Episodes
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. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus m...
Published 07/26/24
Published 07/26/24
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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!
Published 07/19/24
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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!
Published 07/12/24
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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staf...
Published 07/05/24
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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA ...
Published 06/28/24
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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of an S...
Published 06/21/24
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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plu...
Published 06/14/24
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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, ...
Published 06/07/24
We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from ove...
Published 05/31/24
We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries t...
Published 05/24/24
We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!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 duri...
Published 05/17/24
We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different cou...
Published 05/10/24
We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!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?!"To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High...
Published 05/03/24
We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!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?!"To jo...
Published 04/26/24
We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text!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. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the...
Published 04/19/24
We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text! 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??!" To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of...
Published 04/12/24
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?!" To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries...
Published 04/05/24
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?!"  To join coaches and championship...
Published 03/29/24
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?!" To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!
Published 03/22/24
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.  To join coaches and staff from the NBA to High School from over 40 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus...
Published 03/15/24
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.  To join coaches and staff from the NBA to High School from over 40 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!
Published 03/08/24
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?!" To join coaches and staff from the NBA to High School from over 40 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!
Published 03/01/24
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?!" To join coaches and staff from the NBA to High School from over 40 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!
Published 02/23/24
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.  To join coaches and staff from the NBA to High School from over 40 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!
Published 02/16/24