Hoop Threads

In Part 2 we discussed his early coaching years, working for the university's admissions department, recruiting insights, and creating lasting relationships as a Red Dragon.  1:05 What are you looking for in a Red Dragon? 3:20 SUNY Cortland 7:40 Red Dragon Athletics 13:00 Fieldhouse battles 16:40 Keeping it in the family 20:30 Wearing many hats as a DIII Coach 23:10 Area in coaching that has...

In Part 1 of our conversation with Coach Mo we discussed his path to becoming a student-athlete at Cortland, his playing career, knowing and filling a role, playing and coaching under Cortland legend Tom Spanbauer, and deciding to turn down an out of state job upon graduation to finish up a degree and begin a career at SUNY Cortland. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1:09 2014 NBA Draft non-entry...

We spoke with Katie about her basketball playing career, her time with Syracuse Men's Basketball, the impact Kobe Bryant made on her life, coaching full time through a pregnancy, player advocacy, and more.   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 00:58 Basketball beginnings  04:27 Takeaways from SU MBB coaching staff  6:24 Roles as a manager and GA ...

We brought on the boys to discuss their team's chances in the playoffs, sleeper picks, Finals predictions Jordan Lyndaker: @bilo_LC Tyler Sollenne: @tsollenne Marcellus Bowie: @thelegitCEO 00:47 Opening arguments for their team to win a championship 4:22 Underrated x-factor on one of the top 3 teams in either conference 7:56 Playoff hot take or prediction 19:45 Finals predictions 29:01 Celtics tal...

In Part two of our conversation with James Williams of Between the Lines Sports, we learned more on his early days in scouting, grassroots basketball, and the future of BTL Sports 1:00:52 0:10 G League work influencing grassroots scouting 2:38 Early scouting days 10:28 Open-minded scouting 22:31 Mindset of today’s elite athletes being different 26:05 Underrated figure in the grassroots basketball...

In Part One we speak with James about his experiences with the Canton Charge (G-League)  and Atlanta Krunk (ABA). He also shares his experiences to lend insight to aspiring basketball minds looking to break through in the industry. 6:02 Atlanta Krunk  13:00 Athletes in Action- China  16:12 Pursuing a career in basketball  25:50 Working for the Canton Charge  45:04 Players...

We spoke with Graham about his high school playing days at Campbell Hall High school with the Holidays brothers, working under Bo Ryan at Wisconsin, stops at VCU and Rice before landing full-time assistant jobs working for Jamion Christian at Mount St. Mary's, Siena, and now George Washington.  We also got his thoughts on mentorship, accountability, recruiting, and much more. 0:39 Campbell Ha...

Joe discusses his basketball career, early interest in statistics, his process, and intrinsic values 00:53 Basketball 3:27 High school matchups 5:09 Scouting leading to working in analytics 10:17 Protecting your intellectual property 11:53 Optimizing his process 16:57 Process of working with clients and creating individualized plans 22:10 Gap between analytics community and basketball purists 31:0...

00:05 Basketball is a game of markets 11:35 "What killed him was the laughter" efficiency story 22:40 Player who is called overpaid that isn't 27:15 The NBA Twitter community 28:52 Owning cold takes, followed by blasphemous Luka take 31:40 Jon Tauer: background, success, program staples 40:10 George Floyd and civil unrest in Joseph's hometown of Minneapolis 47:50 Toeing the line between blunt...

We spoke with Johnnie about his beginnings in photography, mental health, collective vs individual work, and some of his favorite work 00:00:47 Beginnings in photography  00:10:28 Mental health  00:12:57 Support and inspiration  00: 11:53 Mindset  00:15:48 Navigating the business  00:17:44 Relationships with photography subjects  00:20:36 Favorite moments  00:23:...

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 Th...

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 limite...

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...

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-stea...

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- Ho...

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...

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 t...

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    00:09:0...

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 u...