Mike and Jason preview the NBA's Eastern Conference heading into the 2021-2022 season.

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Jake Kelfer is the author of the new book, “The Elevated Entrepreneur”, which unlocks the secrets of high performance through interviews with some of the world’s most successful and high performing people.

Kelfer is a lifestyle entrepreneur, life elevator, and coach to ambitious entrepreneurs and freedom seekers, helping people create incredibly impactful and profitable businesses.

Jake is also the founder of the Pro Basketball Combine which helps NBA draft prospects turn their dreams of playing pro ball into their reality. The Professional Basketball Combine is a secondary draft combine designed to give players an opportunity to showcase their talents in hopes of being selected to play professional basketball.

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Be prepared to take some notes as you listen to this episode with Jake Kelfer, author of “The Elevated Entrepreneur.

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Garrett Hickey is entering his fifth season at Fairfield Prep.  Hickey was previously an Assistant Coach at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven, Connecticut from 2015-2017.  Prior to his time at Albertus, Hickey was a scout for Notre Dame Fairfield High School. 

Garrett produces a weekly newsletter for coaches called Share the Game, is a Fast Model Contributor, and works with PHD Basketball as a skills trainer and AAU coach.

Hickey also teaches middle school social studies in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

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Grab your notebook before you listen to this episode with Garrett Hickey, Assistant Boys’ Basketball Coach at Fairfield Prep in the state of Connecticut.

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Mike and Jason share their thoughts on Kyrie, Wiggins, and other NBA anti-vaxxers while speculating on what happens this season if the players remain unvaccinated. Next, they discuss Zion's summer foot surgery and what that may portend for the rest of his career. Michael Porter, Jr. gets a max extension...is he worth it? And would you rather have him or Zion. Finally, Mike and Jason debate the top five coaches in the NBA and what makes for a great NBA head coach.

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Rob Summers is entering his third season as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Cleveland State University.

Summers spent the previous two seasons as an assistant coach at James Madison after serving as the head coach at Division II Urbana (Ohio), where he headed the program for three seasons. Prior to that, he was the director of operations at James Madison for the 2013-14 season after a two-year stint at Glenville State, where he was the associate head coach and compliance coordinator.

A graduate of Gahanna Lincoln High School, Summers started a sterling collegiate career at Penn State, where he appeared in 56 games from 2002-04. After transferring to West Virginia, he played three seasons under Head Coach John Beilein where he was a three-time Big East Academic All-Star. As a senior, he led WVU to a win in the NIT Championship, starting 36 games and shooting 63.3 percent from the field.

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Take some notes as you listen to this episode with Rob Summers, Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Cleveland State University.

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Mark Schult is entering his first season as an assistant men’s basketball coach at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky.

Schult spent the previous two seasons at Division II University of West Georgia where he earned his Master's of Science in Sport Management.

Schult spent the two years prior to West Georgia as an assistant coach for Clark State College in Springfield, Ohio. He played a large role in turning around the Eagles' culture, as the program went from one win to 15 wins over his two seasons.

During college Schult served as a Student Assistant at Wittenberg University.  He played twoseasons for the Tigers prior to joining the coaching staff. 

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Mike and Jason touch on JJ Redick's retirement, the Ben Simmons holdout, and the Clippers new arena in Inglewood before diving into a debate on the Top 10 players in the NBA heading into this season.

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Matthew Raidbard is the author of the new book, Lead Like a Pro.  He is also the Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director for Administration, Compliance, and Student-Athlete Success at the University of Hartford.

Matthew was previously a college basketball coach for more than a decade

After graduating from Indiana University, his first college basketball coaching job was at Western New Mexico University.  After leaving Western New Mexico, Matthew served as a men’s basketball coach at Dartmouth College, Florida Gulf Coast University, and Chicago State University. While working at Chicago State he completed his Doctorate in Educational Leadership, where his dissertation focused on determining the best leadership style and behaviors for athletic coaches to practice.  His book, “Lead Like A Pro,” provides coaches with foundational leadership knowledge and the tools to become the type of leader that aligns with their personal values and beliefs

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Take some notes on Leadership as you listen to this episode with Matthew Raidbard, author of Lead Like A Pro.

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Hello and Welcome to the 33rd edition of the Coach’s Corner Round Table on the Hoop Heads Podcast. Each episode of the Coach’s Corner Round Table will feature our All-Star lineup of guests answering a single basketball question.  A new Coach’s Corner Round Table will drop around the 15th of each month.

September’s Round Table question is:  If you could be the best in the world at some aspect of coaching, what would it be and why?

Our Coaching Lineup this month:       

Erik Buehler – Chatfield (CO) High School     

Joe Harris – Chelan (WA) High School·       

Nick LoGalbo - Lane Tech (IL) High School

Monty Patel – Jacksonville (AR) High School·       

William Payne – College Basketball Coach Turned AD·       

Harri Mannonen – Coach & Author from Finland·       

Don Showalter – USA Basketball      

John Shulman – University of Alabama-Huntsville       

Todd Wolfson – St. Francis (CA) High School

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Mike and Jason play a game of NBA "Would You Rather...?" featuring Wilt, James Harden, LeBron, some iconic arenas, and NFL Quarterback Baker Mayfield.

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