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Happy Sunday and welcome to all the new subscribers from around the world!

ICYMI: Last week, we highlighted Panathinaikos Head Coach, Ergin Ataman's, PNR defensive scheme of turning the game over to an opponent's 4-Man and out of the hands of playmaking perimeters by committing the defensive 4-Man to tag or wall up behind the 1-5 PNR. View the full breakdown HERE.

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This Week at a Glance:

🥇 Third Quarter Review

🎤 Slappin' Glass Podcast: Steve Clifford Returns!​

📚 Interesting Reads

Let's dive in...

The 3rd Quarter Review

The 2024-2025 season is upon us, and before we're all back in the grind of endless hours with our teams in gyms, on road trips, and film sessions, we want to reflect on a some of the most viewed content on SGTV you may have missed while squeezing in some last second pre-season family time.

Below you'll find a short recap accompanied by the video, newsletter, and extra added content for each concept that was explored that week.

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Best of the "Film Room"

🥇 TJ Saint - Dribble Point Offense & Spacing​

"Coach Saint joins us in the "Film Room" to discuss his "Cluster" & Euro spacing, the Dribble Point offense, and actions he uses when playing small."

✚ Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Coach Saint. Plus, Coach Saint's use of the High Slot Spacing to create an impossible tag and a stampede catch.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our "Film Room" session with Baruch Head Coach, John Alesi, on the Point Offense.

🗞️ Newsletter​ {Part 1}

🗞️ Newsletter​ {Part 2}

🥈 Jimmy Oakman - Play After the Play & "Dead Corner" Solutions​

"G League Coach Jimmie Oakman joins us in the "Film Room" to discuss a variety of offensive concepts and actions teams are running to maintain offensive flow and when non-shooters are spaced in the corners."

✚ Pair With: Utilizing the Corner Step Up Screen within the Euro Flow Motion.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Coach Oakman's clinic on "Attacking the Switch & 5 Out Delay Concepts".

🗞️ Newsletter​

🥉 Stephen Halstead - Grace College Post Efficiency​

"Grace College Assistant Coach, Stephen Halstead, joins us in the "Film Room" to break down how they’ve weaponized the post within their motion offense, and the concepts they use to exploit mismatches."

✚ Pair With: Our podcast conversation with Grace HC, Scott Moore.

🗞️ Newsletter​

Honorable Mention

​Bernie Holliday - The Trusting vs Training Mindset​

"Bernie Holliday, Director of Learning and Mental Performance for the Pittsburgh Pirates, presents on the "Trusting vs. Training Mindset," focusing on the idea that the mentality required to develop skills is different from the mentality needed to let those skills out."

✚ Pair With: For more context on these training mindsets, listen to our podcast conversation with Bernie Holliday.

🗞️ Newsletter​

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Most Viewed "Deep Dive" Breakdowns of the Quarter

🥇 Mody Maor - "Dead Corner" Inverted Screening​

"A look at Mody Maor's use of the inverted screen within their "Play after the Play" concepts to address "Dead Corners" and enhance offensive pace."

✚ Pair With: To hear Coach Maor discuss this concept, listen to our podcast conversation with him. Plus, the use of the inverted screen with the Australian Reverse Offense.

🗞️ Newsletter​

🥈 The "Hot Stove" Screen​

"Highlighting how subtle hand placements and quick push-offs in the PNR can create speed, separation, and punish defensive switches—adding to a growing list of small but impactful micro-skills used by elite teams and players."

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our breakdowns on subtle screening adjustments when screening off the ball or in a DHO.

🗞️ Newsletter​

🥉 2-3 Zone Triple Switch​

"A 2-3 Match Up Zone designed to neutralize the ballscreen through the use of the Triple Switch."

🔒 SG Plus Content: Our Multiple Defenses breakdown of the 1-3-1 Half Court Trap back into a 2-3 Zone, matching up on high post catches.

🗞️ Newsletter​

Honorable Mention

​Oded Kattash - Multiple Bigs Transition Spacings​

"A deep dive into Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach, Oded Kattash's, transition concepts and actions based off how the location of the two bigs. Breakdown includes empty side drag screens, corner filled transitions, and two trailer transitions."

✚ Pair With: Coach Kattash's use of the Ram Screen & Flare Screen in their 5 Out Delay offense.

🔒 SG Plus Content: Alabama Assistant Coach, Ryan Pannone's, clinic on Coach Kattash's "3 Out 2 In" PNR Offense.

🗞️ Newsletter​

Next week, we kick off the first of many clinic releases from our inaugural Slappin' Glass SoCal Coaches Clinic!

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

Former NBA Head Coach and current advisor to the Charlotte Hornets Front Office, Steve Clifford, returns to the show this week! In a highly interesting and informative conversation we dive into pre-season foundations, including the three things coaches must address, and discuss lineup protection and dangerous skip passes during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"

Listen to the entire conversation here...

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Interesting Reads

📚 How to be Indistractable

"...Distinguish between traction & distraction: Traction is 'any action that moves you towards what you really want.' The key difference between traction and distraction is forethought — are you doing the action you intended to be doing?"

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📚 The Secret is to Show Up, Do the Work, and Go Home​

"And accept that quality long-term results require quality long-term focus. No emotion. No drama. No beating yourself up over small bumps in the road. Learn to enjoy and appreciate the process. This is especially important because you are going to spend far more time on the actual journey than with those all too brief moments of triumph at the end."

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📚 Metric-Less Success​

"We often justify the ills of society by encasing them in norms and codes of conduct. And one of the greatest ills we’ve adjusted ourselves to is the way we treat people based on what they can offer, and not for the human beings they are."

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Join the conversation, gain insights from others, check up on previous newsletters and help your fellow peers! As an SG+ Member gain access to a community of coaches to exchange ideas, ask questions and share knowledge all in an effort to make ourselves and our teams better.

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🔒 Coaches Roundtable Replay - Install Drills & Teaching Physicality​

Thanks to all the coaches who attended and contributed. We had a tremendous discussion on favorite install drills and ways to incorporate randomness within them. We wrapped up the conversation with insights on teaching physicality. You can view the full Roundtable and session notes now on SGTV!

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Thank you for reading and have a great week coaching,

Dan and Pat

info@slappinglass.com

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