Slappin' Glass Podcast: Recent Episodes
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WashU Head Coach Pat Juckem joins the Slappin’ Glass Podcast to discuss practice design, competitive scoring, team engagement, and transition defense.
Juckem breaks down how WashU structures practice through teaching, learning, and competitive segments, why the opening minutes should reveal a team’s identity, and how productive practices often require mistakes, uncertainty, and player-led problem solving.
He also explains how scoring systems can reinforce offensive rebounding, defensive activity, and other winning habits, along with how his staff divides responsibilities during live play to keep coaching focused.
In Start, Sub, or Sit, Juckem reflects on the difficult season that reshaped his approach to recruiting and program building, how WashU keeps every player engaged, and why shot selection is the first layer of transition defense.
The episode closes with WashU’s gold, silver, and bronze shot-quality system, role-based offensive rebounding assignments, and the value of adding experienced veteran coaches to a staff.
What You’ll Learn
- How to structure practice through teaching, learning, and competitive segments.
- Why the first 10–15 minutes should reveal your team’s identity.
- How scoring systems can reinforce rebounding, defensive activity, and other winning habits.
- Why correcting every mistake can limit player ownership and problem-solving.
- How to give each assistant coach a clear responsibility during live play.
- How to connect focused film sessions directly to the next practice.
- Ways to keep players engaged beyond minutes, shots, and starting roles.
- Why shot selection and finishing decisions are the first layer of transition defense.
- How WashU uses role-based offensive rebounding and a gold, silver, and bronze shot-quality system.
- What a 4–21 season taught Juckem about character, recruiting, and program building.
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Iowa State Head Coach TJ Otzelberger joins the Slappin’ Glass Podcast to discuss building one of college basketball’s most disruptive defensive identities.
Coach Otzelberger explains why Iowa State prioritizes mentality over scheme, beginning with its commitment to creating a “collision” on the first dribble, pressuring the ball inside the scoring area, and forcing opponents to play under duress. He details the Cyclones’ “goalie” and “spy” responsibilities, early baseline rotations, and the habits required to sustain an aggressive defense.
The conversation also explores the trade-offs Iowa State accepts—including additional three-point attempts, difficult rotation-rebounding situations, and increased physical demands—in exchange for generating turnovers and controlling the possession battle. Coach Otzelberger breaks down their approach to short-roll defense, why they often prefer the opposing five making decisions, and when a skilled big may require a coverage adjustment.
He also discusses competitive endurance and designing practices without lulls, using on-the-fly coaching and continuous competition to reflect the program’s identity.
In Start, Sub, or Sit, Coach Otzelberger shares the in-game information he values most, how he approaches substitutions and closing lineups, and why a head coach’s primary responsibility is refocusing the team on the next possession.
The episode closes with offensive decision-making, how physical defense strengthens offensive habits, adapting identity to different programs, and why the greatest investment a coach can make is being fully present with their players.
What You’ll Learn
- How Iowa State teaches a collision on the first dribble.
- The responsibilities of the “goalie” and “spy” within its rotations.
- Why the Cyclones prioritize effort and daily habits over constant adjustments.
- The defensive trade-offs they accept to create turnovers and win possessions.
- How they defend the short roll and force opposing bigs to make decisions.
- Why competitive endurance begins with the design and pace of practice.
- Which information Coach Otzelberger values most during games.
- How he approaches substitutions and chooses the five players who finish.
- Why decision-making is the offensive quality that travels best.
- How a physical defensive identity improves cutting, driving, and transition offense.
- Why a program’s identity must fit its players, league, and recruiting environment.
- Why investing time and presence in players remains the most important part of coaching.
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Coach Baldur Ragnarsson joins Slappin’ Glass to discuss basketball scouting, opponent game planning, defensive strategy, and high-intensity practice design.
Ragnarsson explains how he combines full-game film, tagged possessions, and statistical databases to identify player tendencies—particularly passing patterns—and turn a large amount of information into a clear game plan. He also breaks down how his teams practice multiple pick-and-roll coverages, develop basketball-specific conditioning and strength, disrupt dribble handoffs, and apply pressure after made free throws.
What You’ll Learn
- How to combine full-game film, filtered clips, and statistics when preparing an opponent scout
- Why passing patterns can reveal more about a player than traditional scoring tendencies
- How to simplify a detailed scouting report into clear player archetypes and defensive priorities
- When to switch, blitz, hedge, ICE, or go under against different ballhandlers
- How to adjust the game plan without abandoning the team’s defensive identity
- How to introduce more scouting complexity as the season progresses
- Why Ragnarsson uses five-minute games to train coverages in a game-like environment
- How to divide high-intensity practice, tactical teaching, and recovery throughout the week
- Ways to develop basketball-specific strength through box-outs, top locks, and body contact
- How to aggressively disrupt dribble handoffs before the offense reaches its preferred action
- How to pressure after made free throws and keep the ball away from a primary ballhandler
Episode Timestamps
2:16 – Building a detailed opponent scouting process
5:11 – Full-game film versus filtered clips
7:10 – Filtering information into a clear game plan
9:40 – Studying passing patterns and player habits
12:33 – Expanding scouting complexity throughout the season
14:52 – Balancing defensive identity with opponent-specific adjustments
16:41 – Practicing multiple pick-and-roll coverages
19:36 – Using self-scouting to address recurring weaknesses
25:42 – Start, Sub, or Sit: Conditioning, movement, and strength
29:42 – Structuring a high-intensity practice
33:06 – Basketball-specific body-contact training
34:57 – Start, Sub, or Sit: Opportunities for defensive aggression
35:50 – Aggressively defending dribble handoffs
38:02 – Applying pressure after made free throws
41:03 – The best investment Ragnarsson has made in his coaching career
43:00 – Dan and Pat’s key takeaways
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In this SG Deep Dive, Dan Krikorian, Patrick Carney, and Eric Fawcett examine how offenses are attacking the hedge-and-plug pick-and-roll coverage that continues to spread throughout European and modern basketball.
The conversation begins with why the coverage has become so effective. Hedge and plug allows the defense to pressure the ball without fully committing two defenders, protect the short roll, and remain compact behind the play. Because many offenses still rely on two quick passes to escape the hedge, defenses have also become increasingly prepared for the rotations that follow.
From there, the group explores ways to create an advantage before the defense can settle. They break down rejecting the hedge, using Gortat screens against the recovering big, flipping or hooking the screening angle, “sticking” the plug defender, and flowing into boomerang rescreens that can turn the original hedge into a drop or switch.
A central theme is the micro closeout faced by the on-ball defender after disengaging to plug the roll. The discussion covers how offenses can attack that vulnerable footwork, along with defensive teaching points involving stance, handwork, jump timing, and calculated risk.
The episode also revisits Dave Collins’ idea of coaching as “informed art.” The group discusses blending cognitive science, ecological dynamics, the constraint-led approach, and predictive processing while still accounting for the players, context, and human feel of coaching.
They close with the European teams and playoff series currently filling their film queues.
What You’ll Learn
- Why hedge and plug can create ball pressure while keeping the rest of the defense compact.
- How advanced defenses are solving the pick-and-roll two-on-two and preparing for the offense’s second pass.
- Why rejecting the hedge can expose the on-ball defender’s moment of disengagement.
- How to use Gortat screens, flip screens, and boomerang rescreens against the recovering big.
- What the group means by a micro closeout, and why it gives the ball handler an immediate advantage.
- Teaching considerations for the plug defender’s footwork, hand positioning, and jump timing.
- Why offenses need to generate an advantage inside the initial ball-screen action instead of simply accepting the coverage.
- How coaches can blend cognitive science, ecological dynamics, and predictive processing without becoming tied to a single framework.
- Why good practices and wins deserve the same level of reflection as poor performances.
- Teams and playoff series worth studying across the Spanish ACB and European basketball.
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This week on the Slappin’ Glass Podcast, Dan and Pat are joined by International Pro Head Coach and player development specialist Matt Jones for a deep dive into shooting development, coaching communication, and building conceptual offense.
The conversation opens with Jones’ approach to evaluating shooters, beginning with one of his core beliefs: watch the player first. Before over-coaching or over-correcting, Jones discusses the value of being a “quiet eye,” identifying inefficiencies, and helping players simplify their shooting movement. From there, he gets into the details of clean catches, loaded wrists, open palms, shot preparation, and how small mechanical improvements can create real gains at higher levels.
Jones also shares how he uses player feedback, feel-based cues, and individualized terminology to help shooters self-correct. Rather than flooding players with technical language, he explains how the best cues often come from what the player physically feels, giving coaches a more useful way to teach shooting under pressure.
In the show’s Start, Sub, or Sit segment, the conversation shifts to finding your coaching voice as an introvert, where Jones breaks down the importance of preparation, listening, terminology, and getting enough coaching reps to build confidence. The episode closes with a thoughtful discussion on conceptual offense, including re-triggers, offensive talk, cutting rules, late-clock structure, and how to help players find the next action without becoming robotic.
What You’ll Learn
- How Matt Jones evaluates shooters before making mechanical corrections
- Why simplifying a player’s shot can improve repeatability and efficiency
- The importance of clean catches, open palms, loaded wrists, and eliminating wasted movement
- How to introduce variability into shooting workouts without overwhelming the player
- Why feel-based cues can be more effective than over-teaching technique
- How analytics can help shape shooting development without damaging a player’s confidence
- Why free throws can be used as a powerful form-shot reset inside a workout
- How introverted coaches can develop their voice through preparation, terminology, and coaching reps
- Why “your terminology is your culture” when communicating with players
- How conceptual offense depends on cutting rules, spacing, re-triggers, and offensive talk
- Why the player with the ball must think like the point guard in read-based offense
- How random practice environments can help players learn to self-organize late in possessions
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This week we’re joined in this SG Classics episode by International Head Coach Francesco Tabellini for a deep dive into the concepts behind his team’s relentless style of play.
Tabellini opens the conversation by unpacking the idea of “canceling the pauses” in the game — eliminating the dead space between offense and defense, defense and offense, and every small conversion moment in between. From there, he details how Nymburk builds pace through first-three-step urgency, no-catch zones, early outlets, transition cutting, and a constant pressure-on-the-rim mentality.
The conversation also explores offensive spacing and cutting principles, including baseline cuts on middle penetration, OKC cuts on baseline drives, shortening the pass, and why player confidence is central to shot selection. Tabellini explains how tagging up not only creates extra possessions, but also supports shooting freedom, transition defense, and full-court pressure.
Later, the discussion moves into the defensive side of the floor, including the details of teaching tagging up, evaluating effort, structuring practice to build habits, and using hedge-and-plug coverage as a temporary switch designed to disrupt rhythm, force decisions, and keep opponents uncomfortable.
What You’ll Learn
- How Tabellini defines “relentless basketball” and why it starts with removing the pauses between phases of the game
- Why the first three steps in transition are a major teaching point for Nymburk
- How “no-catch zones,” pitch-aheads, and 28-meter cuts create early dynamic advantages
- Why aggressive cutting can solve spacing problems rather than create them
- How tagging up can become both an offensive rebounding system and a transition defense tool
- Why leaving the tag too early can kill the entire purpose of tagging up
- How Nymburk structures practice to reinforce tagging up without overloading players
- Why Tabellini views hedge-and-plug coverage as a temporary switch
- How slips, flips, and re-screens stress aggressive ball screen coverages
- Why activity, effort, and mistake-fixing are central to Tabellini’s coaching philosophy
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In this episode, Dr. Andy Galpin joins Slappin’ Glass for a practical, high-level conversation on basketball performance, recovery, strength training, sleep, travel, and pregame preparation.
Galpin breaks down why improving movement is not just about stretching, mobility work, or lifting weights, but about understanding the physical qualities that allow athletes to move with more range, force, control, and efficiency. The conversation moves from the history of strength training in sport to modern tools for evaluating movement, asymmetries, muscle development, and return-to-play readiness.
A major theme of the episode is recovery. Galpin makes a strong case that sleep is still the most powerful performance tool available to coaches and athletes, especially in-season. He discusses the impact of early practices, late-night games, post-practice downregulation, hydration, fueling, protein synthesis, and how coaches can better organize the schedule before fatigue becomes a problem.
During “Start, Sub, or Sit,” the conversation turns to silent stressors inside a basketball program, including travel, walkthroughs, film, scout prep, pregame warmups, physical contact, and how to prepare players to actually feel ready when the ball goes up.
What You’ll Learn
- Why strength training can improve movement, range of motion, and athletic expression when it is designed correctly.
- How coaches should think about recovery beyond soreness, including sleep, hydration, refueling, and rebuilding tissue.
- Why early-morning practices may be costing teams more than they realize.
- How post-practice and postgame downregulation can help athletes transition toward better sleep.
- Why travel is one of the biggest hidden stressors on player performance.
- How to proactively adjust practice loads around dense parts of the schedule.
- What coaches should consider with bus rides, compression gear, movement breaks, and arrival timing.
- How to structure pregame warmups around skill feel, physical readiness, movement prep, and contact.
- Why players need some level of game-like physicality before tip-off, especially bigs and contact-heavy roles.
- How physiology, breathing, CO2 tolerance, and arousal levels connect to focus, decision-making, and emotional regulation.
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UT Martin Head Coach Jeremy Shulman joins the Slappin’ Glass podcast for a deep dive into building a defensive system around conviction, trade-offs, and player fit.
Shulman discusses the philosophy behind his unique defensive approach, including why his teams lean toward containment, switch heavily, borrow matchup-zone principles without playing zone, and still find ways to generate turnovers without relying on full-court pressure. He also details how he thinks about solving mismatches after switches, layering post coverage, recruiting for basketball IQ, and turning rotations and closeouts into a strength.
In the “Start, Sub, or Sit” segment, Shulman breaks down attacking hedge coverage, including flipping the screen, RAM screens, and re-screens, before sharing broader thoughts on pick-and-roll offense, the power of the pass, and studying ideas that genuinely fit who you are as a coach.
What you’ll learn
- Why defensive identity has to begin with what a coach truly believes in
- How Shulman blends man-to-man, switching, and matchup-zone principles
- Why switching everything can reduce confusion against slips, ghosts, and misdirection
- How UT Martin thinks about post mismatches, doubles, digs, and defensive layers
- Why putting two on the ball can create steals without becoming a pressure team
- How scouting, film, and player processing shape scramble defense and closeouts
- Why trust is the hardest thing to build quickly in the current roster-building era
- How agents and NIL have changed the way coaches think about buy-in
- The teaching details behind flipping ball screens against hedge coverage
- Why Shulman views pick-and-roll as a way to move the ball, not just create downhill scoring
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College basketball’s NIL era has quickly become one of the most disruptive forces in the global basketball market.
In this Slappin’ Glass Deep Dive, Eric Fawcett sits down with Kevin Sweeney, college basketball and NBA Draft writer for Sports Illustrated, to unpack what NIL money really looks like inside the modern college game, how schools are building rosters, and why the American college system is now pulling players from Europe and other international markets at a level that is reshaping the sport.
Sweeney breaks down the current NIL spending ranges across college basketball, from Final Four contenders operating with payrolls that can reach $20 million-plus, to mid-major programs using targeted spending to compete for league titles and NCAA Tournament bids. He also explains why international recruiting has become such a major part of roster building, how college programs are evaluating European talent, and where the process still has major blind spots.
The conversation also gets into the uncertainty around NCAA eligibility rules for international players, the sustainability of NIL spending, and why roster evaluation now requires a deeper understanding of translatable skills, role fit, personality, learning style, and reliable intel.
For coaches, scouts, executives, and anyone trying to understand where the basketball talent market is headed, this episode offers a clear look inside one of the most important shifts happening in the game today.
What You’ll Learn
- What NIL spending looks like across different levels of college basketball, from Final Four contenders to mid-major programs.
- Why European and international players have become such a major target for NCAA programs.
- How NIL has changed the global basketball market and put college basketball in direct competition with professional leagues.
- Why international recruiting still has major evaluation gaps, especially around player intel, role fit, and translatable skills.
- What the NCAA’s recent eligibility guidance could mean for older international players entering college basketball.
- Why the best roster builders are looking beyond scoring and placing more value on players who can defend, connect, cut, space, and impact winning without needing the ball.
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Scott Wylie, co-founder of S2 Cognition, returns to Slappin’ Glass for a deeper look at how athletes process the game at speed — and how coaches can use that information to better teach, train, and build around their players.
The conversation moves from theory into application: matching systems to cognitive profiles, understanding the trade-off between decision speed and accuracy, and designing practices that help players make better decisions under pressure. Scott also breaks down how stress, fatigue, spatial awareness, distraction control, and improvisation shape performance in real game environments.
In this week’s Start, Sub, or Sit, Scott discusses what elite players do differently: seeing things earlier, processing faster, and controlling impulses and distractions when the game speeds up.
What You’ll Learn
How S2 Cognition evaluates decision-making
Scott explains the nine systems S2 measures, including visual processing, spatial awareness, decision complexity, instinctive learning, impulse control, distraction control, and improvisation.
