Create Your Shot

Smallz and Tyler Welcome on Kami Mattioli, social media manager for WME/IMG tennis. Kami, a social media expert, talks with the guys about the state of journalism, building her brand and working in sports. Formerly the college basketball editor of Sporting News, Kami talks about breaking into the business and what it was like earning that elusive blue check. She can be found on twitter @Kami. 

:31 Tyler and Smalls Intro of Kami

8:30 Intro to Kami Mattioli

9:35 Kami talks about her start and background

11:29 Gaining a following and using social media to grow

15:38 Transition of using social media personal and for different organizations

17:46 Journey as a Woman in sports

20:50 breaking into the industry after graduation

24:20 getting paid for what you do; Value

24:55 Networking; Story of connections

27:53 Future of Journalism

30:35 Subscription model, names driving revenue?

34:23 Interview process

40:28 Social media experts and learning

44:25 False sense of identities on social media

50:55 Career goals and plans

55:48 Don't Press Send!

1:00:49 City Review- Main Line Wawa!!

1:05:33 Ten Touches 

1:17:23 Parting Shots

Coming off a 10-4-1 week, the guys talk about the dumpster fire that is the Browns front office, Mike Mitchell's rant on player safety in the NFL and then welcome Bart on to talk about the CFB playoff and their fades of the week. As always the guys pick winners and try to improve on their 28-16-1 record so far. Mike Mitchell rant is posted on twitter which is @createyourshot

Tyler and Smallz welcome on the Mayor of Sea Isle City, Colin Curtin. Curtin is the Director of Basketball Operations for the Hofstra Pride. Curtin also is the head coach of the 3 time defending TBT champs, Overseas Elite. A former manager, the guys rap about loyalty, vacations and what its like to run seven straight weeks of camp.

0:31 Tyler and Smallz intro of Colin

1:10 Colin Curtin background and interview

9:29 Colin Curtin Intro

11:15 Charleston Tournament Recap

12:13 Colins coaching journey; His start

15:42 Construction job, 1st basketball paycheck

16:56 Being a DOBO

18:10. 7 weeks of camp!

21:10 Cherish weekends, 1st SIC mention

22:00 Tylers 1st shore experience

23:43 TBT, Putting Overseas Elite together

28:24 Top Oversea's players, names, NBA prospects

31:30 They key to creating and coaching a TBT champion

36:04 Collecting TBT money; NCAA problems?

37:34 TBT Story, Team ALS

43:41 Coach of the Year, One up on Coach Mihalic

45:08 Career Goals

46: 51 Coach Speak Segment

51:20 City Review Segment Sea Isle City, Smalls and Colin become best friends

1:02:40 10 Touches Segment

1:17:45 Parting Shots Segment

Picking winners is back for the third week as the guys look to build on their 18-12 record. They talk about the Tennessee football coaching search, remind the listener's coaches are people too and talk this week in the NFL before welcoming BART back for the third week.

Smallz and Tyler are joined by the man behind the mythical twitter account @Hoopdirt. Adam Nelson, AKA, Dirtking talks on his career, the college coaching carousel, mistakes he made and advice he has for young coaches. A 25-year coaching veteran, Dirtking dives into burnout in the coaching world, building a business and the difference between Division 1 and Division 3. Dirtking can be reached @hoopdirt, at hoopdirt.com and [email protected]. 

0:31 - Tyler and Smallz Intro The Dirtking, Adam Nelson

2:32 - Dirtking's background 

8:45 - Adam Nelson Intro 

11:30 - Dirtking's coaching journey 

12:48 - Working with Pat Skerry 

14:27 - Burn out working in coaching 

15:10 - Differences between division 1 and division 3 schools

17:20 - Leaving the Division 1 level and what's the best choice for coaches starting out

20:00 -Tyler's arrogant past/plans and a quick story 

21:01 - Starting Hoopdirt.com 

23:15 - Amount of traffic to @hoopdirt and hoopdirt.com

24:00 - The impact of twitter on the site

25:20 - Controlling the flow of information and the news cycle

26:05 - On being correct while reporting - Missing on San Jose State coaching search 

28:23 - Stepping out of coaching to focus solely on Hoopdirt

29:27 - The structure behind hoopdirt.com

32:20 - The future of Hoopdirt 

35:10 - Biggest struggle for Hoopdirt/Competition within the rumor mill

37:20 - Balancing coaching/website and family 

39:30 - Ultimate goals 

41:25 - WHERE WILL THEY LAND 

45:48 - Ashley Howard - Assistant, Villanova 

42:27 - Earl Grant - Head Coach, CofC

43:10 - Danny Hurley - Head Coach, URI

44:12 - Gregg Marshall - Head Coach, Wichita State

45:11 - Kenny Payne - Assistant Coach, Kentucky

46:26 - Rick Pitino - Former HC, Louisville 

48:22 - CITY REVIEW - QUINCY, MA

52:58 - TEN TOUCHES 

52:14 - Funniest guy Dirtking has ever worked with

53:05 - Worst travel experience 

54:25 - Favorite Book 

54:56 - "Defense wins championships"

