Hoop Threads

We spoke with Coleman about his time at St. John's, visual recaps, his documentary, training, running a business, and more

00:00:26 Basketball beginnings, early days of BAM 

00:05:44 Visual recaps, By Any Means media 

00:09:58 Running the City Documentary 

00:15:20 Breakdown Video concepts 

00:17:01 Coleman's favorite IG follows 

00:18:45 Calculated Chaos 

00:20:51 The comeback of basketball-specific athletes 

00:23:50 Relationship with trainees  

00:26:14 Discussing injustice with athletes 

00:29:40 The business side of BAM 

00:33:04 BAM gym 

00:35:25 Time Management 

00:37:34 SJC dream team 

00:38:28 Avoiding the evaluation side of the basketball business 

00:39:43 What makes the DMV different 

00:42:24 BAM accounts 

00:43:17 Underrated food spot

00:00:38 Basketball beginnings 

00:03:59 Setting up the military appreciation game at Charlotte 

00:05:36 Fatherhood and its impact on coaching 

00:07:34 Transition from Charlotte to UMD 

00:09:35 Adding value as a video coordinator 

00:12:37 The many hats of a college DOBO 

00:14:15 Quote about comm with players clip 

00:15:37 Figuring out HC needs with a limited prior relationship 

00:17:40 Effects of Covid-19 on college basketball 

00:24:38 Final 5s 

00:27:52 Criticism on Maryland's recruitment of DMV players 

00:31:28 The importance of regional connections for assistant coaches 

00:34:17 Following a legend 

00:36:41 Developmental history of Terps under Coach Turgeon 

00:40:37 NBA Draft prep 

00:44:36 Anthony Cowan 

00:46:32 Quarantine hobbies 

00:48:10 What makes the DMV different

We spoke with Johnny about growing up in the DMV, his basketball philosophy, working for an NBA team, and learning under one of the brightest minds in basketball. 

00:01:04 Professional beginnings 

00:07:36 Coach Bennett's communication with players 

00:09:24 Learning from Rick Carlisle 

00:12:26 Approaches to help players that struggle with remembering plays 

00:16:35 The 5 Pillars of UVA MBB 

00:19:54 UVA's recruiting style 

00:25:49 The offer process 

00:30:50 Development keys 

00:32:38 Money John Wooden quote 

00:34:18 Practice time allotment 

00:37:04 Casey Morsell projection 

00:38:25 Kyle Guy's mental health triumph 

00:39:37 Redemption from UMBC loss 

00:43:33 2014-2015 Hoos running out of luck 

00:48:24 Playing styles that give the pack line trouble 

00:50:46 Fighting the "UVA is boring" narrative 

00:53:56 Response to Charlottesville unrest and the current climate 

00:56:40 Staples of the future Coach Carpenter program 

00:58:59 What sets Coach Bennett apart 

01:01:05 Book recommendations 

01:03:31 What sets the DMV apart 

01:04:39 Advice to listeners

We spoke with Kyle about his basketball career, training high school to professional athletes, working for Poly Hoops, and organizing East Coast Bump

00:00:46 Basketball beginnings 

00:10:32 College career 

00:15:03 Genesis of training career 

00:18:48 Developing relationships/trust with athletes 

00:21:44 Indicators for successful athletes 

00:30:16 Fundamental Drill-stealing 

00:33:20 Criticism he's grown from 

00:36:02 Motivating athletes 

00:40:05 Importance of supporting your athletes: Ray Rice 

00:45:09 East Coast Bump 

00:49:19 Baltimore+ the DMV 

00:53:04 The importance of competition and learning from failure 

00:58:13 Discipline 

01:01:17 Poly 

01:04:33 Avoiding claiming ownership of athletes' success 

01:06:40 KJ Evans 

01:09:57 Underrated players in the Baltimore area 

01:13:30 Advice to parents and kids 

01:14:37 The importance of examining your circle

Alec came on to discuss his beginnings in the industry, roles with TSP/SportsEngine, the creation of The Season Ticket, Grassroots basketball, and more.

00:00:27 Beginnings 

02:07 TSP/SportsEngine 

06:22 Player's Health 

11:17 Marketing  

14:46 Relationships with coaches/players/audience 

18:37 Developing staff 

21:44 Initial difficulties 

00:26:30 Interviews- Hoop Diamonds 

29:10 Rankings 

31:25 Closers 

33:04 The Season Ticket 

34:30 Misconsceptions 

37:27 Grassroots basketball changes 

38:23 Athletes and their platform 

40:03 Following legends 

42:02 AAU and HS coaches 

45:20 Best grassroots team that didn't win a title 

46:30 Alonzo Trier Island 

47:18 What makes the DMV different 

48:21 Biggest AAU What-If 

49:24 Underrated players 

52:12 Underrated coaches 

53:42 Favorite moments 

55:20 Peach Jam reflections

Ray and Ibn came on to discuss their basketball journeys, the early days of SDC training, their involvement with Team Takeover, and issues that grassroots/high school basketball face. Technical difficulties towards the end, but they gave some phenomenal answers all the way through to the end. 