Why cognitive fit matters
Not every player processes the game the same way. Scott discusses why some players thrive in open, read-based systems while others fit better in more structured environments.
The speed-accuracy trade-off
Playing faster does not automatically mean playing better. Scott explains how coaches can help players toggle between speed and control.
How pressure changes processing
The conversation explores how fatigue, stress, anxiety, and game environment can affect a player’s decision-making.
Why spatial awareness matters
Scott and Dan discuss how spatial awareness can influence shot selection, positioning, passing windows, and a player’s sense of being open.
How to train adaptability
Scott introduces “VEX drills” — practice designs that violate expectations and force players to adapt when the normal solution disappears.
What separates elite players
The best players are not simply faster reactors. They anticipate earlier, control impulses, block out distractions, and stay flexible in chaos.
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This week on Slappin’ Glass, we’re joined by Mihai Silvășan, head coach of U-BT Cluj-Napoca, for a deep dive into motivation, practice intensity, pace, risk-taking, and the daily work of building a team that can sustain success across a long European season.
Coach Silvășan shares how he thinks about motivating players at different stages of their careers, from veterans playing for pride and legacy to younger players trying to make the next jump. He details the standards he sets from the first team meeting, why mental readiness matters more than physical mistakes, and how practice design can create the focus, competitiveness, and intensity coaches want to see on game night.
The conversation also explores Cluj’s high-paced offensive identity, including how they train decision-making against different ball screen coverages, build habits through 2-on-0, 3-on-0, and 4-on-0 progressions, and manage the tradeoff between speed and turnovers. Coach Silvășan also discusses using defensive traps, changing pick-and-roll coverages, and taking strategic risks without overloading players mentally.
The episode closes with a thoughtful conversation on learning, resilience, and why Coach Silvășan views education as the best investment of his coaching career.
What You’ll Learn
- How Coach Silvășan connects individual motivation to team-wide competitiveness
- Why the first team meeting is critical for establishing standards, accountability, and practice habits
- How to motivate veterans, young players, and role players differently within the same roster
- Why mental mistakes carry more weight than physical mistakes in practice
- How Cluj structures practice to build intensity, focus, and decision-making under pressure
- Why “chaos drills” can help players make better decisions at game speed
- How to train pace without letting turnovers destroy offensive efficiency
- The benefits and risks of defensive traps, changing ball screen coverages, and altering lineups
- How Coach Silvășan thinks about 1-2-1-1 pressure as a way to disrupt offensive flow
- Why education, curiosity, and daily learning remain central to his growth as a coach
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In this week’s episode of Slappin’ Glass, we’re joined by coach developer and researcher Dan Clements for a conversation on building environments where players are motivated to learn, compete, and keep coming back.
The discussion starts with the difference between mastery-based and performance-based environments, and why the best coaches are able to chase results without letting every practice, conversation, and piece of feedback become purely outcome-driven. Clements details how voice, choice, task design, and differentiation can help players feel more invested in their own development, while still operating inside the demands of high-performance sport.
From there, the conversation moves into one of the harder parts of coaching: knowing when to intervene. Clements shares why coaches often misremember what actually happened in a session, how staff reflection can sharpen future practices, and why the best feedback compares a player to themselves, not to the person next to them.
The episode also explores strength-based coaching, the difference between honest positivity and toxic positivity, and why leaders don’t give away control as much as they “lend power” through clear values, routines, and player ownership.
This week’s Start, Sub, or Sit focuses on motivation, with Clements choosing between autonomy, competence, and relatedness, and offering practical thoughts on helping struggling players regain confidence through better task design, developmental feedback, and small wins.
What You’ll Learn
- Why mastery-based environments can still exist inside performance-driven programs.
- How voice and choice increase player investment without removing structure.
- What differentiated coaching looks like inside a live practice.
- How to know when to intervene, coach on the fly, or simply observe.
- Why coaches often misremember their own practices.
- How better reflection can improve staff development and practice design.
- Why feedback should compare a player to themselves, not someone else.
- How to coach from strengths without slipping into toxic positivity.
- Why autonomy is more about “lending power” than giving up control.
- How task design and developmental feedback can help struggling players regain confidence.
Top Moments
02:00 — Mastery vs. performance environments
Clements explains how coaches can build environments that support long-term development without ignoring the pressure to win.
03:17 — Voice, choice, and player investment
A practical look at how giving players some ownership inside a session can increase motivation and commitment.
04:25 — Differentiated coaching in practice
Clements breaks down how one task can serve different players through roles, observation, and specific feedback.
06:01 — The art of intervention
A sharp section on when to stop a drill, when to coach on the fly, and how coaches can study their own feedback habits.
07:33 — Reflective practice for coaches
Clements outlines how coaches can review sessions through intended outcomes, actual outcomes, and useful next adjustments.
10:59 — The TARGET framework
A deeper look at task design, grouping, feedback, player voice, and time as levers for building a mastery climate.
16:05 — Strength-based coaching without toxic positivity
Clements explains how coaches can be honest, demanding, and direct while still building from what players do well.
21:04 — “Lending power” as a head coach
One of the best leadership ideas in the episode: autonomy does not mean giving up authority.
26:50 — Start, Sub, or Sit: Motivation
Clements ranks autonomy, relatedness, and competence as drivers of player motivation.
31:11 — Helping struggling players regain confidence
A practical section on stretch zones, task design, developmental feedback, and creating small wins.
33:29 — The best investment: curiosity
Clements closes with a strong thought on looking outside your own sport and holding your beliefs lightly enough to keep growing.
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In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Dave Collins for a wide-ranging conversation on coaching, skill acquisition, practice design, and the importance of knowing when different methods fit.
As ecological dynamics, the constraints-led approach, cognitive science, and predictive processing continue to shape modern coaching conversations, Dave brings a balanced and practical lens to the discussion. Rather than treating any one approach as the answer, he pushes coaches toward a more useful question: what are we trying to achieve, with this group, in this moment, and why?
The conversation explores how coaches can blend different approaches across the season, from early skill development and player understanding, to building shared mental models, anticipation, team coordination, and decision-making under pressure. Dave also discusses the role of film, small-sided games, representative practice design, and the value of moving between “thinking slow” and “playing fast.”
We also dive into resilience, failure, and the “informed art” of coaching, including how coaches can design challenges, debrief effectively, and help players learn from both good and bad days without turning every setback into a vague motivational slogan.
For coaches interested in ecological dynamics, constraints-led coaching, cognitive science, predictive processing, player development, anticipation, practice design, and team learning, this episode offers a grounded look at how theory can become more useful inside real coaching environments.
What You’ll Learn
- How ecological dynamics, cognitive science, and predictive processing can all fit inside a coach’s toolkit
- Why the best coaching answer is often not “which method is best?” but “what does it depend on?”
- How coaches can build shared mental models within a team
- Why film still matters, even inside representative and constraints-led practice environments
- How to use small-sided games, whole-part-whole teaching, and purposeful practice design
- Why anticipation is shaped by experience, scouting, understanding, and focused attention
- How coaches can move players from “thinking slow” to “playing fast”
- Why resilience is often overused, misunderstood, and better treated as an outcome than a fixed trait
- How to design challenge, failure, and pressure without overwhelming players
- Why adaptive expertise may be one of the most important qualities for modern coaches
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In this week’s Slappin’ Glass Deep Dive, we go deeper into one of the most important offensive conversations in the modern game: how to attack switching defenses.
As switching continues to become a preferred solution for defenses at every level, offenses can no longer rely only on simply “getting the matchup” and hoping the possession solves itself. The best teams are finding ways to create the switch, organize spacing around it, and attack before the defense can load up, scram out, or triple switch its way back to neutral.
In this episode, we explore the details behind turning a switch into a real advantage. From immediate mismatch attacks and early seals, to stampedes, clears, flares, pitches, short rolls, and corner skips, the conversation focuses on how offenses can punish the defense without becoming stagnant or predictable.
We also discuss the importance of storytelling in teaching offense. The best concepts are not just a list of actions, but a way to help players understand the problem, recognize the advantage, and play with clarity inside the possession.
For coaches looking to better understand modern spacing, mismatch creation, and late-clock problem solving, this Deep Dive offers a detailed look at how top teams are attacking one of basketball’s most common defensive answers.
What You’ll Learn:
- How to attack switching defenses with more than just isolation
We explore ways to punish switches through seals, stampedes, clears, flares, pitches, and short-roll solutions. - Why timing matters after the switch happens
The offense has a small window before the defense can load up, scram out, or triple switch back to neutral. - How storytelling helps players understand offensive concepts
The best teaching connects the action to the problem it solves, giving players more clarity and confidence inside the possession.
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In this episode of Slappin’ Glass, we sit down with performance coach and leadership expert Rusty Earnshaw to explore the evolving role of the modern coach, from tactician to culture architect. The conversation dives into the concept of multiple mindsets, and how great coaches constantly shift between teaching, challenging, and competing environments, while also navigating emotional, tactical, and relational demands.
Rusty unpacks how elite coaches create shared language and mental models within teams, aligning both staff and players around clear expectations while still allowing for individual growth. He also introduces practical frameworks for leadership, including how to balance player ownership with authority, and how to build environments that produce better learners, not just better players.
The episode goes deep into one of the most critical and often overlooked coaching skills: having tough conversations. From assuming positive intent and creating safe spaces, to knowing when to act or when to pause, Rusty provides actionable strategies to handle the thousands of micro-interactions that ultimately define team culture.
Throughout the conversation, a central theme emerges: the best coaches don’t separate culture and tactics, they connect them. By simplifying communication, storytelling, and decision-making, they create clarity under pressure and unlock performance where it matters most.
🧠 What You’ll Learn
- How to apply multiple coaching mindsets (learn, challenge, win) within a single practice or season
- Why shared language and mental models are essential for alignment across players and staff
- A practical framework for deciding when to keep coaching a player vs. when to let go (Energy, Resources, Accountability)
- How to design team culture through four key questions: Who are we? Why are we here? How will we play? How will we win?
- Why the best coaches focus on creating great learners, not just executing systems
- How to recognize and respond to the “invisibles” (trust, confidence, connection) within a team
- A step-by-step approach to restorative conversations and building trust through communication
- Why assuming positive intent is the foundation of all successful tough conversations
- How to improve as a coach through feedback loops, reflection, and seeing through the player’s lens
- Why blending storytelling, simplicity, and tactics leads to better decision-making under pressure
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In this episode, we’re joined by coach Nick Pasqua for a powerful and honest conversation on resilience, leadership, and building a program from the ground up.
Coach Pasqua shares his unconventional path through the profession — from early success and landing a head coaching job at 30, to being fired after one season, and then taking over one of the most challenging programs in Division II basketball. Through those experiences, he unpacks the realities of coaching that often go unspoken: failure, self-doubt, identity, and the pressure to prove yourself.
We dive into the transformational lessons that reshaped his leadership approach — moving from control and ego-driven coaching to clarity, adaptability, and player-centered communication. Pasqua details how simplifying standards, prioritizing effort and accountability, and embracing authenticity became the foundation for rebuilding culture and driving a historic turnaround.
On the court, we explore how necessity fueled innovation, including blending Princeton concepts with Euroflow motion to create adaptable, hard-to-scout offensive structures built around decision-making and spacing.
This is a must-listen for any coach navigating adversity, building a program, or striving to evolve their leadership.
🧠 What You’ll Learn
- How failure and adversity can accelerate growth and clarity as a coach
- Why authenticity and adaptability are critical to leadership success
- How to build culture through simple, consistent standards
- Creative ways to merge offensive systems to enhance decision-making
⏱️ Key Moments
[0:00] Intro + Pasqua’s journey begins
[2:30] Landing a head coaching job at 30 and early expectations
[5:30] First-year struggles: trying to be someone else as a leader
[7:50] Getting fired and navigating uncertainty
[10:00] Taking over one of the worst programs in Division II
[12:00] The 2–26 season that changed everything
[13:50] Breakthrough: transfer portal + 20-win turnaround
[15:20] Leadership lessons: ego, communication, and player connection
[18:00] Family conversations and deciding to keep coaching
[21:30] Rebuilding a program: culture, standards, and accountability
[25:15] The “3–4 rules” framework (effort, respect, accountability)
[27:30] Start/Sub/Sit: merging Princeton + Euroflow concepts
[28:30] Building offense through 3-man actions and structure
[32:00+] Creating adaptable, hard-to-scout offensive systems
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What You’ll Learn
- The one stat that should drive every late-clock ISO decision
- How NBA staffs use constraints to build decision-makers, not robots
- Why most teams fail at communication—and how to fix it
Episode Summary
What actually decides late-clock possessions? And why do most teams break down when it matters most?
Cavs Associate Head Coach Johnnie Bryant joins the show to unpack how elite teams think about decision-making, adaptability, and communication at the highest level.
We start with constraint-based coaching and ecological design—how creating the right environments allows players to discover solutions, build instincts, and shape your system in real time.
Defensively, Bryant flips the script: great teams don’t rely on perfect execution—they prepare for when things go wrong. The edge comes from solving breakdowns, rotations, and chaos better than your opponent.
In Start, Sub, or Sit, Bryant identifies off-the-dribble shooting as the most dangerous variable in isolation—because it forces defenses into difficult tradeoffs: stay home, force direction, or commit to a trap.
Then, we close on culture—where Bryant explains why vulnerability is the hardest skill to build, and why without it, communication under pressure will always break down.
Key Moments
- 2:30 – Why constraints create better players
- 4:30 – Letting players shape your system
- 9:30 – Reading spacing vs forcing structure
- 13:20 – Defending chaos, not perfection
- 21:45 – Start, Sub, or Sit: ISO decisions
- 22:00 – The #1 ISO metric
- 23:30 – When to trap vs stay home
- 25:00 – The risk behind every double team
- 29:10 – Why teams struggle to communicate
- 33:00 – Training communication in practice
- 36:45 – Coaching personalities that actually stick
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In this episode of the Slappin’ Glass Podcast, we sit down with master storyteller and communication expert Clare Murphy to explore the powerful role of storytelling, narrative, and communication in building culture within elite sports teams.
Drawing on her work with organizations ranging from the Mission Critical Teams Institute to elite sports environments and NASA, Clare breaks down why stories—not information—are the most effective way leaders transmit belief, values, and identity to their teams.
Together we dive into how coaches can use storytelling to build trust, strengthen cohesion, communicate under pressure, and shape the narrative of their teams. Clare also explores the neuroscience behind why stories stick in the brain, the difference between leadership and membership, and how rituals, shared narratives, and reflection practices can accelerate team belonging and performance.
What You’ll Learn
- Why storytelling is the most powerful tool for transmitting culture and belief within a team
- How stories activate emotion, empathy, and long-term learning in athletes’ brains
- The difference between top-down leadership and flexible “membership” within teams
- How coaches can co-create the story of a season with their players to build ownership and accountability
- Practical ways to use rituals, traditions, and storytelling exercises to strengthen team cohesion
- Why information overload can sabotage halftime communication and how to simplify your message
- How leaders can transmit belief through presence, voice, and emotional control
- Why coaches must examine the stories they tell themselves about leadership and identity
- How building a trusted peer network or coaching tribe can accelerate professional growth and combat isolation
Key Topics & Concepts
- Storytelling in coaching
- Team culture and cohesion
- Leadership communication
- Membership vs hierarchical leadership
- Co-creating team narratives
- Halftime communication strategies
- Emotional regulation for coaches
- Rituals and traditions in team culture
- Coaching reflection and storytelling practice
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In this episode Slappin’ Glass welcomes back one of Europe’s most thoughtful and dynamic coaching voices, Andrea Trinchieri. Coach Trinchieri returns for a wide-ranging conversation on defensive identity, in-game coaching, leadership evolution, and the modern coach–player relationship.
With most teams deep into the season, the discussion begins around identity — and whether it’s ever truly fixed. Coach Trinchieri frames the basketball season as evolution, requiring adaptability, clarity of core values, and defensive systems that can toggle aggression without overhauling structure. From simplifying coverage to managing player psychology, this episode dives into the balance between tactical precision and human connection.
Throughout the conversation, Coach Trinchieri shares his philosophy on:
- Why simplicity — not complexity — often produces the best defensive results
- How to “upgrade” or “downgrade” a base coverage without disrupting rotations
- The psychological reality that players find rhythm through offense before committing defensively
- The importance of situational awareness in managing substitutions and early-game momentum
- Layered rebounding principles and how to incentivize “no man’s land” effort plays
- When and why to implement tagging concepts on the offensive glass
- The evolving coach–player dynamic in an era shaped by NIL and social media
The episode also features a compelling round of Start, Sub, or Sit, where Coach Trinchieri breaks down what he prioritizes at the start of games, which statistical margins matter most (rebounding, free throws, turnovers), and how in-game evaluation must remain fluid and situational.
At its core, this episode centers on a driving question:
How can coaches evolve tactically while strengthening the relationships that ultimately define success?
