New to the game and was wondering what the protocol is when the assistant makes individual practice suggestions. Will players no longer improve in certain areas when the coach says so? Is it best to turn those down to 0, or leave a few minutes anyway?

 

 

I adjust to zero after the email. Some guys think you still need to put a minute or two in the category.

Drop 'em down to zero. Occasionally you'll see a one-point back slide after you do, and if it happens and you really want that point back you can always re-up the minutes and recover it. The only one that folks ponder keeping more in on is free throw practice, since that's a letter grade and there's concern that you might be slipping percentage points that you can't see due to the letter grade.