Run TMC Podcast (Run The Marin County)

Episode 26 of Season 3 of The RUN TMC Podcast is our Season Finale and Part 2 of our long form conversation with Coach Steve Lavin. Recorded at The Hub and The Brazen Head, this episode digs into Lavin’s UCLA national-title year and his standout players (Earl Watson, Rico Hines, Baron Davis). We also cover Bob Myers’s early UCLA connection, Tyus Edney’s buzzer-beater, the culture and rituals of La...

Episode 25 of Season 3 of The RUN TMC Podcast is part one of a two-part special with Marin County basketball icon Steve Lavin. Coach Lavin traces his journey from Drake High School's 1982 undefeated state champions to a 38-year career as a college coach and national broadcaster. This episode focuses on Lavin's early years: growing up in a large, culturally rich family, playing on the historic Drak...

Season 3, Episode 24 of The Run TMC podcast brings back the player roundtable. In our third roundtable, the theme is 3 as Duffy and Dave sit down with three Marin Catholic juniors — Oliver Myers, Bentley Morrow and Jack Herman. This lively discussion covers the up-tempo style of the MC team, pregame routines, practice habits, and memorable games from the past season. The conversation also covers t...

Season 3, Episode 23 of the Run TMC podcast features hosts Duffy and Dave in conversation with Patrick Heij, the creator of Marin Lately, about crafting satire. They discuss influences like The Onion, share favorite headlines, explore the origin and development of Marin Lately, and reflect on how community/hyper-local humor can resonate anywhere. A short, witty episode about writing, suburban life...

Welcome to Run TMC Podcast, Season 3, Episode 22. Hosts Duffy Ballard and Dave Levine recap a thrilling Warriors play-in win, explain the analytical concept of a player’s "gravity," and sit down in the San Geronimo Community Center gym with Marin legend, the great Eddie Joe (EJ) Chavez. The interview covers EJ's Drake high school and Santa Clara success, his decades-long pro career overseas (he's...

Season 3, Episode 21 of The Run TMC podcast features hosts Duffy and Dave  with coach Jonas Honick breaking down some of the most thrilling March Madness finishes. We examine the film, including the player execution and the coaching decisions that make the difference between heartbreak and survive and advance.   Watch these crazy endings as you listen:  Iowa and Florida (Men) Santa Clara and Kentu...

Welcome to The Run TMC podcast, Season 3, Episode 20.  Dave and Duffy discuss March Madness and the end of the Marin County high school basketball season. The featured interview is with local hoops legend Bob Donlan. On the back end, we share an emotional and detailed dispatch from San Marin Boy's Coach Chris Lavdiotis on his team’s journey to the Division 5 state championship. Show Notes The Run...

Welcome to the Run TMC podcast, Season 3, Episode 19  Heya, The Run TMC Season 3 popup store is live Click here to shop: https://encr.shop/runtmcseason3 In this episode of The Run TMC podcast, we chat with veteran officials Nancy Clary and Mike Saia about the life of referees: evaluations, mechanics, managing coaches, and enforcing challenging rules like "the backcourt violation" and "flopping." T...

Welcome to the Run TMC podcast, Season 3, Episode 18  Heya, The Run TMC Season 3 popup store is live Click here to shop: https://encr.shop/runtmcseason3 In this episode, Dave and Duffy recap the North Coast Section results and preview NorCal matchups, spotlighting boys teams Marin Catholic, Branson, and San Marin, and girls teams Marin Academy, San Domenico, Branson, and Redwood. They share coach...

This is Season 3, Episode 17 of The Run TMC Podcast. But first, the Run TMC Season 3 popup store is live. Click here to shop: https://encr.shop/runtmcseason3 In this episode hosts Duffy Ballard and Dave Levine chat with John Paye about his remarkable multi-sport career — from Menlo High to being a 2-sport star at Stanford, eventually playing with the 49ers and winning a Super Bowl ring, and his lo...

This is Season 3, Episode 16 of The Run TMC Podcast. Duffy and Dave recap the MCAL and BCL playoffs, relive Selection Sunday at the Lodge, and break down the North Coast Section brackets — including the Marin Catholic boy's spot in the Open Division. Guests Ethan Kassel (Bay Preps Insider) and Jeff Spaulding provide bracket analysis and previews across divisions, while the hosts share local highli...

This is Season 3, Episode 15 of The Run TMC Podcast and we are getting technical in this one. Duffy and Dave sit down with some of the top trainers in the Bay Area to discuss the secrets of unleashing the potential of young players. Guests Stevie Johnson, Russ Bauer, Jordan Lewis and Colin Hamilton dig into the power of the two-foot jump stop, building a mid-range scoring bag, teaching the weak ha...