For coaches seeking insight into defensive structure, in-game management, leadership philosophy, and sustainable team identity, this conversation delivers a masterclass in both strategy and humanity.
What You’ll Learn
- How to build a defensive identity that can toggle aggression without sacrificing clarity
- Why offensive involvement fuels defensive commitment
- A framework for balancing scouting preparation with non-negotiable core values
- How to address early-game energy issues without overreacting
- A layered approach to rebounding: one-on-one battles, neutral rebounds, and effort incentives
- When tagging principles are most effective — and when they are not
- How defining roles creates hierarchy, chemistry, and clarity
- Why long-term coaching success should be measured by player evolution, not public opinion
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Northern Michigan Head Coach Matt Majkrzak joins Slappin’ Glass for a deep dive into how structure can actually create freedom.
Coach Majkrzak walks through Northern Michigan’s unique approach to scripting games in four-minute segments, pairing substitution patterns with offensive play calls to give players clarity, confidence, and rhythm. Rather than scripting to control players, the goal is to simplify decisions early, allowing creativity, reads, and flow to emerge naturally as possessions unfold.
The conversation explores how layered offense evolves from simple foundations—like cross-screen/down-screen—into modern blends of Princeton concepts, ball screens, staggers, and motion, all while ending in familiar spacing that helps players play fast and free.
Majkrzak also shares insights on fixing flat starts, teaching lock-left defense, crashing the offensive glass with five, and why celebrating “play busts” accelerates player growth more than perfect execution ever could.
A practical, thought-provoking episode on teaching players how to think, not just where to stand.
What You’ll Learn
- How to script games in four-minute segments that align lineups, substitutions, and play calls
- Why scripting can reduce pressure on players while increasing confidence and decision-making
- How layered offense evolves from simple actions into flow, reads, and freedom
- Practical ways to fix flat starts without panic or over-adjusting
- Why celebrating “play busts” can accelerate offensive growth
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In this episode of Slappin' Glass, we’re joined by storytelling and communication expert Philipp Humm for a deep, practical conversation on how coaches can communicate more clearly, persuasively, and memorably—especially under pressure.
Philip breaks down why how you communicate often matters more than what you say, and why stories—when used intentionally—can cut through resistance, build trust, and create lasting behavioral change. He introduces his simple but powerful P.A.S.T. framework (Place, Action, Speech, Thoughts), giving coaches a repeatable structure for telling stories that actually stick rather than drifting into vague summaries or over-contextualized explanations.
The conversation explores when storytelling is the right tool (and when it isn’t), how elite leaders stay concise without losing emotional impact, and why vulnerability—not polish—is the engine of connection. Philip also shares why great communicators think in frameworks, limit takeaways to one clear action, and start with structure rather than circling toward a point.
We then put theory into practice with live improv exercises, showing how improvisation builds communication confidence and clarity in time-compressed moments like timeouts and huddles. The episode closes with a thoughtful Start–Sub–Sit on locker-room culture tools (quotes, visuals, and physical objects), plus Philip’s best investment in his own career—and why movement, presence, and emotional regulation matter for leaders navigating constant pressure.
This is a must-listen for coaches looking to sharpen their communication edge, strengthen buy-in, and lead with greater clarity and intention beyond the Xs and Os.
What You’ll Learn
- How to use the P.A.S.T. storytelling framework to make messages vivid, emotional, and memorable
- When storytelling creates more impact than direct instruction—and when it doesn’t
- Why elite communicators lead with structure, simplicity, and one clear takeaway
- How vulnerability and emotional honesty increase trust and retention
- Practical improv techniques to improve clarity and confidence under pressure
- The role of physical objects, visuals, and stories in reinforcing culture (and why quotes often fall flat)
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What were the ideas from 2025 that coaches couldn’t stop thinking about—the ones that kept showing up in practice plans, film sessions, and staff rooms?
In this Slappin’ Glass Mailbag Episode, Dan Krikorian, Patrick Carney, and Eric Fawcett revisit the most compelling concepts covered by Slappin' Glass in 2025 as well as questions sent in by coaches around the world, unpacking how modern teams are creating advantages on both sides of the ball—and why the best programs are increasingly focused on flow, disruption, and continuity rather than isolated actions.
The conversation begins with a deep dive into “jumping on the pickup” in pick-and-roll defense—a subtle but powerful technique for shrinking passing windows, generating deflections, and creating turnovers without abandoning base coverage. From there, the discussion expands into broader defensive trends around smart aggression, including selective hitting, late-clock doubles, ATO disruption, and how elite teams steal possessions without gambling.
Offensively, the group explores the growing influence of Total Basketball—a philosophy rooted in eliminating pauses between offense and defense, tagging up on the glass, arriving “already playing” in the half court, and flowing seamlessly from one advantage to the next. Coaches will hear how leading programs are emphasizing shape over spacing, simplifying actions to increase pace, and using familiar structures to unlock better decision-making under pressure.
Beyond tactics, this episode also weaves in insights from some of Slappin’ Glass’ most impactful off-court and analytics conversations of the year, including:
- Guiding teams into flow states
- Measuring and developing decision-making
- Understanding kill shots, runs, and game-swing moments
- Using analytics that actually help during games—not just on Twitter
This mailbag isn’t about trends for trend’s sake. It’s about how elite coaches are thinking, teaching, and designing environments that allow players to play faster, freer, and more connected—and what those ideas suggest about where the game is heading next.
🎥 This episode is also available on YouTube, with embedded video clips that bring the concepts to life.
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In this episode of Slappin’ Glass, we’re joined by John Andrzejek, Head Coach at Campbell and former defensive coordinator for Florida’s national championship team, for a deep dive into the real trade-offs that shape elite defensive systems.
Coach Andrzejek walks us through how his defensive philosophy has evolved across stops at St. Mary’s, Columbia, Washington State, Florida, and now Campbell—highlighting the tension every staff must navigate between precision and pragmatism, technique and energy, and staying out of trouble versus thriving inside the scramble.
We explore the decision-making behind scrambling vs. anti-scrambling defenses, how and why he blends principles from St. Mary’s, Houston, and Iowa State, and what it truly takes to guard the modern, spacing-driven game. The conversation gets deep into the weeds on no-middle principles, switching high and low, tagging schemes in middle pick-and-roll, and organizing rotations when things inevitably break down.
Offensively, Coach Andrzejek shares how he teaches cutting around the pick-and-roll through a mix of rules and reads, why simplicity drives better decision-making, and how repetition of core situations builds true situational awareness. We also tackle post-doubling philosophies, personnel adjustments, practice design, and the balance between scouting detail and playing fast.
As always, we close with a Start, Sub, or Sit that dives into cutting around the pick-and-roll and post-doubling strategies, plus Coach Andrzejek’s thoughts on the best investment he’s made in his coaching career.
This is a clinic-level conversation on defensive problem-solving, offensive clarity, and building systems that hold up against elite talent.
What You’ll Learn
- The strategic trade-offs between scrambling vs. anti-scrambling defensive systems
- How elite programs blend no-middle principles with modern spacing realities
- Why playing really hard often matters more than perfect technique
- How to organize rotations and tags when the ball gets to the middle
- Switching high and low to keep the ball out of the paint
- Teaching cutting around the pick-and-roll using rules that unlock reads
- Why offensive simplicity leads to better decision-making
- Different philosophies for doubling the post and protecting the rim
- How practice design, film, and repetition build defensive awareness
- The long-term value of film study and coaching mentorship
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Texas MBB, Sean Miller! In this highly insightful conversation from when Coach Miller was at Xavier, the trio dive into Coach Miller's thoughts on all things about handling pressure, including playing through the "gray areas" of it, and discuss transition defensive concepts and teaching guards to hedge ballscreens during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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This week on Slappin’ Glass, we’re joined by data scientist and creator of the rapidly growing college basketball analytics platform EvanMiya.com, Evan Miyakawa. Evan’s work has become a trusted resource for coaches at every level—particularly those looking to cut through the noise of early-season statistics and understand which metrics actually matter.
In this conversation, Evan shares how coaches can separate interesting numbers from useful ones, why certain teams have unique statistical fingerprints that predict success, and how lineup data can be leveraged far more effectively than most programs currently use it. We also unpack defensive priority stats (threes, rim, free throws), halftime box score interpretation, and the origins of Evan’s “kill shot” metric—his way of measuring and predicting momentum swings across a season.
Whether you’re analytics-comfortable or analytically curious, Evan offers a clear, practical roadmap for applying data without drowning in it.
What You’ll Learn
1. How to Separate Useful Analytics from Interesting Noise
Evan explains why the highest-value decisions come from combining your coaching intuition with clean, adjusted data—not relying fully on either side. He details how to weigh early-season sample sizes, refine priors, and avoid overreacting to statistical outliers.
2. Identifying the 2–3 Metrics That Predict Your Team’s Success
Teams often win and lose in repeatable ways. Evan breaks down how programs can identify their own “keys to victory,” giving coaches clarity on what to prioritize in practice, scouting, and game planning.
3. Making Better Lineup Decisions (and Avoiding the Small-Sample Trap)
Learn why 30 possessions can reveal a spark worth exploring, why 100+ possessions create real confidence, and how lineup data—properly adjusted for opponent strength—helps avoid misleading results.
4. How to Read a Halftime Box Score with Meaningful Purpose
Evan shows which stat pairings matter most and how to judge whether a discrepancy is signaling a real problem or simply reflecting tempo and game context.
5. Prioritizing Defensive Outcomes: Threes, Rim, Free Throws
A clear breakdown of how these three areas interact, and why understanding your opponent’s tendencies can simplify what your defense should take away.
6. The “Kill Shot”: Understanding and Predicting Momentum Runs
Evan’s 10–0 run metric reveals why preventing opponent runs is more predictive of elite performance than generating them—and why the duration of a run often tells the real story.
7. Coaching the Moments Around Runs
From smart timeout usage to identifying schematic breakdowns, you’ll learn how to stop a slide early or create momentum without burning resources unnecessarily.
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Episode Summary
In this episode, Slappin’ Glass sits down with Youngstown State Associate Head Coach Dwaine Osborne, one of the most consistently efficient offensive coaches in college basketball. Osborne — an eight-time Coach of the Year with a track record of leading the nation in effective field-goal percentage and offensive efficiency — opens the doors to his philosophy on building highly disciplined, analytically driven teams.
Across a wide-ranging conversation, Coach Osborne unpacks how he teaches elite shot selection, builds paint efficiency, and uses clarity-based concepts to help players make decisive first-touch decisions. He details why “life is math,” how he leverages PPP values to communicate shot quality, and why playing off two feet may be the most under-taught skill in modern offense.
The episode digs deeply into layup packages, Villanova footwork, decision-making progressions, and the balance between analytics and empowering confident, aggressive scorers. Coach Osborne also breaks down how he thinks about ATOs, why fewer plays lead to better execution, and how his program blends tagging-up rules, offensive rebounding, and transition defense into one integrated system.
Throughout, he brings humility, candor, and clear teaching language — making this an episode loaded with transferable concepts for coaches at every level.
What You’ll Learn
- How to Teach and Enforce Shot Selection
Practical ways Osborne uses analytics (PPP numbers, film pauses, peer accountability) to build a team-wide understanding of shot value. - Why Efficient Offense Starts With Player Strengths
How defining each player’s “best value actions” leads to higher-percentage possessions and clearer roles. - Developing First-Touch Decisions (FTDs)
Methods to help players make decisive reads on the catch — not predetermined, but anticipated through clarity and structure. - Building Paint Efficiency
Why all layups are not created equal, how Osborne categorizes finishing packages, and how playing off two feet mirrors traditional post play. - Using Concepts, Not Just Plays
How his teams layer the same concepts (Denver, Flash, Laker, Wyoming, etc.) out of multiple alignments to stay unpredictable and comfortable in late-game moments. - ATO Construction and Why Less Is More
The philosophy behind keeping the ATO menu small, emphasizing execution, and choosing between attacking defensive tendencies or preventing them. - The Tagging-Up System: Four Simple Rules
A clear explanation of the “touch, top, no reckless crash, no advance” framework — and how it improves both offensive rebounding and transition defense. - How to Balance Analytics With Player Confidence
His approach to ensuring players feel empowered, not restricted, while still understanding efficiency and role clarity. - Culture, Trust, and Prioritizing People
Why recruiting for character and building meaningful relationships is foundational to executing an analytical system.
This episode is a masterclass in clarity-driven coaching, teaching with precision, and building efficient offense without sacrificing player confidence or freedom.
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This week on Slappin’ Glass, we sit down with Justin Bokmeyer, Director of Basketball Operations for the Brooklyn Nets, to explore how great teams build sustainable, high-performance environments.
With a background spanning West Point, MLS Next, and the NBA Academy, Justin shares powerful lessons on leadership, systems thinking, and developing people-first organizations that thrive under pressure.
🧠 What You’ll Learn
- People Over Hardware: Why elite performance starts with hiring, aligning, and empowering the right people.
- Systems Thinking: How to connect decisions across departments to reduce silos and improve trust.
- Onboarding and Role Clarity: The overlooked key to alignment and long-term success.
- Decision-Making Frameworks: How Justin uses pre-mortems, decision journaling, and pushing decisions to the lowest level to build accountability and clarity.
- Military Leadership Lessons: Applying principles like shared mission, healthy ego, and accountability from West Point to professional sports.
🔁 Key Quote
“High performance is a people-first business. Get the right people in the right roles, and everything else follows.”
Tune in to learn how the Brooklyn Nets’ Justin Bokmeyer blends leadership, decision science, and culture-building to create environments where teams can grow, compete, and sustain excellence.
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In this episode, Slappin’ Glass isjoined by Ken Pomeroy and Jordan Sperber, creators of the course Basketball Analytics for Coaches. They dive into how data can sharpen decision-making, refine strategy, and help coaches think more clearly about how they play and teach the game.
🧠 What You’ll Learn:
1. Rethinking Pace
Why pace isn’t just about speed — it’s about possession quality and efficiency. Learn how teams like UConn and Alabama succeed with drastically different tempos, and why coaches should focus on avoiding late-clock possessions instead of simply playing faster.
2. Offense, Defense, and What Really Wins
Is “defense wins championships” still true? Ken and Jordan explain why elite offense has become slightly more predictive of winning in today’s spacing-heavy game and the connection between pace and defensive quality.
3. The Real Story Behind Shot Selection
Discover why the best teams don’t always take the “best” shots — and how marginal gains, like trading a few long twos for threes or cutting out floaters, can create meaningful offensive improvement without overhauling your roster.
4. Using Analytics in Late-Game Decisions
From quick two vs. three, to foul or defend up three, to playing stars in foul trouble — learn how data can help coaches define their philosophy ahead of emotional, high-pressure moments.
5. What Stats Actually Matter
Ken and Jordan reveal which numbers predict success: two-point percentage and shot selection stability — not three-point streaks or halftime box scores. Coaches will learn what to track, what to ignore, and how to use numbers to reinforce team values.
🏀 Key Takeaway:
Analytics isn’t about replacing instincts — it’s about creating a framework to think better. Whether it’s pace, shot selection, or in-game strategy, data helps you coach with clarity and confidence.
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In this week’s episode, we sit down with Coach Roy Rana — one of the most globally experienced minds in the game — to explore what it truly means to design a program. From his time with Egypt’s National Team and the Kyoto Hannaryz to stints in the NBA, Rana shares how he builds culture through intentional design, clear communication, and relentless attention to detail.
We dive into:
- Turning every meeting into a designed experience that reflects your values.
- Profiling teams and identifying the quickest ways to impact performance.
- Using visuals, environment, and tone to communicate across cultures.
- Teaching spacing through tactile learning and progressive complexity.
- Redefining “roles” with aspiration, not limitation.
- Treating Baseline Out of Bounds as soccer-style set pieces with multi-layer reads.
A masterclass in leadership and intentional coaching, Rana challenges us to start designing experiences that inspire trust, clarity, and growth.
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Samford women’s basketball head coach Matt Wise joins Slappin’ Glass to dig into creative problem-solving in coaching, why clarity must precede accountability, and how he recruits around an “IT Factor” of Intelligence + Toughness. Wise shares the frameworks he uses to build confident decision-makers—on the court and between the ears—from ball-screen pedagogy and vocabulary design to mental-state training (green/blue/red) that helps players arrive amped but focused. The conversation hits next-play tools (external communication > self-talk > breath work), defensive non-negotiables (positioning as “science,” offense as “jazz”), and a recruiting rubric that sorts prospects into spicy / medium / mild to focus resources. He also explains how to teach reads (anchoring screens, contact over, tags and lifts), why he’ll live with aggressive fouls but not undisciplined ones, and how cultural language (Ubuntu, Mudita) and a shared glossary create stickiness across the program.
Highlights / Takeaways
- Creativity = problem-solving: Be an “idea merchant”—steal widely, connect dots, and sharpen the axe before swinging.
- Recruiting filter: “IT Factor” (Intelligence + Toughness) plus role skills, then allocate effort via spicy / medium / mild tiers.
