Episode 73: Jay Triano, Special Situations

Jay Triano, Special Situations Guest: Jay Triano, Former Two-Time NBA Head Coach In this week’s coaching conversation, former two-time NBA head coach Jay Triano joins The Basketball Podcast to discuss special situations. Triano is currently the lead assistant coach of the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously served as the head coach of the NBA’s Toronto Raptors and the interim head coach of the Phoenix Suns. A former Canadian men’s national team player who competed in two Olympics, he also had two stints as head coach of the national team. Jay Triano has an extensive history with the sport of basketball, encompassing everything from a player to a head coach to an assistant coach. Triano settled down with a six-year assistant coaching position for the Toronto Raptors. He became the team’s head coach in 2008 and served in that role for four seasons. Triano has since been an NBA assistant coach and the head coach of Team Canada. His extensive history with the sport of basketball has left him with much wisdom and experience that he uses to shape the lives of young adults both in his home country and in the United States of America.   Breakdown 1:00 - The “Last Second Play” 4:00 - Sharing the Game 6:00 - Developing Awareness of his Players 8:00 - Understanding Late Game Situations 10:00 - Developing and Exploring 11:00 - Knowing What to Practice 13:00 - Using a Late Game Foul 17:00 - How to Foul 22:00 - One Dribble per Second 23:00 - Conservative Defense 25:00 - Using Analytics to Form Strategies 28:00 - Analytics in NBA Regular Season and Playoffs 33:00 - Best Strategies for Managing a Staff 35:00 - Being a Head Coach 38:00 - Defensive Side Out of Bounds 40:00 - Diagram Plays 43:00 - Ways to Connect to his Players 46:00 - Open Look book 48:00 - Conclusion   Jay Triano’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Triano Twitter: https://twitter.com/jay_triano    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.