U Can B Mo

U Can B Mo Podcast: Episode 12

Wednesday, June 24th, 2020 9pm CST

Host: Brandon Morris

Co-Host: “The Bench”

Greg Leech, Corey Ciesielczyk, Jason Attanosoft, Michael Holden, Sed Young

Guest: “The Starters”

* Tony Moore, Kenosha Ballers

* Lynell Collins, Kenosha Tremper (Girls)

* Ben Chamness, Kenosha Tremper (Boys)

* Andrew McNairy, MATC

* Kenny Griffin, BST Academy

Trivia Guru: Jon Atkins

1st Segment (45 minutes)

1. What do you want college basketball coaches to notice about your team when they’re coming to recruit one of your player?  

2. What’s one of the most popular / least popular challenges you face as a coach?

3. Which NBA player’s game represents your coaching style?

2nd Segment (45 minutes)

4. Thoughts on Kyrie Irving’s comments of players should not play?

5. What’s considered a winning season in your eyes?

6. Throughout the winning and losing seasons, coaches hear: “they’re not coaching to win, they don’t know how to coach, coaches aren’t running the right defense/offense, etc....What message would you say on behalf of all coaches in response to that?

Bonus Questions (if time allows):

* What are your most and least favorite moments from the LAST DANCE?

Closing Segment

- Each coach gives advice to young up and coming players looking to play at the next level.

- Each coach gives advice to parents of those players looking to play at the next level.

U Can B Mo Podcast: Episode 11 Head Coach Series

Wednesday, June 17th, 2020 7pm CST

Host: Brandon Morris

Co-Host: “The Bench”

Greg Leech, Corey Ciesielczyk, Jason Attanosoft, Sed Young

Guest: “The Starters”

* Luke Reigel, U of Wisconsin-Parkside

* Gary Grzesk, St. Norbert College

* Tod Kowalczyk, University of Toledo

Trivia Guru: Jon Atkins

1st Segment (45 minutes)

1. What has your experience with player recruitment been like throughout your career as a Head Coach?  

2. What’s the best advice to give to parents for their child to be considered a college scholarship player?

3. How important is summer basketball/NCAA Certified tournaments?

2nd Segment (45 minutes)

4. How do you prepare yourself, your staff and players for one of your biggest games of the season? (Rivalry games, Conference Tournament, etc)

5. Speak to the life of a “Walk-On”, what is like for them in practice, game days, as well as to those that earn a scholarship

6. What makes you be considered a good Head Coach?

Bonus Questions (if time allows):

* What are your most and least favorite moments from the LAST DANCE?

* Thoughts on Kyrie Irving’s comments of players should not play?

Closing Segment

- Each coach gives advice to young up and coming players looking to play at the next level.

- Each coach gives advice to high school coaches looking to coach at the next level.

U Can B Mo Podcast: Episode 10

Sunday, June 14, 2020, 8pm CST

Host: Brandon Morris

Co-Host: “The Bench”

Greg Leech, Corey Ciesielczyk, Jason Attanosoft, Sed Young

Guest: “The Starters”

* Chris Francies: GreenBay Packers, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco

* Kevin Barry: GreenBay Packers, Houston Texans

* Ahman Green: Seattle Seahawks, GreenBay Packers, Houston Texans

Trivia Guru: “GL”

1st Segment (60 minutes)

1. What advice would you give high school coaches preparing players for the next level?

2. How would you deliver a message to high school players that speak or think D1 or bust? - Talk about the right fit for a college choice: fit with school, culture, distance, major, coach, program, etc

3. What was your experience like transitioning from high school to college?

2nd Segment (60 minutes)

4. What was your best and worst NFL experience?

5. How has your journey made you into the man you are today?

Referring to “The Last Dance”

- Thoughts of the Last Dance

Closing Segment

Each player/coach gives advice to young up and coming Football players.

Expressing overall thoughts about this episodes and what opportunities football can create.

