
Slappin' Glass Podcast
Exploring basketball's best ideas, strategies, and coaches from around the world.
Latest episodes

Apr 19, 2024 • 37min
Practical Thoughts on Ecological Design, Representative Environments, and the CLA w/ guest Drew Dunlop
Coach Drew Dunlop shares insights on ecological design and learning environments. Topics include optimizing performance through strategic training, creating representative environments, balancing play principles in team settings, exploring perceptual demands, and the importance of ecological design in player development.

Apr 12, 2024 • 1h 10min
Mody Maor on Layering Offensive Actions, Evaluating Competitiveness, and Weekly Practice Planning {NZ Breakers}
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 championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!

Apr 5, 2024 • 55min
Carly Clarke on Defensive Clarity, Zoning BLOB's, and Building Competitive Mindsets {TMU/Canada NT}
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 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!

Mar 29, 2024 • 52min
Jason Hart on Developing Young Talent, the Syracuse Zone, and Defending Hostage Dribbles {G League Ignite}
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 playing in the Syracuse 2-3 Zone and defending hostage dribbles during an interesting "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!

Mar 22, 2024 • 56min
Trevor Gleeson on "War Games", Flex Offense Counters, and Leadership in Crisis {Milwaukee Bucks}
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 staffs from the NBA to High School from over 60 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!

Mar 15, 2024 • 33min
Titans: The Future of Analytics with Colton Houston {HD Intelligence}
Explore the future of basketball analytics with HD Intelligence, covering data science revolution, strategies for offensive and defensive success, and the advancements in player tracking data for college basketball.

Mar 8, 2024 • 1h 13min
Nick Pasqua on Difficult Coaching Paths, Combining Euro and Princeton Offenses, and Efficient Player Analytics {Converse University}
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 different countries taking advantage of an SG Plus membership, visit HERE!

Mar 1, 2024 • 1h 8min
Jamion Christian on High IQ Players, Learning from Football, and "Mayhem" Defense {Pallacanestro Trieste}
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 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 23, 2024 • 1h 22min
Stan Van Gundy on Philosophy vs. Style, Efficient Shots, and Segmenting a Season
Stan Van Gundy shares insights on coaching philosophy, efficient shots, and offensive strategies. The importance of building strong foundations for team success and maximizing strengths while addressing weaknesses is discussed. Strategies for generating three-point shots, countering defensive coverages, and maintaining coaching consistency are explored.

Feb 16, 2024 • 43min
Ettore Messina on Playbook Design, Brutal Honesty, and Leveraging Strengths {Olimpia Milano}
Olimpia Milano Head Coach, Ettore Messina, discusses playbook design, leveraging player strengths, 'brutal honesty', and team identity. They explore maximizing strengths, decision-making, pick and roll strategies, and productive basketball practices.