Episode 284: Josh King, Full Court Pressing and Playing in the Open Court

Guest: Josh King, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Head Coach MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg head coach Josh King shares insights on full-court pressing and playing in the open court. Josh King led Ludwigsburg to the playoffs in each of his three seasons as an assistant coach. In his first season as head coach, he led the team to a record of 22-12 overall and 12-6 in conference play in 2022-23

Josh King began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Vassar College, where he spent two seasons. He then moved on to become an assistant coach at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro for two seasons before joining the staff at the University of South Florida for three seasons. 

King switched to professional basketball and became John Patrick 's assistant coach at the German Bundesliga club MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg in 2018 . He contributed to the team becoming German runners-up in 2020 and finishing the Bundesliga season 2020-21 in first place in the main round. Ahead of the 2021-22 season, King took up the post of head coach at Czech Premier League side USK Prague. With Prague he reached the quarterfinals of the Czech Championship in 2022. After a season in the Czech Republic, King returned to Ludwigsburg, became the new head coach of the Bundesliga club and thus succeeded Patrick.

Breakdown 1:00 - Starting Practice Late 5:00 - Positionless 6:00 - Recruiting for Professional Level 8:00 - Pressing Style 9:00 - Playing in Open Court 11:00 - Coaching in Europe 12:30 - Pressing System 17:00 - Trapping and Forcing in Middle 20:00 - 8-Seconds 21:00 - Defensive Pressing System 22:48 - 23:51 - Hoopsalytics Ad 3 24:00 - Mistakes Make During Press 25:00 - Weak Hand Rule 28:00 - Fly By Concept 29:30 - Mindset 31:00 - Communication Cues 33:00 - Analytics for Press 35:00 - Fouling and FIBA World Cup 37:00 - Pressing and Transition Defense 39:00 - Toughest to Defend 41:00 - Ball Screen Coverage 45:00 - Advices for Coaches

Josh King’s Bio: Bio: https://basketball.eurobasket.com/coach/Josh-King/23995 Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoachJoshKing

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