

Slappin' Glass Podcast
Slappin' Glass
Exploring basketball's best ideas, strategies, and coaches from around the world.
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Jul 9, 2021 • 49min
Tom Thibodeau on Off-Season Growth, Flow vs. Sets, and Streamlining Decisions {NY Knicks}
Slappin' Glass sits down with the 2021 NBA Coach of the Year, the Head Coach of the New York Knicks, Tom Thibodeau. Coach Thibs shares his knowledge and thoughts on off-season growth, flow vs. sets, offensive rebounding concepts, as well favorite baseball stadiums and Adjusted Plus/Minus during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit.Listeners of the Slappin' Glass Podcast can received 10% an SG Plus membership by entering the code "SG10" at checkout. This gives complete access to over 275 deep-dive breakdown videos on SGTV, the premium "Sunday Mornin' Newsletter", the private "Coaches Corner" community, monthly clinics/Q&A's, and more. Sign up here and enter "SG10" to receive the 10% discount: 10% off SG Plus MembershipTo 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!

Jul 2, 2021 • 57min
Igor Milicic on Evaluating Role Players, Hedging Ballscreens, and Calculated Risks {Slam Stal Ostrow}
Slappin' Glass sits down with Head Coach of 2021 Polish Basketball League Champion, BM Slam Stal Ostrów, Coach Igor Milicic. The trio dive into evaluating and growing key role and bench players, the intricacies of "Hedging a Ballscreen", and talk "half-time stats", and end of game risks during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"For an in-depth film study of Coach Milicic's unique Zone Defense, visit HERE. For more information on becoming a member of Slappin' Glass Plus, which gives access to SGTV (over 275 breakdown videos), the premium Sunday Mornin' Newsletter, the private "Coaches Corner Community" (hundreds of coaches from more than 15 countries), and monthly Q&A's/Clinics, visit our Slappin' Glass Plus Membership page. 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!

Jun 25, 2021 • 58min
Landry Kosmalski on Playing with Two Bigs, Simplifying Reads, and Instilling Toughness {Swarthmore College}
Slappin' Glass sits down with the 2020 DIII Coach of the Year from Swarthmore College, Landry Kosmalski. The trio discuss the value of a hard, disciplined warm-up, playing with pace and flow in transition, spacing and playing with two bigs, and talk stats that matter, energy plays, Horns Sets, and more during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".For more about this podcast, as well as information about Slappin' Glass TV, which houses over 260 detailed European, NBA, and NCAA breakdown videos, please 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!

Jun 18, 2021 • 55min
Sue Bird on Game Management, Passing Windows, and Career Longevity {Seattle Storm}
Slappin' Glass sits down with one of the game's all-time greats, Sue Bird. The trio dive into managing the flow of a game, getting both stars and role players involved, creating passing windows on the break and in a PNR, and talk team parties, triple switching, and the value of a good game-day nap during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".To watch the video portion of this podcast, as well as get access to the complete video library of European, NBA, and Collegiate breakdowns, please visit Slappin' Glass TV in the 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!

Jun 11, 2021 • 1h 5min
Eric Musselman on Competitive Staffs, Off-Ball Movement, and Creating Momentum { Arkansas }
Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks, Eric Musselman. The trio discuss building career and team momentum, creating competitive staffs, off-ball cutting and screening, and play a new game of "Over or Under?", where they dive into player rotations, paint touches, and "bench energy". A fantastic interview from one of college basketball's best coaches.For more on this podcast, as well as access to over 250 detailed breakdown videos, the Sunday Mornin' Newsletter, and much more, please visit our Slappin' Glass Plus coaching platform 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!

Jun 4, 2021 • 54min
Mike Carlson on PNR IQ, Honing Skills, and Creating Player/Coach Synergy { Acunsa GBC }
Slappin' Glass travels to Spain in this conversation with Acunsa GBC Forward, Mike Carlson. The trio deep-dive into bridging disconnect between players and coaches when it comes to knowledge transfer, developing PNR IQ, screening concepts, creating synergy with guards in a PNR, and talk siestas, analytics, and the Mikan Drill during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".For more information on this podcast, as well as learn more about all that's offered on the Slappin' Glass Plus coaching platform, please 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!

May 28, 2021 • 1h 5min
Tobin Anderson on Full Court Pressing, Winning on the Road, and Seizing Opportunities (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of NCAA DII St. Thomas Aquinas, Tobin Anderson, to explore all areas of his full court pressing system, what wins on the road, and how to seize opportunities in building a career. The trio also embark on a fun and insightful "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" segment where they explore Motion Cuts, Post Actions, and where you'll most likely find Coach Anderson after a tough loss.For more information on our newly launched coaching/learning platform, Slappin' Glass Plus, consisting of SGTV, the Sunday Mornin' Newsletter, Coaching Clinics, and more please 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!

May 26, 2021 • 34min
Extra Pass: Matt Kingsley on Offensive Zone Concepts {Yale}
In this "Extra Pass" episode of the Slappin' Glass podcast Dan and Pat sit down with Yale Associate Head Coach, Matt Kingsley, to discuss all things Zone Offense. In this 30 minute conversation the trio cover drills, philosophy, alignments, and the fundamental building blocks of all great Zone Offenses. We are excited to have officially launched Slappin' Glass Plus, our basketball and coaching learning hub consisting of SGTV, the Sunday Mornin' Newsletter, monthly clinics, a private community, and more. For more information on all that's included, please 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!

May 21, 2021 • 40min
Mike Lombardi on Problem-Solving, Crucial Conversations, and Building Staffs {NFL Executive/Coach}
In this cross-sport conversation, Slappin' Glass sits down with ex-NFL Executive and Owner of the highly popular "Daily Coach" leadership site, Mike Lombardi. The trio dive into the areas of Problem-Solving vs. Critical Decisions, how to find answers to tough questions, building the culture of great staffs, having crucial conversations, and talk about the value of Mr. Miyagi during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!". For for more information on this podcast, as well as our brand new Slappin' Glass Plus learning platform visit our website 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!

May 14, 2021 • 1h 9min
John Gallagher on Grit, 1-3-1 Zones, and Building Community { Hartford }
Slappin' Glass sits down with Hartford Head Coach, John Gallagher. In this entertaining and insightful conversation Coach Gallagher discusses leading through adversity, handling the current D1 to D3 transition, healthy confrontations, running a 1-3-1 defense late in the clock, concepts to attack a switch, and have a ton of fun talking upset analytics and working referees during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!".For information on the launch of Slappin' Glass Plus, the premium membership with access to Slappin' Glass TV, the Sunday Mornin' Newsletter, the private "Coaches Corner Community" and more, please 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!


