Coach Mike Moreau, Director of the IMG Basketball Academy, had his most recent column posted on Hoopsworld.
The topic of this installment: Steve Nash
From a coaching standpoint, you watch a player like Nash and ask, “How can I create a drill that teaches players to do what he does?” For some of it, you can - [...]
IMG Basketball Academy alum and current Louisville forward, Jared Swopshire, returned to his native St. Louis on Tuesday for the Cardinals’ season opener against Arkansas.
Swopshire got the start for No. 20-ranked Louisville and responded with 10 points and 11 rebounds — both career highs — in a 96-66 Louisville win.
The 6-foot-8, 220-pound sophomore played in [...]
Last year, Sports Illustrated reporter Chris Ballard and several other media representative spent a few days enduring similar workouts to what the NBA players do while training at IMG Academies.
Ballard included his experiences in his soon-to-be released book, “The Art of a Beautiful Game: The Thinking Fan’s Tour of the NBA.”
Read an excerpt below:
We begin [...]
Henry Abbott of True Hoop — ESPN.com’s basketball blog — raised an age-old question in a recent posting.
Up three points in the closing seconds of a game, do you foul the opponent to keep them from tying the game with a three-pointer?
Abbott went to IMG Basketball Academy director Mike Moreau and coach David Thorpe for [...]
IMG Basketball Academy director Mike Moreau recently offered his thoughts on Allen Iverson’s attempts to latch on with an NBA team.
A snippet:
“Why was I concerned for these Clipper fans? Because someone with Iverson’s track record is the last guy young players like Blake Griffin and Eric Gordon need on their team. And any franchise considering [...]
IMG Basketball Academy director Mike Moreau spent some time yesterday chatting with readers of HOOPSWORLD about the recent draft, free agents, the most disappointing defensive players in the NBA… and a host of other topics.
Check out the chat here.
Every spring, basketball players from the U.S. and abroad come to the IMG Basketball Academy with hopes of a future in professional basketball. From sure-fire NBA lottery picks to players simply preparing for a tryout with a lower-level pro club, each player in the Academy’s pre-draft program/Pro Training Center with coaches Mike Moreau and David [...]
The last sentence of this diary on SLAM Magazine’s web site sums it up perfectly:
“Either way, these two former teammates know they have bettered one another at the best training facility under superb instruction.”
Sean Brown, a walk-on for the University of Pittsburgh basketball team, joined former teammates DeJuan Blair and Tyrell Biggs at the IMG [...]
Every spring, basketball players from the U.S. and abroad come to the IMG Basketball Academy with hopes of a future in professional basketball. From sure-fire NBA lottery picks to players simply preparing for a tryout with a lower-level pro club, each player in the Academy’s pre-draft program/Pro Training Center with coaches Mike Moreau and David [...]
Tabbed as a mid-to-late first-round pick after the college season ended, Pitt’s DeJuan Blair came to the Pro Training Center at IMG Academies in hopes of getting in better shape and improving his game.
With reports coming out of Milwaukee that the Bucks are very interested in taking Blair at No. 10, it’s safe to say [...]