Five-Point Play
Author: Mike Krzyzewski with Donald T. Phillips
Release: November 19, 2001
Tagline: Duke’s Journey to the 2001 National Championship
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Genre: Sports, Basketball, NCAA, Leadership
ISBN-10: 0446530603
ISBN-13: 978-0446530606
Main Character(s): 2001 Duke Blue Devils’ Team
Synopsis: Chronicles the Duke Blue Devils’ 2001 basketball season which resulted in their winning the NCAA national championship, and discusses key games, standout players Shane Battier and Jason Williams, and Coach K’s postseason revamping of the team.
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The Fist
1. Communication
2. Trust
3. Care
4. Collective Responsibility
5. Pride
I believe the three-point shot is worth more than three points because of the psychological impact it can have on opponents.
Next Play is not just about putting losses behind you, it’s about putting wins behind you, too. I told the team that if they wanted to do well in the NCAA tournament this year, they had better learn to do that effectively.
In reality, they got caught up in the process, not the goal. And winners cannot get caught up in the process.
Team success is not just about the leader giving a motivational speech and expecting everybody to perform. Team success–and leadership, itself–is about relationships. Individual relationships and group relationships. And it’s a never-ending process. You have to constantly nurture, grow, and work at them.
It happened because we got to know our own players. We got to know them as individuals and as people. In leading the entire team’s race, we let each kid run his own race. We let them be who they were. We encouraged them rather than berated them. Our philosophy was about loving them and caring about them. It was about singling them out rather than selling them out.