The Basketball Podcast

Guest: Daniel Abrahams, Sport Psychologist. Consultant, Author, Blogger and Podcaster Sport psychologist. consultant, author, blogger and podcaster Daniel Abrahams joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on psychology, coaching and skilled performance. Dan Abrahams is a sport psychologist working alongside individuals, teams, coaches and organizations globally. He is known for his passion to de-mystify sport psychology and for creating simple to use performance techniques. He is the author of four best-selling sport psychology books and is the founder of both the Dan Abrahams Soccer Academy and The Sport Psych Show podcast. A former professional golfer and PGA qualified, Dan has a First Class Honors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Sport Psychology. He is registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), meaning he is an accredited psychologist and bound by the HCPC’s code of conduct which emphasizes confidentiality, evidence of professional development, safe practice, and standards of proficiency. Breakdown1:00 - Engagement6:00 - Concept of Performance11:30 - Scaffolding16:00 - Variability21:00 - Small Sided Games24:00 - Player Led Development Time26:00 - Feedback30:00 - Asking Questions32:00 - Value of Review Sections37:00 - Retrival and Space Rehearsal37:24 - 38:09 - Membership Sales Ads46:00 - Memory Consolidation53:00 - Retrieval Practice Rehearsal55:00 - Persuade yourself1:00:00 - Coach to Player Conversation1:02:00 - Psychological Safety1:08:00 - Conclusion Daniel Abrahams’ Bio:Bio/Website: https://danabrahams.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/danabrahams77 Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Rob Lanier, SMU Head Coach  SMU head coach Rob Lanier joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on coach speak and his core values for his program. SMU head coach Rob Lanier to the Basketball Podcast. Lanier has more than 30 years as a collegiate coach including as an associate head coach or assistant coach at Tennessee, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Rutgers, St. Bonaventure, and seven seasons as a head coach at Siena and Georgia State. He has been a part of teams that have made 12 NCAA Tournaments and earned 19 total postseason bids. Those teams also have five conference titles, three regular season championships and two tournament crowns, plus five more trips to a league tournament final. In his three seasons prior to SMU at Georgia State, the team went 53-30, winning the Sun Belt Tournament in 2022 and advancing to the NCAA Tournament and the program’s first win over an ACC opponent. Breakdown1:00 - Introduction6:00 - Coaches Own Voice8:00 - Coaching Experience15:00 - Georgia State20:00 - Transitioning to SMU23:16 - 24:03 - Membership Sales Ad25:00 - Family29:00 - 3 Core Values33:00 - Coaching at SMU36:00 - Sharing the Value38:00 - Advice to Older Coaches41:30 - Advice to Younger Coaches43:30 - Big Time Success Rob Lanier’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_LanierTwitter: https://twitter.com/icehandlerWebsite: https://www.coachspeak.net/ Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Brian Morehouse, Hope College Head Coach Hope College head coach Brian Morehouse joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on culture and the Hope College We Pyramid. Brian Morehouse '91 has developed the Hope College women's basketball team into one of the nation's elite programs during his tenure, guiding the Flying Dutch to national championships in 2022 and 2006 and a national runner-up finish in 2010. Brian Morehouse has been chosen as the Division III National Coach of the Year three times by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (2021, 2020, 2006). He was also named Division III Coach of the Year by D3hoops.com (2019-20). Through the 2022-23 season, the Flying Dutch have won 658 games and 17 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships. Brian Morehouse teams have made 20 NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. Morehouse has been named the Michigan Collegiate women's basketball coach of the year by the Basketball Coaches Association of Michigan four times in his career (2001-02, 2007-08, 2011-12, 2015-16). Morehouse