

Slappin' Glass Podcast
Slappin' Glass
Exploring basketball's best ideas, strategies, and coaches from around the world.
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Nov 11, 2022 • 37min
Sergio Scariolo on Alternative Defenses, Flare Screens, and Poise Under Pressure {Virtus Bologna/Spain NT}
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?!"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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Nov 4, 2022 • 53min
Ben McCollum on PNR Pace and Angles, Player Constraints, and Stats that Matter {NW Missouri St.}
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?!"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!

Oct 28, 2022 • 46min
Taylor Jenkins on Efficient Practices, Adjusted Plus/Minus, and Coaching "Feel" {Memphis Grizzlies}
Taylor Jenkins, the Head Coach of the Memphis Grizzlies, is known for merging analytics with intuitive coaching. He dives into the importance of organizational efficiency and collaborative team dynamics for success. Jenkins shares insights on adjusted plus/minus metrics, emphasizing their role in evaluating player performance. He also discusses balancing data with gut feel while maintaining open communication with players. Finally, he touches on how family dynamics influence his coaching journey, highlighting the importance of work-life balance.

Oct 21, 2022 • 58min
Jeff Linder on Manipulating Space, Barkley Drives, and Attacking Switching {Wyoming}
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?!"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!

Oct 14, 2022 • 50min
Eric Henderson on High Efficiency Threes, Shading Left, and Empowering Staff {South Dakota St.}
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?!"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!

Oct 7, 2022 • 33min
Israel Gonzalez on Offensive Building Blocks, "Next Defense", and Playing 5 v. 5 {ALBA Berlin}
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. Join NBA, Euroleague, WNBA, and NCAA coaches who are taking advantage of an SG Plus membership HERE. 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!

Sep 30, 2022 • 59min
Dustin Kerns on Program Turnarounds, Position-less Offense, and Defending Ghost Screens {Appalachian State}
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?!"Coaches looking to join the community of coaches from over 40 countries around the world who are leveling up this season, visit HERE. 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!

Sep 23, 2022 • 45min
Natalie Nakase on Pace and Space, Selfless Staffs, and Championship Habits {Las Vegas Aces}
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?!"To find out more about the coaches and staffs taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE. 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!

Sep 16, 2022 • 1h 1min
Jeff Wilson on Modern Post Play, Mentoring Assistants into Head Coaches, and the Benefits of Pressure {East Stroudsburg}
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?!"To join coaches and staffs who are leveling up this season with a membership to SG Plus, visit HERE. 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!

Sep 9, 2022 • 50min
Greg Gibson on Stagger Screens, Managing Pressure, and Investing in Relationships {BC Nokia}
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?!"To join coaches and staffs from over 40 countries who are benefiting from an SG Plus membership, visit HERE. 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!


