Slappin’ Glass sits down this week with former Georgia, Indiana, and Marquette Head Coach, Tom Crean. The trio explore a number of fun and thought-provoking areas of the game including being accountable to one’s talent, staff dynamics, saving timeouts, extending late-game situations, and talk the Horns alignment and disruptive defenses during the always entertaining “Start, Sub, or Sit?!”
Inside the Episode
This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with former Georgia, Indiana, and Marquette (where he led them to a Final Four) Head Coach, Tom Crean! Coach Crean is an absolute basketball junkie and loves to explore all aspects of the game, so this episode is packed with a ton of thoughtful and valuable teaching points on the game. Here’s a few from the show:
- Accountability to One’s Talent: A terrific discussion on the ways Coach Crean holds players accountable to maximize the talent they are given.
- The Art and Analytics of Extending Games: Coach Crean dives into his late-game philosophy of extending games to give your team the best chance to win. We explore different scenarios where a “quick two” is better than attempting a three, as well as why he always wants to go home with a timeout in his pocket…
- “Start, Sub, or Sit?!”: Another fun segment this week where we hear Coach Crean’s thoughts on the versatility of “Horns” and “1-4 High” Alignments, the best ways to disrupt a team defensively, and Little Caesars Pizza ????