Guest: Zach Guthrie, Washing Wizards Assistant Coach

Washington Wizards assistant coach Zach Guthrie joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on a holistic approach, art curators, and advantage basketball.

Zach Guthrie is an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards. Guthrie began his career as an assistant video coordinator for two years with the San Antonio Spurs and later served as the manager of advanced scouting for the Orlando Magic from 2012-2015.

Guthrie joined the Washington Wizards after spending the 2020-2021 season with the Dallas Mavericks. Prior to Dallas, Guthrie spent five seasons (2015-2020) as a member of the Utah Jazz organization. He has twice been the head coach of an NBA summer league team for the Jazz and the Wizards.

Breakdown

1:00 - Summer League Head Coaching

2:30 - Importance of Asking Questions

3:30 - Recreate

6:00 - Holistic Approach

10:00 - Silo Training

14:00 - Improving is Fun

19:00 - Getting Better at Any Age

22:00 - Footwork

26:00 - Adding Layers

27:00 - Connecting Team Concepts

28:30 - Improve Team Workouts

30:27 - 31:02 - B.I. Podcast AD Spring 2023

30:00 - Offensive Philosophy

32:00 - Detailed Simplicity

35:30 - Re-Spacing

38:00 - Conceptual Decision-Making

39:00 - Finding the Action

41:00 - Playmaking Positions

48:00 - Teaching Methodology

53:00 - Having Player Input

56:00 - Intentionality

Zach Guthrie’s Bio:

Bio: https://nbacoaches.com/zach-guthrie/

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