

Slappin' Glass Podcast
Slappin' Glass
Exploring basketball's best ideas, strategies, and coaches from around the world.
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Feb 24, 2023 • 52min
Mark Alabakov on Modern Shuffle Offense, 2 for 1 Situations, and Developing a Coaching Philosophy {NBL/WNBL}
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?!"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!

Feb 17, 2023 • 48min
Pablo Laso on Managing Talent, "Floppy Action", and Attacking Shot-Blockers in the PNR {Euroleague HC}
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?!"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!

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Feb 10, 2023 • 50min
Jeff Van Gundy on the Mid-Season Blues, Attacking a Box and One, and Shortening Rotations {NBA/ESPN}
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. 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!

Feb 3, 2023 • 1h
Mike D'Antoni on Offensive Spacing Decisions, Challenging Great Players, and Honest Conversations {NBA HC}
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?!"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!

Jan 27, 2023 • 42min
Sammy Doucette on Intentional Leadership, Empty Side Ballscreens, and Game Planning Principles {Orange Coast College}
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?!"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!

Jan 20, 2023 • 39min
Taylor Tucker on Attacking the "No Middle" Defense, Effective On-Court Communication, and Developing Young PG's {DMACC}
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?!"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!

Jan 13, 2023 • 41min
Xavi Pascual on In-Game Decisions, Playing Small, and Practice Flow {Zenit}
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?!"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!

Jan 6, 2023 • 45min
Peyton Siva on Managing A Game, Change of Pace, and Team Accountability {Illawarra Hawks}
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?!"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!

Dec 30, 2022 • 58min
Year-In-Review (Best of "Start, Sub, or Sit?!") 2022
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!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!

Dec 23, 2022 • 1h 8min
Tuomas Iisalo on Playbook Design, Building Advantages, and the Value of Reading {Telekom Bonn} REPLAY
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?!"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!