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,…

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 f…

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…

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 P…

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 duri…

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 alway…

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 alwa…

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…

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 "Sta…

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 h…

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 al…

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!?" To …

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 th…

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" …

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 abo…

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 o…

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.…

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 winn…

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 coac…

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 …

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 th…

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, …

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, …

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 j…

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 "S…

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 coa…

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 Dyn…

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?…

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 t…

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…

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 …

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 champi…

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 t…

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 p…

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 staf…

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 be…

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 championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 dif…

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 championship w…

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 championship winning staffs fr…

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 championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries …

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?!" To j…

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. To join coaches and championship winning staf…

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 mo…

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,…

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 "St…

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?!" To join coaches and championship wi…

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. To join coaches and …

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. To join coaches and…

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, …

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?!" To …