“Anton”:

Anton Gavel is a former Slovakian basketball player who became a German National Team player as well as Bundesliga legend. Besides having short stints in the ACB with Murcia as well as in the Greek League with Aris, he spent most of his time winning titles with Brose Bamberg as well as FC Bayern Munich, where he finished his career winning ‘The Double’ (Cup & League) while being the Team-Captain.

Anton is a five-time German League Champion, three-time German Cup winner as well as countless All-Star and MVP honors.

On today’s episode with Anton the main topics included highlights from his career as a player, his advice for young players on how to adapt to new cultures, what he expected from Assistant Coaches as a player & coach, the importance of a cohesive coaching staff, fighting with Stefan Weissenboeck during the early stages of their work together and finding a common path, Retirement, Preparing to be a rookie Head Coach, handling family & work and much more.

Topics:

• Being a St Pauli Fan
• Slovakian Background
• Young Prospect Cultural Advice
• Lessons from Coach Fleming
• Roles of Assistant Coach / Fights
• Reflecting on Playing Career
• Dealing with Failure
• Retirement / Being A Captain
• Being A Junior Coach / No Ego
• Lessons from Jaka Lakovic / New Job
• Balancing Family & Basketball
• Vision, Philosophy & Asst Coach
• Scouting Self vs Opponents
• ATOs

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