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A Pen And A Napkin

Martin Plum

A weekly basketball coaches clinic that you can have in your pocket

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #196 Marlon Stewart

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2023/10/17

Excited to have Oregon State MBB AC Marlon Stewart on the podcast this week! Coach Stewart comes from the Bennett/ Montana coaching tree, and he shares with us alot of his philosophy. We discuss half court defense, recruiting against the "Blue Bloods", being involved in your community, building a great culture and much more. Great stuff to mine from this podcast!

71:05

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #59...

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2023/10/13

People have certain stereotypes when it comes to coaching; inspired by a tweet by Greg Berge, Tony and I break down six major coaching myths into either truths or myths and discuss why. We also have our TWIB segment, discussing the WNBA finals, Olympic basketball and more!

76:43

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #195 Jason Kern

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2023/10/10

Jason Kern, boys basketball HC at West Branch (IA) comes on the podcast this week for a great conversation! Coach Kern and I discuss a variety of topics, including growing up in a basketball family, his basketball influences, helping your players with the recruiting process, BLOB'S, half court defense and building a playbook. Terrific conversation!

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A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #58...

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2023/10/09

A bad case of the flu pushed back the podcast to today, but Tony and I are back, just a little delayed!!Our decisions are usually difficult enough during our seasons, especially when it comes to playing time, but most of us would love to have some sort of statistical baseline to help us make those decisions. However, we're often limited by time and manpower at the high school level, so what can we do to meet this concept halfway? Tony and I talk about that this week, along with a deep dive in our

71:52

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #194 Mo Boykins

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2023/10/02

Penn Wood (PA) GBB HC and well traveled camp coach Mo Boykins jumps on the podcast this week to discuss a variety of different topics, including S.U.C.C.E.S.S., microbiology (???), team defense, being a strong female role model, working camps all over the country, and much more. You're going to love Coach Mo's energy and enthusiasm!!

55:05

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #57...

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2023/09/29

One of the toughest jobs that we have as coaches is getting our individual players to play very well as individuals while also keeping the goals of the team at the forefront. it is a formula that is very difficult to crack, because you need both, but in many ways, these are two things that are going in opposite directions. In this pod, Tony and discuss how to find this balance, while also throwing around some trivia and our TWIB predictions (pre-Dame trade) . . . Enjoy!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #193 Dave Schlabaugh

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2023/09/25

Really excited to have Dave Schlabaugh, the head men's basketball coach at Cornell College (IA) on the podcast this week. Coach Schlabaugh has had a great career at both the high school and college levels, and we discuss his career, including his involvement in Snow Valley. We also discuss culture, offensive basketball and much more, so enjoy this podcast!

63:02

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #56...

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2023/09/22

As we start our seasons here in a few weeks, it's very important that we make sure that our expectations for both players and parents are very clear in all areas. This week, Tony and I discuss what we have done to make sure that both the coaching staff and everyone else involved in the program are as connected as we can be. Tony has trivia, and we begin our NBA preview in our "TWIB" segment.

55:19

A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode #17 "What...

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2023/09/20

Casey and I are back for (unfortunately) the last ever review of "Winning Time". We break down the categories, per usual, but then discuss the show and what might have lead to its failure, both in ways that it could have controlled and the things that were out of it's control. It was a fun ride while it lasted, so enjoy Casey and I's last run with "Winning Time".

53:40

A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #192 Paul Biancardi -->...

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2023/09/18

Treading off the beaten path a little bit this week with a pod with ESPN's Paul Biancardi, who has spent the better part of the last two decades examining recruiting at the grass roots level. We go through Paul's coaching career, including with Jim O'Brien, Tom Thibodeau and Rick Majerus. Along with that, we chat about modern recruiting, what can be changed to make things better and much more. Enjoy our chat!

65:21

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #55...

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2023/09/15

This week, Tony and I breakdown the second half of Coach Neighbors article on "What Makes Tough Coaches"? We chat about visibility, knowing their team, your coaching staff, principles and much more! Along with that we have trivia and then an extended discussion on what USA basketball should be looking to do in 2024. Great episode!!

55:14

A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode #16 "Beat LA!"

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2023/09/13

Casey and I are back to review the latest episode of "Winning Time", where we cover the most ground in the shortest amount of time and hit some major events in the journey of the 1980's Lakers; being swept by. the 76ers in 1983, Norm Nixon getting traded, Kareem's house burning down and more. Casey and I go through the categories, and we also identify perhaps the origins of our least favorite character, Honey. Enjoy!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #191 Kevin Janata

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2023/09/11

This week's podcast features Kevin Janata, the head boys basketball coach at Howells-Dodge (NE). Coach Janata has built a consistent winner at Howells-Dodge, and we discuss his half-court offensive and defensive philosophy, along with coming home to coach, helping players through personal lost and tragedy and much, much more. Great discussion!

55:34

A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #54...

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2023/09/08

Coaching is very hard, very difficult to do, and you have to have a certain degree of toughness to make it in your career. Coach Mike Neighbors from the University of Arkansas came out with a great article on areas and circumstances where coaches need to be tough, so over the next two weeks Tony and I are going to break down that list and discuss the topics listed in Coach Neighbors's article. We also have trivia and TWIB!

57:58

A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode XV "The...

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2023/09/07

Casey Hall and I are back to discuss our favorite basketball show! This week, we finally see the transition from Paul Westhead to Pat Riley, and in turn, the transformation from "The System" to "Showtime". We break down all the categories, including a great discussion on the importance of having a presence as a head coach. Enjoy!

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A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #53...

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2023/09/01

One of the greatest compliments that someone can get is that they are consistent, and the goal of every program is to be consistently good. Tony and I discuss the things that you should be doing to "Max Out" your program on a yearly basis, from player development to "The Process". We have trivia and also our TWIB notes!

60:57

A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode #14 "The...

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2023/08/31

Casey Hall and I are back and ready to talk about "Winning Time" once again, and boy did we love this episode!! We break it down from start to finish, including a debate on who was more responsible for the issues for the Lakers, Magic or Westhead? Along with that, we talk a little bit about Casey's traveling exploits and much more!

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A Pen And A Napkin-Episode #190 The Class Reunion

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2023/08/28

It's about that time of year when Dick Jungers, my childhood friend and classmate, comes on the pod for his annual appearance, but then Dick had a great idea; why not invite on a couple of classmates? So, that's what we did! Along with Coach Jungers, we have Jay Huff, the former wrestling coach at Burlington (IA) and Ben Haugen, the baseball coach for the 2023 state champion Esko (MN) program. We had a blast taping this, discussing our great influences growing up, our careers, our goals and

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A Pen And A Napkin-"The Coaching Staff" Episode #52...

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2023/08/25

It's Tony and I's anniversary, so we interrupted our dinner at Arby's to put together this pod for everyone. Since it's our anniversary, we thought we'd bite off the big one this week and discuss what can be done to fix youth basketball, both on the floor and off the floor. In addition, we also have trivia and our TWIB segment. Enjoy the anniversary special!!!!

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A Pen And A Napkin-"Winning Time" Episode XIII "The...

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2023/08/22

It's time once again for "Winning Time"!! My co-host Casey Hall and I break down the 3rd episode of the 2nd season this week, where leadership voids are being filled while others are becoming more confusing. All that, plus the Larry Bird backstory and (unfortunately) more Honey . . . enjoy the episode!!

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