is ranked among Division III's elite active coaches by winning percentage. After the 2022-23 season, he is ranked second in winning percentage (87.4%). Breakdown1:00 - Consistency of Success5:00 - We Mentality9:00 - National Championship13:30 - Tweaking15:00 - Six Things19:30 - Connecting Stats to Practice23:00 - Adding Resources26:00 - Data and Evidences28:30 - We Celebrate32:27 - 33:12 - MEMBERSHIP SALES AD34:00 - We Appreciate37:00 - We Show Up39:00 - We Believe In47:00 - What Coaching Is51:00 - Gratitude53:00 - We Mentality Impact1:00:00 - Conclusion Brian Morehouse’ Bio:Bio: https://hope.edu/directory/people/morehouse-brian/index.htmlTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachmorehouse Courtney Kust Bio:Bio: https://hope.edu/directory/people/kust-courtney/index.html Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Paul Sather, University of North Dakota Head Coach University of North Dakota head coach Paul Sather joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on heart touches, Don Meyer, and effective terminology. Armed with a collegiate coaching résumé that includes 24 years and a head coaching record of 303-169 Sather has built a pair of national-contending basketball teams at his two head coaching stops, Black Hills State and Northern State. Prior to that, he was a five-year assistant at Northern State, his alma mater, under legendary head coach Don Meyer. Paul Sather had tremendous success at Northern State University. In his last year as head coach, the Wolves were the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament champions, finishing the league schedule with an 18-4 record, part of a 30-6 league mark in the past two seasons. Sather's team led the NSIC in scoring defense, scoring margin, 3-point field goal percentage defense, and assists. In addition, NSU sat sixth nationally in 3-point field goal percentage. Breakdown1:00 - Working with Don Meyer5:00 - Favorite Quote7:00 - Coaching at Different Levels11:00 - Heart Touches14:00 - Heart Touch Goal16:30 - Footwork19:00 - Getting to the Paint22:00 - Developing a Post Player24:00 - Motion Concept28:00 - Fronting the Post29:20 - 30:04 - Membership Sales Ads30:00 - System of Talk33:00 - S.V.P.T.A.M36:00 - Emphasize Communication38:00 - Three Point Shooting40:00 - Wall Ups42:00 - No Angles45:00 - Know Your Personnel47:00 - Dork and Opponent Terminators52:00 - Giving Structure53:00 - Changing Defense55:00 - Conclusion Paul Sather’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_SatherTwitter: https://twitter.com/northdakotambb Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Lynne Roberts, University of Utah Head Coach University of Utah head coach Lynne Roberts joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on smart box scores and bringing it to life in practice. Entering her eighth season in 2022-23, the Utes' first NCAA Tournament since 2011, Utah has eight letter winners and four starters returning to Salt Lake City along with a talented recruiting class, including adding the 2018-19 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year to the squad. Heading into the 2022-23 season, she holds a 112-99 record at Utah and is 333-274 in her 20 years as a head coach. Breakdown1:00 - Modern Approach to Basketball4:00 - Modern Offensive Template9:00 - Smart Box Score11:00 - Offensive Rebounding13:00 - Taking Advantage16:00 - Shooting Off the Dribble19:00 - Don't Meet After The Game24:00 - Evolution of Box Score26:00 - Free Throws30:00 - Turnover35:00 - Decision Making41:30 - Sit Down During Games45:00 - Improve Turnover Percentage48:00 - Conclusion Lynne Robert’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynne_Roberts_(basketball)Twitter: https://twitter.com/utescoachrob Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Rob Fodor, NBA Shooting Coach NBA shooting coach Rob Fodor joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on rethinking how and what you teach about the shooting. Rob Fodor is the long-time shooting coach of the Miami Heat. Formerly, he was a coach for the Seattle Storm of the WNBA and the head coach of the Florida Pitbulls of the ABA. He has played college and professional basketball both in the United States and abroad. During his three years with the Miami Heat, the