About this episode
đđ„ Subscribe to the â â â â â â â â Idaho Basketball Coaching Podcastâ â â â newsletterâ â â â ---We are fortunate to have Colby Blaine back for this episode.Blaine is the head menâs coach at the College of Idaho. He collected his second National Championship this past season with the Yotes. The title â College of Idahoâs second in the last 3 seasons â capped a 35-2 record that included a 25-game winning streak to end the campaign.---EPISODE BREAKDOWN1:20 - Sustaining success at UofI 3:20 - Keys to connection in a program4:50 - Overcoming challenges during a title run6:30 - Strengths of 2-3 vs. other defenses8:00 - Getting players to think conceptually on defense 9:30 - Placing players in a zone defense11:30 - How defense factors into playing time12:20 - Toughness & Communication in a zone14:40 - Matching up against different formations16:15 - Mixing zone with man defense17:10 - Basic principles of the match-up zone19:05 - More advanced concepts20:00 - Handling cutters21:00 - Skip Passes21:25 - Flare Screens22:30 - On-Ball Screens24:40 - Allowing players to make decisions25:15 - Harder to Guard: Post or Perimeter26:36 - 1v1 at the high post28:40 - Rebounding out of the zone30:25 - Onboarding new players into the system31:50 - Zone defense resources for coaches
