Effective teamwork begins and end with communication- Mike Krzyzewski, Head Coach Duke University Men's Basketball .  Communicating on the basketball court is a choice. Coaches equate communication with energy. Coaches do not want to spend time coaching energy. For any number of reasons some players find it difficult to communicate. By choosing not to communicate a player is placing a self-imposed barrier on his/her opportunity to make a team or to obtain playing time.  Communicating is an action a player can control. By choosing to communicate you make the choice to succeed.  Communicating creates a stepping stone for you to achieve the goals that you have established.