π 2024 Year-In-Review
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Exploring basketball's best ideas, strategies, and coaches around the world Happy Sunday and welcome to all the new subscribers from around the world! ICYMI: Last week we looked back at our previous quarter's most viewed Deep Dives and SG Coaches Summit Clinics. View the full recap HERE. β This Week at a Glance:π₯ A Year in Review π€ Slappin' Glass Podcast: Ben McCollum {Drake} π Best of the Podcast Let's dive in... 2024 Year-In-ReviewHappy New Year, Coaches! We hope 2024 has been a rewarding year for you both on and off the court. As we turn the page to 2025, weβre taking one last opportunity to reflect on the past year by highlighting some of the most viewed and impactful content weβve shared. Itβs a chance to revisit the ideas and moments that resonated most with our coaching community over the past year. Below you'll find a short recap accompanied by the video, newsletter, and extra added content for each concept that was explored that week. Best of the "Film Room" 2024π₯ Ryan Pannone - "5 Out Delay" Teach Tape { 2 Years in a Row!} "Coach Ryan Pannone's 3-Part "Film Room" session on the modern-day 5 Out Motion. In this multi-part teach tape breakdown, Coach Pannone details entering the offense, the various cuts within the offense, the delay reads, and implementing the offense in practice." β Pair With: A few well-crafted 5-Out sets executed by Maccabi and Olympiacos. π SG Plus Content: Our "Crunch Time" session with Coach Pannone. ποΈ Newsletterβ {Part 1} ποΈ Newsletterβ {Part 2} ποΈ Newsletterβ {Part 3} π₯ Nick Pasqua - Hybrid Princeton Ballscreen Continuityβ "Coach Pasqua's installation, insights, and teaching points on how he combines the "Euro Ballscreen Continuity" with "Princeton Offense" to create a unique hybrid motion." β Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Coach Pasqua on his offensive philsophy and difficult career paths. π SG Plus Content: Our "Film Room" session with Coach John Alesi on teaching the Princeton Point Series. ποΈ Newsletterβ {Part 1} ποΈ Newsletterβ {Part 2} π₯ TJ Saint - Cluster Spacing, Dribble Point & Playing Smallβ "Our "Film Room" session highlighting several unique spacing concepts Coach Saint deploys in their "Dribble Point" and Ballscreen Offense, along with the use of the "Go" catch, thoughts on playing small, and the reads Coach Saint uses with his ballhandlers in the PNR." β Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Coach Saint on "Hot Stove" Screens, Sticks Words and Offensive Spacing. β Pair With: Coach Saint's incorporation of a Blade Cut behind the roll of a "Hot Stove" Screen. π SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on the "Hot Stove" Screen. ποΈ Newsletter {Part 1} ποΈ Newsletter {Part 2} Honorable MentionβJosh Schertz - Teaching Split Cuts & Gagglesβ "Whether it be High Splits, Low Splits, Chase Action, or "Gaggle Action," the unpredictable nature of the actions can be a nightmare for opponents to guard and often much tougher to prepare. Coach Schertz takes a through their unique mixture of read-based outcomes that can take place on any given possession built from an "organized" number of spacing, cutting, and screening concepts." β Pair With: Coach Schertz's Inverted Step up Screen with a Corner Exit. ποΈ Newsletter {Part 1} ποΈ Newsletter {Part 2} β Most Viewed "Offensive Deep Dive" Breakdowns of 2024π₯ Australia's Reverse Offenseβ "Analyzing the Reverse Offense utilized in the Australian NBL, and highlighting its adaptability across various offensive styles." β Pair With: Another variation within the Reverse Offense, rejecting the hand-off to clear space for a 1-5 inverted PNR. π SG Plus Content: Our "Film Room" session with Coach Jimmie Oakman on "Dead Corner" Solutions with a flow offense. ποΈ Newsletterβ π₯ Get & Zoom Spacing - The Sacramento Kingsβ "The Sacramento Kings use of the 45 cut to create rim pressure and downhill drives off their Get and Zoom DHO actions." π SG Plus Content: Domantas Sabonis' DHO Technique in creating overs and adjusting his screens. ποΈ Newsletterβ π₯5 Out Delay - Multiple Bigs Spacingβ "A 5 Out Delay offensive spacing strategy when two bigs are sharing the court. Beginning possessions in a 4-out-1-in alignment and flashing the 4-Man out of the weakside dunker to the slot during the Zoom to create gravity and achieve their desired 5-out spacing." π SG Plus Content: Coach Oded Kattash's Transition Spacings and Concepts with Multiple Bigs. ποΈ Newsletterβ Honorable Mentionβ"Get" Rescreens - Middle 3rd Ballscreen Solutionsβ "Tactical use of the "Get" in the middle third ballscreen when navigating a Drop Coverage defense. By employing the "Get" to rescreen, undersized guards can create better screen separation, open up scoring opportunities, and confuse defensive tags." π SG Plus Content: Our breakdown of Joventut Badalona's