

Slappin' Glass Podcast
Slappin' Glass
Exploring basketball's best ideas, strategies, and coaches from around the world.
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Dec 11, 2020 • 41min
Disruptive Defense and Learning from the Best with Josh King {Ludwigsburg}
Slappin' Glass sits down with MHP RIESEN Ludwigsburg Assistant Coach, Josh King. The trio discuss differences in U.S and European basketball, masking offensive actions, balancing pressure and containment on defense, and the maturation process of professional players. You can explore more insights from this podcast on the Slappin' Glass newsletter here: https://slappinglass.substack.com/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 4, 2020 • 53min
Reverse Ball-Screens, "Next Defense", and Developing Solutions with Moncho Fernández {Obradoiro}
Slappin' Glass welcomes one of the world's best coaches, Moncho Fernández, from Monbus Obradoiro in Spain's top professional division, Liga ACB. The trio discuss Coach Fernández's influences, reverse-angle ball screens, "Next" Defense, developing solutions, and responding to adversity throughout a thought-provoking interview with Coach Fernández. You'll find more insights and X's and O's on this and past podcasts on the Slappin' Glass Newsletter here... https://slappinglass.substack.com/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!

Nov 27, 2020 • 1h 10min
A "Defense-A-Palooza" with Josh Schertz {Lincoln Memorial University}
Slappin' Glass sits down with 4-Time NCAA DII Coach of the Year from Lincoln Memorial, Josh Schertz. In this "Defense-A-Palooza" the trio cover areas of communication, rebounding, guarding split screens, stack screens, and middle PnR's. Things really heat up in the "Overrated/Underrated" segment, where some offensive concepts as well as the "Block/Charge" rule is debated. 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!

Nov 24, 2020 • 47min
Team USA Basketball Executive Chef - Shawn Loving
In this Special Edition Podcast, Slappin' Glass sits down with the Executive Chef for Team USA basketball, Shawn Loving. The trio discuss Chef Loving's ascent to becoming the Head Chef for the Detroit Pistons, Team USA, and most recently, The NBA Bubble. Hear topics on pre-game and post-game meal best practices, healthy eating, cooking with salt and sugars, intermittent fasting, 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 membership, visit HERE!

Nov 20, 2020 • 1h
Interviewing, Special Defenses, and Transition Concepts with David Fizdale {NBA/ESPN}
Slappin' Glass welcomes former Memphis Grizzlies and NY Knicks Head Coach, David Fizdale. The trio discuss an array of topics including hiring practices, the art of screening, transition concepts, "junk" or "Secondary" defenses, and the always fun "Overrated/Underrated".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!

Nov 13, 2020 • 47min
Building a Playbook, Practice Planning, and Simplicity with Craig Pedersen { Iceland National Team HC }
Slappin' Glass sits down with the Head Coach of the Icelandic National Team, Craig Pedersen. The trio discuss the details of practice planning, building a playbook, modern post play, screening, and Coach Pedersen brings his own questions to the "Overrated or Underrated" 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!

Nov 6, 2020 • 57min
"Open" Offense, The Art of Passing, and European/NBA Skill Development with David Gale {NBA Trainer}
Slappin' Glass sits down with current NBA skills trainer, and former NBA, G-League, and German BBL coach, David Gale, to discuss how the best coaches watch film, what he learned about the "Open" Offense from Nick Nurse, the art of passing, and indulge in an entertaining and thought provoking segment of "Overrated or Underrated". 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 30, 2020 • 1h 17min
"X & O Extravaganza" with Zak Boisvert {Army/Pick N' Pop}
Slappin' Glass sits down with one of basketball's brightest and most insightful offensive minds, Zak Boisvert. The trio discuss a wide-range of the latest offensive trends and topics including ball screen action, "apparition cuts", flex, directional play design, analytics, and much more. The trio also indulge in a fun new segment of the podcast called "Overrated or Underrated". All of this and more wrapped into an hour of an "X and O Extravaganza".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 16, 2020 • 57min
Building a Defensive System and Establishing Credibility with Daniel Sokolovsky {Chemnitz Niners}
Slappin' Glass sits down with the Assistant Coach for the Chemnitz Niners in Germany's top pro league, and one of the best young coaches and basketball minds in Europe, Daniel Sokolovsky. The trio dive into multiple strategic and leadership topics including implementing a defensive system, building habits for teams, players and coaches, establishing trust and credibility in the coaching industry, using film to aid player development, bouncing back from failure, 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 membership, visit HERE!

Oct 9, 2020 • 1h 4min
High Performance Environments & Creative Defensive Concepts with Alan Keane {GB U20/Reading Rockets}
Slappin' Glass sits down with the innovative, unique, and growth oriented coach of Great Britain's U20 National Team and the Reading Rockets, Alan Keane. Among many topics the trio explore the areas of creating high performance environments, effective switching concepts, modern post defense, and much 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 membership, visit HERE!