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 Breakdown1:00 - Enriching Your Environment4:00 - Controlling Environment6:30 - Controlling Messaging8:00 - Shaping The Program13:30 - Square Stance14:48 - 15:41 - DR. DISH ADS17:00 - Scout23:30 - Ball Being Square27:00 - Measuring Defense29:00 - Measuring Offense32:00 - Flow Emphasis34:00 - Spacing and Counters35:03 - 35:41 - JUST PLAY ADS37:00 - Habits on Defense39:00 - Stopping Practice41:00 - Challenges43:00 - Kick Concept46:00 - Holding Accountable to NBA Players48:00 - Fred Holberg53:00 - Josh Longstaff56:00 - Familiarity Chase Buford’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chase_BufordTwitter: https://twitter.com/chasebuford Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com/