As I analyze not only our team but many other winning teams in various sports, it becomes clear that winning teams approach their seasons with a greater dedication to perfection than average teams. Many teams are satisfied with playing well and getting good practices in. The best teams are different.
Whether it’s practices or games, I can tell you that the Boston Celtics are seeking perfection in execution. The goal of every practice is to pay attention to every detail, every teaching point, every possession in order to consistently strive for perfection in our execution.
Our games are the same way. We don’t want to be driven one way or the other based on the score. Many teams will relax when they get a comfortable lead, which can be very dangerous against the better teams on the schedule. Or teams may stop playing team basketball when they are down by a lot. We are always trying to be perfection conscious rather than score conscious when we hit the game floor!
The challenge of all successful teams is to seek perfection in their execution. This becomes the driving force to ensure that you have the best possible practices and pay the ultimate attention to details in the games.
