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Slappin' Glass Podcast

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Exploring basketball's best ideas, strategies, and coaches from around the world.
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Episodes

Seth Cooper on ATO's, No-Middle Defense, and Staff Responsibilities {Santa Cruz Warriors}

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?!" You can join coaches and staffs from over 40 different countries who have taken advantage of an SG Plus membership HERE ! To...

Jul 08, 202259 minSeason 1Ep. 99

Tom Crean on Extending Games, Saving Timeouts, and Accountability to One's Talent

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?!" Interested in joining coaches and staffs from over 40 countries around the world who are taking advantage of...

Jul 01, 20221 hr 4 minSeason 1Ep. 98

Dave McLaughlin on Shot Quality Data, Offensive Exits, and Pillars of Culture {Dartmouth}

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?!" Join coaches and staffs who are taking advantage of an SG Plus membership HERE. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the ...

Jun 24, 202257 minSeason 1Ep. 97

Dr. Gio Valiante on Humiliation and Losing, Mastery Orientation, and Understanding Confidence

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?!" You can join...

Jun 17, 202247 minSeason 1Ep. 96

Ettore Messina on Adapting to Strengths, Playbook Design, and Logical Creativity {Olimpia Milano}

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?!" To join coaches and staffs from over 40 different countries benefitting from a membership to SG Plus, visit HERE. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the ...

Jun 10, 202243 minSeason 1Ep. 95

Iacopo Squarcina on Coaching Coordinators, 5 on 0 Efficiency, and the Elements of Set Design {Virtus Bologna}

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?!" For more information on joining the growing community of coaches around the world who are taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE. To join coaches and cha...

Jun 03, 202259 minSeason 1Ep. 94

Mike Williams on DHO's, Offensive Efficiency with Non-Shooters, and Forging True Relationships {Capital City Go-Go}

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, o...

May 27, 202259 minSeason 1Ep. 93

Rick Pitino on 8 Practice Segments, Pressure Defense, and Embracing Failure {Iona}

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?!" To join NBA, Euroleague, Collegiate, and International coaches from over 30 countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, ...

May 20, 20221 hr 1 minSeason 1Ep. 92

Scott Morrison on All Things Cutting, Shot Selection, and the Power of Sacrifice {Perth Wildcats}

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?!". Join NBA, Euroleague, Collegiate, Inte...

May 13, 202246 minSeason 1Ep. 91

Massimo Cancellieri on Defensive Versatility, Plus/Minus Analytics, and Following Passion {Limoges}

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?!" For those interesting in growing, exploring, and connecting this off season, find out more and join coaches and staffs from over 30 different countries taking advantage on an SG Plus m...

May 06, 202249 minSeason 1Ep. 90

Matt Langel on Three Player Actions, "Pre-Practice" Drills, and the Value of Family {Colgate}

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?!" For coaches looking to further their knowledge and connect with o...

Apr 29, 202252 minSeason 1Ep. 89

Xavier Silas on Maintaining Advantages, Dunker Spot Decisions, and the Player-to-Coach Career Transition {Motor City Cruise}

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. For those looking to explore and grow this off season, join coaches and staffs from over 30 differe...

Apr 22, 20221 hr 3 minSeason 1Ep. 88

Joe Mantegna on Radical Truthfulness, Pistol Action, and the Two-Sided Fast Break {Blair Academy}

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?!" To join coaches from over 30 different countries who are taking advantage of an SG P...

Apr 15, 20221 hrSeason 1Ep. 87

Chad Murray on In-Game Mindfulness, PNR Tagging Principles, and Offensive Play Calling {Pacific Lutheran}

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?!!" T...

Apr 08, 20221 hrSeason 1Ep. 86

Mike Jones on Elite Guardplay, Unique PNR Locations, and Being the "Hunted" {Virginia Tech}

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?!" To join the SG Plus community of coaches from over 30 different countries, visit HERE. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA ...

Apr 01, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 85

Rick Brunson on Effort and Motivation, Isolation Locations, and Earning Playing Time {Camden HS}

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?!" Join coaches from around the world who've become members and benefitting from SG Plus HERE. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to ...

