Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Is Jay Z a Positive Role Model?
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) debate whether or not music and fashion mogul Jay Z should be considered a positive role model. Basketball players are drawn to hip-up. Does Jay Z have a responsibility to model better behavior? Just because Jay Z uses foul […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Sportsmanship vs. Competitiveness
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) try to figure out where to draw the line between sportsmanship and competitiveness in high school basketball. If you knock an opposing player to the ground during a game, should you help them up? If you do, does that […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: The Heart of a Coach
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Adam and Alan are again joined by Rick Torbett and Rich Czeslawski of Better Basketball in a discussion on coaching development and the issues faced by coaches in today’s game. The need for good coaching mentors What are the most important characteristics of a coach? What are the […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: NBA White Guy Draft
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) make light of the fact that American-born ‘white guys’ are a dying breed in the NBA. Alan (white) and Adam (really white) allow Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) (really, really white) to moderate the ‘All-White Guy NBA Draft.’ Alan and Adam take turns […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: The Youth Development Problem
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Adam and Alan are joined by Rick Torbett (@RickTorbett) and Rich Czeslawski (@CoachCzes) of Better Basketball in a roundtable discussion on our Youth Development Model. Just a few of the topics discussed include: What are some of the major issues we face in developing players at a young […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Does High School Basketball Need a Shot Clock?
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) were joined by ESPN’s National Director for High School Basketball Recruiting Paul Biancardi (@PaulBiancardi) and Rich Czeslawski (@CoachCzes) of Better Basketball (@BtrBasketball) in a roundtable discussion whether or not high school basketball needs a shot clock. Listen Now […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Hangin’ with The Bilastrator (Part 2)
In this episode (Part 2 of 2) of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) continue their interview in Charlotte, on the back porch of the Jay Bilas (@JayBilas) castle. This time, the questions are a bit more provocative: How did the whole Young Jeezy Twitter persona start? What […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Hangin’ with The Bilastrator (Part I)
In this episode (Part 1 of 2) of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) sit down with one of the most influential men in sports and a straight up gangsta on Twitter… Jay Bilas of ESPN (@JayBilas). The Hardwood Hustle team was granted rare access to the Bilas’ Estate […]
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Getting to Know Rick Torbett
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) talk to Rick Torbett (@RickTorbett) of Better Basketball (@BtrBasketball) about how he got started and what things he values in basketball, business, and life. Listen Now
Hardwood Hustle Podcast: Look Good; Play Good
In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss the old concept, ‘Look good; play good.’ Is there actually truth to that? Does how you look on the basketball court actually affect how you play? They also discuss the powerful distinction between looking good and trying to […]