- Ball-screen pedagogy: Teach reads in layers—angles, contact point, guard “anchoring,” and coverage counters—before adding sides and randomness.
- Vocabulary → accountability: Shared definitions for basketball and culture (e.g., Ubuntu, Mudita); “clear is kind” guides feedback.
- Mental performance zones: Train athletes to compete in the blue zone—not flat (green) or flooded (red)—using tools like journaling, music, and breath work.
- Defense as science: Hard rules on positioning (weak-side “Hulk”), embrace aggressive fouls born from sound positioning; avoid bailout and late-recovery fouls.
- Next-play stack: Start with external communication, sub self-talk, sit breath work (in-game constraints).
Creativity with guardrails—Wise shows how clear language, layered teaching, and mental-zone training turn confidence into consistent decision-making.
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This week, we dive deep into the psychology and physiology of high performance with executive coach and psychologist Dr. Sarah Sarkis, whose work spans elite performers in both sport and business.
In this highly insightful conversation, Dr. Sarkis breaks down how great coaches metabolize stress, regulate team friction, and build cultures that turn pressure into flow. From “stress audits” to boundary-setting and recovery habits, this conversation unpacks how coaches can create high-trust environments where teams—and leaders—thrive under tension.
Key takeaways include:
- Metabolizing Stress: Stress isn’t the enemy—it’s fuel. Sarkis reframes stress as something to process rather than eliminate, teaching coaches how to guide players (and themselves) through overwhelm back toward clarity.
- Boundaries and Recovery: The best leaders know when to be on and when to be off. Sarkis highlights how top performers—like LeBron—invest time, not just money, in recovery, reminding us that “all debt comes due.”
- Friction and Flow: Competitive environments are built on friction. Great coaches learn to channel that heat into focus, not chaos—guiding their teams between the edges of boredom and overwhelm.
- Trust and Communication: Micro-cues build (or break) trust. Sarkis explains how consistency and honest communication are the foundation for flow, accountability, and culture.
- Motivation and Meaning: The great motivators don’t rely on speeches—they understand the reward systems that drive human behavior. Motivation, she reminds us, isn’t something you wait for; it’s something you engineer.
This episode is a masterclass in the inner game of coaching—where neuroscience meets leadership, and where the work isn’t just about your players... it’s about your own capacity to lead under stress.
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This week on Slappin’ Glass, we sit down with Marquette Men’s Basketball Head Coach Shaka Smart for a wide-ranging conversation on coaching, leadership, and building winning programs. Coach Smart shares his unique framework of awareness, acceptance, and action, detailing how these principles shape both his players’ development and Marquette’s culture.
We dive into:
- Consciousness in Coaching – how young players can build self-awareness, manage fear, and harness ego in healthy ways.
- Team vs. Player Coaching – balancing the needs of the collective with the growth of individual athletes, including lessons learned from Coach Izzo and UConn’s player development model.
- Defensive Identity – the art of generating steals, teaching “appropriate help,” and building resilience through failure defense.
- Pick-and-Roll Geometry – screening angles, reads, and how Smart empowers players to create synergy in two-man actions.
- Personal Growth – why journaling and learning from other sports, especially football, continue to shape his evolution as a leader.
From handling fear like Matthew McConaughey to breaking down advanced defensive concepts, this conversation blends basketball strategy, leadership philosophy, and life lessons. Whether you’re a coach, player, or lifelong learner of the game, Shaka Smart offers insights that go far beyond X’s and O’s.
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This week Slappin' Glass welcomes Bob Richey, Head Coach of Furman Men’s Basketball, for a masterclass on sustainable program building, player development, and offensive innovation. Over the past eight seasons, Richey has transformed Furman into one of the most consistently successful programs in college basketball, averaging more than 20 wins per year while competing at the highest levels of the Southern Conference and beyond.
In our conversation, Coach Richey shares how his philosophy was shaped by studying leaders like Rick Byrd, Bob McKillop, Jay Wright, and Lenny Acuff, and how he’s blended those influences into Furman’s unique style of play. We unpack his approach to:
- Sustainable Winning: Why top-down alignment across administration, staff, and players is critical, and how identity-driven decision making simplifies recruiting, culture, and daily choices.
- Player Development: Building year-over-year growth by aligning skill work directly with system play, creating an environment where smart, skilled, and tough players thrive.
- Offensive Innovation: Exploring concepts like “playing without pause,” offensive “bridging” from attack to action, and balancing Princeton-influenced structure with pace, freedom, and decision making.
- Defensive Identity: Richey’s reflections on how Furman can evolve on the defensive side of the ball, including measuring what matters most, systemizing coverages, and balancing rim protection with three-point defense.
- Practice Design: How to maximize learning and decision-making through competitive small-sided games, varying stimuli, and teaching spacing, timing, and re-spacing at a high level.
- The Art of the Dribble Handoff: A deep dive during our Start, Sub, or Sit segment into angles, pace, and counters within DHO actions.
Coach Richey also shares his belief in lifelong learning, the role of reading and studying outside programs, and why continuous innovation is essential in today’s coaching landscape.
This episode is a must-listen for coaches, leaders, and students of the game looking to better understand the connection between culture, identity, and on-court execution.
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In this episode, Belmont Head Coach Casey Alexander sits down with Slappin' Glass and breaks down his offensive philosophy, defensive evolution, and coaching journey. From assisted-basket strategies to player empowerment, Coach Alexander shares how three decades of culture and continuity shape Belmont basketball.
Offensive Philosophy & Efficiency
- Assisted Baskets: Nearly top-10% nationally, built on recruiting unselfish, high-IQ players who prioritize team offense over isolation.
- Ball Movement with Control: High passing volume paired with impressively low turnovers, thanks to system-oriented players.
- Pace & Tempo: Focuses on shot quality, not the clock; emphasizes quick transition opportunities whenever the defense isn’t fully set. Runs a motion offense with freedom for players to break plays when advantages arise.
Teaching Style: Concepts over Details
- Conceptual Framework: Players learn broad principles, making reads in the flow of the game instead of memorizing plays.
- Player Empowerment: Every recruit gets the “green light,” fostering confidence and freedom from day one.
- Quality Shot Standards: Uses a unique “four-point shot” grading system in practice — shots only count if they meet strict criteria for rhythm, balance, and positioning.
Recruiting & Culture
- Personnel First: Success starts with finding the right offensive-minded, team-first players.
- Cultural Consistency: A 30-year standard of excellence, with a 3.5 team GPA and multiple Academic All-Americans.
- Flexibility in Recruitment: Willing to adapt for players with elite intangibles like toughness, competitiveness, and leadership.
Defensive Adjustments
- Late-Season Turnaround: From bottom-third nationally to top-10 defense in the final five games, driven by greater physicality.
- Switching Philosophy: Shifted from over-switching (which bred passivity) to a system that demands initial defender engagement.
- Simplicity in the Gray Areas: Prioritizes communication, effort, and competitiveness over complex schemes.
Coaching Development & Connection
- Player Relationships: Continuous growth focus, investing in personal connections and development.
- Direct Communication: Honest, demanding, but never manipulative.
- Career Foundation: 16 years under Hall of Fame coach Rick Byrd — patience and preparation that became his best investment.
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In this classic replay, Slappin' Glass sits down with Grant McCasland, head coach of Texas Tech, to dive into the heart of what makes programs win. From his early days as a 26-year-old junior college coach to leading Texas Tech in the Big 12, McCasland shares invaluable lessons on culture, belief, and building teams that compete at the highest level.
We explore:
- The foundations of winning cultures and why “people over everything” drives his programs.
- The pillars of Believe, Give, and Compete—and how they translate into daily habits.
- The role of elite individual defenders in transforming teams.
- Insights into no-middle defense, teaching sacrifice, and tracking culture in practice.
- Start, Sub, or Sit: McCasland’s candid takes on defense, timeouts, and game flow.
- His best career investment: involving his family in every step of the coaching journey.
McCasland’s authenticity, grit, and clarity on what truly matters shine through in this conversation—offering both coaches and leaders timeless lessons on culture, toughness, and connection
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This week on Slappin’ Glass, we sit down with NBA and G-League coach Coby Karl for a thoughtful and wide-ranging conversation on leadership, teaching, and connecting the many layers of a basketball program.
Coach Karl shares his philosophy of “coaching the whole”—how schemes, relationships, and organizational dynamics all intertwine to shape performance. We dive into:
- Building Flow and Simplicity: Why starting with fundamentals like spacing and pattern recognition is the foundation for freedom, creativity, and player confidence.
- Coaching Human Beings, Not Just Players: How empathy, integrity, and trust form the backbone of development both on and off the court.
- Leadership Depth and Growth: The personal challenges, failures, and reflections that help coaches evolve in meaningful ways.
- Tactical Insights: From the value of opening possessions with a cut, to designing pressure releases, shoot-around efficiency, and adjusting systems to fit personnel.
- Failure as Micro vs. Macro: How to reframe mistakes as opportunities for learning while balancing the real-world stakes of professional coaching.
And of course, Coach Karl joins the always-fun “Start, Sub, or Sit” segment to break down offensive concepts and leadership lessons with his signature depth and honesty.
Whether you’re a coach, player, or fan of the game, this episode offers a masterclass in how basketball’s details, relationships, and philosophies all connect to create something greater than the sum of its parts.
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This week on the Slappin’ Glass Podcast, we sit down with Chattanooga Mocs Head Coach, Dan Earl, for a masterclass in offensive creativity, teaching, and decision-making.
Coach Earl dives deep into the evolution of his Princeton-influenced offense, where the five-man acts as the hub—a quarterback-like figure who randomizes actions, flows into concepts, and keeps the ball moving with spacing, cutting, and decision-making at the center of everything. He details how to teach bigs to pass, pivot, cut, and make reads, while also emphasizing the importance of allowing freedom and randomness within structure.
We discuss:
- Randomizing offense through the five-man: spacing, ball screens, and empowering skilled centers.
- Teaching cutting, screening, and timing—why Chattanooga was one of the most efficient cutting teams in the nation last year.
- Shot selection and assist stats: how Coach Earl teaches decision-making and efficiency without overloading players.
- Late-game conundrums: fouling up three, defending full-court situations, and the eternal debate of putting a defender on or off the inbounder.
- The role of relationships and trust in building a successful program.
From X’s and O’s to late-game philosophy, Coach Earl offers both practical teaching points and big-picture lessons that coaches at every level will take something from.
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On this week’s episode of Slappin’ Glass, we’re joined by Scott Lagas, Head Coach of Mercy University Women’s Basketball. Coach Lagas has transformed Mercy into a powerhouse program, and he sits down with us to dive into the philosophies and habits driving their success.
We explore:
- No-Middle Defensive Principles – how Mercy blends pack line concepts with directional defense, “Wolf Defense,” and the all-five-guard-the-ball mentality.
- Ball-Screen Coverages & Decision Making – why they emphasize hard hedges, chest zones, and daily advantage-disadvantage drills.
- Recognition & Culture – the role of peer-to-peer recognition, accountability mirrors, and even the cowbell in building a joyful, competitive environment.
- Surfing & Coaching Parallels – what paddling into a big wave teaches about hesitation, commitment, and chasing that elusive “perfect possession.”
- High-Split Action & Offensive Flow – why rim pressure and spacing drive their Princeton-inspired attack, and how Mercy leverages dynamic posts to create efficient looks.
From building a culture of recognition to the X’s and O’s of elite defensive rotations, this conversation highlights the mix of tactical detail and cultural intentionality that defines Coach Lagas’s approach.
Presented by Dr. Dish & Hudl Instat
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University of South Florida Head Coach Bryan Hodgson joins Slappin' Glass to reveal how he eliminates “human error” in coaching using analytics, player leverage metrics, and detailed shot-type reports. Learn how he maximizes substitutions, builds player trust with fact-based feedback, and runs competitive practices that translate to game-day success.
In our "Start, Sub, or Sit" segment, we break down late-clock baseline out-of-bounds actions, the transition threes that demand the most attention, and how to create high-percentage looks under pressure.
Perfect for basketball coaches, analysts, and fans wanting proven strategies on lineup optimization, in-game decision-making, and blending data with the human side of coaching.
Presented by Hudl Instat, Dr. Dish, and Beyond Sports
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This week on the Slappin' Glass Podcast, we're honored to sit down with renowned Anadolu Efes and Latvia National Team Head Coach, Luca Banchi, for a masterclass in offensive flow, decision-making, and building modern basketball habits.
Coach Banchi shares his philosophy on:
- Teaching continuity and “broken set” offense in the modern game.
- Layering triggers, spacing rules, and “side-to-side” flow.
- Installing national team identity in short prep windows.
- Defining “new fundamentals” like decision-making and autonomy.
- Using target sets and spacing-makers to punish defensive vulnerabilities.
- Coaching constraints at the EuroLeague level and maximizing 5-on-5 practice efficiency.
- Defending the Spain Pick-and-Roll with clarity and communication.
Plus, we dive into the always-insightful “Start, Sub, or Sit” segment to discuss the underrated coaching traits of timing, clarity, and listening.
A must-listen for coaches at every level who value precision, flow, and evolving with the game.
Presented by: Dr. Dish Basketball; Hudl x FastModel; and Beyond Sports
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In this high-level, candid, and engaging return to the show, Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy joins Slappin' Glass for his third appearance. Van Gundy dives deep into what it takes to defend the NBA's best players—emphasizing the fundamentals of transition defense, rebounding, and avoiding reckless fouling. The conversation explores stunt vs. full help principles, creating physical defenses through communication, and the challenge of preparing against high-powered offenses.
A special edition of “Start, Sub, or Sit” covers skill development, offensive rebounding priorities, and what Van Gundy learned moving from broadcasting back to the NBA bench.
Authentic, honest, and packed with coaching wisdom, this episode is a must-listen for coaches at all levels looking to sharpen their defensive philosophies and leadership approach.
Topics Include:
- Defending elite players with discipline and fundamentals
- Communication as a driver of physicality
- The evolving role of offensive rebounding in the NBA and other levels
- How to give appropriate and impactful feedback to players
- Van Gundy’s “sniper rule” for transition defense 😂
- “Start, Sub, or Sit” on skill development and late-game coaching lessons
Presented by: Dr. Dish Basketball, Hudl x FastModel, and Beyond Sports
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with newly hired Head Coach of Radford MBB, Zach Chu! Before becoming Radford's HC, Coach Chu spent nine years in the NBA and in this episode dives deep into into why a data driven approach is necessary in modern offensive and defensive strategy, along with recruiting, culture building, and player development; and discusses stampede action and why the best defenses always defend at the rim during the entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Coach, Author, and Leadership Development Consultant from Centerville HS in Ohio, Brook Cupps. In this terrific conversation the trio dive into Coach Cupps' thoughts on the power of story in building culture, accountability partners, and discusses role clarification in motion offense, and teaching players to be anti-fragile during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with 3x German Bundesliga Coach of the Year, who has also coached extensively in Japan, John Patrick. In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into Coach Patrick's thoughts on pace and building an offense from someone who is an legendary defensive coach, and discuss defending tough PNR actions along with defensive hand and footwork during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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This week, we're revisiting a fascinating conversation on Slappin' Glass with the Head Coach of St. Thomas, Johnny Tauer! Originally recorded during the Tommies' transition from D3 to D1, Coach Tauer shares timeless insights on what truly wins at both levels. We also dive into discussions on intrinsic motivation, handling turnovers, managing over-eager parents, and teaching split cuts during the always entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the former Head Coach of Nymburk, and recently hired Head Coach of Paris Basketball, Francesco Tabellini. Coach Tabellini recently led Nymburk to the Czech NBL Championship and is here today to discuss playing relentless, and and attacking through pace, stampedes, and cutting, and the trio discusses "Tagging Up Killers", and beating the Hedge during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with newly hired Portland Trailblazers Assistant Coach, Tiago Splitter! In this fantastic conversation the trio dive into Coach Splitter's thoughts on creating advantages in the middle third of the floor, attacking via stampedes, and discusses first year head coaching decisions and handling midseason stressors during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Daemen University, Mike MacDonald! In this terrific conversation the trio dive into Coach MacDonald's thoughts on the ingredients of great teams, handling success, and discusses offensive rebounding and the two-guard offense during the always entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Mike DeGeorge. Coach DeGeorge has risen from D3, to D2, to D1 Head Coach and joins the show to discuss his thoughts on Process Driven Analytics, early "Hit Aheads", Pace of Play, and discusses training decision making, and program alignment during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by Houston MBB Assistant/Head Coach in Waiting, Kellen Sampson. In this terrific conversation the trio discuss winning the margins, unscripted points, offensive rebounding principles, and explore topics of playing with two bigs, and elite player development sessions during the always entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Indiana Pacers Assistant Coach, Jenny Boucek! In this terrific re-run episode from 2021 the trio dive into PNR cutting concepts, late-game analytics, and discuss assessing player value, defending the Short Roll, and loyalty in coaching during the alway fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the HC of D2 Vanguard University, Rhett Soliday! The former NAIA Coach of the Year after winning the 2014 National Championship brings a wealth of knowledge to the show as the trio dive into Coach Soliday's philosophy on winning with smaller guards, defending all 94 feet of the floor, and discusses BLOB tactics along with "teachable moments" as a coach during the always entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?! segment.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Co-Founder and CEO of S2 Cognition, Scott Wylie! S2 is a leader in the field of measuring the cognitive underpinnings of athletes and high performers, and in this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into how S2 measures decision making capabilities, as well as how coaches can use that knowledge, and discuss the mental makeup of great PNR players, and how Impulse Control affects a player's shot selection during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with newly hired Head Coach of Westmont College, after a successful tenure at Midwestern State, Justin Leslie! In this highly insightful conversation the trio explore Coach Leslie's thoughts on creating an adaptable offense, simplifying actions, attacking through the middle third of the floor, and discuss how guards can anchor a defense, and valuable career growth advice during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the legendary Head Coach of Davidson MBB, Bob McKillop! In this fantastic conversation the trio explore Coach McKillop's thoughts on the core principles of offensive execution and efficiency, the importance of self reflection, and discuss maximizing odd practice situations, and healthy confrontations during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the newly hired Head Coach of Minnesota MBB, Niko Medved! In this replay episode from when Coach Medved was at Colorado St., the trio dive into a ton of interesting and useful topics including: gaining confidence in building a program, staying seamless in half court offense, balancing analytics and gut instincts, and discuss defending DHO's and late game play calling during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with former NBA, NCAA, and G-League Head Coach, and current Consultant with the Minnesota T'Wolves, Mike Miller. In this great conversation the trio discuss the art of being a great assistant coach, and dive into attacking a Box and One, and building a program through losing season during the always interesting "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Assistant Coach of the Philadelphia 76ers, Matt Brase! Coach Brase has extensive experience as a coach at various levels of basketball, and the trio dive into his thoughts on Bench Production and Management, and discuss Drag Screen Angles and Post Game Analysis during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Founder and CEO of Elite Cognition, Brittany Loney. In this highly interesting conversation the trio dive into all things about improving group excellence and decision making, and discusses coaching through volatility and uncertainty, and optimizing the planner during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head of Athletic Performanse and Science for the Irish Rugby Football Union, as well as author of the highly successful book, The Language of Coaching, Nick Winkelman. In this highly detailed discussion the trio dive into Coach Winkelman's thoughts on miscommunication amongst teams, and where things go wrong, internal vs. external cueing, the use of analogies for teaching movements, and much more.
