Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Real Player Development with the Dallas Mavericks’ Mike Procopio
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) caught up with the Dallas Mavericks’ Director of Player Development, Mike ‘Sweetchuck’ Procopio. Kobe Bryant called Mike ‘his secret weapon’ and Mark Cuban boasts that Mike ‘is the NBA’s best player development coach.’ Mike drops some serious […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Cocky vs. Confident
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss the fine line between being cocky (arrogant) and being confident (high self esteem). What are the pros and cons of each? How do these traits affect players and coaches? Listen Now
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Beyond Borders with Canadian Jr. National Team Coach Roy Rana
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) caught up with one of the world’s top coaches – Roy Rana (coach of the Canadian Junior National Team and World Team at the Nike Hoop Summit). Coach Rana is a brilliant basketball minds and shares many […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Why is the College Basketball Transfer Rate So High?
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss the ever-growing trend of transfers in Men’s Division I college basketball. Why do so many players switch schools every year? Is it an institutional issue or a societal one? Listen Now
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: From High School to Money Players with Marc Isenberg
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) pick the brain of the NCAA’s biggest thorn (which is a compliment!) – Marc Isenberg (@marcisenberg)– who is a blogger, author and speaker on player rights. Mark discusses why the National Letter of Intent (NLI) is an […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Racism is Rampant in Basketball
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss why racism is still (unfortunately) very prevalent in basketball (and society). This topic was sparked by the infamous racial comments of LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling. Listen Now
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: The Maverick Billionaire Mark Cuban (Parental Advisory)
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) get rare access to the outspoken owner of the Dallas Mavericks and star of ABC’s Shark Tank, Mark Cuban. From his private bunker suite at the American Airlines Center, Mark shares exclusive insight to what it takes […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Should the NBA Legalize Medical Marijuana?
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) debate the hot issue of whether or not the NBA should legalize medical marijuana as an alternative to more traditional pain medications. As they often to, Alan and Adam’s heated debate goes slightly off the tracks as […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Pumping Iron with NBA Strength Coach Matt Herring
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) meet up with the former strength & conditioning coach for Billy Donovan’s University of Florida Gators and the San Antonio Spurs. Coach Matt Herring shares tremendous wisdom on how to improve basketball athleticism and create a winning […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Openly Gay Players in Today’s Game
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) dive into another taboo topic – the effect of openly gay players in basketball. With openly gay players in the pros and college, it is only a matter of time before this trickles down to the high […]