Hardwood Hustle

In Episode #41 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) share proven ways to build and sustain a successful high school basketball program. They dig much deeper than wins and losses and cover concepts such as F.A.M.I.LY. and creating a culture. They also touch on: Involving parents and the community Having great communication through the entire program Staff development Coordination with AAU and private trainers

In Episode #40 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss the ways in which players and coaches should be considered equal (same commitment, same standards, etc.) and the ways they are different (roles, responsibilities, etc.). They highlight the infamous incident of Coach Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) getting ejected at the end of their game against Duke.

In Episode #39 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss the pros and cons of having a young/talented team (Kentucky’s 2012 Championship team) vs. having an older/experienced team (Duke’s 2010 Championship team). They discuss the difference between entitlement and earning and how having ‘been there, done that’ provides confidence.

In Episode #38 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) were joined by world-renowned NBA skills instructor and basketball consultant Drew Hanlen of Pure Sweat Basketball. Drew gave candid answers to questions like: From a skill development standpoint, what is the best advice you can give players? HS coaches are often hamstrung by state rules that prevent them from doing much with their players in the off-season. What advice would you give coaches? There are lots of basketball trainers that would love to run a business like Pure Sweat. What advice can you give them? What are the best ways to improve a player’s basketball IQ? What is the best advice you ever received as a player?

In Episode #37 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss whether or not all players should be treated the same.  Should your star player be treated exactly like your 15th man? Should a freshman be treated exactly like a senior? Should a player’s history, on and off the court, build credit towards giving them benefit of the doubt in certain situations?

In Episode #36 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) have one of their infamous heated debates on whether players should ‘talk trash’ before a game. Adam contends it is necessary for some players to play their best where Alan feels your game should do the talking.

In Episode #35 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) continued their discussion in Bristol, CT with ESPN basketball analyst and former NBA player (Chicago Bulls) Jason Williams. They broke Jay off with questions like: What current NBA player reminds you the most of a young J-Will? Which 4 current NCAA coaches make your Mount Rushmore? What about All-Time? Can you tell us a Coach K story that most people have never heard? Who should replace Coach K when he retires? Who will?

In Episode #34 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) headed to Bristol, CT to sit down with ESPN basketball analyst and former NBA player (Chicago Bulls) Jason Williams to talk life and talk hoops. They dove deep into questions like: How did you find the strength to recover from your motorcycle accident? What’s next for you career wise? Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years? What are your current views on the youth basketball development model in the US? Are today’s high school player’s better/worse then they were 15 years ago? If you could change anything about today’s college basketball game, what would it be?

In Episode #33 of the Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast, Alan Stein (Stronger Team) and Adam Bradley (Ball Hogs Radio) discuss body language (unconscious facial expressions and posture) and how that impacts your role as a player and coach. Body language affects everyone and everything around you, both on and off the basketball court.  Great players and coaches use body language to project confidence! What does your body language look like after these 4 plays? Bad call Missed shot Turnover Substitution

In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Adam and Alan discuss how to use basketball as a vehicle to teach important life lessons. There are teachable moments in every game, practice and team function regardless of whether you are winning or losing. If your focus as a coach is on the bigger picture of impacting players’ lives, and not just on winning games, they are easy to find.

Hardwood Hustle Basketball Podcast: What is the Proper Etiquette During a Lopsided Basketball Game? In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Alan and Adam discuss how both the winning and losing teams should behave during a lopsided game.

In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Alan and Adam offer some suggestions for coaches on how to get through the ‘dog days’ of February to keep things fresh and fun.

In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Alan and Adam discuss whether NBA players play for the true love the game for the big paycheck… and if it even matters.  

In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Alan and Adam debate discuss the definition of a great basketball player vs. a player that makes the team great by filling a specific role.

In this episode of the Hardwood Hustle, Alan and Adam examine the coach and player relationship and discuss the pros and cons of coaches being ‘friends’ with their players (particularly at the high school level). What is appropriate? What isn’t? What guidelines should be in place?