{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F5cb08c19-c8ad-4a70-a151-fc2205c98f51","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 144: Jay Larranaga, Transition Offense and Defense","description":"Guest: Jay Larranaga, NBA Assistant Coach\n\n\n\n\nIn this week\u2019s basketball coaching conversation, NBA assistant coach Jay Larranaga joins the Basketball Podcast to NBA discuss transition offense and defense tactics and techniques.\n\n\n\n\nJay Larranaga is currently the top assistant for the Boston Celtics. Larranaga joined Doc Rivers coaching staff in 2012 and has been with the team since. Throughout his time in Boston, he has coached several great players like Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Isaiah Thomas, Jayson Tatum, and Kemba Walker. Jay also has made an impact on winning and has helped guide the Celtics to 7 playoff berths in 8 years.\n\n\n\n\nBefore Boston, Larranaga was the head coach of the Erie BayHawks. In his short stint with the team, he earned two playoff berths, the most wins as a coach in the team's history, and 8 NBA Call-Ups. Jay started his coaching career with international basketball. One of his first jobs was as an assistant for the Ukraine national team. After some success there he became the head coach of the Ireland National team.\n\n\n\n\nPrior to coaching, Jay had a successful playing career. He spent 12 years playing across Europe. He played for some of the biggest clubs like Napoli, Real Madrid, and Paris Racing. He earned all-star honors in France and won the Spanish league title with Real Madrid. Jay also grew up emerged in basketball. His father Jim has been coaching in the NCAA for nearly 50 years and is currently the head coach at the University of Miami\n\n\n\n\nJay is a proven winner and has shown his attention to detail at each step of his career. Coach Larranaga will continue to display his high-level coaching ability with the Celtics this season as they look to compete for a championship.\n\n\n\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - Transition Offense and Defense\n\n3:00 - Consistent Pacing into Transition\n\n5:00 - Teaching First and Defensive Focus\n\n9:00 - Communication Cues\n\n12:00 - Positioning Yourself\n\n14:00 - Takeaways about Offensive Focus\n\n17:00 - Primary and Secondary Brakes\n\n20:00 - Point Guard\n\n22:30 - Attack Mentality\n\n26:00 - Developing Defensive/Offensive Transition\n\n30:00 - Pack Mentality\n\n32:00 - Push Challenge Feedback\n\n35:00 - Pace of Play of Transition\n\n37:00 - Types of Feedback\n\n40:00 - Visual Feed, Auditory Tactile\n\n43:30 - Rhythm and Speed\n\n47:00 - Dribbling with Goggles\n\n50:00 - Misconceptions about Dribbling\n\n54:00 - Conclusion\n\n\n\n\nJay Larranaga\u2019s Bio:\n\nBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay_Larranaga\n\n\n\n\nBasketball Immersion\n\nWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/\n\nTwitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en\n\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion\n\nFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion\n\n\n\n\nBetOnline Website:\n\nWebsite: www.betonline.ag\n\n\n\n\nBest in the West Video Series\n\nBest in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/\n\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e2ae92f9-6212-4a2d-88d7-ac50bafee822/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}