Tag: richard digger phelps

Slam dunks and the sound of swisssshhhh is great, but bank shots are money in the bank! John Wooden was a big fan of bank shots โ€“ he made it the focus of many practice sessions. UCLAโ€™s undefeated 1972 โ€“ 73 team, including the legendary Bill Walton, racked up points using the bank shot. Richard โ€œDiggerโ€ Phelps (before ESPN fame, he was the winningest Notre Dame basketball coach ever) suggests playing an entire game using nothing but bank shots. (Whew!) Bank shots arenโ€™t glamorous, but do teach good form โ€“ and thatโ€™s whatโ€™s needed to excel at the game. See,… Read more »

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