The Career Best Effort Program"When players first join the Lakers," Riley explained, "we track their basketball statistics all the way back to high school.I call this Taking Their Number.We look for an accurate gauge of what a player can do, then build him into our plan for the team, based on the notion that he will maintain and then improve upon his averages."After determining a player's baseline level of performance, Riley added a key step.He asked each player to "improve their output by at least 1 percent over the course of the season.If they succeeded, it would be a CBE, or Career Best Effort." Similar to the British Cycling team that we discussed in Chapter 1, the Lakers sought peak performance by getting slightly better each day.Riley was careful to point out that CBE was not merely about points or statistics but about giving your "best effort spiritually and mentally and physically." Players got credit for "allowing an opponent to run into you when you know that a foul will be called against him, diving for loose balls, going after rebounds whether you are likely to get them or not, helping a teammate when the player he's guarding has surged past him, and other 'unsung hero' deeds."As an example, let's say that Magic Johnson—the Lakers star player at the time—had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 5 turnovers in a game.Magic also got credit for an "unsung hero" deed by diving after a loose ball (+1).Finally, he played a total of 33 minutes in this imaginary game.The positive numbers (11 + 8 + 12 + 2 + 1) add up to 34.Then, we subtract the 5 turnovers (34–5) to get 29.Finally, we divide 29 by 33 minutes played.
We look for an accurate gauge of what a player can do, then build him into our plan for the team, based on the notion that he will maintain and then improve upon his averages."
Ex: We look for an accurate gauge of what a player can do, then build him into our plan for the team, based on the notion that he will maintain and the...
If they succeeded, it would be a CBE, or Career Best Effort." Similar to the British Cycling team that we discussed in Chapter 1, the Lakers sought peak performance by getting slightly better each day.
Ex: If they succeeded, it would be a CBE, or Career Best Effort." Similar to the British Cycling team that we discussed in Chapter 1, the Lakers sought...
Ex: If they succeeded, it would be a CBE, or Career Best Effort." Similar to the British Cycling team that we discussed in Chapter 1, the Lakers sought...
Riley was careful to point out that CBE was not merely about points or statistics but about giving your "best effort spiritually and mentally and physically." Players got credit for "allowing an opponent to run into you when you know that a foul will be called against him, diving for loose balls, going after rebounds whether you are likely to get them or not, helping a teammate when the player he's guarding has surged past him, and other 'unsung hero' deeds."
Ex: Riley was careful to point out that CBE was not merely about points or statistics but about giving your "best effort spiritually and mentally and p...
As an example, let's say that Magic Johnson—the Lakers star player at the time—had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 5 turnovers in a game.
Ex: As an example, let's say that Magic Johnson—the Lakers star player at the time—had 11 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 steals, and 5 turnovers in...