Where will you be in a month, six month, a year from now?  Making large improvements in the culmination of several smaller improvements over time.

Throughout the course of you season I challenge you to not settle, and put in the extra time to really get better.  Set goals for yourself to accomplish before or after each practice.  Maybe its 15 minutes of extra 2 ball drills and 15 minutes of extra shooting off the catch.  Schedule your workouts, write them down, and then make a commitment to completing them each day. If you are detailed and efficient with you time, you will be amazed at the improvements you can make over the course of time.