About this episode
We are fortunate to have Taylor Tucker on this episode. Tucker is the Associate Head Coach at Des Moines Area Community College. He’s also the coach behind the incredible resource that is @Tucker_Thorson account on Twitter. I’ve benefitted greatly over the years from the clips and mini-clinics he offers regularly.This is a fun episode where we dive into triggers and manufacturing and attacking closeouts.---Subscribe to the Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcast newsletter on Substack. https://coachingidaho.substack.com/.---Episode Breakdown1:15 - Summer schedule working at a junior college2:20 - The purpose & actions of re-triggers4:40 - Pros and Cons of the re-triggers9:10 - Player recognition on when to re-trigger13:20 - Advice for coaches adopting triggers15:05 - Tips for selecting actions for triggers16:30 - Less is more for triggers18:10 - Living through the mistakes20:10 - Developing randomness through structure21:00 - Off-ball reads during triggers23:55 - The role of the closeout in today’s game25:30 - Manufacturing closeouts26:50 - Key teaching points in attacking closeouts29:30 - What’s next area of focus for @Tucker_Thorson?