Mar 25, 202233 minSeason 1Ep. 84

Steve Clifford on Elite Defensive Fundamentals, Productive Practices, and Conducting a Post Season Analysis {Brooklyn Nets}

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. To join coaches from over 20 countries benefiting from a Slappin' Glass Plus membership, visit HERE. To join coaches and championship winning s...

Mar 18, 202259 minSeason 1Ep. 83

JC Prat on Creating Gameplans, Guarding Flares, and Elements of Toughness {Paris Basketball}

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?!" To join coaches from over 20 countries who're enjoying Slappin' Glass Plus, visit HERE. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 ...

Mar 11, 202250 minSeason 1Ep. 82

Liam Flynn on Critical Communication and Advanced Defensive Concepts - Repost { Australian Pro Coach }

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!?" To get access to Coach Flynn's clinic you can become a member of SG Plus , or purchase it ...

Mar 04, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 81

Luke Sikma on Post Passing, Handling Doubles, and Role Clarity {ALBA Berlin}

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?!" For those looking to join coaches from over 20 countries who are learning, connecting, and growing with SG Plus, visit HERE. To join coaches and championship winn...

Feb 25, 20221 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 80

Martin Schiller on Rotation Patterns, Teaching Closeouts, and Learning by Doing {Pro Coach}

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. To join coaches and staffs from around the world who are benefitting this season from an SG Plus membership, visit HERE. To join coaches and championship winning staffs f...

Feb 18, 20221 hr 2 minSeason 1Ep. 79

Paul Westhead on "The System", Coaching Interviews, and Gaining Buy-In {NBA/WNBA/NCAA}

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?!" For much more: Free Newsletter ----> HERE SG Plus ----&g...

Feb 11, 20221 hr 11 minSeason 1Ep. 78

Marshall Cho on Seizing Opportunities, Shot Selection, and Mental Health of Young Athletes {Lake Oswego High School}

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. For weekly insights into the best tactical, leadership, and coaching content sign up for the Slappi...

Feb 04, 20221 hr 6 minSeason 1Ep. 77

PJ Carlesimo on Post Passing, EOG Inbounds Execution, and the Value of Experience {ESPN}

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?!" Looking to join a like-minded community of coaches while getting access to hundreds of unique breakdown videos, newsletters, coaching events, an...

Jan 28, 202257 minSeason 1Ep. 76

Raoul Korner on Hedging the PNR, Peer Leadership, and Midseason Focus {Medi Bayreuth}

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?!" To join coaches and staffs from over 20 countries who're benefiting from SG Plus this year, visit HERE. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 diff...

Jan 21, 202257 minSeason 1Ep. 75

Gordie Chiesa on Half-Court Execution, Bench Scoring, and the Brotherhood of Coaching {NBA Assistant/ESPN Radio}

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?!". To join the hundreds of coaches and staffs from around the world who became members of SG Plus this past year, find out all that's entailed HERE. To join coa...

Jan 14, 202253 minSeason 1Ep. 74

Brian Goorjian on "Gold Vibes", Transition Defense, and Aggressive PNR Coverages {Illawarra & Australia NT}

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. Join coaches and staffs from every level in over 20 different countries by b...

Jan 07, 20221 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 73

Year-in-Review - {The Best of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"}

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. Thank you to all who've listened to and supported the show this year, we'll see you in 2022! Interested in joining coaches from over 15 countries around the world who are members of Slappin' Glass Plus? Visi...

Dec 30, 20211 hr 7 minSeason 1Ep. 72

Elliot Steinmetz on Motion Offense {Yeshiva} (Repost)

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. Interested in joining coaches from around the globe who've become members of SG Plus this ...

Dec 23, 202141 minSeason 1Ep. 71

Mike and Eric Thibault on Season "Resets", Attacking Switches, and Defending Special Situations {Washington Mystics}

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?!". For much more on the growing Slappin' Glass Plus community of coaches from around the world, visit HERE. To join coaches and championship winning st...

Dec 17, 20211 hr 5 minSeason 1Ep. 70
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