Win The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #38 Half Court Defense

Win The Season Sponsored by Fastbreak Playbook-Episode #38 Half Court Defense

Author: Martin Plum August 19, 2026 Duration: 28:51

It is imperative that you have a strong half court defensive philosophy within your program, so how are you going to construct it? In this episode, we breakdown all of the important questions that you need to ask yourself about building your half court defense, suggestions on how to implement it and more! In addition, we've got a great quote from Rick Pitino and a study of the recent Hall of Fame inductee Doc Rivers!


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