Justin Potts on The Art of Pressing, Trust-Breaking Actions, and Post-Game Meetings {Montclair St.}
Inside the Episode It’s been a little while since we’ve gone in-depth with a Coach who’s deeply committed to pressing and trapping for 40 minutes, so it was a ton of fun to welcome Montclair State Head Coach, Justin Potts, to the podcast this week to share his thoughts on the topic. Known for his […]
Nate Babcock on Practice Design, Possession Battles, and Exit Screens for Shooters {Grand Rapids}
Inside the Episode You’ll want to have a pen and notepad ready when listening to this week’s newest podcast with the G-League’s Grand Rapids Gold Coach, Nate Babcock, as he gave a terrific interview filled a ton of interesting things to think about. A few standouts included:
Simon Mitchell’s “Bolt” Transition Offense
This week we’re excited to bring back one of our favorite coaches to study, SE Melbourne Phoenix Head Coach, Simon Mitchell, for our next edition of “Inside the Set”. Coach Mitchell has long had our admiration for his team’s ability to play with tremendous pace and flow, something we had a conversation with him about […]
Alan Keane and Simon Turner on Coaching in Isolation, Divergent Thinking, and Working Through Anger {MVMT Sports}
Inside the Episode It was a thought provoking week on the podcast as we welcomed the Co-Founders of MVMT Sports, Alan Keane and Simon Turner! Keane is a former podcast guest, as well as coach with the Great Britain National Team and other levels of basketball, and Turner has spent time as Keane’s assistant along […]
Chris Jent on Building a Vocabulary, Defending “Delay” Action, and Shooting Mechanics {LA Lakers}
Inside the Episode We were excited to be joined on the podcast this week by the lead assistant for the Los Angeles Lakers, Chris Jent! Coach Jent is highly respected{ as one of the best coaches in the NBA and we had a blast picking his brain on a variety of topics including:
Sean Sweeney on Building a Transition Defense, Tough Actions to Switch, and Handling Conflict {Dallas Mavericks}
Inside the Episode It was another fun week on the Slappin’ Glass podcast as we sat down with one of the best defensive minds in the game in Dallas Mavericks Assistant, Sean Sweeney! Known as one of the great defensive tacticians in the NBA we doubled down on Coach Sweeney’s area of expertise and discussed:
Luka Bassin – Implementing a “Box & 1”
This weekend we’re excited to add another clinic to the growing list on SGTV, this time from Player Development Coach and Advanced Scout Luka Bassin! Coach Bassin has tremendous experience coaching and working with all levels across Europe and shares with us his thoughts on implementing, teaching, and running a successful “Box and 1” Defense. Below […]
Jesyka Burks-Wiley and Dan Wendt on Emotional IQ, Player Development, and Attacking Zones {FIU}
Inside the Episode It was a terrific week on the podcast as we sat down with the wife/husband duo leading Florida International University WBB, Head Coach Jesyka Burks-Wiley and Assistant Dan Wendt. We had a blast weaving in and out of both coaches’ past experiences and unique points of view when it comes to running […]
Niko Medved on Useful Analytics, Defending DHO’s, and Evolving as a Coach {Colorado St.}

Slappin’ Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Colorado State MBB, Niko Medved! The trio dive into a ton of interesting and useful topics including: gaining confidence in building a program, staying seamless in half court offense, balancing analytics and gut instincts, and talk defending DHO’s and late game play calling during […]
Seth Cooper on ATO’s, No-Middle Defense, and Staff Responsibilities {Santa Cruz Warriors}
Inside the Episode It was another fun week on the Slappin’ Glass Podcast as we had the opportunity to sit down with the Head Coach of the Santa Cruz Warriors, Seth Cooper. Fresh off an NBA Title run helping as well with the Golden State Warriors Coach Cooper expanded his thoughts on a variety of […]