Short Roll "Give & Go" with Ante Tomic. ποΈ Newsletterβ β β Most Viewed "Defensive Deep Dive" Breakdowns of 2024π₯ Aaron Fearne - Tagging Upβ "Detailing Coach Aaron Fearne's defensive transition and offensive rebounding concept of Tagging Up. Diving into the theory behind it and the benefits from it. As well as the teaching points required to execute it." β Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Coach Fearne on Tagging Up and Building Player-Led Cultures. ποΈ Newsletterβ β π₯ 3-2 "Monster" Zone - Rules & Rotationsβ "A 3-2 zone, which morphs into a 2-3 zone look as the ball moves from the top of the perimeter to the corners. The term "Monster" denotes the big/forward positioned at the top of the zone, whose responsibility is to mirror the ball, consistently positioning themself between the ball and the rim." β Pair With: Attacking a 3-2 Zone with the Elbow Dive Cut. π SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on a "multiple defenses" strategy in which the defensive possession begins with a 1-3-1 Half-Court Trap, then transitioning into a 2-3 Zone on a skip out pass, and ultimately matching up Man-to-Man on a high post catch. ποΈ Newsletterβ π₯On Ball Pressure & Defending Screens - Alberto Diazβ "Highlighting Spanish National Team player Alberto Diaz's defensive techniques in disrupting offensive possessions through his ball pressure, effectiveness in navigating off-ball screens and ballscreens, and techniques in fighting over screens." πSG Plus Content: Our breakdown on Techniques and Strategies to Generate Steals. ποΈ Newsletter {Part 1} ποΈ Newsletter {Part 2} Honorable MentionβHedge & Plug - Toumas Iisaloβ "Tuomas Iisalo's defensive ballscreen strategy to aggressively hedging out on the ball with the big while sending the on ball defender into the passing lane to plug the short roll pass." β Pair With: Another one of our most listened to podcast conversations with Coach Iisalo. π SG Plus Content: Our Breakdown on Coach Iisalo's use of the Iverson Entry. ποΈ Newsletterβ β Thank you all for your continued support and if you have further questions or want to discuss any of these breakdowns with us please feel free to reach out at info@slappinglass.com. In our final "December Rewind" episode we sit down with now Drake MBB Head Coach, Ben McCollum. In a highly thought provoking episode we explore a wide array of topics including Coach McCollum's thoughts on playing at a slower and more methodical pace, the art of changing PNR screening angles and locations, and talk stats that matter and efficienct 5 v. 5 segments during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!" Listen to the entire conversation here...
Slappin' Glass Podcast - Year -n - ReviewThank you to everyone who listened, shared, and connected with the podcast this year. Our aim with the show remains the same as it did when we started a few years back...to create a place where the highest quality conversations and sharing about coaching and leadership takes place. Among many highlights this year, including getting to connect and converse with so many great coaches around the world, we were also honored to have the fantastic writer, CJ Moore, take the time to profile the Slappin' Glass podcast in the NY Times! Below are the Top 5 Most Listened to episodes of 2024. We look forward to an amazing 2025 on the show. β π§ Stan Van Gundy on Philosophy vs Style, Efficient Shots, and Segmenting a Season. π§ Sean Miller on Handling the "Gray Areas" of Pressure, Tough Transition Actions, and Guards Hedging Ballscreens {Xavier} π§ Lennie Acuff on Fixing Offensive Spacing, the Benefits of "Toss" Actions, and "Out-Culturing" Opponents {Lipscomb} π§ Cody Toppert on Expected Possession Value, Skill Application, and Defending ISO Mismatches {Capital City Go-Go} π§ Noah LaRoche on Chasing Space, the "Zero Step," and Principles of Play {Memphis Grizzlies} *Programming Note: We know how busy the season is for all of us, and that it can be hard to keep up with weekly episodes. That's why we'll be moving to a twice a month podcast release schedule during the season, and then be back to four a month in the offseason. Thanks for listening! Together with Hudl We're proud to partner with one of the best tech companies in the world of sports, Hudl! Every play, every stat, every breakdown. On their own, theyβre essential. But all together, theyβre undeniable. Hudl recently introduced their newest product, Hudl Instat β a new advanced data platform that integrates with Sportscode and every Hudl product you rely on to create an all-in-one data powerhouse. Hudl Instatβs advanced tagging and next-level stat reports help you develop your team β and its global film library helps you find the missing piece to get the most out of every second of film. Visit βhudl.com/slappinglassβ to learn more. Quote of the Week
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