Joe Maddon compares his coaching style to Phil Jackson’s
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World Series champion and former Cubs manager Joe Maddon joins host David Kaplan and NBCS Cubs insider Gordon Wittenmyer as they discuss how he connects with players, how will baseball be different when it returns, and does he have a similar philosophy to coaching as NBA Champion Phil Jackson.
(5:06) - Learning how to manage people to get the most out of them
(11:28) - Comparing Maddon's style to Phil Jackson's style of coaching
(17:10) - Maddon describes how different it was managing Tommy La Stella
(23:00) - Maddon's plan on addressing players after the pandemic
(31:50) - Drawing parallels between Jackson's career and Maddon's career
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