I was really surprised when I found out last month that Coach Walberg had resigned from Pepperdine. It was unexpected because I truly believed that with another great recruiting class signed for next year Pepperdine basketball was set to blow up. Apparently Coach Walberg had a lot trouble getting some of his players and assistant coaches to believe in what he was trying to do from a tactical standpoint. Amazing... It just goes to show that belief and loyalty from those around you are so important when you are coaching.
It will be interesting to see where Coach Walberg ends up. With top teams in the pros (Celtics), college (Memphis), high school (Bob Hurley at St. Anthony's) and AAU (Nike Team Florida) all running his offense, it is obvious that he will be in demand as an assistant coach and may have other head coaching opportunities as well. I hope Walberg gets another good opportunity and that he has the success he deserves. He is a good guy and he has been very open and helpful about sharing his ideas with me and hundreds of other coaches around the country.
Below is a link to an article about the Dribble-Drive Motion in this week's Sports Illustrated. I actually knew a few weeks ago that this article was coming out because the author, Grant Wahl, sent me an email looking for information. Apparently, since I emailed Coach Walberg so often with questions over the past year or so, he gave this writer my email (along with the emails of a lot of other high school and college coaches across the nation with whom he had corresponded.) I exchanged a couple emails with Grant which was pretty neat, and our school, Glenelg Country, is listed in the print addition as a program that runs the offense. Glenelg Country on the map!
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/grant_wahl/02/12/memphis0218/index.html
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