The Rant

Newly named the Assistant Coach at St. Joseph College Men’s Basketball team, we pull up to his crib while in limbo. We catch up on #therant, to see what he’s been up to during the pandemic, his summer that was, his suspended first season, his anticipation of everything back to normal, and what he learned about himself. All that and more, Billy Heenan, part 2, now.

Within a year and a half, Theo went from sauntering up and down the court, to changing his perspective. Though it all, he discusses his early life in Mineola, NY, his experience attending Chaminade HS, how he got into Basketball, how he got into officiating, and his new outlook taking it serious. All that and more, my conversation with Theo, now.

Fresh off the chip of the inaugural NY State Madness, Todd pulls up to discuss his 2020 and his 2021, his come up playing basketball, his experience being a Terrier, his amazing junior year, his mad HS tournament, and his outlook in recruitment and playing at the next level. All that and more, my conversation with Todd, now.

The 2020-2021 season is something that we will not, anytime soon, ever forget. In this pod, we pull up to St. Mary’s to discuss his early life playing Basketball in Queens, playing and excelling at St. Mary’s, his experience in college, and what his season that ended up short, will end up paying for him in the long run. All that and more, my conversation with Coach McCann, now.

The tournament is over, and we talk about the beginning, middle, and end. To the odd thing that happened during the pod, to the best moments of the madness, we delve deep into our experience that started with a dream. All that and more, Coach Freeman, part 2, now.

Some 230 episodes ago, I sat down with Coach the first time. The state of the world is much different. In this pod, we reconnect with Speedy of what it was like in the beginning of the pandemic, what the end of season was like last year, what it was like this year, and what he’s learned in this whole time of pause. He also discusses the NY HS Madness tournament and how it has helped HS kids get discovered. All that and more, Part 2, Speedy, now.

I met coach Herrity in the gym of St. Francis Prep doing a workout; as a coach he’s raring to go. In this pod, we discuss his early life in Glendale, Queens, his passion for playing Baseball and Basketball, his Tommy John surgery, or lack thereof, to exclusively play Basketball, to playing in college at Saint Rose, to giving back to his school as a head coach. He also discusses his team, the Terriers, and their participation in the NY HS Madness Tournament. All that and more, my conversation with Coach Herrity, now.

The world done turned upside down since the last time I sat down with Zeek. In this pod, we discuss his stint with the virus, his tenacity in coaching, his involvement in the NY Madness tournament, and his pursuit to get the most out of his kids as a coach at the Portledge School, and the Heat Elite AAU team. All that and more, my conversation with Zeek, now.

After a social distant workout at SFP, we chop it up in the same classroom I have memories of, to discuss his early life in Rego Park, his destiny to attend and play basketball at St. Francis Prep, to his reach as a Math Teacher, and following in his mentors footsteps in becoming the Head Coach of his alma mater. We also discuss the state of HS sports in NY, and his anticipation in participation for his team compete in the NY Madness tournament. All that and more, my conversation with Coach Lynch, now.

Flag Football has my heart, and it has Britney’s too. In this pod, we discuss her early life in San Diego, California, her pursuits in figure skating and the tenacity in which she practiced and performed, and her fortuitous encounter with Flag Football, which led her to travel across the country, and proliferate the sport to bring it global prominence. All that and more, my conversation with Britney, now.