Give Me A Sense with Mike Yam

Kevin O’Neill spent 25 year coaching college basketball with stints as a head coach at Northwestern, Marquette, Tennessee, Arizona and USC. Along with his college experience he was he head coach of the Toronto Raptors and spent time as an assistant with numerous teams. KO explains how coaches get jobs, how common he thinks cheating is in college basketball, and some of his best memories from the NBA. Some of those moments include beating Allen Iverson and the 6er’s when he was with the Pistons and coaching Vince Carter.

Mike Yam: @Mike_Yam on Twitter and Instagram

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Portland Trailblazers TV analyst and former Oregon State basketball star Lamar Hurd had a dream of playing in the NBA. On The Give Me a Sense podcast, Hurd shares his story of moving away from home in the 6th grade to dedicate his life to the game. His journey found him turning down Baylor after committing, landing at Oregon State and having what he describes as a “rollercoaster” career in college. Lamar played overseas and when he was on the verge of potentially making the NBA, he walked away to coach kids. He has a fascinating story and after hearing him you’ll understand what passion really is.

Lamar Hurd: @L_Hurd

http://www.theothersideofbasketball.org

Mike Yam: @Mike_Yam // @GiveMeAsense

Eric Byrnes was an electric baseball player who spent 11 years in the major leagues. He’s the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. He shares some great stories from playing in the bigs - the highs and lows and the run in he had with A’s GM Billy Beane in the parking lot after he was sent down to the minors. Byrnes has made the successful transition from baseball to a new sport; he competes as an ultra marathon runner. Eric created a documentary on running the Western States Endurance Run, which is a 100 mile race completed in 1 day. 

It’s an amazing story which includes hallucinations, torn up feet and Lance Armstrong. You can find the documentary on vimeo here:

https://vimeo.com/ondemand/diamondtotherough/187851807

All portion of the proceeds go to the Pat Tillman Foundation.

Eric on Twitter:

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Instagram: @ebyrnes22

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Mike Montgomery is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. Montgomery was a powerhouse coach making Stanford into a consistent force in college hoops. Over his 32-year collegiate coaching career with Stanford and Cal, Montgomery made 16 NCAA Tournaments, captured 6 conference championships, and piled nearly 700 victories. After his time at Stanford, he made the jump to the NBA, taking over the Warriors. Montgomery is honest about his time with the team and the challenges he faced with at that level. 

If you’re a basketball fan, you’ll love hearing his stories.

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Chad Brown kicks off season 2 of The Give Me a Sense Podcast. After winning a national championship at Colorado, Brown was selected in the 2nd round of the NFL draft by the Steelers. Brown explains what made Bill Cowher, Mike Holmgren and Bill Belichick different, but successful. You’ll have a much better understanding of why the Patriots win as much as they do.  

In our conversation you’ll hear what life is like in the NFL, the adjustment to life without football and how close “Ballers” on HBO is to being real.

Chad Brown: @ChadBrown94

Mike Yam: @Mike_Yam on Twitter and Instagram

Rick Neuheisel was a Rose Bowl MVP quarterback at UCLA, who made a successful transition from playing, to coaching and now broadcaster. I was fortunate enough to work with him for 3 seasons at Pac-12 Network and we swapped some stories about the first few years after we launched. Rick explained how he built cultures when he arrived at a program, what some of the best wins felt like and how the losses were crushing. Unlike the pros (he was the offensive coordinator with the Baltimore Ravens), he had to recruit players out of high school and told some funny stories including jumping off a cliff in Hawaii with Manti Te’o. 

If you’re a sports fan I can guarantee you’ll enjoy this conversation.

 

Rick Neuheisel: @CoachNeuheisel

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Out of high school Jeremy Affeldt set his path to become a major league baseball player. Bypassing college, he remembers life in the minors, which wasn’t always easy, being married while having roommates and eventually getting a chance in the bigs. He shares some of his best moments playing and winning World Series with the Giants.

On The Give Me a Sense podcast Affeldt explains why he hated the game and wanted to quit. His encounter with a 16 old homeless girl not only gave him new perspective on his life, but has sparked him to work with Generation Alive. 

Jeremy Affeldt on twitter: @JeremyAffeldt

www.generationalive.org 

https://jeremyaffeldt.wordpress.com/

Mike Yam on Twitter and Instagram: @Mike_Yam

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The face of 120 Sports Michael Kim spent 17 years working as an ESPN anchor. He left a dream job to work at a startup. Kim explains why 120 Sports is set up to be the future of how sports fans watch content. 

As the first Asian American male sportscaster on a national network, Kim takes us through his career path, explains why more Asian aren’t in prominent broadcasting roles and the time he couldn’t land a job because of how he looked. 

 

Michael Kim: @MichaelKim120

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Pac-12 Networks studio host Ashley Adamson guests host the Give Me a Sense podcast. Former Stanford soccer player Lisa McCaffrey joins the show. Besides, being married to 3x Super Bowl Champion Ed McCaffrey, her son Christian has been one of the premiere running backs in the country. Lisa shares her athletic journey and what it was like raising 4 boys. 

Standout moments:

The family’s wild Heisman experience in New York City.

Scouting report on future Michigan quarterback Dylan McCaffrey.

 

Lisa McCaffrey twitter: @LisaMcCaffrey

Ashley Adamson twitter: @AdamsonAshley

Business + Sports + Philanthropy = One Hope Wine.

CEO and Co-Founder of One Hope Wine Jake Kloberdanz is the latest guest on the Give Me a Sense podcast. From the humble beginnings of selling wine out of cars to being able to boast over 2 million dollar in donations, One Hope Wine is the type of business you want to be associated with. Award winning wines with game changing philanthropic work has attracted the likes of John Elway, Chris Paul and Clayton Kershaw to be connected with the company. 

Kloberdanz shares a remarkable journey that has had a positive impact on so many people.

For more info:

www.onehopewine.com

@OneHopeWine

 

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