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Mike and Jason discuss Adam Silver's comments regarding Covid and the potential for a pause in the NBA season. Next, they talk about the impact health and safety protocols are having on teams involved in the Christmas day games and which of those games have a chance to remain interesting. Finally they share their thoughts on whether or not LeBron returning to the Cleveland would be a good thing or...

Andy Winters is in his third season as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio. Winters came to Otterbein after spending five years as the lead assistant at nearby OAC rival Capital University, including the 2015-16 season as interim head coach. Winters stepped in to serve as interim head coach at Capital after Damon Goodwin took a hiatus to battle leukemia. He...

Hello and welcome tothe 36th 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. November's Round Table question is: How do you develop leaders in your program? Our Coaching Lineu...

Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs continued success and look at some of the factors that make them think that success is sustainable. Next, they talk about the impact that COVID is having around the league and the reasons why this year seems worse than last season. Next, they hit on Steph breaking Ray Allen's career three point record. Mike quizzes Jason on NBA arena names and finally the guys talk...

Clayton Bates is in his second season as the Men’s Head Basketball Coach at Western Michigan. Bates has spent a considerable portion of his coaching career as an assistant with the Broncos. He was hired at Western Michigan in 2000 by former head coach Robert McCullum and later served on former head coach Steve Hawkins' staff. Clayton stepped away from coaching for the 2008-09 season before returni...

Todd DeNoyer is the Founder and President of QwikCut Video & Analytics. Over 25 years ago, Todd began taping football games when he was hired as an assistant for a high school football program. After 7 years of coaching and officiating both football and basketball he began to see the need for professional video for both high school and youth teams. That insight eventually led to the developmen...

Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs trio of Garland, Mobley, and Allen while evaluating where the Cavs may eventually wind up this season. Next, they bounce around the league to discuss Dame Trades, the top of the West, Zion's weight, Milwaukee's title defense, Donovan Mitchell's improvement, Turner vs. Sabonis, the Lakers ill-conceived roster moves, Denver's Mash unit, who the Timberwolves should bui...

Welcome to episode eleven of our Hoop Heads Podcast Series called "Mentality with Dwayne Killings - Season One at UAlbany" The series will continue to document Dwayne’s first year as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University at Albany. We plan to record and release 2-4 episodes per month with Dwayne and/or players, coaches, administrators, media members, and others associated with the Grea...

Jon VanderWal has been the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at Marietta College in Ohio since 2007. VanderWal became the all-time winningest coach in program history during the 2018-19 season. VanderWal has led the Pioneers to six Ohio Athletic Conference regular season championships, three OAC Tournament championships and eight appearances in the NCAA tournament — including runs to the Elite 8 in 2014...

Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' continued competence, the many injuries that are piling up around the league, Lebron's Covid case, the Suns-Warriors match-up at the top of the West and role reversal that has the East looking like the better of the conferences this season. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new...

James Leath is the Founder of Unleash the Athlete and former Head of Leadership and Character Development at IMG Academy. Leath teaches mental strength skills and leadership development tools to athletes, coaches, and top performers through interactive lectures and team building activities. James is a coach, speaker, and the host of the Unleash Your Life Podcast. He serves people through storytell...

Matt Olen is the Co-owner and Director of Marketing at Grip Spritz. Matt is a Finance and Economics double major from John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. Grip Spritz is a basketball company with the goal of providing athletes better traction on the court. If you’re looking to improve your coaching please consider joining the Hoop Heads Mentorship Program. We believe that having a mentor is...

Mike and Jason discuss the LeBron - Isaiah Stewart tussle before taking a deeper look at the Lakers' problems. Next, they wonder about how the situation in Sac-town ever gets fixed followed by some hometown Cavs' talk centered around what the future holds for the team and its key players. After that they bounce around the league before speculating on how the top three seeds in each conference will...

Aaron Fearne is in his third season as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at UNC Charlotte. Fearne is also the head coach of New Zealand’s U-19 National Team. Fearne joined the 49ers coaching staff after nine years as head coach of theNational Basketball League’s Cairns Taipans, which plays in Australia’s top professional league. In his nine seasons at the helm of the Taipans, he coached 264 games...

Matt Monroe is the Head Boys’ Basketball Coach at Saint Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, Illinois. Before coming to Saint Ignatius, Monroe spent eight years as the head sophomore and lead varsity assistant boys’ basketball coach at Saint Patrick High School in Chicago. Previously, Matt spent time as an assistant basketball coach at Niles West High School, Vernon Hills HighSchool, and Deerfield Hi...

Mike and Jason discuss Steph Curry's MVP start and the Warriors as true title contenders. Then they shift their focus to looking at teams that interest them across the league from the top 6 in each conference, the current play-in teams, and the basement dwellers. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of t...

Welcome to the 35th 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. November's Round Table question is: If you could have any coach, past or present, from any level, as your l...

Jeff Huber is in his third season as the Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at Westlake High School in Westlake, Ohio. Huber previously spent nine seasons as the Boys’ Head Coach at Holy Name High School in Parma, Heights, Ohio. Jeff was named as the 2016-17 and 2017-18 Great Lakes Conference Coach of the Year as well as the 2017-18 Greater Cleveland Basketball Coaches Association Division II-IV Coach of...

Mike and Jason discuss the Jokic - Markieff Morris cheap shots and the excitement surrounding Evan Mobley and the Cavs before jumping around the league to give their thoughts on teams up and down the standings in both conferences. They finish up by taking a look at the early candidates for MVP including Steph, KD, and Giannis. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for infor...

Welcome to episode ten of our Hoop Heads Podcast Series called "Mentality with Dwayne Killings - Season One at UAlbany" The series will continue to document Dwayne’s first year as the Head Men's Basketball Coach at the University at Albany. We plan to record and release 2-4 episodes per month with Dwayne and/or players, coaches, administrators, media members, and others associated with the Great D...

Mike Winters is currently the Boys’ Basketball Head Coach at Harlem High School in Machesney Park, Illinois. He is also the author of the new book, The Journey: Lessons from the Hardwood. Mike has spent 18 seasons as a Varsity Basketball Coach at Oregon, Rockford Jefferson, Rock Falls, Boylan Catholic and Machesney Park Harlem in the state of Illinois. His career record is 357-164 (.687-win percen...

Mike and Jason play a game of NBA For Real or Not for Real featuring the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards, Damian Lillard, Zion Williamson, Cade Cunningham, Michael Porter, Jr., Ja' Morant and more! Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shoo...

Matt Grahn is in his first year as the head coach of the University of Dallas men's basketball program. He became the program’s 17th head coach on July 16, 2021 after working for 10 seasons as a volunteer assistant bythe side of former coach Jarred Samples who became the school’s AD this summer. Grahn was also the recruiting coordinator for the University of Dallas Athletics Department for the pas...

Ryan Hintz is entering his 5th season as the Boys’ Varsity Basketball Coach at Blue Valley West High School in Overland Park, Kansas. Hintz grew up in Kansas City, attending Shawnee Mission East High School in Prairie Village, KS. He played four years of college basketball at William Jewell College, in Liberty, MO, graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration. Hintz earned his Ma...

Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs home opener, surprise teams across the league, players that have impressed, and their excitement about Evan Mobley. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new state of the art Dr. Dish Shooting Machine! Fast Model Sports Use Code HHP15 to get 15% off the number one play diagramming so...