Player 2 Coach Pod

Josh dives into his appreciation for NBA Christmas games, NBA award name changes and how technicals have gotten soft. Merry Christmas and thank you for listening!

Josh and Jordan for the first time were able to record in person! We got to catch up on the holidays, Bushnell basketball, and more. Most of our discussion was around the concept of needing to hold General Managers and Front offices of professional team, as well as Athletic Directors of School programs more accountable for mediocre or failing programs. Thank you for listening, you are the best!!

In Episode 21, Josh and Jordan talk about Bushnell traveling to Indiana for their Crossroads Tournament, their pre-season matchup with Oregon State, Giannis throwing ladders, and more. Thank you for watching!

Josh and Jordan cover preseason NBA power rankings and project end of season award winners. Jordan thinks the Lakers stink and hates Josh's MIP award pick. Along with Josh talking about fantasy basketball and what the Knicks best chance of being competitive will be. Thank you for listening along!

If you have followed NBA news as all, you know about the punch... Josh and Jordan dive into the details of Draymond punching his teammate, put our investigative hats on and discuss repercussions moving forward. We have some new content coming out soon!!! We are also looking for any suggestions of different content you the listener/viewer would like to see.

This weeks guest for the P2C podcast is Tierra Webb. Currently a trainer and formerly a 4 year starter at Indiana State. We talked about getting recruited in 8th grade, getting her first of many D1 offers her freshmen year of HS and what her experience at the college level was like. We dive into her post playing career and how that has evolved to where she is today. Here are a few of her accomplishments: -D1 4 year starter and 3 year captain -NCAA Conference awards & 3 MVP awards -HS Hall of Fame & McDonald All American Nominee Make sure to check out Tierra: www.twebbaffect.com @twebb.affect on instagram This was a fun episode and I hope you enjoy!

Josh and Jordan catch up on recent basketball news and breakdown some NBA rankings. NBA season is right around the corner and we give our thoughts on the ESPN top 50 list for the 2022-23 season. We liked some rankings... and we also disliked and disagreed with others. Thank you for listening/watching along and we hope you enjoy! Please like, comment and subscribe if you like the pod!

The NFL season is here and we somehow found a way to tie in the NBA to the conversation. Josh and Jordan make player comparisons from two completely different professional sports and also share a list of NBA players we think could actually play in the NFL. Thank you for listening and if you enjoy the episode please share it with your friends and family that you think would enjoy it too!

P2C pod was joined by Menlo College Assistant Coach Cam Schott. Cam started his basketball career at Northwest Christian University as a Manager, which progressed into a Director of Player Operations role. From there he was hired as the Assistant Video Coordinator at Texas A&M, followed by Assistant Coaching at Texas A&M Commerce. Cam talks about gaining the trust of different coaching staffs and players through hard work, sweat equity and being willing to do the things that others won't. We hope you enjoy this episode and tune in weekly every Friday for new episodes!

J & J dive into the involvement of parents in basketball, what we have seen from the coaches perspective and what we will or will not be doing as parents in the future. Believe it or not, there are coaches/trainers who operate with their ego and not with a heart of development. We discuss some key differences between professional coaches/trainers who can diagnose how to help players and those coaches/trainers who are here to boost their ego and yell. A few possible triggers in here if you don't like hearing the truth. Enjoy and thank you for listening!!

We are back for season 2 of the Player to Coach Pod!!! This was a great way to get back in the swing of things and we hope you enjoy this episode of talking about our time off which consisted of buying houses, vacation, birthdays, and Chicago Pro Ams. We answered some of your questions and got real about regrets in playing career. Thank you for listening and we hope you enjoy!

Josh and Jordan talk about the NBA Summer League, Jordans recruiting trip, and a new and untitled segment of the show... Jordan talks a little bit about his recruiting trip to Vegas and getting to watch some summer league games live for the first time. We may or may not have an active summer league source's opinion on the importance of summer league games and how much these games matter to play well in. Talk about the possibility of lottery players sitting out of summer league. Our new segment of our show is better just experienced in the moment rather than in a written description so... enjoy that when you get there...

