Quantum Tao

Basketball Post Play with Ganon Baker

Post play is becoming a dying presence but it is very important to a successful offense. Post play is a war; it’s a battle in the paint. You have to know where to post up, and how to post up. Once you catch it you must have both a confrontational move (move at the basket) and a separational move (a move away from the basket). 3 scoring areas you need to be comfortable at is the low post, high post, and mid post. Comfortable means to be able to have a go to move, counter move, and a 3rd move from each area. When working out on your own always end you workout with rebounding drills because if you can’t rebound, you are not really a post. Get After It!

Basketball Shooting Skills with Jason Otter

I teach shooting with the underlying philosophy that PROPER MECHANICS + REPITITION = SUCCESS. I want players to practice shooting on track, incorporating some basic shooting concepts. All players should establish a proper foundation catching the ball low, balanced out, and square to the rim (10 toes at the rim). This ensures that the student will use their legs to shoot and release the ball as quickly as possible.
As players catch the ball to shoot either by a 2 foot drop or a one-two step, they should be sighting the rim and showing a wrinkled wrist target. As a player tracks the ball, a right handed players elbow should line up with his or her right foot (opposite for the left handed player) keeping their head, shoulders, hips, feet, and palm square to the basket. The students’ follow-through should be smooth and in one motion, assuring a quick and fluid shot. Remember the more efficient a shot is the less room for error and the quicker the release will be. At the conclusion of the follow-through, the player’s elbow should be above the eyebrow with the wrist breaking at the rim. Once the student has released the ball, they should still be square to the basket with his arm lined up with his lead foot, and the arm should also be fully extended.

When a player is incorporating his or her shot into game shooting drills proper practice techniques should be emphasized. Game speed shooting is emphasize based on the philosophy: PROPER MECHANICS + REPITITION + INTENSITY = GAME SUCCESS. Players should practice taking game shots at game speed. Game shooting workouts should take no longer than 45 minutes and should be as difficult as running wind sprints with free throws practiced in between each set of shots or sprints. As the shooter becomes tired he must remember to focus on using proper techniques from footwork to release. And remember that every missed shot is a learning opportunity. Shots should fly straight or something is wrong with the student’s mechanics. All shots should be charted during shooting workouts, monitoring progress and consistency. During game shooting workouts, remember to COME OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE!

Basketball Dribbling Skills with Ganon Baker
Before you learn how to drive, you must first learn how to dribble. Dribbling is the ability to control the ball while moving the ball. Make sure every dribble is hard. Players must dribble with their elbow and wrist through the ball, never letting the ball come higher than the thigh. You want to practice stationary first, dribbling so hard outside your comfort zone that you put “dents” in the floor. Make sure you are having correct muscle mechanics during every rep to insure positive muscle memory. 2 important things to remember; hips dropped and eyes up. Show love (reps) to the other hand as well. Good players don’t play “crippled”, they can dribble with either hand. Lastly, challenge yourself by tossing and catching a tennis ball between dribble moves. This will put major pressure on your nervous system and increase coordination. Get After It.

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Sign the document,
set up account and computer,
reading specification of interleaver/coupler,
go to lunch,
drill holes on PCB,
met several people,
point out an error on DQPSK brochure,
reading reference on interleaver

GO IS ELEMENTARY AT SEDGEWICK: Ninety young learners were introduced to go at Sedgwick Elementary School, in Cupertino, CA, as part of their Annual Discovery Day on March 31st. Four sessions of students attended the event, which was presented by Wenguang Wang, with assistance from Tao Li and Yanping Zhao. In each of the half-hour sessions, the students learned some fun facts about go, the basic rules, and enjoyed playing several games, Wang told the E-Journal. The teachers found go to be a great strategy game, and plan to have some equipment in the classroom so students can play often, he added. More photos can be seen online. Free support for school based programs or demos is available from the American Go Foundation. Not quite ready to dive in? Gauge local interest with the new AGF Sampler which includes a starter CD, a copy of The Way to Go, a cardboard playing set, and a copy of the AGF Newsletter.
- Paul Barchilon, E-Journal Youth Editor.

Ph.Ds needed for Research position!

About the Job
A company focusing on the discovery of solid-state materials, with an emphasis on alternative-energy applications is searching for a Research Investigator to joing their teamp. They have developed a proprietary technology platform for high-throughput synthesis and analysis, initially targeting advanced hydrogen storage materials.They have demonstrated the broad capability of our high-throughput technology and are now building a team to exploit the platform in new areas, such as materials for gas storage and separation, battery electrodes, photovoltaics, and catalysts. Please email your resume today!!

A degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, or physics is required (Ph.D.). Laboratory experience and a strong work ethic are essential. Interest in alternative energy technologies is a plus. Post-Docs will be considered.

Along with:

Tier 0 - Any 1st author publication (or 2nd author with a notation indicating equal contribution) from these journals makes a candidate automatically of interest:

Science

Nature
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1, how does radiation interact with matter?
2, how to prepare system to have gain?
3, how do EM waves propagate in space and resonate in cavities?

paraxial wave equation:
solutions of vector Helmholtz equation, and scalar wave equation
SVEA: slowly varying envelope approximation
2 methods to solve PWE: standard diffraction theory or direct solution
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Thank God, Fred is back to NBA.

Fred Jones woke up a little earlier than usual. The Clippers had cancelled their morning shoot-around, so he could have slept in.

But its been hard to sleep soundly of late. Like too many of us these days, hes worried about losing his job.

On this morning, there were another set of bags to pack. Where hed be taking them was still to be settled in a discussion he would not be invited to.

Wednesdays game against the Chicago Bulls marked the end of Jones second 10-day contract with the team. By league rule, the team had to either let him go or sign him for the rest of the year.

Jones had been around the NBA long enough to most guys in his position heading to wherever home is when their second 10-day is up, so he prepared himself for the worst.

I hadnt heard anything, he said. So I came to the game open-minded and felt like I needed to have a good one.

I packed up all of my stuff either to go on the road trip or to go home.

His wife Kia tried to help him stay positive, as she always did.

But every time he looked at her belly and thought about the day this June when shed give birth to their son, he couldnt help but worry.

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Lebron James is a good basketball player, but travels too much, too often, and too ugly.

Here is the original crab dribble: