Coaching Philosophy:
Altman, like most successful coaches (11th in wins in Division 1) is a grinder. He favors pressure and switching defenses. He believes that pressure encourages confidence and aggressiveness.
He's pragmatic, “To have a good basketball program, you have to have good players, and you have to have guys who want to be here. You need guys that want to work hard and train as a team, and play unselfish basketball."
Clinic notes:
I've found most coaches willing sharers. The best in every field are unafraid to share because 1) there is no 'secret sauce', 2) they do what they do better than you, and 3) they doubt you will outwork them.
Zak Boisvert provides some Altman notes at PickandPot.net. My sense reviewing the notes is 'hardscrabble' basketball...set solid screens, pass well, spread the floor, cut hard. Some of his offense is reminiscent of the Frank Martin South Carolina offense.
It's easy to see how his 'step to pass, step to the pass' teaching would set up the back door actions above.
Innovation. Wes Kosel shares a Flex variant, with typical flex action, leading to a weakside staggered screen.
Video.
Wes shares action against Duke, with fundamentally sound actions - 1) attack the gaps, 2) reverse the ball, 3) drive and dish.
Coach Nick interviews Altman discussing managing tempo with pressure (both speeding and slowing the game), rim protection, and the importance of handling pressure.
