Usap Talk: Adriano Vertemati - S2 Ep. 5

In this episode, we feature coach Adriano Vertemati, Head Coach of APU Old Wild West Udine and Assistant Coach of the Italian National Team on Luca Banchi's staff. LNP Award for Best Serie A2 Coach 2024/25. He brought Udine back to Serie A after a 16-year absence. He played two Euroleague seasons at Bayern Munich with Andrea Trinchieri. 0:00 Introduction — Adriano Vertemati 1:00 The leap to Bayern Munich: some trains only pass once 3:43 The mentors: Meneguzzo, Corbani, Repeša, Trinchieri 5:48 Euroleague: 90 games and time management 7:48 The apprenticeship: the sidewalk as a school 9:27 There is no single path to the top 10:05 Opponent analysis: pace, target or flow, key players 12:41 Pick and roll: coverage and choice of play calls 13:14 Defensive changes: philosophy, use and management of mismatches 19:23 Human resources vs. technical-tactical: they are not mutually exclusive 22:39 What great players teach the coach 24:38 Where basketball is going: NBA, analytics, the end of the low post 26:36 Club and national team: the common thread between all roles 28:15 The role of the assistant: social intelligence and read the head coach