Liam Flynn’s “Cancelling Screens” Coaching Clinic
This week we teamed up with Australian Pro Coach and NBA Consultant, Liam Flynn, to bring you his recent clinic on “Cancelling Screens.” Coach Flynn presents ideas and strategies to defending actions before and after the PnR in order effectively neutralize and minimize the advantages the PNR presents. In this 45 minute clinic, Coaches will learn… … and much more.
Liam Flynn on Critical Communication and Advanced Defensive Concepts – Repost { Australian Pro Coach }
Inside the Episode To go along with the release of Coach Liam Flynn’s “Advanced Defensive Tactics” video on SGTV, we re-posted our podcast conversation with him from early in 2021 in which we discussed many of the topics included in the video. Coach Flynn’s podcast was one of the most popular and downloaded episodes of […]
Luke Sikma on Post Passing, Handling Doubles, and Role Clarity {ALBA Berlin}
Inside the Episode We were thrilled to be joined on the podcast this week by one of the best players and passers in the Euroleague, former Portland Pilot and current ALBA Berlin standout, Luke Sikma. Luke is in the midst of a tremendous season for Berlin and we were happy to explore a variety of […]
Martin Schiller on Rotation Patterns, Teaching Closeouts, and Learning by Doing {Pro Coach}
Inside the Episode We were excited this week to sit down this week with former Euroleague and G-League Head Coach, Martin Schiller! Coach Schiller’s teams have been some of our favorites to watch over the last couple years, and we did an entire “Deep-Dive” of his playbook HERE, and we were happy to dive into a […]
Paul Westhead on “The System”, Coaching Interviews, and Gaining Buy-In {NBA/WNBA/NCAA}
Inside the Episode We were excited to be joined on the podcast this week by former NBA, WNBA, and NCAA Head Coach, the “Guru of Go”…Paul Westhead. Coach Westhead is well known as an NBA Champion, WNBA Champion, and creator of “The System”, the ultra fast break/trapping scheme. In this week’s episode we dove into […]
Marshall Cho on Seizing Opportunities, Shot Selection, and Mental Health of Young Athletes {Lake Oswego High School}
Inside the Episode We were excited to be joined on the podcast this week by the Head Coach of Lake Oswego High School just south of Portland, Oregon, Marshall Cho. Coach Cho has done a tremendous job in his tenure building and progressing a terrific high school program in the Pacific Northwest (alma mater of Kevin […]
PJ Carlesimo on Post Passing, EOG Inbounds Execution, and the Value of Experience {ESPN}
Inside the Episode We were excited to be joined on the podcast this week by former NBA and NCAA Head Coach, and current ESPN Analyst, PJ Carlesimo. It was great to dive into a variety of fun topics with one of the most storied professional and collegiate coaches including:
Raoul Korner on Hedging the PNR, Peer Leadership, and Midseason Focus {Medi Bayreuth}
Inside the Episode This week on the podcast we had the pleasure of sitting down with the Head Coach of Medi Bayreuth in Germany’s BBL, Raoul Korner. Coach Korner was terrific in diving into a number of interesting topics including:
Gordie Chiesa on Half-Court Execution, Bench Scoring, and the Brotherhood of Coaching {NBA Assistant/ESPN Radio}
Inside the Episode We’ve heard from a number of coaches over the past year about how great a guest longtime Utah Jazz assistant under Jerry Sloan, Gordie Chiesa, would be on the show, and boy did Coach Chiesa not disappoint. As one coach tweeted… “Rarely do you listen to episodes twice, but a strong recommendation for […]
50 Bits of Podcast Wisdom
1) Australian Pro Coach, Liam Flynn, on the “tax” teams pay for defending “High in the Gaps”: Sometimes we gave up one, maybe two backdoor cuts per game, and we were like, ‘that’s the tax you have to pay for being a great defensive team’, because the other forty possessions of defense we were able to impact […]