Episode 177: Ilias Zouros, Strong Hand Defense

Guest: Ilias Zouros, Georgian National Team Head Coach    Georgian National Team head coach Ilias Zouros joins the Basketball Podcast to discuss the strong hand defense he has used to great success for years.   Ilias Zouros is a Greek professional basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Georgian National Team.  Zouros has gone through top-level European benches in addition to being the Greek national team coach.  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, Žalgiris Kaunas, and Efes Istanbul. He was named the 2010 EuroCup Coach of the Year. He lastly managed Peristeri of the Greek Basket League.   Breakdown 1:00 - National Team Coach vs Team Coach 7:00 - Strong Arm Defense 12:00 - Forcing To The Baseline 20:30 - Keep The Ball in Front 23:30 - Arm Position on Defense and Offense 29:00 - Passing Problems 33:00 - Communication on Forcing Opponent 36:30 - Rim Sizes 39:00 - Take Away Dominant Hand 42:00 - Developing Defense 46:00 - Low Post and Strong Arm Defense 49:00 - Defending Down Screen and Zipper Screen 54:00 - Conclusion Ilias Zouros’ Bio: Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Jones_(basketball,_born_1979) Website: https://twitter.com/nsucoachjones Basketball Immersion Website: http://basketballimmersion.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersion Facebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersion BetOnline Website: Website: www.betonline.ag Best in the West Video Series Best in the West Website: http://bestinthewestclinic.com/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.