Book Review - Everyone Hates a Ball Hog, But They All Love A Scorer
Jerome Green
February 8, 2009
The K.I.S.S (keep it Simple Stupid) principle has it’s place in the American culture and in his book “ Everyone Hates A Ball Hog, But They All Love A Scorer”, Coach Godwin breaks down the game of scoring into the simplest, most definable approach that I’ve ever read. The book is a one-hour read and is written in intelligent yet simple vocabulary. Like in the movie “Show Me The Money”, when Jerry’s girlfriend said “ Shut up, you had me at hello”. Coach Godwin had me on page three of his book when he said, “everyone knows what he or she wants to do in life; the problem is finding out how to do it.”
In the book Coach Godwin breaks down his approach to scoring with things like breaking the game down into quarters and halves and don’t think that scoring is all about how many jump shots you can make, but more so, were are your scoring opportunities, between offensive rebounds, steals, etc.
What I also like about the book is that is easily transferable to developing life-skills. In Chapter-15 (Using Basketball to Score in Life), Coach Godwin talks about key life skills that are needed to become a better player and person. His main points include the principles of Discipline, Communication, Responsibility, Teamwork, Hard Work, the Will to Succeed, Strategy, dealing with Adversity and Developing Friendships.
The entire book is filled with gems, some new, some revised and some borrowed, but if you want to read one book this year on how to become a better scorer this is the book. After reading this book, I felt that I might be able to play about 2 minutes on these worn down legs and score a point or two.
You can purchase the book on Amazon.com or on coach Godwin’s website http://www.jumpstarthoops.com