U Can B Mo Podcast: Episode 9

Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 9pm CST

Host: Brandon Morris

Co-Host: “The Bench”

Greg Leech, Corey Ciesielczyk, Jason Attanosoft, Michael Holden, Sed Young

Guest: “The Starters”

Nichole “Drummond” Ciesielczyk (UWM), Jenny Knight Kenesie (Louisville), Chandra “Johnson” Francies (UWGB/exWNBA), Jamie “Gray” Hanes (Evansville)

Krystal Ellis (Marquette), Katie Young (Marquette), Liz “Hauger” Grzesk

(Youngstown St)

Basketball Trivia Guru: Jon Atkins

1st Segment (45 minutes)

1. What is the “IT” factor? How do you know if a player has the “It Factor”

2. What is the one thing you always do after a good performance?

3. What has changed about the game since you played?

2nd Segment (45 minutes)

4. How does being an athlete make you a better person?

5. What are the intricate details that basketball fans don’t get to see?

Referring to “The Last Dance”

6. Lasting memory from the Last Dance that you were “most” and “least” impressed with?

Closing Segment

Each player/coach gives advice to young up and coming Basketball players.

Expressing overall thoughts about this episodes and what opportunities basketball can create.

U Can B Mo Podcast: Episode 8

Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 9pm CST

Host: Brandon Morris

Co-Host: “The Bench”

Greg Leech, Corey Ciesielczyk, Jason Attanosoft, Sed Young, Jon Atkins

** Segments 1 & 2:

Basketball Coaches discussing what life throws at all of us currently in May of 2020:

1. George Floyd being murdered in the streets of Minnesota by a police officer, kneeling on his neck until long after George was lifeless.

2. The long life of injustices all over the country for as long as any of them can remember.

3. Systemic Racism exists and how the focus has to be about Systems Change

4. Sharing lived experiences from different races

5. How they would “Address The Country” if they were the President of the United States of America.

6. Sharing a powerful speech from actor Jesse Willams.

7. The ultimate change is in the Systems

** Closing Segment:

Final thoughts from all of the coaches about this episode.

Advice for potential protesters:

- Be Calm in your mind

- Study with a purpose

- Strategize with a purpose

- Organize with a purpose

- Plan with a purpose

- Execute with a purpose

- Mobilize with a purpose

- Backup Plan / Plan B with a purpose

- Seek Legal Counsel with a purpose

- Check for personal warrants

- Bail out money

- Action Commitments after protest

- This work is a LIFETIME commitment

Tips from former President Barack Obama

Protest and Vote: Highlight a problem and make people in power uncomfortable but also have to translate that into practical solutions and laws that can be implemented that we can monitor and follow up

1. Specific evidence base reforms 21st Century Police Task Force Report

2. EVERY Mayor review your use of force policy with members of your community and commit to report on planned reforms

3. Every city should be My Brothers Keeper Community reduces barriers and expand opportunities

U Can B Mo Podcast: Episode 7

Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 9pm CST

Host: Brandon Morris

Co-Host: “The Bench”

Greg Leech, Corey Ciesielczyk, Michael Holden,

Guest: “The Starters”

Jeff Nordgaard, Alex Marzette, Sharif Chambliss, Jason Atanasoff

Basketball Trivia Guru: Jon Atkins

1st Segment (45 minutes)

1. What did you feel was the high point of your basketball career as player and/or as a coach?

2. Is there a difference between working hard and work ethic? Give your definition.

3. How do you channel your frustration when the referee’s decision doesn’t go your way as player & as coach?

2nd Segment (45 minutes)

Referring to “The Last Dance”

4. What was most interesting to you from “The Last Dance” and which person or player would you trade places with?

5. Which Jordan-era Bull was most overlooked?

6. Did it live up to the hype?

7. What was missing?

Closing Segment

Each player/coach gives advice to young up and coming Basketball players. Expressing overall thoughts about this episodes and what opportunities basketball can create.

Interviewed By: Jim Lindsey. Basketball all started for Brandon Morris on the Southside of Kenosha following his Mom to Lincoln Park, CYC Saturday morning games, Frank School, continues to Lincoln Jr High, 2 State Tournament runs at St Joe’s, signing D1 then going juco, to signing again before being released a week before school started to signing D1 again excelling over two years which led to a professional basketball career overseas in six different countries.

It’s another episode of Layalitine

4 year old Layali Morris working on decodable words, sounds and practicing sight words