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ICYMI: Last week we released our latest "Modern Game Truths" collaboration with The Pro Lane, highlighting an alternative warm up structure through a "Reactive Pickup Series." Read the full newsletter HERE.

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This Week at a Glance:

🥇 Fourth Quarter Review

🎤 Slappin' Glass Podcast: Sundance Wicks {Wyoming}

📺 Best of the Week: Euro Flow Motion & Inverted Post "Gets"​

Let's dive in...

The 4th Quarter Review

Happy Holidays, Coaches! We hope your seasons are going well and that you all find time to recharge with family and loved ones in the upcoming days. Over the next two weeks, our newsletter will highlight some of the most viewed and impactful content from the past year. Today, we’re kicking things off with a look back at what you may have missed during the previous three months!

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 SG Coaches Summit

🥇 Darren Savino - UCLA's Defensive Concepts & Drills​

"UCLA Assistant Coach Darren Savino's presentation on UCLA's Defensive Concepts, how they teach steals and pressure drills"

✚ Pair With: For more on UCLA's Defensive Identity and Concepts listen to our podcast with Coach Savino.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on doubling blind ballhandlers and generating steals on the spin move.

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🥈 Tom Bialaszewski - Developing an Offensive Identity​

"Coach Bialaszewski's philosophies and concepts behind building a flowing, high paced offense last season with Italian club Varese."

✚ Pair With: Our podcast with Coach Bialaszewski on the role of the 4-Man in PNR Coverages.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdowns on the defensive decision to collapse off the 4-Men on 1-5 PNR's.

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🥉 Phil Beckner - Myths of Player Development​

"Coach Beckner's presentation on 4 Player Development Myths when teaching ballhandling, finishing and shooting."

✚ Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Coach Beckner.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our "Modern Game Truths" collaboration with the Pro Lane on practical training methods to develop skill.

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Honorable Mention

​Joe Crispin - Unique Offensive Ideas​

"Penn State Assistant Coach Joe Crispin's presentation on alternative perspectives to modern offense, shot selection and coaching."

✚ Pair With: Curious to learn more about Coach Crispin's offensive philosophy? For deeper insights into his innovative approach check out his book, "Offense Wins: A Player’s 12 Foundational Principles for Great Basketball Offense.​

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Most Viewed "Deep Dive" Breakdowns of the Quarter

🥇 Cross Court DHO's - High Paint Offense​

"The use of "Patient Pivots" and off ball cutting on High Paint penetration to create "Cross Court" DHO opportunities."

✚ Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Nazareth HC Kevin Broderick.

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🥈 Tony Miller - Bob Jones University 2-1-2 Zone​

"Bob Jones University AC Tony Miller joins us in the "Film Room" to breakdown the rules, rotations and pain points of their extended, pressuring 2-1-2 zone defense."

✚ Pair With: "Deep Defense" when defending BLOB.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our Film Room session with Coach Joey Gallagher on his 2-3 "No 3's" Zone Defense.

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🥉 "Hit" on the Roll - Mismatch Prevention​

"Highlighting the defensive strategy of "Hitting," or double teaming the ball, of the roller after the PNR switch."

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdown on the defensive strategy to "Hit" the perimeter mismatch from the loaded side.

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Honorable Mention

​Attacking the Switch - Drive the Wake​

"An offensive tactic against the switch in which the ballhandler attacks the big by penetrating back into a momentary gap left behind the roll of the big."

✚ Pair With: Attacking the switch in the Spain PNR.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdowns on attacking perimeter mismatches,post-PNR switch, using hand-offs and dribble pitches.

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Next week, we wrap up 2024 by revisiting our most popular breakdowns and film studies of the year!

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.

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Slappin' Glass Podcast

In this December Rewind episode we revisit one of the most inspirational and motivating episodes of all time with now Wyoming MBB Head Coach, Sundance Wicks. Coach Wicks brings a ton of energy and passion to the podcast as we dive into the areas of building "scout" specific and base defenses, hiding poor defenders, and the trio talk contagious culture, and advantages vs. movement during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"

Listen to the entire conversation here...

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Tactical

📺 Euro Flow Motion - Flare & Stampede PG​

"Use the 2nd side as a decoy to attack back to the initial side with either a Flare Screen or Stampede Catch for the PG."

✚ Pair With: Effective use of the corner step-up screen within the Euro Flow Motion offense, especially when playing with interchangeable bigs.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Mody Maor's use of the inverted screen within their flow offense to address "Dead Corners" and enhances offensive pace.

📺 BC Peristeri - Inverted Post • Get • Veer​

"A clever misdirection play designed for the post entry passer, utilizing a flare screen to create space before bringing them back out into action with a Get and Veer screen."

✚ Pair With: Flare screening a shooting forward immediately following the grenade DHO out of the post.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdown into how European clubs are spacing and creating advantages around the post.

Interesting Reads

📚 I Have A Few Questions​

"Which of my current views would change if my incentives were different?

What are we ignoring today that will seem shockingly obvious in a year?"

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📚 Experts vs. Imitators​

"Experts can tell you all the ways they’ve failed. They know and accept that some form of failure is often part of the learning process. Imitators, however, are less likely to own up to mistakes because they’re afraid it will tarnish the image they’re trying to project."

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📚 When You’re Hot, You’re Hot: Career Successes Come in Clusters​

“If we know where your best work is, then we know very well where your second-best work is, and your third, because they’re just around the corner.”

Quote of the Week

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Thank you for reading and have a great week coaching,

Dan and Pat

info@slappinglass.com

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