Slappin’ Glass sits down this week with former NBA, WNBA, and NCAA Head Coach, the”Guru of Go”, Paul Westhead. The trio dive headfirst into “The System”, including the philosophy, teaching points, competitive advantages, and weak spots of the style of play. Along with the deep-dive into the system the subjects of “Flex Offense”, coaching interviews, and learning from experiences are discussed during the always fun “Start, Sub, or Sit?!”
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 a variety of topics with Coach Westhead including:
- “The System” – We discuss the philosophy, building blocks, competitive advantages, and weak spots of “The System”. Coach Westhead thoroughly examines a unique system and style of play that led to much success for him in his career and has influenced many programs in the modern game.
- “Start, Sub, or Sit”?! – During this always fun segment we discuss Coach Westhead’s stops in the NBA, WNBA, and NCAA, the Flex and Princeton Offenses, and navigating the most important parts of interviewing for a Head Coaching position.