Boston Strangler

Mental Training Program Everyone has a favorite pastime/sport activity that they cannot get enough of. However, sometimes the pressure of performing in front of an audience or peers can get the best of you. For example, take my client Tommy Lipscomb. Tommy approached a few months ago about an issue he was having during his games in varsity basketball. He told me that he was having trouble concentrating while shooting his free throws because of the audience noise during his shots. This noise was…

The (2-8) Los Angeles Lakers are in the valley of the sun, Phoenix, Arizona, to battle the (5-4) Suns. The Lakers, led by an all-around effort by Kobe Bryant, Jordan Clarkson and a defense that held the Detroit Pistons to 37-percent shooting from the field helped the purple and gold notch their second win of the season and first home win of the 2015-16 season. While in Phoenix, time permitting, the Lakers could view Camelback Mountain, for a challenging hike on Cholla trail, also a visit to…

The dust has settled, and the Cleveland Cavaliers organization is in a period of reflection and projection. This past Tuesday, the Cavs wrapped-up a whirlwind season that ended with a heartbreaking loss to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. No, Cleveland didn’t achieve its ultimate goal of winning the city its first championship in more than 50 years, but the monumental growth the team experienced was an ancillary prize. “We went through an awful lot of growing pains this year, and…

The NBA season is well underway, and teams are gaining a clearer picture of their rotations and paths towards success. An infusion of youth has made the NBA exciting this season, but who are the most impactful/most disappointing rookies from this year's class? Let's take a look, shall we. Best: Pascal Siakam: The young power forward wasn't projected by many to go in the first round, but went 27th overall to the Toronto Raptors. He's responded by becoming an analytical darling, recording 1.1…

The thing that gets lost most in all of the Warriors hype, is the fact that the Spurs’ big three (Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili) have taken their team to the playoffs every single year since 2004. During that time, they have amassed countless playoff wins, multiple MVP Awards, and three NBA Titles. They aren’t the Greatest choice, but they are the most efficient basketball team of all time When you combine that with the emergence of Kawhi Leonard, the coaching prowess of Gregg Popovich, and the…

Basketball was created by Dr. James Naismith in December 1891 in Springfield, Massachusetts. It was created to condition young athletes during cold months.It consisted of a peach basket and a type of soccer ball,but when he made it he only had 13 rules for it.The NBA started on this day in 1949, after a damaging three-year battle to win both players and fans, the rival Basketball Association of America (BAA) and National Basketball League (NBL) merge to form the National Basketball Association…

The New York Islanders came into last night’s game four at Barclays Center in Brooklyn with a couple of demons still chasing the proud but recently maligned franchise. Leading the best of seven first round series against the gritty Atlantic division champion Florida Panthers, two games to one, Jack Capuano’s squad was looking to win consecutive playoff games for the first time since 2002. Capuano, who has made all the right moves in the last three weeks or so leading up to this point, did his…

Kobe Bryant is one of the most recognizable names in sports. His prominence in basebatball for the last two decades has helped him reach the pinnacle of celebrity status as an athlete. Well, and the fact that he’s played in Los Angeles, home of the strongest spotlight and the brightest stars in America. Kobe, known simply by his first name to even those who haven’t watched a second of basketball, is mentioned with Michael Jordan and LeBron James as the faces of the sport in the last 20 years. So…

The NBA playoffs are where heroes become legends, and through their play legends become basketball gods. The NBA playoffs are filled with so many great moments that people still talk about today. Just think about Reggie Miller breaking the hearts of an entire city in the 1990s, or the constant excellence that are the San Antonio Spurs, who in my opinion are the best run franchise in the last 20 years, or the decorated excellence the Lakers had in the league behind the heroics of Kobe Bryant, and…

As the new NBA season about to unfold months from now, many teams have upgraded their lineup, especially at the point guard position. The New York Knicks got former MVP Derrick Rose from the Chicago in a trade this offseason and the Indiana Pacers got Jeff Teague from the Atlanta Hawks thru trade also. But one team is doing the opposite. The Minnesota Timberwolves are looking to trade their star point guard Ricky Rubio in another team. It's been weeks that Rubio is involved in trade rumors…