#140: Milwaukee Bucks head coach Adrian Griffin: Starting with character, competence, and creativity. (RCS)

<p>1.     How do you Put together your staff? Three “Cs”: <em>Character.</em> Values into action. Integrity. Doing the right thing. <em>Competence.</em> “You’ve got to know your stuff. That’s where you get credibility with the players.” We have to be great teachers now. <em>Creativity</em>. Keep players engaged. (and courage).</p>

<p>2.     Competence. Finding specialists, those with expertise in specific areas. Offense, defense, special teams. Giving them autonomy and freedom to do their jobs.</p>

<p>3.     Agreeing to disagree in meetings… but being united once we step on the floor.</p>

<p>4.     Value of being an assistant coach for many years. “I know the pitfalls and challenges facing assistant coaches.” Giving them responsibilities and empowerment. Autonomy.</p>

<p>5.     Value: Connection. What does it look like in practice? Thinking in “actionable behavior.” Fist bump, around them, pulling them aside. Birthday texts. Putting measures in place.</p>

<p>6.     Building relationships with players so that you can coach them.</p>