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by author and performance consultant for some of the best coaches in the NBA and NCAA, Bob Levant. In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into Bob's thoughts on building emotional IQ, the role of fear in coaching and leadership, responding vs. reacting, and discusses "dripping" culture daily to your team and sticking to the process during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week for a second time on the show with one of the world's most sought after high performance coaches, Dr. Gio Valiante! In Round 2 the trio dive deep into the areas of fear and anxiety in high performance, finding flow states, and attributions of success and failures.
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In this December Rewind episode Slappin' Glass sits down with now Drake MBB Head Coach, Ben McCollum. In a highly thought provoking episode the trio explore a wide array of topics including Coach McCollum's thoughts on playing at a slower and more methodical pace, the art of changing PNR screening angles and locations, and talk stats that matter and efficienct 5 v. 5 segments during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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In this December Rewind episode Slappin' Glass revisits one of the most inspirational and motivating episodes of all time with now Wyoming MBB Head Coach, Sundance Wicks. Coach Wicks brings a ton of energy and passion to the podcast as the trio dive into the areas of building "scout" specific and base defenses, hiding poor defenders, and the trio talk contagious culture, and advantages vs. movement during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass revisits one of the all-time most popular and interesting episodes on the show with legendary NBA Head Coach, Mike D'Antoni! In this episode the trio dive into the history and evolution of "Pace and Space" offense and discuss challenging great players, impossible tags, and much more during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down in this episode with the legendary, Rick Pitino! In this "December Rewind" episode with the current St. John's Head Coach the trio dive into Coach Pitino's thoughts on 8 different practice segments, the evolution of the PNR, and discuss the benefits of pressure defense and helping assistants be prepared for becoming a Head Coach during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Assistant Coach of the Houston Rockets, Ben Sullivan! In this highly informative conversation the trio dive into Coach Sullivan's thoughts on building elite shooters, and the habits that go with it, and discuss various switching techniques along with personnel-based film preparation during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Assistant Coach of Texas MBB, Frank Haith! In this highly interesting conversation the trio dive into Coach Haith's thoughts on building teams that can win late in games, pressure free throws, and discuss internal program measures on defense, and "trick traps" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Portland MBB, Shantay Legans! In this highly entertaining conversation the trio dive into Coach Legans' thoughts on coaching with an edge, teams becoming an extension of yourself, and explore the "Deep" BLOB defense, along with protecting foul-prone players during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Assistant Coach for the Toronto Raptors, Pat Delany! In this terrific conversation the trio dive into Coach Delany's thoughts on defending great offensive teams in the half court, and discusses coaching skills learned in the film room, along with efficient and focused practice planning during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the recently retired Head Coach of the French National Team, after being in the role for 15 years, Vincent Collet! The trio dive into Coach Collet's thoughts on developing young talent, after he played a major role in the ascent of Victor Wembanyama and Nicolas Batum, and discuss tactical chess as an underdog, and "defending the danger" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Associate Head Coach of UCLA MBB, Darren Savino! Coach Savino has been at Mick Cronin's side for over 15 years helping build some of the best defenses in the country year after year, and shares his thoughts on those core principles and philosophies. The trio also discuss teaching methods in practice and PNR screening angles during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Finnish NT Head Coach, along with Head Coach of Japan's Yokohama B-Corsairs, Lassi Tuovi! In this highly detailed conversation the trio explore Coach Tuovi's thoughts on modern offensive thoughts, playing smaller lineups, and discuss how to defend good ball movement and mentally refreshing as a coach during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Head Coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Chris Finch! In this highly thought provoking conversation the trio dive into Coach Finch's thoughts on late clock management and gaining extra possessions, offensive rebounding habits, and talk defending flare screens and important coaching moments during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Idaho MBB, Alex Pribble! In this thoughtful conversation Coach Pribble shares his experiences in being a part of successful rebuilds, including the foundations that must be in place, and the trio dive into tough actions to guard with a talented 4-man, playbook and ATO designs during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Former NBA Head Coach and current advisor to the Charlotte Hornets Front Office, Steve Clifford, returns to the show this week! In a highly interesting and informative conversation the trio dive into pre-season foundations, including the three things coaches must address, and discuss lineup protection and dangerous skip passes during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Lipscomb MBB, Lennie Acuff! Coach Acuff is one of the best teachers in the game and the trio dive into his thoughts on fixing "5 Out" spacing, the benefits of a great "toss" game, and discuss defending dominant post players and the "out culturing" opponents during the always interesting "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Co-Founder of the Mission Critical Team Institute, Dr. Preston Cline! In this highly entertaining conversation with one of the world's best leaders when it comes to working with teams in high pressure situations the trio dive into Dr. Cline's thoughts on managing uncertainty, assessing risk, and discuss humor as a leader and being "robust" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Xavier MBB, Sean Miller! In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into Coach Miller's thoughts on all things about handling pressure, including playing through the "gray areas" of it, and discuss transition defensive concepts and teaching guards to hedge ballscreens during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Head Coach of Seattle University MBB, Chris Victor! The trio dive into Coach Victor's thoughts on all things defense, including shading left, changing ballscreen coverages, and not switching; and discusses off-ball screening actions and improving team passing during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit!?"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with newly hired Head Coach of Loyola Maryland MBB, Josh Loeffler! In his second appearance on the podcast, Coach Loeffler dives headfirst into the areas of late-game coaching, including psychology, preparation, and situational work, and discusses reestablishing a culture and defensive rebounding tactics during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the newly hired Head Coach of Central Arkansas MBB, John Shulman! In a wildly entertaining and thoughtful conversation the trio dive into Coach Shulman's thoughts on BLOB defenses, along with the value of being unpredictable in them, and discusses his preference of switching on defense and "reading the room" as a coach during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Today, Slappin' Glass teams up with best-selling author and high-performance coach, Owen Eastwood, to discuss the age-old code of belonging and togetherness that can transform a team's dynamics and performance. Discover the intricate dance of cliques and alpha personalities, and how to channel their energy towards a shared vision.
Leadership is about more than just managing - it's about understanding and leveraging the diverse personalities within your team. From sports teams to corporate boardrooms, alpha personalities can be a formidable force, but managing them needs a delicate touch. Owen shares invaluable insights and practical strategies to identify and manage your team's lions, wolves, and sheep, and maintain a healthy balance for optimal performance. He also explores the role of autonomy in fostering commitment, the power of a shared purpose, and the delicate balance between individual and team goals.
But the conversation doesn't end there - we delve deeper into the significant influence of the social environment on individual energy levels. Learn how to craft a compelling team vision, foster team camaraderie, and harness the power of belonging in leadership. And Owen doesn't shy away from the tough topics - he candidly discusses the role of conflict, the importance of clarity and challenge, and the need for tactful group dynamics.
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by one of the world's most successful and sought-after high performance coaches, Dr. Gio Valiante. Dr. Gio is renown for his work with pro golfer, NBA and NFL players and coaches, and some of the top investors on Wall Street. The trio dive into an interesting conversation on humiliation and loss, mastery vs. ego orientations, goal setting, and discuss understanding confidence and building resilient teams during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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In this special episode we hear from some of the best coaches in Europe who have shared their insights on a variety of topics over the years. Hear from Tuomas Iisalo, Ettore Messina, Sergio Scariolo, Israel Gonzalez, Pablo Laso, Chus Mateo, Andrea Trinchieri, and Sito Alonso on flow vs. sets, principles of play, the role of a leader, and much more.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this the newly hired Head Coach of Washington St. MBB, David Riley! The trio dive into the areas of creating efficient offense, different types of advantages, the value of teaching through 3v3, and talk BLOB sets and winning with non-shooters during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the G-League's Osceola Magic, Dylan Murphy! The trio dive into Coach Murphy's thoughts on coaching meetings, including "Rumbles", moving big rocks, embracing the gray, and explore winning the PNR battle, and Plato and Aristotle during a highly entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Head Coach of NCAA DII Augusta University, Dip Metress! Coach Metress has not had a losing season in over 20 years, along with going to two National Championship games, and in this conversation discusses his thoughts on their style of motion offense, the reads and screens he teaches daily, fundamental post work, and dives into halftime stats and recruiting to fit during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of DIII Nazareth University, Kevin Broderick! The past two seasons Coach Broderick's teams have been the best in the nation at limiting turnovers, and we dive into his systematic approach to doing so including "patient pivots", off-ball cutting, and more; and discuss playing a deep bench and the benefits of a personal advisory counsel during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by former Memphis and Georgia Tech Head Coach, along with current college basketball analyst, Josh Pastner. The trio dive into the concepts of playing multiple defenses, unique zones, and discuss late-game timeout usage and marrying Princeton and Dribble Drive Motion concepts during the always interesting "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Michigan State WBB, Robyn Fralick! In this terrific discussion Coach Fralick discusses their unique style of play, the toughness needed to play with pace, operating through the post, and dives into making decisions as a Head Coach, and defensive transition during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the G-League's Birmingham Squadron, TJ Saint! The trio dive into a variety of topics including building a connected offense, "hot stove" screens, "mastery days" in practice, and discuss guarding "Delay Action" and defensive rebounding riddles during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the great, John Beilein! Coach Beilein has been a Head Coach at every level from the NBA to HS, and shares with us his thoughts on the history, teaching points, and evolution of the 2-Guard Offense, the value of pivoting, and we discuss opponent scouts and beating a 1-3-1 Zone during the always interesting "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by former Euroleague HC and ACB Coach of the Year, Joan Plaza! The trio dive into a variety of topics including Coach Plaza's thoughts on Practice Methodology, playing 5 v. 5, player development, and discuss minute distribution and defending the pick and pop during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of LMU Beach Volleyball, John Mayer! Coach Mayer has become one of the best coaches in the sport, and risen the level of LMU Volleyball to compete at the highest of levels. In this conversation the trio dive into differential learning, "lab work", and Coach Mayer's deep dive into Ecological Dynamics, and discusses creating "anti-fragile" players and maintaining high performance after success during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the NAIA Coach of the Year after leading Grace College to a Final Four, Scott Moore. The trio explore Coach Moore's unique thoughts on post play, including efficiency, focus points, and much more, along with building selfless teams and being great on transition defense during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Director of Mental Performance for the Philadelphia Phillies, Ceci Craft! In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into the areas of performance under stress and pressure, "balance vs. priorities" in coaching, and discuss promoting confidence in players, and the art of giving feedback during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with California JUCO Hall of Fame Head Coach, and former Mid-Major Coach of the Year, Brian Katz! Coach Katz recently released a book on lessons learned in his 45 year journey, and the trio dive into a number of the topics including winning players, true leadership, competitive open gyms, along with shot selection conversations and "good to great" program development during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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In this special episode Slappin' Glass is joined by Coach Drew Dunlop to look back on the learnings and practical takeaways from the month of January's podcasts, which covered the areas of Learning Environments, Ecological Design, Feedback, Training vs. Trusting Mindsets, and much more. The trio discuss their own thoughts and trials with different elements of each and ideas for the future.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the New Zealand Breakers, Mody Maor. In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into topics of layering offensive actions, drag screen reads, and discuss weekly practice planning and evaluating competitiveness during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit??!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Toronto Metropolitan University WBB, along with Assistant for the Canadian NT, Carly Clarke. In this highly thoughtful conversation Coach Clarke details her thoughts on defensive clarity, decision making in "gray areas", and discusses zoning BLOB's and building a competitive mindset during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with G League Ignite Head Coach, Jason Hart! This conversation was recorded just a couple of weeks before the NBA announced that 2024 will be the last season of the Ignite's existence, and this episode dives into Coach Hart's thoughts on developing young talent, earning more playing time and shots, and discusses playing in the Syracuse 2-3 Zone and defending hostage dribbles during an interesting "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Milwaukee Bucks' Assistant, and 5-time NBL Champion with the Perth Wildcats, Trevor Gleeson. The trio dive into preparing for the unexpected, "War Games", and talk leadership in crisis, and Flex Offense Counters during the always interesting "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week in the next installment of the "Titans" series, with the Co-Founder of one of the fast growing and most innovative basketball analytics companies in the world, HD Intelligence. This episode explores the story, key decisions, and future of analytics with a founder and company helping some of college basketball's best programs find an edge.
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This week Slappin' Glass welcomes the Head Coach of DII Converse College, Nick Pasqua! Coach Pasqua shares a ton of valuable insights around the areas of difficult coaching journeys, combining Princeton and Euro Flow Offenses, and finding Efficient Players.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Italy's Pallacanestro Trieste, Jamion Christian. The trio dive into the topics of coaching mature, high IQ players, constant communication, building trust, and discuss PG's as QB's and full court pressure defense during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Stan Van Gundy returns to the podcast for a second appearance to discuss a ton of valuable topics including philosophy vs. style, segmenting a season, controlling the controlables, and we talk efficient shots and tightening the bolts of an offense during a highly entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down for an insightful and interesting conversation with Olimpia Milano Head Coach, Ettore Messina! In this replay from 2022 the trio discuss playbook design, leveraging player strengths, "brutal honesty", and much more.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the Tokyo Hachioji Trains in Japan, Tyler Gatlin! The trio explore the exploding basketball culture in Japan, why 3 v. 3 is such a big part of youth and pro development, and discuss creating advantages for Bigs and not giving up 3's during a technical and tactical "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with on of the best Player Development Coaches in the world, Noah LaRoche! In this wide-ranging conversation the trio explore the areas of "chasing space", along with how to create it, the "zero step", and discuss "good to great" separators and attacking zone defenses.
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A terrific conversation on the podcast this week as Slappin' Glass sits down with the Pittsburgh Pirates Director of Learning | Mental Performance, Bernie Holliday! In this insightful discussion the trio explore the areas of "ETA's, the Training vs. Trusting Mindset in performance, the benefits of anxiety and other strong emotions, and much more more.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of of the G-League's Capital City Go-Go, Cody Toppert! In this highly thought-provoking conversation Coach Toppert dives into measuring, studying, and improving decision making, Expected Possession Value, and discusses in-game communication and defending ISO situations during a fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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A fun and unique episode this week as Slappin' Glass sits down with Mental Skills Coordinator for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Andy Bass! Coach Bass shares his expertise on the subtle but game-changing influence of language and learning in sports, coaching feedback, and discusses varied repetition and overcoming mental freezes during an entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass kicks of 2024 with a gem of a conversation with Atlanta Hawks Assistant, Brittni Donaldson! The trio dive deep into the areas of knowledge retention, learning environments, questions asking, and discuss useful analytics and tough actions to "tag" during the always interesting "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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A fun podcast to the end the year, as we look back on the best of the best of the content we've broken down on SGTV in 2023. We "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" our own selves and dive into our favorite spacing alignments, PNR Coverages, and much much more. For more on this Year-in-Review segment visit our Sunday Mornin' Newsletter HERE.