Josh and Jordan are joined by the BEST Women's basketball player in Bushnell history, Morgan McKinney. Morgan has a very different story than most and we got to dive into that on the pod. A few of the things we discussed was; -Growing up a hockey player -Playing for 3 different HS head coaches in her 4 years at Lake Oswego -Her recruiting journey and ending up at Bushnell -College coaching change -Losing her Grandmother before her record breaking Junior year -And much more.... We hope you enjoy this great conversation with Morgan McKinney

SITUATIONS ARE SITUATIONAL - Fair warning this phase is used a lot in this pod... Josh and Jordan dive into the conversation of practice, sorry AI, we really in here talking about practice... We unpack strategy of how you can structure your practice, preparing for opponents, competing in practice, teaching your team how to be smarter players in practice, and a very entertaining look into what it's like getting kicked out of practice! Enjoy!

Josh and Jordan discuss the NBA Finals now that the season is over. We are setting a standard of holding each other accountable to our picks! So often national media talking heads get away with never hearing or talking about their WRONG predictions... Topics we discuss: -Is Steph top 10 all time? -Is Jason Tatum not a dog? -What went wrong for the Celtics? -What did the Warriors do so well? -Andrew Wiggins a bust? Or Nah? If you enjoy the pod and if you like what you heard don't be shy and like and follow the channel :) But if you don't like what you heard, definitely don't like and subscribe...

The P2C pod is joined by NCU legend, Michael Loomis. We talk about the importance of being taught how to play the game rather than just skill development, battling through multiple major injuries, becoming a more balanced player, and doing your homework on which college program you go to. Dude averaged 22 Pts 10 Reb on 49% FG 40% 3pt 88% FT...

WE BEAT THE NATIONAL AVERAGE OF EPISODES PER PODCAST!!! In this weeks episode, Josh and Jordan dive into the importance of the weight room as a basketball player. -Pro's and cons of being in the weight room -The balance of your efforts on the weight room vs on the court workouts -How you should be working out as a basketball player -Pre-season conditioning expectations at the college level

Josh and Jordan lay out their predictions for the NBA Finals and share their many basketball beefs. We got beefs as players, coaches, and fans. We have a deep love for the game of basketball, but as you know there is a fine line between love and hate.

Head Coach of Bushnell University Eddie Alexander comes on the P2C pod to talk about his journey to becoming a collegiate head coach, creating a top 5 basketball AAU program on the west coast and what it's like to be on the coaching staff of a team that his son (Jordan) played on. Lots of great stuff in here about coaching, how to separate your coaching relationship with your kid vs the parenting relationship with your kid, along with what he looks for when recruiting for his program.

Join the P2C pod as Josh and Jordan as we talk about our experiences with referee's as players and coaches. We've been T'd up, we've been ref's and we've done everything in our power as players and coaches to get refs on our sides. Not many people are having this conversation about ref's... The good, the bad, and how to fix it.

In Episode 4, Josh and Jordan discuss their recruiting experience, advice on how to get noticed, and what exactly coaches are looking for. Trust us when we say it's more than a player's average points per game that get noticed, and quite frankly, it's way more than just basketball.

In Episode 3 of the P2C Pod, Josh and Jordan discuss and recap the first round of the NBA playoffs diving into the Boston vs Nets series, are the Utah Jazz dead, Injuries, and finals predictions. Josh and Jordan also take a deep dive into basketball off-seasons, what the off-season looked like for us during our playing career, what the off-season looks like for us now as coaches, and lastly, our regrets/advice for players who want to take advantage of their off-season.

Grant Prusator joined the P2C Pod to discuss his journey of breaking multiple records at his high school, a freak injury to his knee that killed all college interest, and how he fought his way to the DI level. Grant is now a head high school coach in Phoenix while also running a training company. Grant shares a great perspective on what kind of work ethic is required to make it to the DI level, how to navigate major injuries, and how to hold yourself accountable when you lose focus.

In Ep. 1 of the Player 2 Coach Pod, Josh and Jordan get a chance to talk with a former teammate and now GA for St. Johns Men's basketball program, Brendyn Taylor. Brendyn talks about his upbringing in an athletic family, his journey of playing at USC to now coaching at the D-I level, college transfer portal and much more!