Gen Z Hoops

Bob Rathbun, TV Voice Of The Atlanta Hawks, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Broadcasting For More Than Four Decades, Being The Voice Of The Hawks For Nearly 30 Years And All Time Hawks Moments!!!

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming Bob To Gen Z Hoops

(0:34) - Love For Basketball

(3:06) - Very First Play By Play Gig

(4:13) - Taking Over As Voice Of The Hawks

(6:31) - First Hawks Broadcast

(8:37) - Evolution Of The Hawks Organization And Fanbase

(12:18) - Hawks Greats

(14:09) - Hawks Role Players

(16:22) - 2014 - 2015 Hawks Team

(19:47) - Jeff Teauge 

(21:00) - 2021 Eastern Conference Finals Run

(26:13) - Hawks All Time Starting 5

(29:44) - Broadcast Prep

(31:03) - Favorite call

(33:07) - Advice For Those Trying To Break Into the Industry

(35:24) - Goals After Nearly 30 Years Of Being The Voice Of The Hawks

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Patrick Crossan, Former GM And Head Coach Of Wizards District Gaming, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Building A Roster In The NBA 2K League, Winning Back To Back Championships And NBA 2K Memories!!!

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming Patrick To Gen Z Hoops

(1:00) - Early Days In Sports Journalism

(4:54) - Pursuing Esports And Competitive Gaming

(6:41) - Favorite 2K

(10:26) - Sports Journalism Skills Translating To Building A Team

(11:37) - GM And Head Coach Of Wizards District Gaming

(14:33) - Team Culture

(15:58) - Back To Back Championships 

(16:49) - Coach Of The Year And Highest Winning Percentage In League History

(21:29) - Defensive Settings

(23:39) - Drafting JBM 

(26:58) - Managing A Team During Slumps

(31:13) - Connecting Brand Strategy To Team Identity

(33:49) - Building A Connection Between WizDG And The DC Community

(36:36) - NBA 2K League Competition Committee

(37:43) - NBA 2K Glitches And Memories

(43:52) - Team USA

(47:53) - Advice

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Barbara Turner, Washington Mystics Assistant Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Her Playing Career, Winning Back To Back National Championships At Uconn And Coaching in the NBA/WNBA!!!

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming Coach TurnerTo Gen Z Hoops

(0:39) - Connection To Basketball

(1:00) - Larry Nance And The Cavs

(2:21) - High School Career

(3:53) - Lessons From Mentors

(5:15) - College Recruiting Process

(6:17) - Top 3 And Choosing Uconn

(7:06) - Transition To College

(8:53) - Freshman Year

(9:34) - First National Championship Run

(10:31) - Offseason After Winning A National Championship

(11:38) - Favorite Title Run

(12:29) - Pregame Ritual

(14:05) - Senior Year Leadership

(14:59) - Playing In A Winning Culture

(16:11) - Deciding To Go Pro

(16:45) - Pre Draft

(17:52) - Getting Drafted

(18:20) - Sue Bird

(19:00) - Notable WNBA Career Moments

(19:47) - First WNBA Bucket

(20:13) - Pursuing A Career In Coaching

(21:04) - Player Development Coach

(21:59) - Jalen Green And Alpern Sengun

(23:18) - Washington Mystics Assistant Coach

(24:20) - Aspirations

(24:55) - WNBA Training Camp

(25:35) - Legacy

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Chris Fleming, Portland Trailblazers Assistant Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss His Playing Career, Coaching The German National Team And His Time Coaching In The NBA!!!

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming Coach Fleming To Gen Z Hoops

(0:46) - Passion For Basketball

(2:11) - High School Career

(3:20) - Recruiting Process

(4:32) - Transition To College Basketball

(11:22) - University Of Richmond

(12:12) - Going Pro

(17:00) - Pursuing A Career In Coaching

(18:37) - German Cup Championship

(20:17) - Brose Bamberg

(22:00) - Culture In A Program

(25:05) - Coaching Dirk On The German National Team

(28:30) - Transition From European Basketball To The NBA

(31:16) - Brooklyn Nets And Chicago Bulls

(35:02) - Going 5-0 As An Interim Head Coach Of The Bulls

(36:57) - Lonzo Ball

(38:25) - Joining The Blazers Staff

(39:27) - Goal This Season

(41:35) - Blazers Young Core

(44:03) - Analytics In The League

(46:53) - What Legacy Do You Hope To Leave Behind?

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Elijah Moreno-Winston, IMG Assistant Coach, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss His Playing Career, Getting Into Coaching And The Typical Day In Life As An IMG Coach!

