Slappin' Glass Podcast

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  Jeff Van Gundy On Defending Great Players, Scoring Via Cutting, and Giving Impactful Feedback | SG Classics 11.09.2026 1t 14min

  In this high-level, candid, and engaging return to the show, Los Angeles Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy joins Slappin' Glass for his third appearance. Van Gundy dives deep into what it takes to defend the NBA's best players—emphasizing the fundamentals of transition defense, rebounding, and avoiding reckless fouling. The conversation explores stunt vs. full help principles, creating physical defenses through communication, and the challenge of preparing against high-powered offenses....
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  Matt Fletcher on Guard-to-Guard Screening, Developing a Staff, and Personnel-Based Cutting | Concordia St. Paul 04.09.2026 1t 8min

  Concordia St. Paul head coach Matt Fletcher joins Slappin’ Glass to detail the guard-to-guard screening system his staff built around a roster of multiple point guards and an undersized five. Fletcher explains how “bump, tap, hit” gives screeners three answers—screen-and-roll, ghost, or hit-and-pop—while creating an empty side and forcing the defense into switch-or-stay decisions. The conversation moves into the teaching behind the system: charting each player’s screening mix, entering the fi...
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  Vitor Galvani on Hedge & Plug Protection Plans, Guard-to-Guard Separation & Letting Shot Selection Set the Pace | Mexico City Capitanes 28.08.2026 1t 5min

  The 2026 G-League Coach of the Year, Vitor Galvani, joins us to detail how he built and adjusted Hedge & Plug in Brazil and the G League. He explains why the coverage made sense in what he calls a “scoring guards league,” how the pickup point changes the plug technique, the triggers for releasing the hedge, and why re-screens and late flips can put the coverage under real stress. The conversation moves behind the ball to Galvani’s “Protection Plan”: the MIG and Fence, jumping...
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  Chad Dickman on Unorthodox Spacing, Randomizing Blind Flares, & Forcing Defenses to Solve the Unfamiliar | Hood College 21.08.2026 57min

  Hood College Head Coach Chad Dickman joins us to discuss how his offense uses spacing, pace, and unorthodox ball-screen actions to force defenses into decisions they rarely get to rehearse. Dickman explains the thinking behind Hood’s early empty-side flat ball screens, the intentionally “jumbled” three-man side, and why he wants the ballhandler making decisions before the defense can settle into its preferred coverage. We get into how Hood teaches players to flow from one action to the next w...
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  Charles Klask on Building Structure Into Flow Offense, Evaluating Rich Possessions, and Disruptive Switching | University of Washington 14.08.2026 1t 9min

  University of Washington assistant coach and longtime NBA coach Charles Klask joins Slappin’ Glass for a detailed conversation on building structure underneath a free-flowing offense, defining offensive priorities, using analytics to shape behavior, and teaching switching defense. Klask breaks down how to identify your best decision-makers, build an offensive hierarchy around player strengths, and create what he calls “rich possessions” by involving your “rulers” while attacking the opponent’...
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  Pat Juckem on Designing Practices That Transfer, Scoring Winning Habits, and Taking Emotion Out of Shot Selection | WashU 07.08.2026 1t 1min

  WashU Head Coach Pat Juckem joins the Slappin’ Glass Podcast to discuss practice design, competitive scoring, team engagement, and transition defense. Juckem breaks down how WashU structures practice through teaching, learning, and competitive segments, why the opening minutes should reveal a team’s identity, and how productive practices often require mistakes, uncertainty, and player-led problem solving. He also explains how scoring systems can reinforce offensive rebounding, defensive activ...
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  T.J. Otzelberger on Defensive Trade-Offs, In-Game Information, and Competitive Endurance | Iowa State 31.07.2026 1t 4min

  Iowa State Head Coach TJ Otzelberger joins the Slappin’ Glass Podcast to discuss building one of college basketball’s most disruptive defensive identities. Coach Otzelberger explains why Iowa State prioritizes mentality over scheme, beginning with its commitment to creating a “collision” on the first dribble, pressuring the ball inside the scoring area, and forcing opponents to play under duress. He details the Cyclones’ “goalie” and “spy” responsibilities, early baseline rotations, and the h...
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  Baldur Ragnarsson on Finding Patterns That Decide Games, Applying Pressure After Free Throws, and In-Season Conditioning | Álftanes 24.07.2026 56min

  Coach Baldur Ragnarsson joins Slappin’ Glass to discuss basketball scouting, opponent game planning, defensive strategy, and high-intensity practice design. Ragnarsson explains how he combines full-game film, tagged possessions, and statistical databases to identify player tendencies—particularly passing patterns—and turn a large amount of information into a clear game plan. He also breaks down how his teams practice multiple pick-and-roll coverages, develop basketball-specific conditioning a...
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  Hedge & Plug Solutions, Learning Frameworks, and European Film | SG Deep Dive 17.07.2026 34min

  In this SG Deep Dive, Dan Krikorian, Patrick Carney, and Eric Fawcett examine how offenses are attacking the hedge-and-plug pick-and-roll coverage that continues to spread throughout European and modern basketball. The conversation begins with why the coverage has become so effective. Hedge and plug allows the defense to pressure the ball without fully committing two defenders, protect the short roll, and remain compact behind the play. Because many offenses still rely on two quick passes to ...
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  Matt Jones on Building Better Shooters, Coaching Voice, and Re-Triggers in Conceptual Offense {International Pro Coach} 10.07.2026 59min

