{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fa6eecb26-a0e6-4838-887f-ff8bd7ccd71f","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 177: Ilias Zouros, Strong Hand Defense\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/a6eecb26-a0e6-4838-887f-ff8bd7ccd71f\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 177: Ilias Zouros, Strong Hand Defense","description":"Guest: Ilias Zouros, Georgian National Team Head Coach\u00a0\n\n\u00a0\n\nGeorgian National Team head coach Ilias Zouros joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the strong hand defense he has used to great success for years.\n\n\u00a0\n\nIlias Zouros is a Greek professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Georgian National Team.\u00a0 Zouros has gone through top-level European benches in addition to being the Greek national team coach.\u00a0 Some of the teams Zouros has been a head coach of include: Olympiacos Piraeus, Sagesse Beirut, Peristeri Athens, Aris Thessaloniki, Paris Basket Racing, Panellinios Athens, \u017dalgiris Kaunas, and Efes Istanbul. He was named the 2010 EuroCup Coach of the Year. He lastly managed Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.\n\n\u00a0\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - National Team Coach vs Team Coach\n\n7:00 - Strong Arm Defense\n\n12:00 - Forcing To The Baseline\n\n20:30 - Keep The Ball in Front\n\n23:30 - Arm Position on Defense and Offense\n\n29:00 - Passing Problems\n\n33:00 - Communication on Forcing Opponent\n\n36:30 - Rim Sizes\n\n39:00 - Take Away Dominant Hand\n\n42:00 - Developing Defense\n\n46:00 - Low Post and Strong Arm Defense\n\n49:00 - Defending Down Screen and Zipper Screen\n\n54:00 - Conclusion\n\n\n\n\nIlias Zouros\u2019 Bio:\n\nBio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jones_(basketball,_born_1979)\n\nWebsite: https://twitter.com/nsucoachjones\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/7a706c37-6b70-4b9b-98bf-29f56a555020/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}