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It has been a terrific year and in this week's episode we look back on the year that was on the podcast, detailing important takeaways, teaching points, and fun thoughts. All of this is done through a new segment called "Name that Pod." Thanks to all for listening, and enjoy the look back on some of the best moments of the year.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with one of the world's best coaches, Andrea Trinchieri! In this fantastic conversation Coach Trinchieri shares his thoughts building a team identity, including the differences between newer vs. more mature teams, and dives into innovation vs. simplicity, along with stats that matter during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" segment.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with French Professional Coach, Mehdy Mary! Coach Mary brings a wealth of experience from different levels of the professional game and sheds light on attacking the switch, actions vs. flow, and talks favorite drill constraints and the importance of concise language during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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In the latest installment of the "Titans" series, which explores the best companies in basketball and beyond, Slappin' Glass sits down with, John Carter, the CEO of the shot tracking and data company, Noah. Noah has grown into one of the premier brands in the game and is a staple with almost every NBA team, along with countless college and High School programs. This episode dives into the history, growth, innovations, and future of Noah.
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A masterclass on the podcast this week with Mega Basket Head Coach, Marko Barac! Coach Barac dives deep into the areas of Hedging the PNR, Defending the Short Roll, and gives his thoughts on Offensive Rebounding Analytics and Spain PNR reads during a dynamic "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with National Champion Head Coach of Hope College WBB, Brian Morehouse. Coach Morehouse brings almost three decades of Head Coaching experience to the podcast and dives into his thoughts on becoming more of an offensive minded vs. defensive minded coach, leveraging drives, the benefits of great pace, and discusses real-life career decisions and failure recovery during an entertaining edition of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head of High Performance and Strength and Conditioning for Australia's Adelaide 36ers, Nik Popovic! Coach Popovic brings a wealth of experience to the podcast working with athletes from all levels and shares his insights on how strength and conditioning combines with team unity, understanding weekly practice load cycles, along with flexibility vs. mobility, deceleration, and injury prevention during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by 2023 National Champion Head Coach of DIII Christopher Newport, John Krikorian. The trio explore a variety of interesting areas including the art of practice planning and design, competition vs. 5 on O drills, and discuss Drop Coverage and "big game readiness" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Florida Atlantic University, Dusty May! Fresh off a run to the Final Four, Coach May shares his insights on true coaching education, the randomness of winning, and talk deceptive off-ball screens and defensive communication during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Head Coach of the Utah Jazz, Will Hardy! The trio dive a variety of modern topics including freedom vs. structure in unlocking player potential, lineup considerations, late-game analytics, and talk transition flare screens and effective film breakdowns during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the father/son coaching duo of Jim and Jay Larrañaga! Jim, Head Coach of University of Miami, and Jay, Assistant for the LA Clippers, engage in a lively and thought-provoking conversation centered on coaching your best players both on and off the court, and discuss transition screening actions and coaching metaphors during a special edition of "Start, Sub, or Sit!?"
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Slappin' Glass is joined for a second time on the show by the President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens! The trio dive into teaching in high performance environments, drills to ignite the room, and discuss building trust amongst peers and the story and real name behind the SLOB "Winner" series during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down today with Youngstown St. MBB Head Coach, Jerrod Calhoun! The trio explore a number of interesting topics on both ends of the floor including defensive "fixes", rotation drills, and discuss great ATO's and Player-Led Film sessions during the always entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" segment.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week Real Madrid Head Coach, Chus Mateo! Coach Mateo, fresh off a Euroleague Championship season, shares his insights on his decision to switch to a zone defense in the Euroleague playoffs, the in's and out's of that same zone, and the trio talk player buy-in and attacking Drop Coverage during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the newly hired Head Coach of Wisconsin Green Bay MBB, Sundance Wicks. Coach Wicks brings a ton of energy and passion to the podcast as the trio dive into the areas of building "scout" specific and base defenses, hiding poor defenders, and the trio talk contagious culture, and advantages vs. movement during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Cincinnati MBB, Wes Miller. The trio dive into a host of great topics including building a pressure defense, guarding the ball, station work, and talk the baseline runner series and learning how to win during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
Looking for another great defensive-minded episode? Check out our recent episode with newly hired Texas Tech MBB Head Coach, Grant McCasland.
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Slappin' Glass sits down today with one of the great young coaches in the game, Columbia WBB Head Coach, Meg Griffith. The trio dive into a wide-ranging conversation about energy as a coach, including how to re-energize mid season, along with playing with an edge, transition offensive concepts, and we talk peer-to-peer communication and peel switch rotations during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the head of one of the best and fastest growing sports tech companies, Austin Barone, founder of Just Play. Just Play is a unique all-in-one software solution shaping the future of coaching and player interaction. In this episode Austin takes us behind the scenes, sharing fascinating insights about his transition from a college football kicker at Kansas to a tech entrepreneur.
Austin's tale is more than just about success; it's about strategic risk-taking, following passion, and continuously enhancing value for customers. Discover how Austin and his team leverage their combined expertise in accounting, tech, and passion for sports to consistently innovate and disrupt the sports tech industry. Hear about the calculated risks, long-term plans, and the compelling story behind their strategic decision to venture into the basketball world.
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Today, Slappin' Glass teams up with best-selling author and high-performance coach, Owen Eastwood, to discuss the age-old code of belonging and togetherness that can transform a team's dynamics and performance. Discover the intricate dance of cliques and alpha personalities, and how to channel their energy towards a shared vision.
Leadership is about more than just managing - it's about understanding and leveraging the diverse personalities within your team. From sports teams to corporate boardrooms, alpha personalities can be a formidable force, but managing them needs a delicate touch. Owen shares invaluable insights and practical strategies to identify and manage your team's lions, wolves, and sheep, and maintain a healthy balance for optimal performance. He also explores the role of autonomy in fostering commitment, the power of a shared purpose, and the delicate balance between individual and team goals.
But the conversation doesn't end there - we delve deeper into the significant influence of the social environment on individual energy levels. Learn how to craft a compelling team vision, foster team camaraderie, and harness the power of belonging in leadership. And Owen doesn't shy away from the tough topics - he candidly discusses the role of conflict, the importance of clarity and challenge, and the need for tactful group dynamics.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with championship winning Italian Pro Coach, Walter De Raffaele! Coach De Raffaele details his unique insights into running a matchup 3-2 zone, including the rules, reads, and philosophy behind it, along with "real coaching growth", and Princeton-based set designs during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of St. Thomas, Johnny Tauer! Coach Tauer dives into a interesting conversation about the Tommies' transition from D3 to D1, and what truly wins at both levels. The trio also discuss intrinsic motivation, turnovers, and talk over eager parents and teaching split cuts during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with renown coach of the Spanish Club, Murcia in the ACB, Sito Alonso. The trio dive into a wide ranging conversation covering Coach Alonso's thoughts on in-game play calling, freedom vs. flow, adding layers to sets, and talk Post Automatics and sources of creativity during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Greensboro Swarm Assistant Coach, Ben Resner! The trio dive into an array of topics including lineup and rotation considerations, including special defenders and playmakers, and talk locker room leadership and unique DHO actions during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with French professional coach Cedric Eitz, who lifts the curtain on his unique approach to team building and offensive strategy. With a focus on the often-underestimated roles of 'stretch fours' and the art of spacing, Coach Heitz discusses why these are pivotal to an efficient offense. We further dive deep into the most important analytics and post defensive principles during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Welcome to "Titans", a special side-series here at Slappin' Glass exploring the stories, leadership decisions, and innovations of the best companies in basketball and beyond.
We had the privilege of sitting down with Anthony Katz, the creative founder behind the ground-breaking sports recovery company, HyperIce. Going from a high school history teacher and basketball coach to a game-changer in sports technology, Katz's journey is truly inspiring.
This episode takes you behind the scenes of HyperIce's product development, revealing the power of design and innovation. We uncover how Apple's design-first philosophy - championed by Steve Jobs - significantly influenced Katz and the creation of HyperIce's sleek, modern product line. We also explore the importance of company values, showcasing how Katz has adopted Steve Jobs' commitment to building great products within his own venture.
Buckle up as we dive into the rapidly-evolving industry of human performance and the critical role of technology in pushing athletes to their peak. We discuss how HyperIce is a game-changer in sports recovery technology and instrumental in preventing non-contact injuries. Hear Katz's vision for the future of HyperIce and the exciting developments that are on the horizon. An insightful journey into entrepreneurship, innovation, and sports recovery technology.
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Slappin' Glass sits down the week with newly-hired Texas Tech head coach, Grant McCasland. The trio explore his philosophy on the importance of people in a winning environment, elite individual defenders, competitive drills, "basketball ninjas", and talk timeout usage and building a defense during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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This week Slappin' Glass sits down for a second time with Scott Waterman, Head Coach of NCAA Division II Academy of Art University! The trio dive into Coach Waterman unique approach to advantage disadvantage drills, "rotation" steals on defense, and discuss managing potential "red flags" and keeping things simple during the always insightful "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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In this week's episode Slappin' Glass sits down with Coach Ryan Schmidt, the head coach of the London Lions, to explore the foundations he implemented in leading London to a championship in his first season in the British BBL, detailing the experiences of taking over a new team and the challenges that came along with it.
From establishing an identity for the Lions to creating an environment where players could feel successful, Coach Schmidt shares his strategies for building a winning culture. We explore long DHOs, pitches, and hard cuts to create opportunities for their bigs, as well as the importance of breaking down the game into smaller segments and keeping a consistent message and vision throughout the season. And as always, the trio have a blast discussing PNR efficiency, retaining knowledge, and much more during the fun, "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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In a highly engaging episode, Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Coach Vance Walberg to dive deep into the history, philosophy, and fundamentals of the Dribble Drive Motion offense. Hear his thoughts on how this game-changing approach was born out of a defensive mindset and evolved over the years to challenge traditional basketball strategies.
Learn the three main principles that define the Dribble Drive Motion offense, and explore the tactics used to create openings for drives to the basket while wearing down opponents. Coach Walberg shares his insights on teaching players to make decisive passes, cuts, and limit their dribbles to relentlessly attack the basket. Plus, we cover the importance of pressing on both sides of the ball to create pressure and opportunities for the offense, and the potential downfalls of pride and competitiveness as a coach during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Miles Simon, the head coach of the G-League's South Bay Lakers, who shares his valuable insights on the art of player development. From individual skill-building to applying those skills in real game situations, Coach Simon touches on his experience working with players like Landry Fields, Michael Roll, and Alex Caruso, as well as tailoring their development to both their individual needs and their team roles.
Coach Simon emphasizes the importance of establishing a winning culture and fostering honest player development. Discover how his approach includes being transparent with players, holding them accountable, and building a strong team-first mentality, ultimately helping players with different aspirations come together and succeed on the court. We also dive into the complexities of defensive strategy in transition, focusing on the drag screen, delay, and pistol action during the always fun, "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of 2023 NCAA DIII WBB National Champions, Juli Fulks! The trio get into the weeds discussing the neuroscience of building trust, the impacts of great cultures, and talk analytics that matter and zone defensive principles during an entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Assistant Coach for the Chicago Bulls, Damian Cotter! The trio explore Coach Cotter's ideas on tough teams and players, the value of "messy" practices, and talk defending shooters and the six elements of drill design during an entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the French Pro B club, Vichy Clermont, Guillaume Vizade! Coach Vizade has a tremendous amount of experience coaching both in France and the U.S. and the trio dive into his thoughts on limiting PNR turnovers, matching spacings and reads to various skillsets, and talk offensive rebounding tactics and developing young talent during the always entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with one of the most sought-after Player Development Coaches at the NBA, Semi-Pro, and College levels, Phil Beckner. The trio dive into a ton of valuable insights from Coach Beckner on conceptual workouts, breaking through plateaus, and talk program standards and "Drills Gone Wrong" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Snow College, one of the top Junior College programs in the state of Utah, Andrew May! The trio explore Coach May's learnings as a first year Head Coach at the college level, how he builds culture, and talk attacking mismatches and teaching spacing during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Today's episode is a replay of one of the most popular episodes of all time with Charlotte Hornets Head Coach, Steve Clifford! This timely repost dives deep into the area of post season program reviews, offseason learning, and player meetings. We also talk drop coverage footwork and defensive core fundamentals during the always insightful "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" Enjoy this great interview with Coach Clifford!
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Today's episode is a little different. We have put together a few of our favorite conversations from the first 3 + months of the year about the art of coaching and leadership. You'll hear about teaching toughness, in-game emotions, motivating players, leading your best players, "the power of 3", and much more from the likes of Jeff Van Gundy, Mike D'Antoni, Cheryl Reeve, Pablo Laso, Peter Lonergan, and more.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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Slappin' Glass heads to Spain's top division, the ACB, this week to sit down with Monbus Obradoiro Assistant, Gonzalo Rodriguez. The trio explore a range of relevant topics including game planning, scouting, defending shooters, and talk work-life balance and in-game communication during a terrific segment of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with one of the best young coaches in Europe, MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg Head Coach, Josh King! Coach King joins the show and dives into a fun-filled conversation about building consistent teams, pace of play, and breaks down "position-less" players and attacking a hedge during an entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Coach Peter Lonergan, who is the Head of High Performance Coaching Development for Basketball Australia. Coach Lonergan brings a wealth of knowledge to the game and speaks deeply on the topics of developing young and talented coaches, "flight path" coaching, the power of 3, and weighs options about improving 1 v. 1 drills and teaching creativity during an entertaining round of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the 4x Champion of WNBA's Minnesota Lynx, as well as the newly hired Head Coach of Team USZ WBB, Cheryl Reeve! The trio dive into the areas of building toughness, empowering players, and talk teaching what you know and cutting reads during an entertaining segment of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by Coaches Drew Dunlop and Jake Grossmann, Co-Founders of one of the best basketball and performance training facilities, The Pro Lane. The group dive into the interesting areas of growth environments, mid-season drill tweaks, and talk dealing with failure and myths of shooting during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the newly hired Head Coach of the WNBA's Connecticut Sun, Stephanie White! Coach White has had success as both a player and a coach and we discuss relevant topics including late-game philosophy and preparation, how to practice for end of game scenarios, and we talk PNR screening angles and obtaining player buy-in during an entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Australian Professional Coach with over 12 years of experience on both the men and women's side of the game, Mark Alabakov! The trio explore Coach Alabakov's thoughts on running a Modern Shuffle Offense, finishing around the rim, and talk 2 for 1 situations and developing a coaching philosophy during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the former Head Coach of Real Madrid, Pablo Laso. Coach Laso has long been considered one of top coaches in the game and we had a blast diving into: managing talent and deep rosters, offensive spacing, and talk "Floppy Action" and attacking shot blocking bigs during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined for the second time on the show by former NBA Head Coach and current ESPN Analyst, Jeff Van Gundy! Coach Van Gundy shares his insights on a number of valuable coaching topics including attacking a box and one defense, getting through rough patches during the middle of the season, shortening rotations, and much more along with the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" segment.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with legendary NBA Head Coach, Mike D'Antoni! In this highly entertaining conversation the trio dive into the areas of pace and space, Coach D'Antoni's philosophy and history or offense, analytics, and talk honest conversations and challenging great players during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Orange Coast Community College WBB, Sammy Doucette! Coach Doucette has turned the OCC program into one of the best in the state of California this year and the trio dive into the areas of intentional leadership, managing a program, and discuss empty side ballscreens, efficient practices, and game planning principles during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Assistant Coach for Des Moines Area Community College, who also runs the fantastic basketball channel "Tucker and Thorson Basketball", Taylor Tucker. The trio deep dive on the ways to attack a "No Middle" Defense, the benefits of playing a "No Middle" defense, and talk effective on-court communication and developing young PG's during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Zenit St. Petersburg, Xavi Pascual! The trio dive into a range of subjects including in-game coaching and strategic decisions, substitution considerations, and talk playing small and practice flow during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with former NCAA National Champion PG with Louisville and current pro with the Australian NBL's Illawarra Hawks, Peyton Siva. The trio dive into managing a game, late-game play calling, change of pace as a player, and discuss team accountability and skill aquisition during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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It's been an amazing 2022 and in our 3rd Annual "Year-In-Review" Podcast we go through the best "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" conversations from 10 of the most listened to, shared, and discussed podcasts of the year. See you in 2023!
