The Doug Gottlieb Show

Doug weighs in on the looming power struggle between LeBron and the Lakers, LeBron's ploy to team up with Bronny, if Bronny is really an NBA player, and if the Lakers should look to deal LeBron in the offseason. Then, Rivals Writer - and Southern hoops recruiting guru - Dan McDonald discuss why Georgia has never been able to build a consistent hoops winner, if Juwan Howard should be fired for his...

Subscribe, Rate & Review the KJ Live podcast right here . Recently inducted UCLA Athletics Hall of Famer Tracy Murray is back on the show to reflect on the high-school exploits that earned him California State Player of The Year, the UCLA experience that led to becoming a first round draft pick, and his 12 years in the NBA as one of the league's top 3-point marksman.   The second half of the e...

This week, Doug gives his takeaways from his first trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium and lists his Top 5 old and Top 5 new college hoop arenas. Then, NY Post Columnist and best selling author Ian O'Connor to discuss his new book Coach K , including how improbable hiring of Krzyzewski at Duke, the low point of his rocky first years in Durham, how he turned it around with the Johnny Dawkins recruiting...

This week, Doug continues his discussion with SEC Network hoops analyst and former 9-year NBA guard Jon Sundvold to discuss how he created a successful post basketball financial business, how he got into broadcasting, working Mizzou games with a young Joe Buck, his approach to calling games, and why he still enjoys it after so many years. Download, rate and subscribe to get the latest All Ball Pod...

This week, Doug continues his discussion with SEC Network hoops analyst and former 9-year NBA guard Jon Sundvold to discuss the biggest problems with the hyper-mobility of today's the college game, his surprising 1983 pre-draft rise to being the 16th overall pick by the Sonics, lessons he learned as a rookie on a veteran laden Seattle team that helped him survive in the league for 9-years, why he...

This week, Doug is joined by SC Network hoops analyst and former 9-year NBA guard Jon Sundvold to discuss the past weekend's Big 12/SEC Challenge, including Kentucky dismantling #5 Kansas, and Alabama taking down #4 Baylor, the rise of the SEC in hoops in recent years, and why Mizzou has fallen so far from it's glory days. They also discuss Jon's path from growing up in Kansas City to Mizzou, and...

Subscribe, Rate & Review the KJ Live podcast right here . KJ chops it up with NBA Champion Dorell Wright about his basketball journey from prep to the pros, winning a championship with D-Wade and Shaq, and his first impressions as a teammate of Steph Curry and Klay Thompson. Dorell goes into detail about the Miami Heat culture, his decision to skip high-school, and his experience working with...

This week, Doug is joined by Yeshiva Men's Basketball Coach Elliott Steinmetz to discuss his experience building an a DIII contender with an all-Jewish squad while maintaining a career as a practicing lawyer, how he's handled the COVID layoff, and the program's recent national exposure. Download, rate and subscribe to get the latest All Ball Podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://ww...

Doug finishes up for former Villanova forward and title game hero Kris Jenkins and they discuss his decision to return for his senior year, how his life changed after his famous buzzer beater, coming up short of back-to-back championships his senior year, his experience in the D League and overseas, why he got in on the NFT craze, and if the Villanova culture can survive in the new NIL world. Make...

This week, former Villanova forward Kris Jenkins joins Doug to look back on how his title game walk-off buzzer beater holds up against other all-time buzzer beater, his hoops background growing up in South Carolina with a basketball coach mom, how he ended up at Villanova, what he learned from Jay Wright, his struggle to lose weight at Nova, what clicked during the the 2016 title run, and how his...

Subscribe, Rate & Review the KJ Live podcast right here . On the latest episode of KJ Live, I chop it up former All Pac-10 (USC) guard Stais Boseman about his basketball journey, growing up on the streets of Inglewood, and his legendary high-school career as one of the greatest two-sport athletes in California history. We also look back on "Hardwood Dreams" the documentary film based on his Mo...

This week, in the conclusion of a two part interview, Doug talks with 7-year NBA vet and former Kansas star Rex Walters to discuss his difficult transition from the NBA to the Spanish league, how he transitioned into college coaching as an assistant at Valparaiso, how he landed the FAU head coaching job, why he left for San Francisco, his successes and firing after 8 years, the biggest difference...

