Slappin' Glass Podcast

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 ove...

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...

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, con...

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 with...

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 syst...

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 pr...

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 leg...

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, c...

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 discuss...

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...

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, an...

In this episode, we’re joined by coach Nick Pasqua for a powerful and honest conversation on resilience, leadership, and building a program from the ground up. Coach Pasqua shares his unconventional path through the profession — from early success and landing a head coaching job at 30, to being fired after one season, and then taking over one of the most challenging programs in Division II basketb...

What You’ll Learn  The one stat that should drive every late-clock ISO decision   How NBA staffs use constraints to build decision-makers, not robots  Why most teams fail at communication—and how to fix it  Episode Summary What actually decides late-clock possessions? And why do most teams break down when it matters most? Cavs Associate Head Coach Johnnie Bryant joins the show to unpack how elite...

In this episode of the Slappin’ Glass Podcast , we sit down with master storyteller and communication expert Clare Murphy to explore the powerful role of storytelling, narrative, and communication in building culture within elite sports teams . Drawing on her work with organizations ranging from the M ission Critical Teams Institute to elite sports environments and NASA , Clare breaks down why sto...

In this episode Slappin’ Glass welcomes back one of Europe’s most thoughtful and dynamic coaching voices, Andrea Trinchieri. Coach Trinchieri returns for a wide-ranging conversation on defensive identity, in-game coaching, leadership evolution, and the modern coach–player relationship. With most teams deep into the season, the discussion begins around identity — and whether it’s ever truly fixed....

Northern Michigan Head Coach Matt Majkrzak joins Slappin’ Glass for a deep dive into how structure can actually create freedom. Coach Majkrzak walks through Northern Michigan’s unique approach to scripting games in four-minute segments, pairing substitution patterns with offensive play calls to give players clarity, confidence, and rhythm. Rather than scripting to control players, the goal is to s...

In this episode of Slappin' Glass , we’re joined by storytelling and communication expert Philipp Humm for a deep, practical conversation on how coaches can communicate more clearly, persuasively, and memorably—especially under pressure. Philip breaks down why how you communicate often matters more than what you say, and why stories—when used intentionally—can cut through resistance, build tr...

What were the ideas from 2025 that coaches couldn’t stop thinking about —the ones that kept showing up in practice plans, film sessions, and staff rooms? In this Slappin’ Glass Mailbag Episode , Dan Krikorian, Patrick Carney, and Eric Fawcett revisit the most compelling concepts covered by Slappin' Glass in 2025 as well as questions sent in by coaches around the world, unpacking how modern te...

In this episode of Slappin’ Glass , we’re joined by John Andrzejek , Head Coach at Campbell and former defensive coordinator for Florida’s national championship team, for a deep dive into the real trade-offs that shape elite defensive systems. Coach Andrzejek walks us through how his defensive philosophy has evolved across stops at St. Mary’s, Columbia, Washington State, Florida, and now Campbell—...

Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Texas MBB, Sean Miller! In this highly insightful conversation from when Coach Miller was at Xavier, the trio dive into Coach Miller's thoughts on all things about handling pressure, including playing through the "gray areas" of it, and discuss transition defensive concepts and teaching guards to hedge ballscreens during...

This week on Slappin’ Glass , we’re joined by data scientist and creator of the rapidly growing college basketball analytics platform EvanMiya.com , Evan Miyakawa . Evan’s work has become a trusted resource for coaches at every level—particularly those looking to cut through the noise of early-season statistics and understand which metrics actually matter. In this conversation, Evan shares how coa...

Episode Summary In this episode, Slappin’ Glass sits down with Youngstown State Associate Head Coach Dwaine Osborne , one of the most consistently efficient offensive coaches in college basketball. Osborne — an eight-time Coach of the Year with a track record of leading the nation in effective field-goal percentage and offensive efficiency — opens the doors to his philosophy on building highly dis...

This week on Slappin’ Glass , we sit down with Justin Bokmeyer , Director of Basketball Operations for the Brooklyn Nets , to explore how great teams build sustainable, high-performance environments. With a background spanning West Point , MLS Next , and the NBA Academy , Justin shares powerful lessons on leadership, systems thinking, and developing people-first organizations that thrive under pre...

In this episode, Slappin’ Glass is joined by  Ken Pomeroy and Jordan Sperber , creators of the course  Basketball Analytics for Coaches . They dive into how data can sharpen decision-making, refine strategy, and help coaches think more clearly about how they play and teach the game. 🧠 What You’ll Learn: 1. Rethinking Pace Why pace isn’t just about speed — it’s about possession quality and efficie...

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Coach Roy Rana — one of the most globally experienced minds in the game — to explore what it truly means to design a program. From his time with Egypt’s National Team and the Kyoto Hannaryz to stints in the NBA, Rana shares how he builds culture through intentional design, clear communication, and relentless attention to detail. We dive into: Turning every...