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Apr 2025
55m 48s

Niko Medved on Useful Analytics, Defendi...

Slappin' Glass
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Slappin' Glass sits down this week with the newly hired Head Coach of Minnesota MBB, Niko Medved! In this replay episode from when Coach Medved was at Colorado St., the trio dive into a ton of interesting and useful topics including: gaining confidence in building a program, staying seamless in half court offense, balancing analytics and gut instincts, and d ... Show More
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