team has set numerous individual and team-shooting career-highs, both on a percentage and volume basis. Coach Fodor has coached or taught in Norway, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Slovenia, the ABA, the WNBA, and the NBA. By being a teacher and clinician for over 30 years, Coach Fodor has acquired experience in communicating and reaching players of different types and levels. Breakdown1:00 - Concept on How To Teach6:00 - Decision To Shoot8:00 - Importance of Variability within Shooting15:00 - 5 Words Explaining Shooting18:00 - Central Programming Generator18:09 - 18:51 - DR. DISH AD24:00 - Question Asked on His Players30:00 - Psychological Safety32:00 - Lift of the Ball37:00 - Energy Transfer40:00 - Perception and Decision43:00 - Simulate Skills49:00 - Mix Drills and Guidance55:00 - Vertical Drop56:28 - 57:07 - JUST PLAY AD1:00:00 - Goofy Shots1:02:00 - Concept of Form Shooting1:08:00 - Types of Quick1:13:00 - Being Collaborative1:18:00 - Conclusion Rob Fodor’s Bio:Bio: https://www.nba.com/heat/bio/rob-fodorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theshootingguyThe Shooting Guy Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theshootingguy/ Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Dejan Milojevic, Golden State Assistant Coach  Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojević joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on decision-making, rebounding, Jokić, and collaborative coaching. After his 2009 retirement from a very successful professional career, Dejan Milojević became a head coach for Mega Basket of the Adriatic Basketball Association (ABA). There, he coached future NBA All-Star and NBA MVP Nikola Jokić. Milojevic had a major impact on Jokic’s basketball upbringing and is one of Jokic’s role models. Some of the reads and passes Jokic makes today were originally taught to him by Milojevic, a Serbian legend himself and three-time Adriatic League MVP who helped Yugoslavia win gold at EuroBasket 2001 In 2021, he won Montenegrin League and Montenegrin Cup titles with Budućnost. In addition to club coaching, Milojević had a coaching stint with the Serbian national team from December 2019 until September 2021, assisting head coach Igor Kokoškov. Golden State Dejan Milojević was tasked with working with squad members playing closer to the basket that the team deploys in stretch four, power forward, forward-center, and center positions. For Milojević, that meant primarily focusing on Golden State's recently-drafted young center James Wiseman as well as their established squad players Draymond Green and Kevon Looney. Milojević won the NBA championship in 2022 making him the second Serbian assistant coach (after Igor Kokoškov) to win an NBA ring. Breakdown1:00 - Jokić Quote4:00 - Jokić Development6:00 - De Facto Point Guard8:00 - Connecting Skills and Decision13:53 - 14:32 - JUST PLAY ADS14:00 - Developing Passing18:00 - Golden State System21:00 - Game Situations23:00 - Competition Within Practice25:00 - Adjusting Small Details28:00 - Small-Sided Game33:00 - Beyond Passing35:27 - 36:10 - DR. DISH ADS37:00 - Coaching Philosophy39:00 - Coaching Rebounding42:00 - Decision-Making45:00 - European Coaching48:00 - Conclusion Dejan Milojevic’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dejan_Milojevi%C4%87 Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Becky Bonner, Orlando Magic Director of Player Development and Basketball Operations Orlando Magic Director of Player Development and Basketball Operations Becky Bonner joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on service-based player development and basketball operations. In her role with Orlando, Magic Becky drives the personal and professional development of the Orlando Magic players. She performs a wide variety of on-court and off-court tasks, including scouting and player evaluation, implementing facility upgrades, and service inspiring personal and professional growth to help players maximize their NBA careers on and off the court. Bonner played basketball in college at Stanford University and Boston University before playing professionally in Europe. She has been on the coaching staff at the University of Maryland and the University of Louisville. She worked for the NBA