0:30 Ray and Ty Lawson 

2:40 Ibn on his high school hoops 

3:25 Ray's high school and prep career 

6:50 Beginnings of Stay the Course Training 

15:30 The mentorship of trainees, starting with Ibn in juco 

18:45 Player experiences informing coaching 

21:18 What makes the DMV different 

30:01 TTO: It's just different 

36:01 Scrimmages 

39:00 TTO Alumni reinvesting in youth 

41:50 Roster selection/recruiting 

43:46 The importance of great role players 

49:10 Misconceptions about AAU guys 

54:03 HS basketball fixes 

57:41 AAU's benefits for showcasing talent for college coaches 

59:20 AAU bump 

1:02:30 Hype music 

01:04:00 Not-quick quick hitters

01:13:20 In the Water thoughts

Adam speaks on high school hoops, scouting, recruiting, AAU, his career with Prep Hoops, future ambitions, and even some local eats!   

:40 Coming up at Lake Braddock, Roanoke College, with Prep Hoops

2:40 Best advice he's gotten

5:00 Advice to high school players

6:14 Scouting, writing, photography, video

8:24 Ethics in the scoop business

9:30 Local media members

11:27 Unique approach to covering events

12:06 Talking about Prep Hoops Local Rankings

13:30 Czar of HS hoops

15:35 Transfer culture at HS and college level

17:00 HS live period impact, pros and cons

19:00 The timing of college scholarship offers

21:25 Importance of presentability

22:55 Talent scout role models and observations

24:05 What goes into covering a game

25:20 Favorite events

27:10 What sets the DMV apart

28:00 First hidden gem he saw in the DMV

29:27 Most fun player to cover

30:43 Underrated local college assistant

31:38 Top 3 Twitter follows

34:00 10 Underrated players in the area

37:41 DMV eats

39:05 Long-term goals and ambitions

40:00 Legacy and impact, Adam's "why"

We spoke with Jake about being born in NYC, coming up in the DMV, covering all star games and high school basketball, and the NBA Draft.Guest appearance from both of his parents to discuss his growth as a media member and draft guy

00:00:40 Growing up in NYC   

00:03:29 Covering the McDonald's All American Game   

00:08:00 Balancing his classwork and hoops   

00:09:00 AAU and youth basketball memories   

00:14:10 What makes the DMV different   

00:17:21 Commitment announcements   

00:19:41 Switching from high school hoops to draft coverage   

00:23:30 Staying out of the scoop business   

00:26:27 Papa Rosen roasts the Bills and Jake's bracket predictions    

00:32:00 Janine Rosen speaks on MCDAAG and his development as a media member   

00:38:23 Jake wants all the smoke with NBADraft.net   

00:39:36 Jake's Kira Lewis moment, we knew it was coming   

00:41:40 Jake responds to some of my favorite NBA prospects    

00:44:06 Jake sells Deni Avdija and Aleksej Pokusevski   

00:49:50 Prospect hits and misses   

00:53:15 Jake on nonphysical traits that make players successful   

00:55:17 Jake on the importance of not comparing    

00:58:35 Predicting new trends in the NBA   

00:59:30 Drafting a 10-man roster with players drafted outside of the top 15 in the past 3 drafts   

01:02:00 Landing spots for Mac McClung   

01:03:30 Jahmius Ramsey takes   

01:08:00 Jake's most underrated player in the DMV

Interview #2 was with the CEO of the area's largest statistics company, Legit Stat's Marcellus Bowie. We spoke about DMV Hoops, his own basketball career, his business' journey, and the issues that the high school landscape faces

Marc speaks on Capitol Hoops' roots in the basketball community, some of the favorite players that he's covered, the process of covering a game and cutting up footage to create a highlight, running Summer League, and his new line of Capitol Hoops face masks  

7:50 The Capitol Hoops process: event coverage and media production  

17:30 Running the Summer League at DeMatha  

25:30 An underrated coach in the area  

27:33 What sets the DMV apart  

29:40 A player whose legacy isn't well-recognized  

33:00 Memorable Highlight Plays  

36:28 Highlight factories' impact on the game  

38:20 Image and Likeness  

41:20 High school hoops scene  

45:07 The development of the Capitol Hoops team  

48:30 Speaking on docuseries and documentaries