Thanks for asking.  I'd be curious to know how the team has embraced or handled the pre-season hype.  Do they feel more pressure given the higher expectations?  Do they see themselves as a more confident group than say a season ago?  

I'd also like to know more about transitioning from a team that a year ago at this time was planning to be extremely reliant on Jun to a team where there appears to be far more balance offensively.

Building off Gwmayhem's point about a more balanced team with significantly more shooting, how do you avoid being a team that lives by the three and dies by the three for long stretches? Obviously, Slim Castro will get his attempts inside, but what happens on a night when the shots are not falling despite getting good looks? Shooters are generally urged to keep letting it fly, but at what point do you rein it in a bit? What does the ideal ratio of threes to rim attempts look like for this team? Thanks!

Ask him: During the off season, there were changes to the roster, were there any thoughts of making any additions to the coaching staff?

This was a phenomenal interview. He gave a 10-minute detailed answer about scheduling, talked about how he thinks about GW's commitment to basketball (including somewhat of an update on the practice facility), discussed how they're dealing with increased expectations, what he foresees as the strengths/weaknesses of the team, and more.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/3gEs_sptIJY?si=RLE9TvUU0niJB5V1
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1MbR6w36IrtM69h89iTR8z?si=bnXYAftGQemgXDVAPE2r9w
Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chris-caputo-preseason-interview-10-31/id1802674606?i=1000734331873
Twitter: https://x.com/MattModderno/status/1984258315615109454

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