New Alabama basketball assistant coach Brian Adams, whose tasked with fixing Alabama's defense, sat down with AL.com for a wide-ranging Q&A before the 2024-25 season.
And rightfully so; it was a far cry from the No. 3 ranking in KenPom’s defensive efficiency from the season prior. This past season’s defense was closer to being ranked around 100; it finished No. 111.
Fast forward, we get let go at an awkward time in Detroit. As I’m trying to see what’s out there, not really knowing what my fate’s going to be. This job kind of appears. It’s not only a coach at a high-level program that’s won, it’s specifically a defensive guy, which has kind of been my growth through my career, always under defensive guys. So, to get involved and have an opportunity to come here to be a part of this team and this program under Coach Oats and learn, No.
So I had to pitch to him my knowledge, my scheme, my opinions on defense. And then at the end, his small pitch to me was, ‘come be a part of this great program that has a real chance to do something special.’ And then he asked me if I want to be a head coach and would I want to be a head coach in college? It’s something I’ve always wanted to do and been intrigued by. That’s a no-brainer. More me to him. I don’t want anybody thinking he was pitching to me.
The No. 1 thing I think shows up is we really utilize the shot spectrum offensively. And then to me, you have to mirror that defensively. The shots you want to get offensively, you’re essentially looking to take away defensively. It makes it easy to make a case of, here’s what we’re trying to do. But within our own walls, I’ve been impressed with the talent, both on their skill level and size. It’s very NBA.”
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