Episode 226: Chase Buford, Building a Program Environment, Defense and Offense
Guest: Chase Buford, Sydney Kings Head Coach
Sydney Kings head coach Chase Buford joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on building a program through creating an effective environment, defense, and offense.
Buford was hired as the head coach of the Sydney Kings of the NBL in June 2021. In May 2022 the Kings won the 2021-22 Australian NBL Championship. He played college basketball at Kansas, where he was a part of their 2008 NCAA Tournament-winning team. Buford has also been the head coach of the Wisconsin Herd of the NBA G League.
Buford began his basketball career as a regional scout with the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA before being promoted to video intern. He went on to be the coordinator of player development for the Chicago Bulls from 2015 to 2017 before becoming an assistant for the Erie Bayhawks, the G League affiliate of the Hawks in 2017. He was named an assistant for the Delaware Blue Coats, the G League affiliate of the Philadelphia 76ers in 2018
Breakdown
1:00 - Enriching Your Environment
4:00 - Controlling Environment
6:30 - Controlling Messaging
8:00 - Shaping The Program
13:30 - Square Stance
17:00 - Scout
23:30 - Ball Being Square
27:00 - Measuring Defense
29:00 - Measuring Offense
32:00 - Flow Emphasis
34:00 - Spacing and Counters
37:00 - Habits on Defense
39:00 - Stopping Practice
41:00 - Challenges
43:00 - Kick Concept
46:00 - Holding Accountable to NBA Players
48:00 - Fred Holberg
53:00 - Josh Longstaff
56:00 - Familiarity
Chase Buford’s Bio:
Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_Buford
Twitter: https://twitter.com/chasebuford
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