Pat Carney and Dan Krikorian: Offense Wins Possessions. Principles Win Seasons

First Class Lacrosse hosts Deemer Class and Matt Dunn welcome Pat Carney and Dan Krikorian of Slappin' Glass to discuss how their basketball podcast and coaching resource began during COVID after a long friendship, driven by curiosity and self-improvement. Carney and Krikorian describe their coaching paths, their willingness to experiment and learn from “micro-failures,” and how they iterate on podcasts, newsletters, and film content without getting too narrow too soon. The conversation shifts to coaching principles: building culture and selflessness, teaching spacing, advantage creation, adaptability, and shared cognition, and using a “slice of the pie” approach to blend on-air reps with constraints-led methods depending on context and time. They cover attacking zone defenses, shot selection hierarchies and role-based green lights, and modern screening concepts (ghost screens, angles) plus defensive approaches. They close with how they balance content creation with coaching and family, emphasizing routines, saying no, quality, and being active coaches to stay relevant.

Timecodes
0:00 - Background
12:00 - Trial & Error
14:30 - Core Coaching Principals
20:30 - Where To Start
30:00 - Zone vs Man
34:45 - Start, Sub, Sit
42:00 - Shot Selection
54:30 - Picks & Screens
1:13:00 - Time Management