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Coach David Thorpe has been coaching/teaching/inspiring players from all levels of basketball for over three decades. Torpe started his coaching career at the high school level at Dixie Hollins High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1993 he left “team coaching” by opening the first specialized player development program in the country, producing high-level major college prospects by 1994. It s...

In part 1 of this episode Mike is joined by Coach David Thorpe from True Hoop to discuss the James Harden/Ben Simmons trade and the Cavs' acquisition of Caris Levert. Coach Thorpe also shares his thoughts on the Cavs' postseason outlook and the long term potential of Evan Mobley (think Tim Duncan 2.0. In part 2 Mike and Jason break down every trade from Thursday's busy deadline beginning with thei...

Patrick Touhey is the author of the new book, “Create Forever Teammates”. He is president at Elite Performance Too – E, LLC. Patrick also was a high school basketball head coach for both boys’ and girls’ teams, as well as a college assistant coach. When his brother, Hall of Fame basketball coach Kevin Touhey, was dying from lung cancer, Patrick promised him he’d continue his passionate work of ath...

Mike and Jason discuss the NBA trades that have gone down so far including an in-depth look at the Cavs' acquisition of Caris Levert, the Kings/Pacers-Haliburton/Sabonis Deal, and the Pelicans getting CJ McCollum. Then Mike and Jason conduct their annual All-Star Draft. Visit our Sponsors! Dr. Dish Basketball Mention the Hoop Heads Podcast when you place your order and get $300 off a brand new sta...

Duane Sheldon is currently the Athletic Director at Dublin-Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio. Sheldon began his coaching career in North Olmsted, Ohio coaching 8th grade basketball for one season before getting an opportunity to become the Head Coach at Midpark High School in Middleburg Heights, Ohio at age 23. Duane led the Meteors to a 78-42 record over his five seasons at Midpark. Sheldon lef...

Duke Barther is the Boys’ Varsity Basketball Head Coach at Berea Midpark High School in the state of Ohio. Barther previously served as both an assistant coach and head coach at the former Midpark High School before the merger of Berea and Midpark High Schools in 2013. Barther than became the head coach of the newly combined Berea Midpark High School. Barther played his college basketball at Baldw...

Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' week that was before diving into their All Star reserve selections for the upcoming All-Star Game in Cleveland. 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 softw...

Mark Hendrickson is one of only 12 athletes to play in both the NBA and Major League Baseball. After finishing his college basketball career at Washington State, Mark was drafted 31st overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 1996 NBA Draft. Mark played 5 seasons in the NBA with the Sixers, Kings, Nets and Cavs. Following his NBA career Mark played 11 seasons in Major League Baseball. Mark won 58 g...

Tristan Smith is the Founder of Fit Lab USA in Mansfield, Texas. Fit Lab USA provides athletic development training for athletes in multiple sports and at all levels. Tristan is a former college & pro basketball player who grew up in Amityville, New York. Tristan played his high school basketball for Jack Agostino at Amityville (NY) High School where he was a two-time New York Public School St...

Mike and Jason hop on to overreact to the Cavs' win over the Milwaukee Bucks 114-99 Wednesday night. They discuss the key points and factors from the game as well as what it means for the possibility of contending in the East. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' position in the Eastern Conference while analyzing Evan Mobley's ceiling as a player. They look at the top seeds in the East and the challenges facing the Bulls and Nets. Next they dive into the recent stretch of amazing play from Jokic and Embiid, before discussing the four man MVP race between Jokic, Embiid, Giannis, and LeBron. Finally Mike and Jason hit on LeBr...

Billy Hansen is the author of the book “Harder Than I thought, Easier Than I Feared” about his experience with sports performance anxiety and how he recovered his skills and love for the game. Billy played basketball at Regis University in Denver and served as an assistant coach there for two years after his playing career ended. He presently teaches a course at Regis called Mindfulness for Athlet...

Gabe Miller is in his 6th year as a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at Loras College in Iowa. Miller came to Loras prior to the 2016 season after two seasons as the assistant coach at Judson University in Elgin, Ill. Under Head Coach Chris Martin, Miller serves as the primary recruiting coordinator as well as overseeing the strength and conditioning program. During his time with the Duhawks, Gabe...

Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' big three and which player of the Garland, Mobley, Allen trio is most indispensible. Can the Cavs get a top three seed? Next they look at the impact of injuries to KD, Lavine, Dame, Myles Turner, Donovan Mitchell, and Paul George. How might the playoffs and the trade deadline be affected? Jason breaks in with Woj Bomb regarding Bol Bol being traded to Boston before...

Hello and welcome to the 37th 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. January's Round Table question is: If you could recommend one book for other coaches to read in 2...

Jack Agostino is in his second season as the Boy’s Basketball Varsity Head Coach at Bay Shore High School in New York. Agostino previously won 473 games over the 27 years he served as head coach of Amityville High School, a public school on the south shore of Long Island, New York. Jack posted a .787 winning percentage as the Warriors head coach and ranks fifth in Long Island history in prep wins....

Mike and Jason discuss the Cavs' west coast road trip and their win on Monday in Sacramento. Next, they debate the impact of the returns of Kyrie and Klay to the Nets and Warriors. Then they share some thoughts on Ja Morant and the Grizzlies and whether Memphis should look to upgrade their roster via trade. Jason shares a list of young players that NBA executives would want to build their teams ar...

Eric Gabriel is a Men’s Basketball Assistant Coach at High Point University under Head Coach Tubby Smith. Eric was hired as the first-ever Director of Video Operations in 2013 and was promoted to assistant coach in 2015. Gabriel came to the High Point from Shepherd University, where he served as an assistant coach. Eric also previously worked at Mount Olive College and Methodist University. He beg...

Casey Korn took the helm of the Lawrence University men's basketball program in September 2021. Korn came to Lawrence after spending three years as the top assistant at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. In Casey's first season at UW-Oshkosh in 2018-19, he helped guide the Titans to a 29-3 record and the program's first NCAA Division III title. During his three seasons, including an abbreviated 2020...

Mike and Jason jump around the NBA to talk about the recent stretch of tough losses for the Cavs without Garland and Rubio, the Grizzlies and Ja Morant cracking the top four in the West, DeRozan's back to back game winners and whether the Bulls are legitimate title contenders, LeBron's continued excellence amid the Lakers pitiful roster, and the some random thoughts on other teams up and down the...

Pete Moran is in his fifth season as the head coach of the men's basketball program at John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio. Moran succeeded his father, Mike Moran, who held a 25-year tenure at the helm of the JCU men's basketball team. Pete served under his Dad as an assistant coach at his alma mater for five seasons before being promoted. Prior to joining the John Carroll staff, Moran was...

My friend Alan Stein Jr. was the very first guest on the Hoop Heads Podcast back in 2018 and today he joins us for the 4th time to talk about his new book “The Sideline: A Survival Guide for Youth Sports Parents.” Alan spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players in the world including some of the best ever in the NBA. He shifted focus about three years ago to enter the wo...

Mike and Jason discuss the impact of Ricky Rubio's knee injury and the Cavs potentially trading for Ben Simmons. Next they talk about how COVID protocols are leaving rosters across the league in shambles and how it's hard to tell from game to game what is going on with so many teams. Then, Jason reads some stats about LeBron and Mike shares his thoughts on LeBron's greatness, especially in light o...

Dylan Mihalke is currently a men’s basketball graduate assistant coach at Oklahoma University under Head Coach Porter Moser. He spent the previous three seasons as a student manager for the men’s basketball team at the University of Iowa under Head Coach Fran McCaffery. On this episode Dylan shares his insights and advice on breaking in to the college basketball coaching world. If you’re looking t...

David Cooks is an author, speaker, voice talent, podcast host and management consultant. At the age of 15, David experienced a Spinal Aneurysm, leaving him a T-6 paraplegic and a wheelchair user. Almost in the blink of an eye, David's world went from a rising star in high school basketball to living in a rehab facility facing a lifetime of paralysis. David chose not to be a victim, rather acceptin...