Episode 270: Chris Caputo, Offensive Efficiency and Making Decisions as a Head Coach

Guest: Chris Caputo, George Washington Head Coach

George Washington head coach Chris Caputo joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on offensive efficiency and making decisions as a head coach.

In 2022-23 Caputo completed his first year as a head coach. Under his leadership, George Washington posted their best regular season in six years, enjoying the most overall wins (16), most Atlantic 10 conference wins (10), and the first A-10 winning record since the 2016-17 season.

Caputo recorded the second-most A-10 wins (10) for a first-year GW bench boss in program history and the fourth-most overall wins (16) in GW's A-10 era. All five starters had career seasons.

Caputo came to GW from the University of Miami, where he was the associate head coach under Jim Larrañaga since 2015. He was a skilled scout, recruiter and tactician who served as the team’s defensive coordinator. He helped coach the Hurricanes to seven postseason berths, five NCAA appearances, and three Sweet 16s.

Breakdown

1:00 - Preparation as Head Coach

4:00 - Technical Coaching

6:00 - Head Coaching Job

10:00 - Mental health

12:30 - Offensive Efficiency

15:00 - Making a Change

18:00 - Shooting Improvements

23:00 - Direct to Ball Screen

23:17 - 23:53 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 2023

26:00 - Short Roles

28:00 - Player and Team Development

32:00 - Balance

36:00 - Specificity of Scout

40:00 - Increase Tempo

43:00 - Establishing Identity

44:30 - Conclusion

Chris Caputo’s Bio:

Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Caputo

Twitter: https://twitter.com/coach_c_caputo

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