09/21/2026
A story that shapes a lot of how I coach player development, more than any credential does.
I started working with Tanner Stuckman when he was a redshirt freshman in college — a role player, not a guy anyone was building an offense around. We didn't try to turn him into a different kind of player. We picked the things he already did well and worked to make those things elite instead of chasing a longer list of skills.
For Tanner, that meant stretching the floor as a shooting big. He became an above-40% three-point shooter, and that one skill, taken to a real level, made him a legitimate pick-and-roll threat — pop, and defenses had to guard the shot.
He's playing professionally overseas now.
I bring this up because I think coaches sometimes feel pressure to develop "complete" players fast, especially with limited practice time. Tanner's path is a reminder that being elite at two things can outproduce being average at six. That idea is baked into a lot of what I'll be covering at MBCA.
