italian basketball

Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the Head Coach of Italy's Pallacanestro Trieste, Jamion Christian. The trio dive into the topics of coaching mature, high IQ players, constant communication, building trust, and discuss PG's as QB's and full court pressure defense during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"

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Slappin' Glass sits down for an insightful and interesting conversation with Olimpia Milano Head Coach, Ettore Messina! In this replay from 2022 the trio discuss playbook design, leveraging player strengths, "brutal honesty", and much more. 

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In the second episode of season three, Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari takes a break from his rehab work to join hosts Marc D’Amico and Sean Grande. They begin by talking about what it means to represent Italy in the NBA and hopefully be an inspiration for the growth of the basketball in his home country. As a young player, Gallo learned quickly how to hold his own and not be intimated by veteran players, a skill that helped him early on in the NBA to earn respect from Kevin Garnett. Off the court, Danilo shares how becoming a father changed his perspective and how valuable it’s been to have his dad around, supporting him through his current rehab. Throughout the episode, Danilo talks about the injuries he’s had to work through in his career and how sports science has played a role in continually teaching him ways to improve managing his body. 

1:38 – Growing up in Italy and being an inspiration for growth of the sport

8:54– Earning the respect of veteran players

12:22 – Injury management, past and present

24:32 – Being a family man

30:40 – Constantly learning how to better take care of his body

36:36 – Inside look at the Celtics season and leadership in the locker room

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Slappin' Glass sits down with the Video Coordinator and Assistant with EuroCup Champions, Virtus Bologna, Iacopo Squarcina. The trio explore the topics of "coaching coordinators" and staff segmentation, the benefits of 5 on 0, and talk learning from others coaches and "cutting to post" during the always fun "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"

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We don’t pick favorites but this was an episode that will rank high, especially for those in the coaching world. Ben Guest takes time to hang out with us today and shares his unusual journey into coaching basketball. He also tells us about his best-selling book titled  “Zen and the Art of Coaching Basketball: Memoir of a Namibian Odyssey”.

Ben Guest never played organized basketball growing up. He found his way into the coaching world where he won championships at the high school and professional level overseas. Ben and Zach both dive deep into their coaching experiences and philosophies. Ben shares great stories about his early struggles as a young coach, building a program, the importance of a coaching staff, adjustments in his coaching at higher levels, WILD experiences overseas, Scott Williams, Michael Jordan, 90’s Knicks, jitsu, meditation, and MUCH more!

We had an incredible time with Ben and can’t thank him enough for his time. His journey into the game of basketball is very unique and inspiring, and we shared MANY laughs throughout the whole episode. Trust us when we say that you do NOT want to miss this one!

Thanks Ben Guest!


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Slappin Glass sits down with Olimpia Milano's Michael Roll in a detailed conversation about Coach/Player Communication, Winning Locker Rooms, the reads, mindset, and routines of shooters, and as always, have a lot of fun talking about being a member of UCLA's Final Four runs and much more during "Start, Sub, or Sit?!"

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