Episode 108: John Patrick, Full and Half Court Defensive Concepts
Guest: John Patrick, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg and Basketball Bundesliga Head Coach
In this week’s basketball coaching conversation, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg, and Basketball Bundesliga, head coach John Patrick joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss full and half court defensive concepts. Coach Patrick is one of the few pro coaches who has used a pressing style of play in the full-court, and balances it with a more conservative half-court defense.
In January 2013, Patrick was hired as head coach by struggling MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg. Patrick guided the team to playoff berths in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. In the 2017-18 season, Patrick's Ludwigsburg team reached the semi-final stage of the Champions League, where they fell short to Monaco. He was presented with the Best Coach award for the 2017-18 Champions League season. In Bundesliga play, Patrick guided Ludwigsburg to a semifinal appearance, where his team lost to Alba Berlin in May 2018.
Breakdown
1:00 - Talking about Defense
5:00 - High level of detail on Defense
8:30 - Pressing
13:00 - Importance of Character in his System
17:00 - Movement oversized
20:30 - Taking the Ball out of the Point Guard's Control
23:30 - Denying the Point Guard
25:30 - Aggressively Subbing Players
27:30 - How Coaches Connecting to Half Court Defense
29:30 - Emphasis on playing 1-on-1 defense and Adjust to Team roles
33:00 - Defending Horns
37:30 - Defensive Decision Making
39:00 - Defending a Stagger Screen
43:00 - Scouting Report
46:00 - Adjusting to Rules in Half Court
49:00 - Foul Component within Practice
52:00 - Conclusion
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