On March 23, Michigan hired Dusty May of Florida Atlantic and started a new season for the basketball program. May has revamped the roster and reinvigorated the program with an impressive coach, but his first game on November 4 is still weeks away. We know the basics about May’s resume, the highlights of his FAU team’s success, and what he said in press conferences, but there’s still a lot more to uncover.
We spent the summer digging through May’s game film, press conferences, interviews, clinic videos and more to understand his vision for basketball and how it applies to Ann Arbor. Over the next two months, we’ll take a closer look at May, his philosophy, and his track record in a series of great columns that showcase everything from his on-court habits to his sideline background. in analytics, schematics, and culture construction.
Welcome back to Dusty 101. Today we unpack May’s ideas for teaching, learning and connecting with her players. (Before: Offensive Philosophy, Gun Selection, Defense Never Set, Letting Go)
The word “motivation” comes up in almost any topic Dusty May talks about, and it absolutely applies to the learning environment he tries to create in his program.
May’s love for podcasts and knowledge is well established, but it is also a thread of her identity as a teacher and coach. He likes to learn about basketball, but most of the lessons he covers in books and podcasts involve education.
In the last press release, May May responded that Doug Lemov, an author and podcaster who focused on learning and teaching, was the most exciting person who reached out to her after to make the Final Four. Not someone from Hollywood or a celebrity, but someone who helped him get to this point by sharing knowledge.
“Probably the person I’ve admired the most is a gentleman named Doug Lemov,” he said at the Final Four. “He teaches teachers to teach. He has written several books, “The Coach’s Guide to Teaching.” And during the time of COVID, I became passionate about being a better teacher and conversationalist. Read all his books and podcasts.
“He came in the other day and invited me to the convention he was going to be in Miami. Maybe he’s not the country celebrity you want to hear from, but in my world that was the best script ever. .”
A love of effective teaching seems right, just not something May is talking about. He comes off as someone who isn’t motivated by solving basketball as much as helping his players understand and play basketball better.
May first heard Lemov on Chris Oliver’s Basketball Immersion podcast, used all of his content, and now uses Lemov as part of his development process, even sending him culture film and film programs.
“I think I’ve listened to every podcast (he’s done) because I’ve realized at the time that he’s a teacher who doesn’t know anything,” May said last summer. “I am not good enough to teach. I have to improve in education. So I became very involved with all his books, and he has become a person who examines me, who takes all the films I do.”
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