Episode 118: Adrian Griffin, Developing a Coaching Philosophy

Episode 118: Adrian Griffin, Developing a Coaching Philosophy Guest: Adrian Griffin, Toronto Raptors Lead Assistant Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Toronto Raptors lead assistant coach Adrian Griffin joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss developing a coaching philosophy. Adrian Griffin is currently an assistant coach for the reigning champion Toronto Raptors. In total he has been an assistant coach with 5 different organizations. By all accounts he is one of the top assistant coaches in the NBA and on his path to becoming a future head coach, Coach Griffin thanks for sharing the game with us. Griffin played in the NBA as a guard and small forward from 1999 to 2008. Breakdown 1:00 - Why are you Coaching? 7:00 - His Favorite Coach 16:30 - Shaping his Philosophy 20:00 - Importance of Coaching Philosophy 22:30 - Focusing on Soft Skills 26:30 - Reflection of his Core Values 37:00 - Values that his Team will Embody 39:30 - Challenges to his Philosophy 42:30 - Participants Reasons for Playing 48:00 - Removing his Ego 52:30 - Changing 59:00 - Adapting other Coaches Ideas 1:06:00 - Conclusion Adrian Griffin’s Bio Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Griffin Twitter: https://twitter.com/nbacoachgriffin 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 BetOnline Website: Website: www.betonline.ag Best in the West Video Series Best in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.