Slappin’ Glass is joined this week by the Assistant Coach for the Chicago Bulls, Damian Cotter! The trio explore Coach Cotter’s ideas on tough teams and players, the value of “messy” practices, and talk defending shooters and the six elements of drill design during an entertaining “Start, Sub, or Sit?!”
Inside the Episode
It was another fantastic week on the podcast as we had the chance to sit down with Chicago Bulls Assistant Coach, Damian Cotter! Before reaching the NBA Coach Cotter spent time at multiple levels of basketball and we dove into his thoughts on:
- Developing Tough Teams: We start the podcast by visiting the topic of toughness, and all the ingredients that go into developing it. You’ll hear about kids playing against older kids when they’re younger, late-game courage, and much more.
- “Messy Practices”: Within our conversation about toughness we also visit the benefit of “messy practices”, and how the great teams that Coach Cotter has been around all go through them. This was a great conversation about the benefits of not always trying to be perfect with practices.
- Defending Great Shooters: During “Start, Sub, or Sit?!” we ask Coach Cotter his thoughts on disrupting great shooters during different types of screening actions. Here’ you’ll hear the differences in defending Ghosts Screens, RIP Screens, Curls, Chasing vs Top Locking and more.