55:40 - Craziest AAU tournament story 

56:30 - One change to college basketball 

57:42 - Three coaches on the hottest seats

59:58 - Dream Coaching Job 

1:00:41 - Best coaching twitter follow

1:01:49 - Best youth sport to attend 

1:02:30 - Parting Shots 

1:02:43 - Best advice ever given

1:03:14 - Face-to-Face with 25 year old self - DirtKing's bat phone goes off in the background

After a 10-5 week against the spread Tyler, Smallz and Bart are back to pick winners for America! First the guys recap Sean McDermott's insane decision to bench Tyrod Taylor and Debate Baker Mayfield's "obscene gesture", then Bart joins for another session of "Pickin' Winners".

1:03: Tyler and Smallz recap Tyrod Taylor being benched and Sean McDermott's quotes after the fact

18:01: Baker Mayfield's obscene gesture

26:24: PICKING WINNERS

Tyler and Smallz learn the ins and outs of basketball administration with ESPN Manager of Events, Jeff Wilson. Jeff is responsible for exempt basketball tournaments like the new PK80, the Charleston Classic, The Armed Forces classic and many others. The guys reminisce about their time working under Jeff while he was the director of basketball operations at Temple and learn the correct way to construct a charter bus seating chart and the best pre and postgame meal options. Jeff partakes in some coach speak and rains jumpers while he gives the best city review CYS has seen so far. Come for the information and stay for the stories of Jeff as the General Manager of the Philadelphia Fusion of the ABA!

0:30 - Tyler and Smallz Intro 

1:30 - Jeff's background 

11:00 - Welcome Jeff Wilson 

12:58 - Jeff's day to day

15:00 - How Jeff got to his current job

17:25 - Tyler shares some history about Jeff

19:05 -TRACKBACK SMALLZ…Tyler talks too much 

19:20 - 22 year old Jeff is the General Manager of the Philadelphia Fusion 

21:48 - The first day as a professional general manager 

24:50 - Stability and working in sports 

26:30 - Taking opportunities in sports

27:25 - Best part of working as a DOBO 

29:34 - Reacting to your head coach and coaching staff

32:20 - Being flexible and prepared for anything and everything

36:15 - Bracketology 

37:40 - Growing your own role and responsibilities

40:38 - Networking in sports business

43:40 - Understanding your path in sports. 

45:20 - Balancing work and family

47:00 - Work Smarter, Not Harder

48:30 - Ultimate career goals 

49:50 - Smallz buttering up Jeff

50:43 - Coach Speak 

51:18 - PJ Fleck - "I eat difficult conversations for breakfast"

53:50 - John Chaney "Ostriches"

57:01 - City Review - Charlotte, NC 

1:01:05 - Was Jeff worried about managers enjoying nightlife too much?

1:05:38 - Ten Touches

1:05:52 - Managers keep things light 

1:07:44 - Worst travel experience(s)

1:11:23 - Favorite Book/TV Show

1:12:30 - Other interests?

1:14:15 - Better fans, NY or Philadelphia 

1:15:20 - What would Jeff change about college basketball 

1:17:33 - Favorite college cliché 

1:19:47 - Favorite pre-game meal and hotel choice 

1:21:42 - Professor Jeff Wilson 

1:22:20 - Pennsylvania University holds itself in high regard

1:23:48 - Jeff's memories of Smallz and Tyler 

1:24:58 - Parting Shots 

1:25:10 - Best advice you've ever been given - Enjoy the moments

1:27:40 - Face-to-Face with your 18 year old self - Take yourself less seriously

On a new weekly installment of Create Your Shot Tyler and Smallz talk this week in sports and are joined by a mystery guest to give the guests CFB and NFL winners for this upcoming weekend. 

Smallz and Tyler talk about Joel Embiid and the 76ers monster performance from Wednesday night. Then talk NBA rookies, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavs as well as the state of the NFL Playoff race. 

30:15: "BART" joins the guys to drop some vegas knowledge and help get the listeners rich off this coming weekends NFL and CFB games.

On the 10th episode of Create Your Shot, Smallz and Tyler welcome on Dwayne Killings aka DK, assistant basketball coach for the UCONN Huskies. The guys talk all things networking and relationships and listen to DK talk about creating looks for others as well as how he handled his journey. A fast riser in the world of college basketball, DK has worked in the NBA, the America East, Atlantic-10 and AAC in the last ten years. 

0:44 - Tyler and Smallz Intro - 10th Episode Hype - Networking and Relationships

6:45 - Bonus Create Your Shot episodes 

8:01 - Welcome Dwayne Killings 

8:46 - DK is fluent in coach speak 

9:20 - DK's journey in basketball 

11:00 - How relationships guided his journey 

14:17 - Taking chances and how DK networks

16:15 - Helping others connect and staying in touch with contacts

17:30 - Making time for people

19:00 - DK "How You?" - On checking in

20:45 - The difference between levels of college basketball 

25:20 - Developing your coaching acumen, how to get better at "Xs and Os"

27:15 - Tyler gets called out…Getting comfortable in your own skin, while working for different personalities 

28:40 - Stepping out of your comfort zone and owning your actions and doubts

31:05 - DK's playing career and understanding player relationships. 

