Sky Hoops with House

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Jeff

Sky Hoops with House

January 26, 2012

Hey Sky Fans! We are working fast and furious on free agency! This time is such a great time! Tracking our players (and other players) overseas, watching video and putting together all sorts of different scenarios for the roster… we are a little busy. It’s an exercise I call “what if.” Constantly asking the “what if” question leads our coaches to many, many different answers and constantly keeps us thinking. That process has slowed my draft prep travel a little, but I am back on the road early next week. I’ll update you all on that trip when I get back. Make sure to email me your college player ideas (jhouse@chicagosky.net) this week.

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Character

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Jeff

It seems as though I have been seeing and reading a great deal lately about character related issues, reading more disheartening articles about this topic.  There couldn’t be a more important role we play than in developing character and the ability to stand our ground for character expectations.  This is an article from a few years ago, but I was compelled to update and revisit.

Developing “Character”

Learning How to Stand Your Ground

 

“Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.”

Phillip Brooks – Bishop of Episcopal Church in Massachusetts

 

“When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends.”

Japanese Proverb
 

“Character is what you are in the dark.”


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“Character is like a tree and reputation like its shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.”


Abraham Lincoln, 16th U.S. president (1809-1865)

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Sky Hoops with House

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jeff

Sky Hoops with House

What’s happening Sky Fans! It’s been a fantastic week watching NCAA games and working on free agency. Great stuff going on!

I thought I would share some thoughts with you on what every college team is going through right now. The midseason, start of conference play and… LOSING. This is a critical juncture of the college basketball season. The elite teams have finished the “easy” portion of their schedule. Are they ready for the heart of conference play?

Let’s look at HOW TO CHANGE LOSING INTO A POSITIVE and turn around a struggling season into an NCAA tournament run.

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2012 Chicago Sky Schedule

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Jeff

2012 Sky Schedule

We will open our 34 game WNBA Regular Season on Friday May 19, in Washington D.C where we will face the Mystics and will return to Allstate Arena for the home-opener on Friday, May 25 at 7:30pm where we will host a match-up against our mid-West rival the Indiana Fever.

We enter our seventh season in the WNBA under the leadership of second-year Head Coach Pokey Chatman and will be led on-court by 2011 Defensive Player of the Year Sylvia Fowles, All-Star Swin Cash and our talented roster.

Weekends will be busy at Allstate Arena in 2012 as 10 of the 17 regular-season Sky home games will be played on a Friday (7), Saturday (1) and Sunday (2). Highlights include a visit by Diana Taurasi and the up-tempo Phoenix Mercury on Friday June 29, a match-up with Naperville Central High School graduate Candace Parker and the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday September 2, and a showdown against the 2011 WNBA champion Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday September 11.

For more information and to view and download the full 2012 Sky Regular Season schedule click here.

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