Snake in the Grass
Last summer we launched an exciting project called “SG Ventures”, where we searched for coaches who were working on interesting projects related to basketball/coaching/performance and collaborated with them to help bring those projects to fruition. You can read much more about the details of SG Ventures HERE.One of these projects became a three-part PnR series with […]
Mike D’Antoni on Offensive Spacing Decisions, Challenging Great Players, and Honest Conversations {NBA HC}

Slappin’ Glass sits down this week with legendary NBA Head Coach, Mike D’Antoni! In this highly entertaining conversation the trio dive into the areas of pace and space, Coach D’Antoni’s philosophy and history or offense, analytics, and talk honest conversations and challenging great players during the always fun “Start, Sub, or Sit?!” Inside the Episode […]
Sammy Doucette on Intentional Leadership, Empty Side Ballscreens, and Game Planning Principles {Orange Coast College}
Inside the Episode Orange Coast College WBB Head Coach, Sammy Doucette, has her program firing on all cylinders this season and ranked in the Top 3 in the state of California for Junior College basketball. This coming only a few years after she took over a program that had six players on the roster. This […]
Taylor Tucker on Attacking the “No Middle” Defense, Effective On-Court Communication, and Developing Young PG’s {DMACC}
Inside the Episode We were joined on the podcast this week by Des Moines Area Community College Assistant Coach, who also runs the fantastic coaching channel, Tucker and Thorson Basketball, Taylor Tucker! It doesn’t take long when listening to this week’s episode to see that Coach Tucker is one of the best young basketball minds around […]
“Best of the Best” – Year in Review 2022
???? All Access: 5 Out Offense Install “Our exclusive all access look into installing a 5 Out Random Offense at the collegiate level.” ✚ Deeper Learning: Joventut’s 5 Out Delay Offense ✚ Deeper Learning: Seattle Storm’s “5 Out Offensive Actions” ???? Coby Karl – Blue Coats Flow Offense “Coby Karl’s Flow Offense with the Delaware Blue Coats and use […]
Xavi Pascual on In-Game Decisions, Playing Small, and Practice Flow
Inside the Episode Zenit St. Petersburg Head Coach, Xavi Pascual, has a tremendous career at multiple stops and is widely considered one of the best minds in the game. We were beyond excited to get a chance to sit down with him this week on the podcast to discuss a few topics in depth including:
Peyton Siva on Managing A Game, Change of Pace, and Team Accountability {Illawarra Hawks}
Inside the Episode The podcast got off to a great start in 2023 as we welcomed former NCAA Champion with Louisville and current pro with the Illawarra Hawks in Australia’s NBL, Peyton Siva. Peyton has had a great professional career thus far playing for some of the world’s best coaches and we dove into a […]
Year-In-Review (Best of “Start, Sub, or Sit?!”) 2022
Inside the Episode It was another fantastic year on the podcast and we thank you all for your support of the show. In 2022 we had the privilege of sitting down with coaches and players from across the globe and we hope you learned as much from their insights as we did. In our 3rd […]
Tom Bialaszewski on PNR Coverage Decisions, Early Offense Analytics, and Critical Conversations {NBA/Euroleague}

Inside the Episode We were joined on the podcast this week by Coach Tom Bialaszewski, who’s experience as an assistant at the NBA and Euroleague levels provided the backdrop for a highly interesting conversation. We had a blast diving in on:
Pat Skerry on Building Individual Defenders, Playing off Staggers, and Involving Role Players {Towson}
Inside the Episode Towson MBB Head Coach, Pat Skerry, joined us on the podcast this week in what was a fun, entertaining, and insightful conversation. Coach Skerry has Towson off to an 8-2 start this season and we dove into his thoughts on: