Ibon Navarro:

Ibon Navarro is a highly accomplished Head Coach in Europe and today he came to our summit in Vilnius to talk about the culture he created in Malaga, Spain! The two time King's Cup & back to back BCL championship coach has a lot of experience already and today we spoke about his practice habits as well as the habits he expects from his players. How the team culture is supposed to impact and help new players adapt easier and much more.

Today's Topics:

0:00 Intro

2:10 Sleep & Off Season

5:00 BCL Back to back process

12:00 Alex Ferguson Quote

14:20 James Clear Quote / Habits

19:30 Information gathering / Recruitment

22:50 Impact of culture

25:15 Unconventional Practices

32:00 Lessons from the past

35:30 Substitution pattern

42:00 Q&A

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"Sani Boy":

Sani is a well-known former player as well as highly respected personality because of his positive attitude and mindset. Sani was drafted by the Denver Nuggets and played an incredible 20years as a professional, winning his first Euroleague title in 2007 with Panathinaikos. After numerious domestic titles and junior MVPs and All Star appointments he decided to go into the front office after a short stint as an Assistant at PAO...and ends up winning another Euroleague titles with Panathinaikos in 2024.

Today, we talked about Sani's trials and tribulations with his 13 knee surgeries that he had to go through, what he had to live through after almost not being able to walk and his path out of the dark places. Sani also talked about his daily life and work structure, what he looks for in players as well as politics and communication behind the scenes.

This episode was very emotional for Sani and a rather unique and rare conversation about the struggles of a pro-athlete who has to recover from his injuries.

Topics:

0:00 Intro & Lithuania
2:45 Knee surgeries & mindset
9:40 Draft & Stash
14:00 Influence of a father
21:40 Coaching & Agent Experience
27:15 Learning curve as an executive
35:06 ProBallers.com
39:30 Communication
48:50 Evaluating practices / arguments
54:00 Changes
57:30 Qualities of players
1:00:40 ATOs

#SaniBecirovic #Panathinaikos #FrontOffice #Champion #Athens #Euroleague #Greece

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"Guillaume":

Guillaume is making a name for himself in France and this is just the beginning. After being the Head Coach at Vichy for numerous years he won the Leader's Cup of the ProB in 2024 and was appointed the head coach of LeMans the following season where he also managed to the Leader's Cup of the ProA in his first season. Meanwhile, Guillaume also won 2 gold medals in a row with the French u20 team in the FIBA u20 Eurobasket in 2023 & 2024.

Today, we talked about a variety of topics that involved his experiences with the French u20 team as well as his style of leadership. I addressed the improvement of the English language within the French basketball community as well as the culturally diverse French ProA. Guillaume also talked about the importance of terminology and how to incorporate young talents into the pros. Also some tactical nuances like the 'tagging up' system and more.

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Topics:

0:00 Intro
2:00 English language in France
3:30 Culturally diverse French league
10:00 Effort oriented culture
16:00 Back to back gold with France u20
23:15 Terminology & Transition to pro
27:30 Personal growth & Coaching staff
36:45 ProBallers.com
38:00 "Tagging Up" system
44:00 Scouting vs Self-scouting
46:10 Sources for scouting players
54:00 Decompressing
55:50 Vincent Collet specialties
1:00:25 ATOs

#GuillaumeVizade #FrenchBasketball #Franceu20 #FIBA #LeadersCup #LeMans #ProA

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