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by one of the best coaches in Europe, Telekom Baskets Bonn Head Coach, Tuomas Iisalo. This is a replay of this episode which originally aired in 2021 and has become one of the most popular episodes to date. In it the trio discuss building and maintaining offensive advantages, designing a playbook, and talk handling pressure and using non-shooters within an offense during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by NBA and Euroleague Assistant, Tom Bialaszewski! The trio dive into a range of interesting subjects including PNR Coverage Decisions, the importance of the 4-man in defensive scouting, and talk early offense analytics and critical conversations with players during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Towson University MBB, Pat Skerry! The trio have a great time diving into the areas of individual defense, playing off Stagger Screens, and talk sets for role players and building competitors during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Head Coach of the Estonian NT, Jukka Toijala! The trio explore the areas of winning with less talent, building a national team youth and top level program, and talk practice tempo and channeling competitiveness during a fun segment of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Missouri MBB, Dennis Gates! The trio dive into a variety of subjects including playing a Princeton-style offense with great pace, seeing mentors, and talk practice constraints and and learning from other sports during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Assistant Coach for the Utah Jazz, as well as Head Coach for Team USA during the 2022 Americup, Alex Jensen! The trio dive into the interesting topics of 5 v. 5, role definition, and talk playing the triangle and 2 with Rick Majerus and "Drop Coverage" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the Spanish National Team and Virtus Bologna, Sergio Scariolo! The trio dive into a range of interesting topics including Coach Scariolo's use of alternative defenses, including the philosophy, teaching points, and practice habits behind them, and talk guarding Flare Screens and poise under pressure during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the 4x DII National Champion Head Coach of NW Missouri St., Ben McCollum. The trio explore a wide array of topics including Coach McCollum's thoughts on playing at a slower and more methodical pace, the art of changing PNR screening angles and locations, and talk stats that matter and efficienct 5 v. 5 segments during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, Taylor Jenkins! Coach Jenkins shares a ton of knowledge and thoughts on organization and efficiency throughout a program, building better decision makers, and dives into adjusted plus/minus, mismatch hunting, and manipulating tags during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Wyoming MBB, Jeff Linder! Widely regarded as one of the best offensive minds in the game, the trio dive into the areas of manipulating space, PnR areas, DHO's, and talk "Barkley Drives", and attacking switching during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with South Dakota St. MBB Head Coach, Eric Henderson! Coach Henderson is coming off a season where he led South Dakota St. to a 30 win season and an NCAA Tournament bid, and the trio dive into his thoughts on high efficiency three point shooting, empowering staff, and talk pain points of forcing left and bench substitution decisions during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the terrific Head Coach of ALBA Berlin, Israel Gonzalez! The trio discuss a number of interesting topics including Coach Gonzalez' thoughts on offensive building blocks, re-triggers within an offensive, player development, and talk skill acquisition and "Next" Defense during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" segment.
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by Appalachian State Head Coach, Dustin Kerns! Coach Kerns is known as one of the great program builders in the game and the trio dives headfirst into his learnings on taking underperforming programs to the next level, teaching position-less offense, and talk defending Ghost Screens and "Paint to Great" threes during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with current Las Vegas Aces Assistant Coach, Natalie Nakase! The trio dive into a variety of interesting topics including building championship habits, playing with with pace and space, limiting turnovers, and talk coaching in Japan, playing with shot blockers, and Veer Screens during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the highly successful Head Coach of NCAA DII East Stroudsburg, Jeff Wilson! Coach Wilson generously shares his thoughts on a number of topics including teaching modern post play, mentoring assistant coaches into Head Coaches, and the trio explore the benefits of full court pressure and under-cover offensive value traits during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of BC Nokia in Finlands top professional division, Greg Gibson. The trio explore a variety of topics including relationship and culture building, playing through stagger and turnout entries, and talk managing pressure and teaching screening during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Director of Video and Strategy for BYU MBB, Keegan Brown! The trio dive into all things from the analytical side of the ball including how BYU uses analytics and video to teach, develop, and make decisions. They also explore shot quality data, shooting threes in late-game, and talk 1 v. 1 defense and finding your coaching voice during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Montclair State, Justin Potts! Coach Potts has a long history of success in implementing a pressing, up-tempo style of play and the trio double down on the philosophy, reads, rules, and much more when it comes to being a pressing team, as well as explore trust-breaking coaching actions, 5 Out Cutting, and Post Game Meetings during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Coach Nate Babcock of the G-Leagues Grand Rapids Gold, the affiliate of the Denver Nuggets! The trio explore a variety of interesting and thought provoking topics including aligning practice stats with game performance, winning the possession battle, the end of quarter "Hit" strategy, and talk "Exit Screens", offensive triggers, and enticing great players to cut during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by the Co-Founders of MVMT Sports, Alan Keane and Simon Turner. Coach Keane has years of experience at both the professional and youth levels, and Coach Turner is both a coach and entrepreneur focusing on social change. Together they give a dynamic interview about coaching in isolation, divergent thinking, handling pressure, and discuss anger, arrogance, and building resilient players during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined on the podcast this week by the lead Assistant for the Los Angeles Lakers, Chris Jent. Coach Jent brings a wealth of experience to the podcast as the trio dives into the areas of building a vocabulary, late game play calling, hand signals, and talk defending "Delay" action, and shooting mechanics during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Assistant Coach for the Dallas Maverick's, Sean Sweeney. Known as one of the best defensive minds in the NBA, the trio dive into Sweeney's process on building a transition defense, the value of simple vocabulary, and talk handling conflict as a staff and tough actions to switch during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with this week with the wife-husband duo leading the FIU WBB program, Jesyka Burks-Wiley and Dan Wendt! The group discuss an array of interesting topics including emotional IQ for players and staffs, tying a player development program to an overall scheme, and talk attacking zone and press defenses during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Colorado State MBB, Niko Medved! The trio dive into a ton of interesting and useful topics including: gaining confidence in building a program, staying seamless in half court offense, balancing analytics and gut instincts, and talk defending DHO's and late game play calling during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of the G-League's Santa Cruz Warriors, Seth Cooper. The trio dive into a variety of interesting topics including the craft of becoming a better ATO coach, dividing staff responsibilities, and have fun discussing the elements of "No Middle Defense" and transition Pace actions during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with former Georgia, Indiana, and Marquette Head Coach, Tom Crean. The trio explore a number of fun and thought-provoking areas of the game including being accountable to one's talent, staff dynamics, saving timeouts, extending late-game situations, and talk the Horns alignment and disruptive defenses during the always entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Dartmouth Men's Basketball, Dave McLaughlin. The trio dive into a variety of interesting topics including shot quality data, offensive exits and entry points, and discuss "Ram" and Flare screens Pre-PNR, pillars of a great culture, and when to double the post during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined this week by one of the world's most successful and sought-after high performance coaches, Dr. Gio Valiante. Dr. Gio is renown for his work with pro golfer, NBA and NFL players and coaches, and some of the top investors on Wall Street. The trio dive into an interesting conversation on humiliation and loss, mastery vs. ego orientations, goal setting, and discuss understanding confidence and building resilient teams during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Olimpia Milano, Ettore Messina! The current Euroleague Head Coach, and former NBA Assistant with the Spurs, dives into the areas of playing to strengths, playbook design, and discuss practice buildups and "logical creativity" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Video Coordinator and Assistant with EuroCup Champions, Virtus Bologna, Iacopo Squarcina. The trio explore the topics of "coaching coordinators" and staff segmentation, the benefits of 5 on 0, and talk learning from others coaches and "cutting to post" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of the G-League's Capital City Go-Go, Mike Williams. Coach Williams enjoyed a terrific first year as the Head Coach of the Go-Go and the trio dive into a variety of topics including Coach Williams' path from student manager to G-League Head Coach, forging true relationships in coaching, running an efficient offense with non-shooters, running better DHO's, and talk eliminating turnovers and managing in-game emotions during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Hall of Fame Head Coach of Iona, Rick Pitino. The trio dive into a variety of interesting topics including the evolution of the PNR, player development, his 8 segment of practice, effort level statistics, and discuss mentoring assistants, turnover margins, and the benefits of pressure during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of the Perth Wildcats, Scott Morrison. Coach Morrison has had a successful career thus far at the college, G-League, and as NBA level as an assistant under Brad Stevens and shares his thoughts on a variety of subjects including teaching all types of cutting, as well as shot selection, shot creation, dives into "blood boiling" mistakes and undervalued offensive actions during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of Limoges CSP in France's Pro A division. The trio dive into the topics of playing multiple defensive systems, offensive complexity vs. simplicity, and talk "plus/minus" analytics, Free Throw stats, and hiding poor defenders during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Colgate MBB Head Coach, Matt Langel. Fresh off leading the Raiders to their third NCAA appearance in the last four years, Coach Langel explores the topics of "pre-practice" drills and the first 10 minutes of practice, teaching three player actions in 5-Out or European flow offenses, and the trio discuss defending great shooters and Benedict Arnold during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with former Pro Player and current Assistant Coach for the G-League's, Motor City Cruise, Xavier Silas. The trio dive head first into the topics of bridging the gap between a playing and coaching career, teaching how to keep advantages, dunker spot decisions, pace of play, and during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" talk elite paint touches and disrupting PNR Offense.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Blair Academy and the most recent USA Jr. National Team playing in the Nike Hoop Summit, Joe Mantegna. The trio dive headfirst into the areas of radical truthfulness and transparency, circles of accountability, pistol action, the two-sided fastbreak, and discuss summer camps, keeping it simple, and PNR trapping during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Pacific Lutheran University and the 2022 Northwest Conference Coach of the Year, Chad Murray. The trio dive into a variety of interesting topics including working with a personal and team sports psychologist, the benefits of team breathing exercises, Packline defensive principles, tagging from the 2-Man side on PNR's, and discuss offensive rebounding, play calling, and working the officials during the always fun, "Start, Sub, or Sit?!!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Associate Head Coach for Virginia Tech MBB, Mike Jones. The trio dive into a variety of interesting topics including late-season surges, learning from legendary DeMatha High School coach, Morgan Wooten, being the "hunted", and talk unique PNR locations and elite guardplay during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with former NBA Player/Coach, and current Head Coach of Camden High School, Rick Brunson. Coach Brunson discusses coaching talented youth, lessons learned from his years in the NBA, teaching helpside defense, motivation, and talk bus rides and isolation locations during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with former NBA Head Coach and current Consultant for the Brooklyn Nets, Steve Clifford. The trio dive into the areas of conducting a post season analysis, the difference between a good vs. productive practice, and during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" explore elite defensive fundamentals, pressing during post season play, and much more.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of Paris Basketball, JC Prat. The trio dive into the areas of making a gameplan, scout, and data analysis for upcoming games, minimizing mismatches in the PNR, and have fun discussing toughness, execution, and guarding flare screens during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Australian Pro Coach and NBA Consultant, Liam Flynn. This is a repost of the conversation from 2021 to pair with the release of Coach Flynn's "Advanced Defensive Concepts" video out on SGTV. In this conversation the trio dive into critical communication, playing "high in the gaps" on defense, teaching split cuts, and have fun in the first ever edition of "Start, Sub, or Sit!?"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with one of the best players and passers in the Euroleague, ALBA Berlin's, Luke Sikma. The trio dive into the areas of role clarification and development, the art of post passing and handling double teams, and discuss flipping screens and late-game timeouts during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with former Euroleague and G-League Head Coach, Martin Schiller. The trio dive into the interesting areas of substitution patterns and rotation sizes, the art of the closeout, and during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" discuss efficient practices, defending BLOB's, and learning by doing.
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with former NBA, WNBA, and NCAA Head Coach, the"Guru of Go", Paul Westhead. The trio dive headfirst into "The System", including the philosophy, teaching points, competitive advantages, and weak spots of the style of play. Along with the deep-dive into the system the subjects of "Flex Offense", coaching interviews, and learning from experiences are discussed during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of Lake Oswego High School in Oregon, U.S.A, Marshall Cho. The trio dive into the areas of Mental Health in High School Athletes and Coaches, implementing a simple and yet adaptive offensive and defensive system, and during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" we discuss shot selection, the triple threat, and coaching in seizing coaching opportunities.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with former NBA and NCAA Head Coach, and current ESPN Analyst, PJ Carlesimo. Coach Carlesimo offers his thoughts on a variety of subjects including career windows, EOG Inbounds philosophy and execution, the value of experience, and explores the areas of post passing and stopping a run during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined by the Head Coach of Medi Bayreuth in Germany's BBL, Raoul Korner. The trio dive into the areas of peer leadership, the in's and out's of Hedging the PNR, maintain midseason focus, and talk stopping a run, post passing and much more during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down former NBA Assistant Coach under Jerry Sloan during the Stockton/Malone era, Gordie Chiesa. The trio dive into the areas of half-court execution, "real-world" coaching conversations, and we talk scorers off the bench, shots that kill your offense, and the best "Chieisms" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass kicks off 2022 with a fun and insightful episode with Australian Men's National Team and Illawarra Head Coach, Brian Goorjian. The all-time winningest coach in Australian's NBL dives into the areas of building culture, gaining trust and buy-in, transition defense, aggressive PNR coverages, and during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?" discuss "Pistol Action", "Drag Screens", and cracking a couple beers.
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In the 2nd Annual "Year-In-Review" Podcast we countdown the Top 10 "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" segments of the year from the most listened episodes of 2021. Hear great conversations from the likes of Geno Auriemma, Brad Stevens, Jeff and Stan Van Gundy, Sue Bird, Andrea Trinchieri, and much more.
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This is a re-release of the very first Slappin' Glass podcast ever recorded with Yeshiva MBB Head Coach, Elliot Steinmetz. The trio dive deep into the details of Yeshiva's terrific motion offense including the reads, principles, and philosophies behind it. At the time of re-release Coach Steinmetz has Yeshiva ranked #1 in D3 MBB once again. A great listen for insight into the intricacies of Motion Offense.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the father/son coaching duo for the WNBA's Washington Mystics, Mike and Eric Thibault. The group dives into the areas of season "resets", attaching switches and post doubles, defending special situations, and explore the areas of overrated stats and best trapping areas during a special edition of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Coach Stefan Grassegger, current Austrian NT Assistant and former Euroleague Assistant. The trio dive into Coach Grassegger's doctoral studies on mental health in athletes and coaches, building a defensive shell, backside defensive rotations, guarding great PNR passers, limiting turnovers, and much more.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with former NCAA All American and current forward for Baskonia in the Euroleague, Alec Peters. The trio discuss a variety of topics including what makes for a competitive and productive practice, the in's and out's of the Pick and Pop action, shooting mechanics, as well as tough actions to guard and efficient game prep during the always fun segment, "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Pro Scout for the Boston Celtics, Brandon Bailey. The trio dive into avoiding burnout as a coach, building elite decision makers on defense, icing ballscreens, and talk gap pressure and guarding cutters during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" segment.
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Slappin' Glass is joined by the Head Coach or Oral Roberts MBB, Paul Mills. The trio have a lot to talk about after Coach Mills led ORU to the Sweet 16 in the 2021 March Madness Tournament. They discuss maintaining mid-season energy, limiting turnovers, playing with pace AND taking good shots, studying the international game, and much more!
