Episode 134: Aleksandar Džikić, Economy of Coaching

Guest: Aleksandar Džikić, Serbian Professional Basketball Coach In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, Serbian professional basketball coach Aleksandar Džikić joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the economy of coaching and other basketball philosophies. His last team as head coach was Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He has also been head coach of three different EuroLeague teams, Union Olimpija, Lietuvos Rytas, and Budućnost. Starting in 2005, Džikić was an assistant coach position for the Minnesota Timberwolves under head coach Dwane Casey for three seasons. He was the very first NBA assistant coach with no prior coaching experience in the United States at either the collegiate or professional level. Additionally, he became just the second European native to be hired as an NBA assistant coach, after Igor Kokoškov who got on the Los Angeles Clippers coaching staff in an assistant role in 2000. One of his most significant career stops was as an assistant coach from 1999–2005 with Partizan under head coaches Nenad Trajković, Darko Russo, and Duško Vujošević. At the national level, Džikić has been head coach of FR Yugoslavia under-16 assistant, the Serbia under-20 head coach, and the Macedonia national basketball team. Some of his career highlights and awards are FIBA EuroChallenge winner (2011), ABA League champion (2018), 4× Slovenian League champion (2008, 2010, 2011, 2014), 3× Slovenian Cup winner (2008, 2014, 2015), Montenegrin Cup winner (2018), and 3× Slovenian Supercup winner (2008, 2010, 2014). Breakdown 1:00 - Disconnect between Broadcaster, Fans, and Coaches 3:00 - Be a Better Coach 6:00 - Economy of Coaching 10:00 - Youth Level Focus 14:00 - Player Development Aspect 17:00 - All About Dribbling 21:00 - Dribble Line 25:00 - Pointless Play 27:00 - Running Jump in the Half Court 30:00 - Top Three Things on his Defensive System 32:00 - Value on Offense 36:00 - Expanding his Knowledge 38:30 - Speeding Up the Development 40:30 - Fear of the Unknown 42:30 - European Model Aleksandar Džikić’s Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_D%C5%BEiki%C4%87 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.