Create Your Shot

This week Tyler and Smallz welcome on Cody Benjamin of Bleedinggreennation.com and CBS Sports and Bernd Buchmasser from Patspulpit.com to break down the super bowl matchup between the Eagles and Patriots. Cody and Bernd go down the rabbit hole on the offensive and defensive philosophies of each coaching staff and the game plans that we can expect to see on Sunday. The also discuss their favorite prop bets and give score predictions! Cody and Bernd can be found on twitter @CodyJBenjamin and @BerndBuchmasser and their work can be found on @BleedingGreen and @PatsPulpit.

0:30 — Tyler and Smallz Introduction — Biggest week of Smallz' life

6:20 — Tyler and Smallz Super Bowl Predictions

8:03 — Welcome Cody Benjamin

9:00 — Eagles defensive breakdown

23:30 — Eagles offensive breakdown

35:00 — Special teams breakdown

38:00 — Cody's favorite props and game prediction

42:00 — Smallz Philadelphia accent

44:00 — Welcome Bernd Buchmasser

45:15 — Pats offensive breakdown

1:02:45 — Pats defensive breakdown

1:20:15 — Special teams breakdown

1:21:36 — Bernd's favorite prop bets and game prediction

Tyler and Smallz get buckets with Quinton Ferrell of the College of Charleston. Q, as he is known, played college basketball at Presbyterian and has been a division 1 assistant since he graduated in 2007. The guys talk about family, networking, recruiting as well as hear Q's All-Peach Jam team. Quinton can be found on twitter @CoachQF24.

00:30 — Tyler and Smallz Intro

08:20 — Smallz NFC championship prediction — Revisited

10:52 — Welcome Quinton Ferrell

13:33 — Transitioning from playing to coaching at his alma mater

17:30 — Coaching as a volunteer and believing in yourself

21:40 — How being a point guard helps Quinton Evaluate

27:40 — Quinton's relationship with Shaka Smart

30:10 — How to network and rely on your mentors

37:00 — Building relationships with players and families

40:45 — Balancing family and ultimate career goals

44:45 — Coach Speak — Bill Belichick and Tyronn Lue

53:37 — City Review — Charleston, SC

58:36 — Ten Touches

1:13:23 — Parting Shots

Smallz and Tyler welcome on Professional Shooting Coach, Mike Dunn this week. Mike is a former player at Philadelphia University the best shooter in the history of the program. Mike goes into his journey, whether shooters need to play defense, the proper way to shoot a basketball and much more. Mike can be found on Instagram raining jumpers and shooting trick shots @seemikedunn and online at seemikeshoot.com

0:28 -- Tyler and Smallz intro

7:17 -- Intro to Mike Dunn

9:59 -- Mike's evolution with social media and building a brand

13:15 -- Journey in basketball and Mike's college career

19:10 -- HOW TO SHOOT 

22:24 -- working with struggling shooters

25:30 -- Mike on Ben Simmons and other pro shooters

28:00 -- Life changing moment in Mike's life

33:27 -- Inspirational mentors

36:51 -- Building the brand

38:55 -- Ultimate career goals and the next steps 

42:00 -- Coach Speak 

53:50 -- City Review - Manayunk, PA 

1:00:29 -- Ten Touches 

1:07:43 -- Parting Shots

This week Tyler and Smallz welcome on the most junior, senior writer at The Athletic, Sam Vecenie. Sam joins the guys to talk about his career, this season in college basketball, the NBA draft and even some Australian rules football. Sam gets into his draft sleepers, compares players in Tyler's favorite segment, Rothstiens and takes Smallz on a tour of Columbus, OH. The guys even talk Lavar Ball since CYS is desperate for clicks. Sam can be found on Twitter @sam_vecenie.

:29: Tyler and Smallz intro

8:21: Intro to Sam Vecenie

10:56: daily schedule

12:12: Sam getting his start

17:46: Writing his way, carving a niche

20:21: Stats In context

23:52: Genesis of love for the game

26:10: Twitter Networking

29:58: Industry Networking

37:32: Draft class thoughts

41:35: Sleepers in the draft

46:45: Ultimate career goals

48:44: Rothstein's: Collin Sexton, Jalen Brunson, Robert Williams, Trae Holder, Chimezi Metu

54:10: City review: Columbus, OH

59:12: Ten Touches

1:22:46: Parting Shots

Smallz, Tyler and Bart are back after a wild NFL Week 17 and CFB playoff games. The guys go through their fades of the week, talk about Lincoln Riley's poor coaching decisions, Powerball tickets and have a classic debate about whether Joe Flacco is elite. Spoiler Alert: He's Not. As always they pick winners to make you guys money, this week only locks are picked.