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming Elijah To Gen Z Hoops

(0:36) - Passion For Basketball

(5:30) - Playing career

(9:59) - Covid Hoops

(13:28) - Transition From Player To Coach

(20:24) - IMG All-Time Starting 5

(23:44) - Eye Opening Moment At IMG

(26:12) - Player Development

(28:41) - Challenges Coaching At IMG

(30:50) - Defining Success

(38:10) - Looking To Coaches For Inspiration

(41:00) - Future Aspirations

Nico Parauda,  Washington Wizards Scout, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss The Art Of Scouting, His Time As The Assistant GM Of The Capital City Go-Go And The Typical Day In Life As An NBA Scout !

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming Nico To Gen Z Hoops

(0:44) - Connection To Basketball

(4:58) - Breaking Down Film At Blair Academy

(7:13) - Player Development At Blair

(10:31) - Training Players From All Different Levels

(12:02) - Special Connection To Blair

(14:21) - Atlanta Hawks

(21:00) - Important Stats That Don’t Show Up In The Box Score

(27:48) - Do Numbers Lie?

(30:47) - Capital City GO-GO

(35:41) - G League And NBA Connection

(39:50) - Assistant GM Of The Capital City Go-Go

(43:48) - Scouting For The NBA Draft

(46:50) - Impact Of A March Madness Performance 

(48:24) - Perspective Of Talent Evaluation Evolving Overtime

(55:00) - Future Aspirations

(58:00) - Hobart Hoops Story

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Christopher Corso, Rutgers MBB Director Of Communications, Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Rutgers Hoops, Media Training  And Memorable Rutgers MBB Moments!!

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming Christopher To Gen Z Hoops

(0:34) - Connection To Basketball

(2:34) - Getting Into Sports Media

(3:34) - Long Island Native

(5:38) - Working For The Minnesota Vikings

(11:09) - NIL

(12:44) - Day In The Life As The Director Of Communications

(14:20) - Media Training

(17:40) - Running A Teams Social Media 

(19:12) - Knights Of Honor

(21:25) - Favorite Rutgers MBB Alumni

(25:55) - Media Strategy From Different Levels

(27:27) - New Content

(29:47) - Future Aspirations

(31:24) - Advice For Those Looking To Break Into The Industry

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B Hen, Club 520 Podcast Co-Host Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss Hoop Culture, Distinct Fashion Trends And The Creation Of Club 520!!

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming B Hen To Gen Z Hoops

(0:50) - Connection To Basketball

(1:55) - Role Model Growing Up

 (3:34) - Swaggy Jerseys

(7:30) - Friendship With Jeff Teague 

(8:46) - Butler University/St Johns

(12:40) - Nickname B Hen

(13:33) - Hoop Career

(16:27) - Creation Of Club 520

(20:20) - Black Air Forces With White Laces

(24:30) - Zach Randolph

(25:30) - Favorite Club 520 Episode

(26:07) - Lance Stephenson Story

(28:28) - Brandon Jennings Calling Out The 2009 Draft Class

(30:19) - Michael Beasley Vs Lance Stephenson

(31:00) - Ny Hoopers Vs Indiana Hoopers All Time

(34:23) - March Madness Picks

(36:24) - NIL Changing The College Basketball Landscape

(38:25) - NBA Playoff Picks

(39:09) - Favorite NBA Performance

(40:00) - My Favorite Moments Of My Career So Far

(42:01) - Future Aspirations

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Arop Arop, Columbia Lions GuardJoins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss His Recruiting Process, Going To Prep School And His Career So Far At Columbia University!!

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming Richie To Gen Z Hoops

(0:30) - Connection To Basketball

(2:33) - High School Career

(6:50) - Prep Year At Hotchkiss

(8:40) - Hotchkiss Teammate 

(10:33) - Recruiting Process

(13:44) - NEPSAC Showcase

(14:50) - Welcome To College Moment

(15:38) - Development In College

(1627) - Coach Engles

(18:25) - Leadership

(20:20) - Gameday

(23:44) - Goals For College Career

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Richie Bonney, Hobart Basketball All-Time Leading Scorer Joins Ashton Khoorchand On Gen Z Hoops To Discuss His College Career At Hobart, Becoming The All-Time Leading Scorer In Program History And Being Inducted Into The Hall of Fame!!!

(0:00) - Intro

(0:13) - Welcoming Richie To Gen Z Hoops

(0:32) - Connection To Basketball

(2:39) - Highschool Career

(4:49) - Multi-Sport Athlete

(7:42) - College Recruiting Process

(13:10) - Freshman Year And Transition To College

(16:55) - Goals Going Into Sophomore Year

(22:59) - Becoming A Captain Junior Year

(26:06) - First NCAA Tournament Game

(28:47) - Breaking The Hobart Scoring Record

(33:22) - Most Memorable Game 

(36:39) - Going Pro?

(38:29) - Hall Of Fame Induction

(39:34) - Advice