Hardwood Hustle Podcast: What Happened to the 3-Sport Athlete?
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) have a fiery discussion on why early sport specialization is a bad thing and why kids should play multiple sports and do multiple activities at least until high school. They discuss overuse injuries and burnout as well […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Life After the NBA with Former All-Star Michael Finley
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) chop it up with NBA veteran Michael Finley… former NBA All-Star, NBA Champion (Spurs 2007) and Jordan Brand Athlete. Michael shares what life is like after the ball stops bouncing. Listen Now
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Why Youth Basketball Player Rankings are Evil
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) get fired up over the absurdity of ranking youth basketball players and why doing so is bad for the game. They discuss why development must trump winning (and rankings) for players to maximize their talent. Listen […]
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 […]