{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fbfdca1b2-2656-46c0-acc1-319efc5cd53b","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 134: Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107, Economy of Coaching\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/bfdca1b2-2656-46c0-acc1-319efc5cd53b\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 134: Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107, Economy of Coaching","description":"Guest: Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107, Serbian Professional Basketball Coach\n\n\n\n\nIn this week\u2019s basketball coaching conversation, Serbian professional basketball coach Aleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107 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 Budu\u0107nost.\n\n\n\n\nStarting in 2005, D\u017eiki\u0107 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 Koko\u0161kov who got on the Los Angeles Clippers coaching staff in an assistant role in 2000.\n\n\n\n\nOne of his most significant career stops was as an assistant coach from 1999\u20132005 with Partizan under head coaches Nenad Trajkovi\u0107, Darko Russo, and Du\u0161ko Vujo\u0161evi\u0107. At the national level, D\u017eiki\u0107 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\u00d7 Slovenian League champion (2008, 2010, 2011, 2014), 3\u00d7 Slovenian Cup winner (2008, 2014, 2015), Montenegrin Cup winner (2018), and 3\u00d7 Slovenian Supercup winner (2008, 2010, 2014).\n\n\n\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - Disconnect between Broadcaster, Fans, and Coaches\n\n3:00 - Be a Better Coach\n\n6:00 - Economy of Coaching\n\n10:00 - Youth Level Focus\n\n14:00 - Player Development Aspect\n\n17:00 - All About Dribbling\n\n21:00 - Dribble Line\n\n25:00 - Pointless Play\n\n27:00 - Running Jump in the Half Court\n\n30:00 - Top Three Things on his Defensive System\n\n32:00 - Value on Offense\n\n36:00 - Expanding his Knowledge\n\n38:30 - Speeding Up the Development\n\n40:30 - Fear of the Unknown\n\n42:30 - European Model\n\n\n\n\nAleksandar D\u017eiki\u0107\u2019s Bio:\n\nBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandar_D%C5%BEiki%C4%87\n\n\n\n\nBasketball Immersion\n\nWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion\n\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion\n\n\n\n\nBetOnline Website:\n\nWebsite: www.betonline.ag\n\n\n\n\nBest in the West Video Series\n\nBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/da42f5bc-a150-4f43-847e-64d7f6623ee7/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}