  This week on the Slappin’ Glass Podcast, Dan and Pat are joined by International Pro Head Coach and player development specialist Matt Jones for a deep dive into shooting development, coaching communication, and building conceptual offense. The conversation opens with Jones’ approach to evaluating shooters, beginning with one of his core beliefs: watch the player first. Before over-coaching or over-correcting, Jones discusses the value of being a “quiet eye,” identifying inefficiencies, and h...
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  Francesco Tabellini on Playing Relentless, Tagging Up Killers, and Attacking the Hedge & Plug 03.07.2026 1t 25min

  This week we’re joined in this SG Classics episode by International Head Coach Francesco Tabellini for a deep dive into the concepts behind his team’s relentless style of play. Tabellini opens the conversation by unpacking the idea of “canceling the pauses” in the game — eliminating the dead space between offense and defense, defense and offense, and every small conversion moment in between. From there, he details how Nymburk builds pace through first-three-step urgency, no-catch zones, early...
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  Dr. Andy Galpin on Sleep, Strength, and the Hidden Stressors of Performance 26.06.2026 1t 4min

  In this episode, Dr. Andy Galpin joins Slappin’ Glass for a practical, high-level conversation on basketball performance, recovery, strength training, sleep, travel, and pregame preparation. Galpin breaks down why improving movement is not just about stretching, mobility work, or lifting weights, but about understanding the physical qualities that allow athletes to move with more range, force, control, and efficiency. The conversation moves from the history of strength training in sport to mo...
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  Jeremy Shulman on Defensive Tradeoffs, Uniqueness as a Strength, and Attacking the Hedge {UT Martin} 19.06.2026 1t 4min

  UT Martin Head Coach Jeremy Shulman joins the Slappin’ Glass podcast for a deep dive into building a defensive system around conviction, trade-offs, and player fit. Shulman discusses the philosophy behind his unique defensive approach, including why his teams lean toward containment, switch heavily, borrow matchup-zone principles without playing zone, and still find ways to generate turnovers without relying on full-court pressure. He also details how he thinks about solving mismatches after ...
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  SG Deep Dive: College Basketball’s NIL Economy & Its Impact on the Global Game with Kevin Sweeney 12.06.2026 46min

  College basketball’s NIL era has quickly become one of the most disruptive forces in the global basketball market. In this Slappin’ Glass Deep Dive, Eric Fawcett sits down with Kevin Sweeney, college basketball and NBA Draft writer for Sports Illustrated, to unpack what NIL money really looks like inside the modern college game, how schools are building rosters, and why the American college system is now pulling players from Europe and other international markets at a level that is reshaping ...
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  Scott Wylie Returns! Anticipation, System Fit and the Cognitive Edge of Elite Decision-Making {S2 Cognition} 05.06.2026 1t 6min

  Scott Wylie, co-founder of S2 Cognition, returns to Slappin’ Glass for a deeper look at how athletes process the game at speed — and how coaches can use that information to better teach, train, and build around their players. The conversation moves from theory into application: matching systems to cognitive profiles, understanding the trade-off between decision speed and accuracy, and designing practices that help players make better decisions under pressure. Scott also breaks down how stress...
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  Mihai Silvășan on Practice Intensity, Risk/Reward Tradeoffs, and The Art of Motivation {Cluj-Napoca} 29.05.2026 1t 13min

  This week on Slappin’ Glass, we’re joined by Mihai Silvășan, head coach of U-BT Cluj-Napoca, for a deep dive into motivation, practice intensity, pace, risk-taking, and the daily work of building a team that can sustain success across a long European season. Coach Silvășan shares how he thinks about motivating players at different stages of their careers, from veterans playing for pride and legacy to younger players trying to make the next jump. He details the standards he sets from the first...
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  Dan Clements on "Lending Power", Mastery-Based Environments, and How Autonomy Ties to Motivation 22.05.2026 45min

  In this week’s episode of Slappin’ Glass, we’re joined by coach developer and researcher Dan Clements for a conversation on building environments where players are motivated to learn, compete, and keep coming back. The discussion starts with the difference between mastery-based and performance-based environments, and why the best coaches are able to chase results without letting every practice, conversation, and piece of feedback become purely outcome-driven. Clements details how voice, choic...
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  Dave Collins on Anticipation, Shared Mental Models, and Blending Coaching Methods 15.05.2026 1t 4min

  In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Dr. Dave Collins for a wide-ranging conversation on coaching, skill acquisition, practice design, and the importance of knowing when different methods fit. As ecological dynamics, the constraints-led approach, cognitive science, and predictive processing continue to shape modern coaching conversations, Dave brings a balanced and practical lens to the discussion. Rather than treating any one approach as the answer, he pushes coaches toward a more useful ...
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  Attacking the Switch in Secondary Actions, Co-Creating Stories, and Elevated Horns Actions {SG Deep Dive} 08.05.2026 31min

  In this week’s Slappin’ Glass Deep Dive, we go deeper into one of the most important offensive conversations in the modern game: how to attack switching defenses. As switching continues to become a preferred solution for defenses at every level, offenses can no longer rely only on simply “getting the matchup” and hoping the possession solves itself. The best teams are finding ways to create the switch, organize spacing around it, and attack before the defense can load up, scram out, or triple...
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  Rusty Earnshaw on Leadership Mindsets, "The Invisibles", and Mastering Tough Conversations 24.04.2026 1t 3min

  In this episode of Slappin’ Glass, we sit down with performance coach and leadership expert Rusty Earnshaw to explore the evolving role of the modern coach, from tactician to culture architect. The conversation dives into the concept of multiple mindsets, and how great coaches constantly shift between teaching, challenging, and competing environments, while also navigating emotional, tactical, and relational demands. Rusty unpacks how elite coaches create shared language and mental models wit...