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Apr 06 2020

Episode 141: Adrian Griffin, Toronto Raptors Assistant Coach

Available on 4/6/20

Adrian Griffin won a World Championship as the lead assistant coach for the Toronto Raptors in 2020. He played in the NBA from 1999-2008 after a stellar career at Seton Hall University. In 2010 he was inducted into the Seton Hall athletic Hall of Fame. Prior to serving as the Raptors lead assistant coach, he also spent time on the sidelines for Oklahoma City, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls, and the Milwaukee Bucks. Next year he’ll have each of his three children playing Division I basketball (Duke, UConn WBB, and Syracuse).

In today’s episode, we discuss:
  • Winning the NBA Championship
  • Integrating a superstar into an existing team
  • How he got his start in coaching
  • Building a team that meshes and accepts their roles
  • What makes Coach K such a good coach
  • … and so much more!!!

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Podcast Episodes, Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Adrian Griffin, Assistant Coach, Chicago Bulls, Coaching, Defense, Duke, dwane casey, Geno Auriemma, Hard Work, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, NBA, NCAA, recruiting, Seton Hall, Toronto Raptors, UConn

Mar 31 2013

Defense Still Wins Championships

It has often been said that “Defense Wins Championships”.  In fact, I previously wrote a post that talked about it. As a college basketball coach, I am certainly aware that there are a lot of factors that work together to contribute to a team winning a game and eventually a championship.  However, I am convinced that defense is the most prevalent common denominator when it comes to successful teams. As I recently served on the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Women’s Basketball Tournament Committee, I got a first-hand view of the importance of defense (originally posted on March 30, 2013).

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Sports · Tagged: Champions, Championships, Defense, Kirsten Moore, Leadership, Lee Univ., Marty Rowe, NAIA, National Tournament, Rick Pitino, Westmont

Apr 13 2012

Greener Grass?

In his book WINNING EVERY DAY, the former Notre Dame football coach, Lou Holtz, tells the story of the Trappist monk who was allowed to say only two words every three years.

After the first three years, he met with the his order’s Brother Superior and  said, “Bad bed!”

3 years later, he came back to say, “Bad food!”

After 3 more years of silence, the monk said, “No TV!”

Another 3 years passed. This time, when the monk met with Brother Superior, he handed him his robes and sandals and announced, “I quit!”

Brother Superior said, “Well don’t expect me to try to dissuade you. You’ve done nothing but complain since you got here!”

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Job Search, Leadership, Personal Growth · Tagged: 2-2-1 Zone Press, Albert Einstein, Andy Carter, Coaches, Coaching, Defense, Job Search, John Wooden, Leadership, Lou Holtz, Newberry College, Notre Dame, UCLA

Apr 09 2012

Defense Wins Championships

All of us sports fans have heard it said that “Defense Wins Championships”.  Though that axiom has a lot of legitimacy, it is hard to say whether it is 100% true.  Lots of things go into winning a championship. However, I must say that this year, it seemed that I noticed more winning coaches praising their team’s defensive efforts as the main reason for their success.  This has gotten me to thinking about my team and whether or not we should emphasize defense even more next year. It probably can’t hurt. Regardless, here are some of the examples that I am talking about when it comes to defense helping a team win a basketball championship.

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Written by Jamy Bechler · Categorized: Sports, Teams & Organizations · Tagged: Basketball, Baylor, Brittney Griner, Coaches, Defense, John Calipari, Kentucky University, Kim Mulkey, NAIA, Oklahoma City University, Rick Pitino, Rob Edmisson

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