as part of the league’s Basketball Operations International and was in an operations support role for USA Basketball and the national men’s team for the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympics. Breakdown1:00 - Introduction2:00 - Coaching Development and Personal Coaching6:00 - Openness9:00 - Future Players10:27 - 11:09 - Dr. DISH AD12:00 - Skills Improvement14:00 - Space Decision Making17:30 - Defensive Concepts19:00 - Celebrating The Process20:30 - Top Tier Players25:00 - College Experience26:00 - Importance of Decision Making27:51 - 28:29 - JUST PLAY ADS28:00 - Complexity of Defense30:30 - Veteran Lead Habits33:00 - Loss and Learning35:00 - Holistic Development37:00 - Integrating Mental Skills39:00 - Conclusion Becky Bonner’s Bio:Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/becky-bonnerTwitter: https://twitter.com/beckybonner25 Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Kentucky head coach Kyra Elzy joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on commit to it goals and being built different. Kyra Elzy has spent more than a decade building the Kentucky women’s basketball program into a national power. For eight seasons she served as an assistant coach and an associate head coach for the Wildcats before being named the eighth head coach in program history in 2020. UK Athletics In just two seasons as the head coach, she has crafted an unprecedented resume. Kyra Elzy became the first head coach in program history to lead Kentucky to back-to-back NCAA Tournaments in their first two seasons. This past season Elzy led Kentucky to its second SEC Tournament title in program history, and its first since 1982, when it defeated No. 1 South Carolina. The national prominence of Kentucky women’s basketball over the last decade has been a direct reflection of Elzy’s leadership. Elzy helped produce the program’s first ever No. 1 WNBA Draft pick in Rhyne Howard, who was taken first overall by the Atlanta Dream. Breakdown1:00 - Introduction3:30 - Structured Scripted Time5:00 - Winning Tools7:30 - Defense and Three-Point Shooting9:00 - Dominoes14:00 - Top 3 Analytics16:30 - Through Contact18:00 - First Wave Concept19:04 - 19:43 - JUST PLAY AD20:00 - Pattern Defense22:00 - Switch Horns24:00 - Non Pattern26:30 - Disruptive on Defense29:00 - 2-3 Zone Stuffs31:30 - Play and Survive35:00 - Role in Loyalty36:29 - 37:12 - DR. DISH AD37:00 - SEC Tournament Final40:00 - Special Segments of Practice43:00 - Time Constraints45:00 - Conclusion Kyra Elzy’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyra_ElzyTwitter: https://twitter.com/ukcoachlz Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com

Guest: Max Lefevre, Minnesota Timberwolves Assistant Coach  Minnesota Timberwolves assistant coach Max Lefevre joins the Basketball Podcast to share insights on NBA core defensive concepts. Originally from France, Max is going into his 4th season with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Max has been a video coordinator and Player Development Coach. His focus is on player development, defense, and game prep strategy. Before the NBA, Max spent 6 years with Chris Beard, from NCAA D2 Angelo State to NCAA D1 Little Rock and Texas Tech. Max Lefevre helped lead Texas Tech to the 2019 NCAA National Breakdown1:00 - Best Defense3:00 - Philosophy of Defense7:00 - Heavy Nail, High Nail11:00 - No Choppy Sets15:00 - Off The Line Concept15:50 - 16:32 - DR. DISH ADS17:00 - Recovery 19:00 - Arms Out First23:30 - Accept Rotations26:30 - Decision Making29:30 - Verticality30:08 - 30:46 - JUST PLAY ADS32:00 - Breakdown Type Drills34:00 - Cancel The Screen37:00 - Stopping The Pistols40:00 - Pursue43:00 - Bigs in Presentation45:00 - Fan Out to Shooters47:00 - Screen Change49:00 - Pocket Pass and Handoffs54:00 - Conclusion Max Lefevre’s Bio:Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Lef%C3%A8vreTwitter: https://twitter.com/coachlefevre Basketball ImmersionWebsite: http://basketballimmersion.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bballimmersion?lang=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/basketballimmersionFacebook: https://facebook.com/basketballimmersionImmersion Videos:Check out all our all-access practice and specialty clinics: https://www.immersionvideos.com