Season 3, Episode 14 of The RUN TMC Podcast features NBA trade deadline  banter— including rumors around Giannis and the tension between winning now versus protecting the future. Then Dave conducts an in-depth interview with Spencer Spivy - former University High and Williams College star and they discuss his playing journey and the making of his documentary "Sideline Story." Dave and Spencer also...

Season 3, Episode 13 of The RUN TMC Podcast delivers a hyper-local update on Marin County high school basketball: midseason records, coach notes, standout players, and playoff implications for boys and girls teams across MCAL and the Bay Counties League. The episode also recaps the Run TMC community basketball appreciation event at The Hub on January 11 that featured speeches from local basketball...

Season 3 Episode 12 of The Run TMC podcast features a lively coaches' roundtable at The Hub with Archie Williams' Mikey Clagett, San Marin's Chris Lavdiotis and Branson's Demetrius Roquemore. Hosts Duffy and Big Brain Dave open with an MLK quote and then dive into a three-point range of topics with their guests which include scouting, practice drills, game‑day routines and player leadership . Show...

Season 3, Episode 11 features some of the really best moments from Run TMC's 2025 interviews and roundtables — coaching insights, player perspectives, expert conversations and more... Our guests provide practical teaching methods—layup progressions, finishing through contact, small-sided constraint drills, and how to use practice film to build confidence and decision-making. We also explores defen...

S3E10, A late breaking podcast right before 2026. Dave gives us a comprehensive update from the Bambauer tournament and other post Christmas tourneys.  Happy New Year Run TMC!  Show Notes:  (G): Content is Mostly Global Interest Topics (M): Content is Mostly Inside Marin Topics Musical intro credit to Stroke 9//Logo credit to Katie Levine Content and opinions are those of Dave, Duffy and their gue...

This is Season 3, Episode 9 of The RUN TMC Podcast.  This episode features another player roundtable recorded at the Hub. Four Marin County high school players—Jake Post (Redwood), Evan Brewster (Terra Linda), Kitty White (Redwood), and Abby Bartolo (San Marin)—discuss pregame routines, scouting reports, in-game coaching, leadership, club basketball and staying healthy through a busy season. This...

This is Season 3, Episode 8 of The RUN TMC Podcast.  In Episode 8, The Run TMC podcast brings you an interview with Coach Bryan Rooney of Cal State East Bay. We discuss building programs, recruiting, player development, and the importance of being ‘transformational’ rather than ‘transactional.’ Coach Rooney shares practical coaching strategies — from pregame prep and timeout management to tracking...

This is Season 3, Episode 7 of The RUN TMC Podcast.  In Episode 7, The Run TMC podcast brings you a lively coaches’ roundtable from The Hub in San Anselmo. This discussion features Redwood’s Jay DeMaestri (boys varsity) and Zach Borello (girls varsity) and the legendary Jonas Honick. Hosts Duffy Ballard and David Levine discuss team culture, practice habits, scheduling strategies, analytics, and t...

This is Season 3, Episode 6 of The RUN TMC Podcast.  In Episode 6 we talk with Adam Gouttierre, VP of Media at Hudl and explore how video technology has changed high school sports.  The episode explores the origin story of Hudl and its practical tools such as Hudl Focus cameras and Hudl Assist analytics. We also discuss, more broadly, the impact of AI and data-driven highlights, and how these inno...

This is Season 3, Episode 5 of The RUN TMC Podcast.  Duffy and Dave interview 5 awesome Marin County student-athletes. This is a player roundtable recorded at The Hub featuring all‑league hoopers discussing pregame routines, leadership, club vs. high‑school play and memorable games. The interview was recorded on November 9th Show Notes:  (G): Content is Mostly Global Interest Topics (M): Content i...

S3E4 on YouTube! In Season 3, Episode 4, The Run TMC pod gathers Marin County coaching luminaries at The Hub in San Anselmo for a wide-ranging roundtable discussion on everything hoops. In Part 2 of the Run TMC coach roundtable we explore how coaches build connections with players, the power of journaling, visiting College practices, practice planning, and practical X's and O's for game situations...

The Run TMC Podcast is now on YouTube In Season 3, Episode 3, The Run TMC pod gathers Marin County coaching luminaries at The Hub in San Anselmo for a wide-ranging roundtable discussion on the wonderful sport of basketball. Recorded on November 2nd, the day before the start of the high school season, hosts and guests—coaches KK, Tom Poser, Tony Butler and Dave "Burping Up 3s" Dineen —discuss tryou...

This is Season 3, Episode 2 of The Run TMC Podcast. Hosts Duffy Ballard and Dave Levine discuss the early NBA season and its standout performers to date. They share observations from college practices, the Stanford women’s open scrimmage, and discuss the nuances of ball-screen defense like the "line of scrimmage" concept. The episode also features a re-released interview with clinical psychotherap...