Winners: 28:26

Tyler: 18-17

Smallz: 19-16

Bart: 18-14-3

Total: 55-47-3 = $300

Tyler and Smallz are joined by Zak Boisvert, an assistant basketball coach at Army. Zak has been a division 1 assistant since his early 20s and built the foundation of his career from being a manager at Fordham University. The guys talk about creating his shot through letter writing, conversations with Tom Crean and immersing himself with sportscode and film breakdown. Zak has since started his own coaches newsletter and owns and operates pickandpop.net. He can be found on twitter at @ZakBoisvert and @PickandPopnet

0:31: Tyler and Smallz Intro Zak

7:35: Welcome Zak Boisvert

8:01: Zak talks Army's season so far

8:45: What does Army do during the longer holiday break 

10:20: West Point as a school and basketball program 

13:55: Smallz commits to a push-up and pull-up challenge at the final four

14:15: Zak's journey into coaching from a young age

16:01: How Lawrence Frank impacted Zak's career

18:00: Zak's networking at a young age and writing 1,000s of letters

19:45: Starting a coaching newsletter and pickandpop.net

22:00: Leveraging Hoop Group to let him coach at camp: Don't be afraid to ask for more!

23:47: Make the job work for you, use your resources and network 

25:00: Film exchange as a networking tool 

26:00: Film through the ages

26:45: Providing value to other people within the industry and to your staff

28:00: Working guys out at Fordham and doing film breakdowns

29:31: Conversations with Tom Crean: Become a basketball guy

30:03: Watching 1 hour of film per day

30:31: Improving every day as coach: Intentional experiences over a period of time

33:06: Breaking down film and being able to teach and relay to your team and staff

34:00: Being able to sure competency 

36:20: Integrating yourself as a young assistant with older staffs

38:00: Being able to trust the people around you and lean on your mentors

40:35: How do you disconnect from the job and balance family and coaching 

42:40: Zak's ultimate career goals 

44:45: The difference between coaching in college and NBA

45:20: Coach Speak: Bill Self 

47:18: The ability to recruit and quantify motor and toughness 

49:55: Michael Kidd-Gilchrist as a HS player and how his motor impacted his recruiting

51:40: Coach Speak: Archie Miller 

54:56: City Review: Bronx, NY

1:00:26: Ten Touches 

1:11:20: Parting Shots

Tyler, Smallz and BART are back after a 7-8 week to pick more NFL and CFB winners. 

Fades this week include The Steelers, The Cowboys, The Media and The Three Hosts. 

22:01: Picking Winners 

Overall Record: 50-37-3: $845.45

Tyler: 18-12

Smallz: 17-13

BART: 15-12-3

Tyler, Smallz and Bart are back after the worst week of the year to get you back on track. Fades include the country of Turkey, Kobe Bryant and the New England Patriots.

Records on the year: Tyler 16-9, Smallz 15-10, Bart 12-10-3: Total 43-29-3 = $1009

19:45: Picking Winners

This week Tyler and Smallz talk to Kevin Driscoll, an assistant basketball coach at Loyola in Maryland. Driscoll is an ultimate shot creator, having quit his first job to coach HS basketball and deciding shortly after his goal was to work at the division 1 level. The guys talk X's and O's, watching film, networking and even cold calling head coaches at the D1 level. City review takes them to the Polar Seltzer factory in Worcester, MA and we hear from Herm Edwards and Ben McAdoo in coach speak. Kevin can be found on twitter @_KevinDriscoll 

:31 Tyler and Smallz intro Kevin Driscoll

9:22 Interview Intro Driscoll

10:36 Coaching Start

13:45 Future Plan Coaching

14:30 How to get into D1, Phone Story

19:03 Transition to a D1 coach

20:06 Most important item of Networking

24:55 Scouting, X and O, watching too much film

32:55 HC transition, keeping a job story

41:46 Staying balanced, outside of bball

45:15 Career goals, reaching them

47:28 Patience, not taking the right opportunity

51:25 Coach Speak 

56:16 City Review: Worcester, MA 

1:02:03 Ten Touches 

1:16:16 Parting Shots

After another double-digit win (11-4) week the guys come back with a 39-20-1 record picking winners the last 4 weeks. 

Smallz and Tyler talk about what it was like to break the Ball brothers to Lithuania story and then Bart joins for fades of the week. Fades this week include, UNC-Charlotte athletics, Tom Thibodeau, Marvin Lewis and a special bonus fade before winners. As always, the guys make you money with their football picks.