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of Southern Utah MBB, Todd Simon. The trio dive into the areas of PNR Cutting, brining and maintaining great practice energy, teaching life skills, and the value of Paint Touches and Icing Ballscreens during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the lead assistant coach for the Shimane Susanoo Magic in Japan's top professional league, Zico Coronel. The trio dive headfirst into the areas of player motivation, managing under-performers, selecting a tactical strategy, and talk defending Ghost Screens and teaching post footwork during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with legendary NFL Hall of Fame Head Coach, Bill Parcells to discuss the fundamental elements of team turnarounds, the importance of damage control, getting teams to play hard, and have fun talking late-game decision making and Coach Parcells' jump shot during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of Telekom Baskets Bonn in Germany's BBL, Tuomas Iisalo. The trio discuss playbook design, how to build and maintain advantages, and talk handling pressure and unconventional leaders during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with one of basketball's brightest minds, Bayern Munich Head Coach, Andrea Trinchieri. The trio dive into the areas of competition, offensive complexity vs. simplicity, establishing and building an identity, and talk defending non-shooters, rebounding margins, and building trust during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?" segment.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head and Associate Head Coaching duo for Florida State WBB, Sue Semrau and Brooke Wyckoff! The trio dive into the areas of high pressure communication, consistent staff messaging, teaching closeouts, and play a special version of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!", covering the areas of Horns Action, Post Play, and Bad Screening.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with former the Head Coach and current President of Basketball Operations for the Boston Celtics, Brad Stevens. The trio discuss the foundations of making adjustments, running great practices, the Spanish PNR, and talk Ted Lasso, mental health, and Dribble Drive Motion Offense during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of the UCSD Men's Basketball program, Eric Olen. The trio dive into the areas of mature players, teaching and playing to strengths offensively, pick and pop actions, and have fun discussing coaching attire, handling pressure, and teaching cutting during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with former NBA Head Coach, Stan Van Gundy. The trio dive into the areas of offensive freedom, thoughts on modern post play, and have fun talking about Flex Offense, 1-3-1 Zones, and attacking Ice Coverages during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of NCAA DII Regis University in Denver, Co, Brady Bergeson. The trio dive into developing peer leadership, "educated start points" in preseason planning, role development, and an always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Long Island Nets Assistant Coach, Jimmie Oakman, and dive into Rules vs. Standards, developing efficient scouting reports, fostering true relationships, and have fun talking about the NBA Summerleague, defensive traits, and "Monday Morning Quarterback's during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of BC Andorra is Spain's ACB, Ibon Navarro. The trio dive into pre-season building blocks from a cultural, offensive, and defensive standpoint, unique player-value statistics, maintaining work/life balance, and discuss transition fouling, 4 v. 4, and much more during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with recently hired Head Coach of USC WBB, Lindsay Gottlieb. The trio dive into patient vs. pivoting during "bad starts", reverse engineering a defense, and talk player foul trouble, ghost screens, and building a staff during a fun segment of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Player Development Coach for the Charlotte Hornets, Nick Friedman. The trio dive into helping players adjust their egos, bringing energy to a staff, best practices and pitfalls of player development systems, and have fun talking contested two and skill development accessories during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of SE Melbourne in Australia's NBL, Simon Mitchell. The trio dive into the areas of generating pace on made and missed shots, building DHO's and "GETs" into transition offense, the foundations of great cultures, and talk Olympic National Teams and late-game strategy during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass is joined by one of the winningest players in International Basketball history, 4-Time Euroleague Champion, Kyle Hines. The trio dive into what great locker rooms do that underperforming one don't, the reads and progressions in the short roll, and have fun exploring Euroleague Arenas and Offensive Rebounding during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with former Seton Hall and Manhattan College Head Coach, and current International and Professional Coach, Bobby Gonzalez. The trio dive into Coach Gonzalez's successful career as a recruiter and evaluator of talent, the core philosophies and tenants of his full-court pressure system, and talk Baseline Out-of-Bounds plays, post moves, and watching film during the new segment "Over or Under?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of NCAA D1's Merrimack College, Joe Gallo. The trio discuss all the in's and outs of Coach Gallo's stingy 2-3 Zone defense, winning at both the DII and DI levels, why Coach Gallo DOES NOT foul up 3, and end with a brand new game of "Over or Under?!" where they discuss "paint threats", offensive sets and more.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the 2021 NBA Coach of the Year, the Head Coach of the New York Knicks, Tom Thibodeau. Coach Thibs shares his knowledge and thoughts on off-season growth, flow vs. sets, offensive rebounding concepts, as well favorite baseball stadiums and Adjusted Plus/Minus during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Head Coach of 2021 Polish Basketball League Champion, BM Slam Stal Ostrów, Coach Igor Milicic. The trio dive into evaluating and growing key role and bench players, the intricacies of "Hedging a Ballscreen", and talk "half-time stats", and end of game risks during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the 2020 DIII Coach of the Year from Swarthmore College, Landry Kosmalski. The trio discuss the value of a hard, disciplined warm-up, playing with pace and flow in transition, spacing and playing with two bigs, and talk stats that matter, energy plays, Horns Sets, and more during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with one of the game's all-time greats, Sue Bird. The trio dive into managing the flow of a game, getting both stars and role players involved, creating passing windows on the break and in a PNR, and talk team parties, triple switching, and the value of a good game-day nap during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, Eric Musselman. The trio discuss building career and team momentum, creating competitive staffs, off-ball cutting and screening, and play a new game of "Over or Under?", where they dive into player rotations, paint touches, and "bench energy". A fantastic interview from one of college basketball's best coaches.
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Slappin' Glass travels to Spain in this conversation with Acunsa GBC Forward, Mike Carlson. The trio deep-dive into bridging disconnect between players and coaches when it comes to knowledge transfer, developing PNR IQ, screening concepts, creating synergy with guards in a PNR, and talk siestas, analytics, and the Mikan Drill during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of NCAA DII St. Thomas Aquinas, Tobin Anderson, to explore all areas of his full court pressing system, what wins on the road, and how to seize opportunities in building a career. The trio also embark on a fun and insightful "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" segment where they explore Motion Cuts, Post Actions, and where you'll most likely find Coach Anderson after a tough loss.
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In this "Extra Pass" episode of the Slappin' Glass podcast Dan and Pat sit down with Yale Associate Head Coach, Matt Kingsley, to discuss all things Zone Offense. In this 30 minute conversation the trio cover drills, philosophy, alignments, and the fundamental building blocks of all great Zone Offenses.
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In this cross-sport conversation, Slappin' Glass sits down with ex-NFL Executive and Owner of the highly popular "Daily Coach" leadership site, Mike Lombardi. The trio dive into the areas of Problem-Solving vs. Critical Decisions, how to find answers to tough questions, building the culture of great staffs, having crucial conversations, and talk about the value of Mr. Miyagi during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Hartford Head Coach, John Gallagher. In this entertaining and insightful conversation Coach Gallagher discusses leading through adversity, handling the current D1 to D3 transition, healthy confrontations, running a 1-3-1 defense late in the clock, concepts to attack a switch, and have a ton of fun talking upset analytics and working referees during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Croatian Professional Coach and former Head Coach of the Slovakian National Team, Ivan Rudez. The trio discuss the "Three Frontiers of Coaching" (players, managers, and media), teaching passing technique to youth and pros, the art of "post passing", conflict theory in the locker room, and break down Pressing After Time Outs and Losing Seasons during the always fun "Overrated/Underrated?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Assistant Coach of UNC Charlotte/Head Coach on New Zealand's U19 National Team, Aaron Fearne. The trio dive into specific culture building techniques, defining player roles, special situations, "Start, Sub, or Sit?!", and dissect all the details of Coach Fearne's "Tagging Up" Offensive Rebounding System.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with 11-Time Women's National Champion Head Coach of the UConn Huskies, Geno Auriemma. The trio dive into a wide-range of relevant topics including elevating and coaching your best talent, getting input from players on offensive ideas, the balance of Reads vs. Rules in 1/2 court offense, and the intricacies of French Wine and Directional Defenses during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" segment.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with legendary Team USA Basketball and 42 Year High School Head Coach, Don Showalter, to discuss all things practice/practice planning, what separates the great players/coaches from the pack, press defenses, and the elements of High School Head Coaching he'd most delegate during the always fun "Star, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with current Guard for VL Pesaro in Italy's Serie A and former Drexel University standout, Frantz Massenat. The trio discuss Frantz' stops in some of Europe's top leagues in Germany, Spain, and Italy, high-level PNR progressions, the art of passing, the power of basketball and community, and Team Bus Rides during the always fun "Overrated/Underrated?!"
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ESPN's Jay Bilas joins the Slappin' Glass podcast to discuss the process and long-term vision planning of great coaches, attacking and teach complex zones, how to seek the right answers, and benches the NCAA Rules Committee during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of East Los Angeles Junior College, currently featured on Netflix's "Last Chance U", John Mosley. The trio discuss hard coaching, building a culture of accountability, establishing trust, using incentives for motivation, the UCLA High Post Offense, pressure defense, and return to the always fun "Overrated/Underrated?!" segment.
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ESPN's Fran Fraschilla returns to the podcast in this "March Madness Coaches Special" episode. The trio discuss the trends of the 2021 season, Guards vs. Bigs in the tournament, KenPom Stats, Pace of Play, and have a ton of fun in a March Madness Edition of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Dallas Mavericks Assistant Coach, Jenny Boucek. The trio explore the areas of onboarding into a new job, coaching and playing with joy, the genius of Luka Donic, assessing player value in the world of analytics, and the most important skill for assistant coaches during an always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the University of Pennsylvania Head Coach, Steve Donahue. The trio discuss seeking and giving mentorship, the analytics that matter in "Crunch Time", advanced screening concepts, re-thinking the game, and talk Philadelphia sports teams in a highly entertaining "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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In this, 3rd edition of the "Extra Pass", Slappin' Glass sits down with Coach KJ Smith of Brazil's Basquete Unifacisa to discuss the "Brazilian Triple Post Action". The trio dive into the actions, reads, and teaching points of the unique post movement.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Ireland's U-18 National Team Head Coach, Paul Kelleher. In this powerful and insightful conversation, Coach Kelleher discusses reframing anger and ego to avoid burnout, using imagery in your terminology, transition concepts, NOT using the PNR, and the differences in Irish and English humor during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with former NBA Assistant and current owner of Hoops Mind, Joe Boylan. In this wide ranging conversation the trio discuss Coach Boylan's current work surrounding mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and meditation, and then get tactical diving into on-ball defensive techniques, coaching and developing bench players, and have some fun in the return of "Overrated/Underrated?!"
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In this episode of the "Extra Pass", a short, hyper specific conversation surrounding a single topic, Slappin' Glass welcomes back Zak Boisvert for a conversation surrounding "2nd Side Actions" within the Euro Continuity Ball Screen Offense.
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Slappin Glass sits down with Olimpia Milano's Michael Roll in a detailed conversation about Coach/Player Communication, Winning Locker Rooms, the reads, mindset, and routines of shooters, and as always, have a lot of fun talking about being a member of UCLA's Final Four runs and much more during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"
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Slappin' Glass sits down with former NY Knick and Houston Rockets Head Coach, and current ESPN NBA Analyst, Jeff Van Gundy. The trio discuss attacking zone, inverting screens, timeouts, halftimes, the makeup of great coaches, and have a ton of fun during the "Start, Sub, or Sit" segment.
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In this quick, hyper specific "Extra Pass" episode Slappin' Glass discusses the benefits, reads, and teaching points of the "Get Action". A follow up to the podcast with Brown University Head Coach, Mike Martin, where he detailed some of the reasons they love running "Gets".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of Brown University, Mike Martin. Coach Martin is widely considered one of the best young head coaches in the game and shows why as the trio dive into unique 5-Out Actions, "Force Left" Defensive System, seeking knowledge from other professions, and have a ton of fun during "Start, Sub, Sit."
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Slappin' Glass sits down with Telekom Bonn and Angola National Team Head Coach, Will Voigt. The trio dive headfirst into Coach Voigt's use of "Peel Switching", which has become one of the more popular defensive trends of late. They also discuss Servant Leadership, Learning from Players, Investing in Relationships, and have a fun segment of "Start, Sub, or Sit".
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Slappin' Glass sits down with European Professional player, Sam Dekker. The trio discuss the strategies and ways coaches can best help players learn, process, and execute the game. From scouting reports, 5 on 0, skills training, offensive philosophy, and more, Sam discusses what he's learned from some of the best coaches and teams he's been on. The trio also have a ton of fun during the "Overrated/Underrated" segment.
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Slappin' Glass welcomes the highly successful Head Coach of Johns Hopkins University, Josh Loeffler. The trio discuss the value of competition, dealing with conflict, 5-Out Offensive Concepts, building Automatics into your offense, "Start, Sub, or Sit", and much much more. This episode is a lot of fun.
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Slappin' Glass tips-off 2021 with one of the best coaches from Australia, Liam Flynn. The trio discuss his multiple coaching stops around the world, teaching split action/cutting, critical communication, creating and taking away space, and have fun with a brand new segment called "Start, Sub, or Sit".
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In this special Year-in-Review episode Dan and Pat dive into their biggest takeaways and learnings of 2020. Broken into 3 segments, they first discuss what they've gleaned from interviews with the first 20 coaches on the podcast, then turn to a talk on their favorite X's and O's and tactics, before finishing the year with a fun "Overrated/Underrated" segment aimed at each other.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with the newly hired Head Coach of California Maritime, Tim Bross. The trio dive into the areas of building a program, switching concepts, and Coach Bross closes with a truly powerful personal account about resilience, perspective, and the things that matter.
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Slappin' Glass sits down with MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg Assistant Coach, Josh King. The trio discuss differences in U.S and European basketball, masking offensive actions, balancing pressure and containment on defense, and the maturation process of professional players.
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Slappin' Glass welcomes one of the world's best coaches, Moncho Fernández, from Monbus Obradoiro in Spain's top professional division, Liga ACB. The trio discuss Coach Fernández's influences, reverse-angle ball screens, "Next" Defense, developing solutions, and responding to adversity throughout a thought-provoking interview with Coach Fernández. You'll find more insights and X's and O's on this and past podcasts on the Slappin' Glass Newsletter here... https://slappinglass.substack.com/
Slappin' Glass sits down with 4-Time NCAA DII Coach of the Year from Lincoln Memorial, Josh Schertz. In this "Defense-A-Palooza" the trio cover areas of communication, rebounding, guarding split screens, stack screens, and middle PnR's. Things really heat up in the "Overrated/Underrated" segment, where some offensive concepts as well as the "Block/Charge" rule is debated.
In this Special Edition Podcast, Slappin' Glass sits down with the Executive Chef for Team USA basketball, Shawn Loving. The trio discuss Chef Loving's ascent to becoming the Head Chef for the Detroit Pistons, Team USA, and most recently, The NBA Bubble. Hear topics on pre-game and post-game meal best practices, healthy eating, cooking with salt and sugars, intermittent fasting, and much more.
Slappin' Glass welcomes former Memphis Grizzlies and NY Knicks Head Coach, David Fizdale. The trio discuss an array of topics including hiring practices, the art of screening, transition concepts, "junk" or "Secondary" defenses, and the always fun "Overrated/Underrated".
Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of the Icelandic National Team, Craig Pedersen. The trio discuss the details of practice planning, building a playbook, modern post play, screening, and Coach Pedersen brings his own questions to the "Overrated or Underrated" segment.
Slappin' Glass sits down with current NBA skills trainer, and former NBA, G-League, and German BBL coach, David Gale, to discuss how the best coaches watch film, what he learned about the "Open" Offense from Nick Nurse, the art of passing, and indulge in an entertaining and thought provoking segment of "Overrated or Underrated".
Slappin' Glass sits down with one of basketball's brightest and most insightful offensive minds, Zak Boisvert. The trio discuss a wide-range of the latest offensive trends and topics including ball screen action, "apparition cuts", flex, directional play design, analytics, and much more. The trio also indulge in a fun new segment of the podcast called "Overrated or Underrated". All of this and more wrapped into an hour of an "X and O Extravaganza".
Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Assistant Coach of the Xinjiang Flying Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association, Mark Amaral. Among many topics, the trio discuss Chinese basketball philosophy, recruiting for fit, the value of family in coaching, Coach Amaral's 44 days in quarantine, and much more.
Slappin' Glass sits down with the Assistant Coach for the Chemnitz Niners in Germany's top pro league, and one of the best young coaches and basketball minds in Europe, Daniel Sokolovsky. The trio dive into multiple strategic and leadership topics including implementing a defensive system, building habits for teams, players and coaches, establishing trust and credibility in the coaching industry, using film to aid player development, bouncing back from failure, and much more.
Slappin' Glass sits down with the innovative, unique, and growth oriented coach of Great Britain's U20 National Team and the Reading Rockets, Alan Keane. Among many topics the trio explore the areas of creating high performance environments, effective switching concepts, modern post defense, and much much more.
Slappin' Glass sits down for a thought-provoking conversation with Wall Street Journal NBA Reporter, and author of the phenomenal new book "The Hot Hand", Ben Cohen. The trio explore the science and mystery of the "Hot Hand" in basketball, and how it relates to decision-making, human behavior, chance, finding patterns, and much more.
Slappin' Glass hosts one of the world's most renown thinkers, leaders, and champions of the game, Fran Fraschilla. In this deep-dive conversation the trio discuss the best European trends, reverse- engineering offenses, the great practice plans and coaches, the role of the commentator, getting to the "why", and much much more.
Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of the Polish National Team, Mike Taylor. The trio explore the coaching/leadership topics of building an offensive system, empowering players through positive coaching, the anatomy of a TimeOut, the best European basketball trends, the toughest National teams to scout, and much more.
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Memphis Tigers Assistant Men's Basketball Coach, Cody Toppert, sits down with Slappin' Glass for an insightful and wide-ranging basketball, coaching, and life conversation. Coach Toppert discusses his stops in the NBA, G-League, NCAA, and Europe, while also deep-diving into player development, special situations, teaching "solutions", staying prepared, earning your keep, Will Ferrell, and much much more.
Ryan Pannone, Head Coach of the G-League's Erie BayHawks sits down with Slappin' Glass to discuss the best international basketball trends he's teaching, gaining "buy-in" in the G-League, the power of adding value, Wedding Crashers, and much more.
Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of NCAA D2 Academy of Art, Scott Waterman. The trio dive into Coach Waterman's first year experience as a Head Coach. Being a long time assistant at all three NCAA levels before getting his first Head Coaching job, Coach Waterman shares a wealth of knowledge of what it was like behind the scenes during his first season. Topics include:
- The first week on the job
-Developing an offensive and defensive philosophy
-Getting buy-in from players after taking over
-The things he would do over again
and much more.
An in-depth discussion with one of the premiere coaches of the modern "Motion Offense", Elliot Steinmetz of NCAA DIII Yeshiva University. This is a detailed and technical discussion of the rules, principles, and teachings that Coach Steinmetz uses. Yeshiva was the best offensive team in DIII in 2019-20 and Coach Steinmetz was the National Coach of the Year.