Slappin' Glass Podcast

Jan 24 2025 234 ep. 56 mins 107
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Exploring basketball's best ideas, strategies, and coaches from around the world.

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Bob Levant on Building Emotional IQ, Fear in Coaching, and Responding vs. Reacting

Jan 24 2025 59 mins  
Slappin' Glass is joined this week by author and performance consultant for some of the best coaches in the NBA and NCAA, Bob Levant. In this highly insightful conversation the trio dive into Bob's thoughts on building emotional IQ, the role of fear in coaching and leadership, responding vs. reacting, and discusses "dripping" culture daily to your team and sticking to the process d

Dr. Gio Valiante Returns! Understanding Fear and Anxiety in High Performance, Finding Flow States, and Attributions of Success and Failures

Jan 10 2025 81 mins  
Slappin' Glass sits down this week for a second time on the show with one of the world's most sought after high performance coaches, Dr. Gio Valiante! In Round 2 the trio dive deep into the areas of fear and anxiety in high performance, finding flow states, and attributions of success and failures. To join coaches and championship winning staffs from the NBA to High School from ove

Ben McCollum on PNR Pace and Angles, Player Constraints, and Stats that Matter {Drake}

Dec 27 2024 51 mins  
In this December Rewind episode Slappin' Glass sits down with now Drake MBB Head Coach, Ben McCollum. In a highly thought provoking episode 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 durin

Sundance Wicks on Contagious Culture, Advantages vs. Movement, and "Foxhole" Friends {Wyoming}

Dec 20 2024 74 mins  
In this December Rewind episode Slappin' Glass revisits one of the most inspirational and motivating episodes of all time with now Wyoming MBB Head Coach, Sundance Wicks. Coach Wicks brings a ton of energy and passion to the podcast as the trio dive into the areas of building "scout" specific and base defenses, hiding poor defenders, and the trio talk contagious culture, and advant

Mike D'Antoni on the Evolution of "Pace and Space", Challenging Great Players, and Impossible Tags

Dec 13 2024 60 mins  
Slappin' Glass revisits one of the all-time most popular and interesting episodes on the show with legendary NBA Head Coach, Mike D'Antoni! In this episode the trio dive into the history and evolution of "Pace and Space" offense and discuss challenging great players, impossible tags, and much more during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"To join coaches and championship winning

Rick Pitino on 8 Practice Segments, Benefits of Pressure Defense, and the Evolution of the PNR

Dec 06 2024 60 mins  
Slappin' Glass sits down in this episode with the legendary, Rick Pitino! In this "December Rewind" episode with the current St. John's Head Coach the trio dive into Coach Pitino's thoughts on 8 different practice segments, the evolution of the PNR, and discuss the benefits of pressure defense and helping assistants be prepared for becoming a Head Coach during the always fun "Start

Ben Sullivan on Aggressive Switching Tactics, Habits of Elite Shooters, and Personnel-Based Film {Houston Rockets}

Nov 29 2024 68 mins  
Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Assistant Coach of the Houston Rockets, Ben Sullivan! In this highly informative conversation the trio dive into Coach Sullivan's thoughts on building elite shooters, and the habits that go with it, and discuss various switching techniques along with personnel-based film preparation during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"To join coac

Frank Haith on Building Teams that Win Late, Pressure Free Throws, and "Tricky Traps" {Texas}

Nov 22 2024 59 mins  
Slappin' Glass sits down this week with Assistant Coach of Texas MBB, Frank Haith! In this highly interesting conversation the trio dive into Coach Haith's thoughts on building teams that can win late in games, pressure free throws, and discuss internal program measures on defense, and "trick traps" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"To join coaches and championship winnin

Shantay Legans on Coaching with an Edge, 1-3-1 BLOB Defense, and Protecting Foul-Prone Players {Portland}

Nov 15 2024 61 mins  
Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Portland MBB, Shantay Legans! In this highly entertaining conversation the trio dive into Coach Legans' thoughts on coaching with an edge, teams becoming an extension of yourself, and explore the "Deep" BLOB defense, along with protecting foul-prone players during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" To join coaches and cha

Pat Delany on Defensive Details that Win, Efficient Practices, and Coaching Skills Learned in the Film Room {Toronto Raptors}

Nov 08 2024 66 mins  
Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Assistant Coach for the Toronto Raptors, Pat Delany! In this terrific conversation the trio dive into Coach Delany's thoughts on defending great offensive teams in the half court, and discusses coaching skills learned in the film room, along with efficient and focused practice planning during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"To join c