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

Guest: Chris Caputo, George Washington Head CoachGeorge 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.Breakdown1:00 - Preparation as Head Coach4:00 - Technical Coaching6:00 - Head Coaching Job10:00 - Mental health12:30 - Offensive Efficiency15:00 - Making a Change18:00 - Shooting Improvements23:00 - Direct to Ball Screen 23:17 - 23:53 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 202326:00 - Short Roles28:00 - Player and Team Development32:00 - Balance36:00 - Specificity of Scout40:00 - Increase Tempo43:00 - Establishing Identity44:30 - ConclusionChris Caputo’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_CaputoTwitter: https://twitter.com/coach_c_caputoBasketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com