{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fdd00f5c1-48c3-4825-986f-e6061d215bb8","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Episode 113: Josh Longstaff, Installing A Defense","description":"Episode 113: Josh Longstaff, Installing A Defense\n\nGuest: Josh Longstaff, Milwaukee Bucks Assistant Coach\n\n\n\n\nMilwaukee Bucks assistant coach Josh Longstaff joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss installing a defense. Coach Longstaff shares insights on defensive identity, defensive buckets, how they teach, how they use video, and a deeper discussion of their adjustments.\n\n\n\n\nLongstaff was previously the head coach of the Erie BayHawks, and an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks. Prior to joining the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2010, he spent five years as a high school coach \u2013 two seasons as the head coach at Gorham High School and three seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater of Portland High School\n\n\n\n\nLongstaff joined the New York Knicks after spending four seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was previously an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).\n\n\n\n\nHe originally joined the Thunder as player personnel and video coordinator, then spent his final three seasons as video analyst and player development coach. He joined the Latvia national basketball team for the summer of 2017 so he could work with Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is during EuroBasket 2017.\u00a0\n\n\n\n\nIn 2017, he was named the first head coach of the expansion Erie BayHawks, the Atlanta Hawks' NBA G League affiliate. After one season and leading the team to the conference finals, he was hired as assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks.\n\n\n\n\nBreakdown\n\n1:00 - Unique Things That Bay Hawks Culture brought from him\n\n3:00 - Defensive Identity\n\n5:00 - Process of Getting Defensive Identity\n\n7:00 - Keeping Players Accountable\n\n9:00 - Installing a Defense and Defensive Transition\n\n12:00 - Teaching a Closeout to NBA Players\n\n14:00 - The Simplicity about Defensive Install\n\n17:00 - Post Defense and Covering Pick and Rolls\n\n20:00 - Individual Defense and Defensive Schemes\n\n23:00 - Adjustments within the Practice\n\n25:00 - Small Ball on Defense\n\n25:50 - 26:50 - ARMCHAIR MEDIA BetOnline AD\n\n27:30 - Personnel and Opponent's Personnel\n\n29:00 - Defense at NBA Level\n\n32:00 - Baseline Inbound Defense and Sideline\n\n36:00 - Informal Conversations about Basketball\n\n38:00 - Coaching Defense within Offense vs Defensive Play\n\n40:00 - Film\n\n42:00 - Best Practices in Terms of Getting Points Across\n\n44:00 - Install of a Defensive Game Plan\n\n46:00 - Walkthrough on Offense versus Defense\n\n49:00 - Intervention to a Specific Player and Adjustments\n\n52:00 - Conclusion\n\n\n\n\nJosh Longstaff\u2019s Bio\n\nBio: https://twitter.com/josh_longstaff\n\nTwitter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josh_Longstaff\n\n\u00a0\u00a0\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\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/c55d99fe-c93e-46b4-b361-fa149ef0945a/135e2835370674a32c6c6235a6a3e54f4f6110ae3868283f018ade21bc307ab.jpeg"}