John Chaney was a Coach’s Coach. He would have been a great Football coach. In 1988 I was an Asst Coach at Temple & John Chaney was coaching the #1 College Basketball Team in the country. They practiced at 6 AM so I went to his practices to see what I could learn from this legendary Philly Basketball Coach.

Here are some things I got:

1. You get what you demand
2. Be hardest on your stars & the rest of the team will get the message. In 1988 John had a Super Frosh, Mark Macon & Coach was on him hard
3. Play Great Defense – The Owls seemed to spend the majority of practice on defense
4. No Turnovers No Turnovers No Turnovers
5. John Chaney was a Coach’s Coach – ”Hands on Coach”