Episode 53: David Arseneault Jr., The Grinnell System

David Arseneault Jr., The Grinnell System Guest: David Arseneault Jr., Grinnell Pioneers’ Head Men’s Basketball Coach David Arseneault Jr. is the NCAA D3 Grinnell Pioneers’ head men’s basketball coach, taking over duties from his father, David Arseneault. The elder Arseneault, who created the Grinnell system, retired in June 2018. The Grinnell System, sometimes referred to as The System, is a fast-tempo style of basketball. It is a variation of the run-and-gun system popularized by coach Paul Westhead at Loyola Marymount University in the early 1980s. The Grinnell System relies on shooting three-point field goals, applying constant pressure with a full-court press, and substituting players frequently. Arseneault Jr., who previously played and coached at Grinnell, returned to Grinnell in 2017-18 after two seasons leading the Reno Bighorns, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Sacramento Kings. During his time with Reno, the Bighorns won the Western Conference with a 33-17 mark, claimed the Pacific Division title and set a D-League record for offensive efficiency. Arseneault Jr. was named Coach of the Year by SB Nation. Over a two-season span, the Bighorns posted a 53-47 record and had six players called up to the NBA. They led the league in numerous categories, including points per game, 3-point field goals, 3-point percentage, assists per game and assist-turnover ratio.   Breakdown 1:00 - the Grinnell System 2:00 - Challenges on Recruiting Players 3:00 - Players Played in the Game 5:30 - Administrative Support 7:40 - Reaching out 9:40 - Balance within the system 11:20 - Preferred Playmaker 14:00 - Having a Scorer on Each Platoon 16:00 - Defining Roles 20:00 - Variation of Styles Principles 23:00 - Things That Coaches are Missing to the System 25:30 - Scouting Reports on Opponent's Actions 29:19 - Takeaways From Offensive Particular in the G-League 33:00 - Teams that are unwatchable for Him 38:00 - Introduce the Defense 40:30 - Part of His System that works at the Youth Development 42:30 - Benefits of His System 44:00 - Improving INdividually 45:00 - Type of Shot: Bad Shot or Good Shot? 46:00 - Four Factors 47:30 - Analytics in terms of Field Goal Percentage 49:00 - Charting 50:00 - Final Thoughts   David Arsenault’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Arseneault_Jr Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidarseneault   Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.