This week, Doug sits down with 7-year NBA vet and former Kansas star Rex Walters to discuss his hoops upbringing in San Jose, why he chose Northwestern, why he decided to transfer to Kansas, how he benefitted from sitting out for a year, his experience as a rookie on the Derrick Coleman led Nets and some of the characters on those squads. Make sure you download, rate and subscribe to get the lates...

In part two of their interview, former Loyola Marymount Head Coach Max Good tells Doug about taking over as interim head coach at UNLV after the firing of his close friend Bill Bayno, how he turned another interim job into a five year stint at Loyola, and how he stays connected to the game in retirement. Make sure you download, rate and subscribe to get the latest All Ball Podcasts! Learn more abo...

Subscribe, Rate & Review the KJ Live podcast right here . KJ and former NBA first round draft pick Dan Dickau discuss Dan's top 5 ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs and what makes Head Coach Mark Few's program so special. KJ also gets Dan's thoughts on the NIL for college athletes, why the game of basketball has evolved, and what it was like playing against the Wizards Michael Jordan when Dan was a rooki...

Doug is joined by former Loyola Marymount Head Coach Max Good who looks back on how he became involved in hoops as a kid in Maine, cutting his teeth in coaching, his best player that never made it, why he ranks MJ over LeBron, how he turned Maine Central Institute into a prep powerhouse, and coaching future NBA players like Caron Butler. Make sure you download, rate and subscribe to get the latest...

Doug is joined by former Villanova Head Coach and current CBS college hoops analyst Steve Lappas, who looks back on growing around NYC hoops in the 70's, and cutting his teeth as a high school coach in the city while coaching a young Rod Strickland. He also looks back at taking a job as an assistant on Rollie Massimino's Villanova staff, memories from the '84 title run, eventually taking over and...

In the conclusion of a two part interview, NBA individual workout pioneer Joe Abunassar tells Doug how he helped build the IMG Academy hoops model, how it taught him to create his own profitable business, his training techniques and philosophy, how he builds player confidence, and his stories from working with Chauncey Billups, and the legendarily intense Kevin Garnett. They also discuss playing v...

Doug is joined by NBA individual workout pioneer Joe Abunassar to discuss his background from his days as a student manager under Bobby Knight at Indiana, the legend of Damon Bailey, if Knight could exist in today's basketball culture, how he landed his first assistant job at Wyoming with help from Knight, and early stories from his transition into establishing his individual training business wit...

Doug sits down with longtime Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy to discuss his new book Wish It Lasted Forever about his time covering the dominant 80's Celtics title teams, how he developed a relationship the initially closed off Larry Bird, why Robert Parrish hated him, the Bill Walton experience, and why the 80's teams will always be more beloved the "Big 3" Celtics. Make sure you download, ra...

In the second part of a two part interview, Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved tells Doug about turning around the Rams as an assistant under Tim Miles, how creating his own head coaching identity allowed him to succeed at Furman, his offensive philosophy, why he wanted to return to CSU to take the head job, how he energized a dormant program into a winner, recruiting, and his expectations for...

Doug is joined by Colorado State Head Coach Niko Medved to discuss his rise from student manager for Clem Haskins at Minnesota, to an assistant at Furman and Colorado St., to eventually taking over the Furman program, and his philosophy on program building and changing culture. Make sure you download, rate and subscribe to get the latest All Ball Podcasts! Learn more about your ad-choices at https...

Doug is joined by former Indiana and Dayton HC Archie Miller and former Arizona HC Sean Miller to discuss their relationship despite their 10-year age gap, growing up as sons of a high school coach, their distinguished college careers, their respective mid major success at Xavier and Dayton, how they're dealing with their high profile firings from Indiana and Arizona, and what to expect from their...

Subscribe, Rate & Review the KJ Live podcast right here . KJ and his old college roommate, former NBA player Jelani McCoy, catch up about Jelani’s new role at Showtime Basketball, how he’s transitioned into the content creator space, coaching against Lamelo Ball in high-school and why putting action behind his fears and anxieties changed the trajectory of his personal and professional life. Le...

Doug and host of the Az Wildcats Podcast Mike Luke preview the 2021-22 Wildcats season as they transition from the Sean Miller era to former Gonzaga top assistant Tommy Lloyd taking over the program, how he should change the style of play, and how this year's squad stacks up against the rest of the Pac-12. Make sure you download, rate and subscribe to get the latest All Ball Podcasts! Learn more a...