Hoop Threads

We spoke to Jim about his journalism background, covering the Pelicans, and shared some insight on working within the NBA.

0:30 Career background

3:30 Sources say

7:00 Narrative

12:15 Media's expectations for players

20:30 Objectivity

23:00 relationship with the front office and team

26:00 Josh Hart

28:45 Comparing #1 pick buzz

31:00 Boogie Cousins

32:45 Trade block 

40:00 Vetoed trades

49:00 Rebuilding

50:00 TV games

53:00 The Draymond factor

56:00 OG hate

1:02:00 JJ Redick

Host: @pr0ia, @tsollenne. Guest: @Jim_Eichenhofer

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We spoke with DG about his DeMatha career, Niagara, playing overseas, working for an NBA franchise, training, coaching youth sports, and his thoughts on DeMatha culture.

:30 beginnings

4:00 Playing with Joe forte and Keith bogans

5:00 Championship his senior year 34-1

7:00 Toughness questions

8:00 Playing for Morgan Wootten

10:00 What is this era missing most 

15:00 Niagara

17:00 Dominant sophomore campaign

22:00 Overseas story

24:00 Scouting job with Hawks

29:15 Hardest aspect of shooting to unlearn

30:30 Mental toughness

37:00 Coaching at DeMatha and for TTO

43:00 Confidence

44:45 Little things that kill rotation minutes

47:30 Motivating players

53:30 DeMatha culture

56:00 Shooters

57:00 HOF conversation

Host: @pr0ia, guest @dgfranchise2000 on IG @dgreene11

We spoke with Free and Chris about their high school careers, their time together at Georgetown, Coach Thompson, playing in the G league and overseas, and much more.

1:00 Basketball beginnings and journey

5:30 WCAC Comp

11:30 Georgetown

19:00 Big John stories

26:30 Translation of their games in modern day hoops

28:00 Favorite matchup

31:30 Current Hoya program

38:00 What if- DMV players

43:00 G League experiences

49:00 Overseas stories

56:00 PG details

59:40 Reaction to Shaq-Donovan Mitchell

1:06:00 Dawg Talk Podcast

Host: @pr0ia. Guests: @_sugarfree5, @mrwrightsr. 

Podcast: @DawgTalk101

In part 2 of our conversation with Mark Edwards we discuss skill development, training methods, social justice, and the next wave of athletes

:10 Mount Rushmore of skill development guys

5:00 Vertical training

10:45 Motivating athletes and training mindsets

18:00 College student athletes taking advantage of access 

27:00 Social conscience, maturity of next wave of athletes

46:00 Relationships

53:30 Georgia basketball

Host: @pr0ia, guest: @medwardsbball

In part 1 we speak with Mark about his playing career, NYC basketball, Run n Shoot, and player development insights.

0:50 Playing career and NYC Basketball culture

9:40 Training start

14:00 And1

29:15 Run n Shoot's impact on Atlanta basketball

31:15 #1 Skill that needs to be taught at a higher level

40:00 Shooting slump help

49:15 Skill development state of the union

57:35 Gilbert Arenas quote

We spoke with Jay about his playing and coaching careers, Coach K, his camp, NCAA decision-making, and his work with ESPN.

1:30 Young Jeezy

3:00 Lessons from his father

4:30 College recruiting process

6:30 “Is your brother home?”? Johnny Dawkins story

9:00 Coach K: then and now

11:30 Hurley/Laettner/Coach K practice environments

13:30 Team USA Experience with Coach K

16:00 Duke basketball staples

17:35 Critiques

21:15 Jay Bilas Camp Culture

26:40 What problems are you trying to address at camp?

30:30 Pete Belle’s and Tom Izzo’s

34:15 NCAA Decision input

37:20 Czar of basketball for a day

40:30 NCAA concessions for HS players

45:15 I may not actually hate that Duke player

48:40 Analyst game preparation

52:15 NBA Draft process

55:30 Overseas basketball story

Host: @pr0ia, Guest: @JayBilas

The RoundTable got together to talk awards predictions, over-unders, preseason reactions, and added in some hot takes  

1:00 MVP 

1:44 MIP 

5:31 6MOY  

12:32 ROY  

17:00 COY  

20:25 EOY (Executive)  

26:16 DPOY  

29:53 Preseason reaction/mulligan on one of your takes on the last pod 

37:00 Favorite over-unders

Host: @pr0ia. Roundtable: @tsollenne, @bilo_lc, @thelegitceo

We spoke with Coach Pope about growing up in Compton, his playing career, being a GA at UW, Orangeville Prep, Compass Prep, his faith, and coaching philosophy. 

0:50 Beginnings

2:00 LA Basketball culture

5:30 Competiting at different levels of college basketball

9:20 Working under Coach Hop

14:00 Being a graduate assistant

20:30 Keys to establishing programs

23:45 Big program wins

29:00 Orangeville Prep

36:45 AZ Compass Prep

39:40 Culture and cohesion

44:00 Career planning

45:50 Mentors

48:30 Serving as a role model

51:30 Offseason studying

53:15 Must-read books for coaches

55:15 Underrated Twitter follows

57:30 Faith

Host: @pr0ia, Guest: @CoachJPope

0:40 Championship contender tiers

7:33 GM’s that had best offseason

18:00 Playoff teams

23:45 Destined for the lottery

30:00 Headscratcher offseason

Host: @pr0ia 

Guests: @LegitCEO, @Bilo_LC, @TylerSollenne