Create Your Shot

Smallz and Tyler shoot jumpers with Amanda Ottaway, author of The Rebounders: A Division I Basketball Journey and former Davidson basketball player. Amanda and the guys talk about going through coaching changes, the recruiting process and the relationships that come out of playing college athletics. This week's coach speak include's Geno Auriemma and Pat Summit and Davidson, NC is the city review. Amanda can be found on twitter @Amandaottaway and her book can be found in Barnes and Noble and online at amazon.com

:29 Tyler and Smallz introduction

13:30 Welcome Amanda Ottoway

21:07 The power struggle between coaches and players

24:29 The recruiting process and communication

29:28 Cultural difference between Davidson and Holidaysburg, PA

34:58 Going through a coaching change at Davidson

44:07 Amanda on the value of teammate relationships

51:05 Ultimate career goals.

52:40 Coach Speak — Geno Auriemma and Pat Summit

1:01:15 City Review — Davidson, NC

1:08:03 Ten Touches

1:19:39 Parting Shots

The guys welcome back on their first guest ever, TJ Dekmar. TJ, the head coach of the Goldey-Beacom lightning, in Wilmington, DE, stopped by to talk about his conference tournament, what he will do in the off-season and cultivating leadership with a new team. TJ can be found on twitter @TJDekmar.

Smallz and Tyler welcome on Josh Loeffler of the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays. Josh just finished his first year as head coach at Johns Hopkins where he and his team finished as the centennial conference champions before bowing out in the second round of the Division III tournament. Josh talks about the differences between division I and division III, how he took lessons from early mentors, coaching at an academic powerhouse and much more. Segments this week include coach speak from Coach K and Brett Brown and a city review of one of Smallz' favorite cities, Hoboken, NJ. Coach Loeffler can be found on twitter @CoachJ_Loeffler

:29 Tyler and Smallz Intro

8:25 Intro to Coach Loeffler and stories of the Big East

18:03 Recruiting at D3 level, what to look for

22:23 why D3 was the ultimate path and being a young head coach

27:46 Establishing culture while following a legend.

34:35 Being a genius and how it relates to recruiting

40:48 Approach to networking

52:25 Work life balance and career goals

57:10 Coach Speak — Brett Brown and Coach K

1:03:20 City Review — Hoboken NJ

1:14:40 Ten Touches

1:32:45 Parting Shots

Tyler and Smallz give their opinions on the on-going college basketball scandal and its effects on the current season. Guests will be back next week.

On this week's episode of Create Your Shot, Tyler Laurie and Chris "Smallz" Angelos create some offense with Mark Titus of The Ringer.

Tyler and Smallz are joined by the best-looking shooter in America, Mike Dunn. @Seemikedunn, as he is known to his 100k students on Instagram, stops in to talk about the NBA 3 point contest, Devin Booker's perfect jump shot, his experience in shooting contests and how JJ Redick impacted him as a young player. Mike can be found on Twitter and Instagram @seemikedunn.

This week Smallz and Tyler welcome on professional basketball player TJ Dileo. TJ plays for Telekom Bonn in Bonn, Germany in the BBL.

In the first Create Your Shot Minisode, the guys welcome back on Dr. Doug Polster from Polster Performance and UCLA to try and get inside the mind of Philadelphia 76er, Markelle Fultz. The guys and Doug chat about pressure, mental recovery from and injury and what else can be done from a psychology standpoint when athletes feel like they have reached a physical wall . Doug can be found on Twitter @drpolster and Instagram @drdougpolster.

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This week Tyler and Smallz chop it up with Jon Rothstein, College Basketball Insider for CBS Sports, WFAN, and the FanRag Sports Network. The guys and Jon talk a ton about breaking into media, balancing work and life, becoming a specialist and making first impressions. Jon does an extended version of Rothstein's, reviews Manhattan and drops quotes left and right. Jon can be found on twitter @JonRothstein. 

0:29 Tyler and Smallz intro

9:53 Into to Jon Rothstein and background

14:35 Networking in Media- How Jon built his Network

18:50 Hard work, executing his plan 

24:00 Why wearing a suit is important, Brian Williams story

27:30 Social media, utilization and the balance 

30:50 Specialization in media, critical to success 

40:20 Career goals

47:45 Rothstein's

— Tony Carr, Shamorie Ponds, Kyle Guy, Trevon Blueitt, Gary Clark, Keita Bates-Diop, Wendall Carter

50:17 City Review- Manhattan 

55:59 Ten Touches

1:08:30 Parting Shots

This week Smallz and Tyler welcome on Phil Martelli Jr, the director of program administration at St. Josephs University. Phil has been an assistant all up and down the east coast with stops at Delaware, Niagara, Manhattan, Central Connecticut State and with the Delaware 87ers. The guys talk growing up in a basketball family, balancing work and life and taking a step back in your career to move forward. Phil can be found on twitter @PMJR10.

0:30 — Tyler and Smallz Intro

3:15 — Welcome Phil Martelli Jr.

6:10 — The origin of the "Smallz" nickname

11:45 — Phil's goals in basketball

16:20 — Starting out in recruiting and the evolution of philosophy

23:00 — Impact of working for different head coaches

26:25 — What it's like growing up in a basketball family

30:15 — Phillip Martelli III, the most famous member of the family

33:00 — What its like working for your father

38:00 — Embracing administrative roles

42:11 — Balancing family and work

49:10 — Ultimate career goals and setting attainable goals

50:52 — Coach Speak — Steve Prohm and Doug Pederson

1:02:37 — City Review — Media, PA

1:11:00 — Ten Touches

1:42:50 — Parting Shots