Tiago Splitter is the coach of the moment in Europe. The former San Antonio Spurs and Baskonia player led Paris Basketball to the top of the Euroleague standings with a spectacular debut season in Europe’s top competition.<\/p>\n
The Brazilian coach, with an iconic playing career, appeared on \u201cLa Pizarra de Quintana,\u201d a Radio Marca program, to talk about Paris’ start to the season, his coaching style and his goals for what promises to be an exciting season.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s a problem. That’s what I told the guys: we have to stay with our feet on the ground and keep that hunger, that desire to play, to get on the field and beat our opponents,\u201d<\/em> Splitter told Radio Marca. \u201cMaybe we don’t have the same pressure as Madrid or Barcelona, who have a much stronger one to get wins. Maybe I don’t have that pressure. It’s also an opportunity for me to work, bring my ideas, play the way I want, make the changes I want without having to deal with the pressure of the media, the club, the soccer team or the fans… and that’s a little bit different,\u201d<\/em> he explained.<\/p>\n Despite being coached by legendary figures such as Dusko Ivanovic and, most importantly, Gregg Popovich, Splitter is very clear that he wants to forge his own identity and personal style.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are things, but I’m certainly not Dusko Ivanovic or Gregg Popovich. I am Tiago. I have my own way of being, coaching and conducting games … but you learn a lot about motivation, how to push players. What I saw that worked and was good as a player, I kept it for myself and I try to use it now,\u201d<\/em> Tiago Splitter concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Paris Basketball head coach spoke about his impact as a coach, the team\u2019s great start to the season, and their expectations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":173,"featured_media":416422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[37,82],"tags":[4957,16666],"rumors":[],"typology":[],"posizionamento":[],"class_list":["post-416426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-betclic-elite","category-euroleague","tag-paris-basketball-2","tag-tiago-splitter"],"yoast_head":"\n