33:20 - Balancing family and work 

36:06 - Is DK part of the CrossFit cult?

36:44 - Being able to disconnect 

39:20 - Ultimate career goals 

41:38 - Coach Speak 

42:00 - Pat Chambers on staying in the moment

45:30 - Goalsetting as a team and coach

48:05 - JB Bickerstaff on respecting the game of basketball 

51:02 - City Review: Amherst, MA - DK's hometown 

52:40 - Does DK shave his head with a Mach 3 or Dollar Shave Club. #FreeAds

54:10 - DK humblebrag - Sometimes he eats vegan

55:30 - Tyler and DK's intramural basketball championship meltdown.

57:54 - Ten Touches

58:01 - Funniest player DK has ever coached

58:27 - Olean, NY 

59:04 - Favorite book and TV Show 

1:00:00 - The Dwayne Killings State Farm Insurance Agency

1:00:57 -Lavar Ball is back!

1:02:33 - Offensive goaltending and uniform rules in basketball globally

1:03:52 - Favorite and least favorite practice drill. 

1:04:40 - Pregame routines

1:05:45 - Smallz and DK think Tyler is high maintenance 

1:07:30 - Best basketball recruiting area

1:08:18 - Temple vs. Indiana in the 2013 NCAA tournament 

1:10:05 - Respecting the game and how to learn from it. 

1:12:38 - Preparing for the moment prior to the actual game or situation

1:13:40 - Parting Shots

1:13:45 - Valuing people and the impact of DK's father on his live and personality

1:15:01 - Face-to-Face with your 18 years old self - Getting comfortable being uncomfortable 

1:17:20 - Taking pieces from all of coaches careers

1:17:45 - Network with the right purpose

Smallz and Tyler learn about shooting you shot with Josh Verlin, the owner, and creator of CityofBasketballLove.com. Josh gets tons of shots up, telling the guys about dropping out of law school to follow his passion, how to build a business and media empire, being known as a terrible athlete and even some Big 5 basketball predictions. Josh can be contacted @JMVerlin or [email protected]

0:36: Tyler Intro

3:00: Smallz and Tyler Intro

7:50: Take chances

11:57: Giveaway PART 2!

12:59: Josh Verlin: How CoBL is starting the year

14:48: Prepping for basketball season/Communicating with staff members

19:05: Josh's journey of starting CoBL and leaving law school to do so

22:10: Passion leading to being able to accomplish lots of work goals

23:05: This history of Josh as an athlete/Josh's youth hoops appearance

25:00: Catching the Philadelphia Hoops bug.

26:50: Finding a balance between business and life and working smarter not harder

28:16: Dealing with moments of doubt

31:50: How CoBL fits in the Philadelphia hoop scene

33:15: Storytime with Tyler: Team Yellowjackets

34:40: Everyone has a price/building a brand

36:45: Giving young reporters opportunities/Internships/Free labor

39:58: Having expectations when you break into a business

43:15: Gaining credibility within the media scene with coaches/players/media members

50:10: Expanding the CoBL brand: the future of the website and company

53:15: Big 5 predictions with Josh: MVP, MIP, ROY

100:12: Best performance Josh has seen live.

1:02:15: The most surprising players Josh has seen live.

1:06:00: NEW SEGMENT: CLICK BAIT Featuring Markelle Fultz rumors

1:10:10: 76ers thoughts

1:13:09: CITY REVIEW: Main Line, PA

1:16:50: How many bars on the main line has Smallz been thrown out of?

1:18:12: Is Smallz a good bowler?

1:19:00: The slowest 10 TOUCHES of all time!

1:19:18: Funniest interview in Philadelphia: Dave Pauley, HC of USP

1:20:57: Worst travel experience

1:21:11: How would Josh's students describe him

1:21:37: Favorite book and TV show

1:22:52: Smallz is jealous of Tyler and Josh: The improvement of Ten Touches

1:23:23: What would Josh change about college hoops

1:23:55: Best food on the road

1:24:40: Arena that Josh most wants to go to

1:25:09: Tyler is an arena expert/Phog Allen experience

1:26:00: Tyler admits Doug Gottlieb was right about Phog Allen Fieldhouse

1:27:10: Josh defends the Palestra/Tyler tells more stories

1:27:14: Craziest event Josh has ever covered

1:31:08: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner with any 3 people. Josh takes questions SERIOUS!

1:35:00: Best HS program in Philadelphia area

1:36:10: PARTING SHOTS

1:36:15: Best advice ever, not necessarily safe for work

1:37:41: Face to face with 18-year-old self

1:38:45: Finding passion through work and CREATING YOUR SHOT

1:40:23: Recognizing that you need to learn confidence and knowledge etc…

1:41:05: Josh's contact @JMVERLIN [email protected]