The Benas Podcast

If you want to support my podcast (Ačiū!!):  https://www.patreon.com/bmatkeSponsor:  www.proballers.com"Sani Boy":Sani is a well-known former player as well as highly respected personality because of his positive attitude and mindset. Sani was drafted by the Denver Nuggets and played an incredible 20years as a professional, winning his first Euroleague title in 2007 with Panathinaikos. After numerious domestic titles and junior MVPs and All Star appointments he decided to go into the front office after a short stint as an Assistant at PAO...and ends up winning another Euroleague titles with Panathinaikos in 2024.Today, we talked about Sani's trials and tribulations with his 13 knee surgeries that he had to go through, what he had to live through after almost not being able to walk and his path out of the dark places. Sani also talked about his daily life and work structure, what he looks for in players as well as politics and communication behind the scenes.This episode was very emotional for Sani and a rather unique and rare conversation about the struggles of a pro-athlete who has to recover from his injuries.Topics:0:00 Intro & Lithuania2:45 Knee surgeries & mindset9:40 Draft & Stash14:00 Influence of a father21:40 Coaching & Agent Experience 27:15 Learning curve as an executive35:06 ProBallers.com 39:30 Communication48:50 Evaluating practices / arguments54:00 Changes 57:30 Qualities of players1:00:40 ATOs  #SaniBecirovic #Panathinaikos #FrontOffice #Champion #Athens #Euroleague #GreeceYou can Find "Sani" here:X: https://x.com/SaniBecirovic Finding “The Benas Podcast”:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast…or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info.Comment, Like & Share here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support my podcast (Ačiū!!):  https://www.patreon.com/bmatkeSponsor:  www.proballers.com"Guillaume":Guillaume is making a name for himself in France and this is just the beginning. After being the Head Coach at Vichy for numerous years he won the Leader's Cup of the ProB in 2024 and was appointed the head coach of LeMans the following season where he also managed to the Leader's Cup of the ProA in his first season. Meanwhile, Guillaume also won 2 gold medals in a row with the French u20 team in the FIBA u20 Eurobasket in 2023 & 2024.Today, we talked about a variety of topics that involved his experiences with the French u20 team as well as his style of leadership. I addressed the improvement of the English language within the French basketball community as well as the culturally diverse French ProA. Guillaume also talked about the importance of terminology and how to incorporate young talents into the pros. Also some tactical nuances like the 'tagging up' system and more.It's very important for this podcast to continue to grow and your activity is very important in all this. Please share, like and comment so the YT algorithm will be prompted to help us too :)Topics:0:00 Intro  2:00 English language in France3:30 Culturally diverse French league10:00 Effort oriented culture16:00 Back to back gold with France u2023:15 Terminology & Transition to pro27:30 Personal growth & Coaching staff36:45 ProBallers.com38:00 "Tagging Up" system44:00 Scouting vs Self-scouting46:10 Sources for scouting players54:00 Decompressing55:50 Vincent Collet specialties1:00:25 ATOs#GuillaumeVizade #FrenchBasketball #Franceu20 #FIBA #LeadersCup #LeMans #ProAYou can Find "Guillaume" here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guillaume_vizade/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guillermo.bill.william X: https://x.com/GuillaumeVIZADE LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillaume-vizade-b054a446/ Finding “The Benas Podcast”:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast…or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info.Comment, Like & Share here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3www.bmatke.com 

Bilietai į B8 Summit 2025 Vilnius renginį:www.b8summit.comMano podcasto palaikymas (Ačiū!!):  https://www.patreon.com/bmatkeRėmėjas:  www.proballers.comSvetainė:www.bmatke.com "Linse":Šio epizodo svečias yra Linas Kleiza - jo ilgai pristatinėti nereikia. Be šešių sezonų, praleistų NBA, Linas gali pasigirti medaliais, iškovotais su Lietuvos vyrų rinktine 2007ais, 2010ais ir 2013ais metais! Linui teko žaisti ir trijuose Eurolygos klubuose - Olympiacos, Fenerbahce ir Milane.Šiandien mes su Linu kalbėjom apie jo profesinę kelionę, kokie iššūkiai jo laukė atsidūrus NBA lygoje, ką jam reiškia darbo etika ir kaip išgyventi NBA naujokui. Taip pat aptarėm naują augančią kartą ir kokie iššūkiai laukia tėvų, auginančių jaunus sportininkus naujomis aplinkybėmis - kaip pasikeitusios gyvenimo sąlygos keičia ir žaidėjo mentalitetą, norą nugalėti bei kovoti už būvį.Linas pasidalino asmeninėmis istorijomis iš “savo laikų” ir palygino juos su dabartine situacija krepšinio pasaulyje! Kalbėjom ir apie aistrą motociklams, Lino patirtis būnant sporto direktoriumi Ryto komandoje ir dar daug įdomių istorijų.Šis epizodas yra unikalus ir labai svarbus išgirsti šiuolaikiniam sportininkui bei jo tėvams. Tėvai išgirs, į ką reikia atkreipti dėmesį auginant vaiką be lepinimo, nors tam galimybių yra kasdien!Labai svarbu dalintis šiuo epizodu ir prenumeruoti mano kanalą tam, kad galėtume pasikviesti daugiau svečių kaip Linas Kleiza! Komentuok bei paspausk 'like' mygtuką, kad algoritmas šį kanalą siūlytų ir kitiems, kam tai aktualu! :)Topics:0:00 Intro  4:40 Savęs suvokimas8:30 Pasitikejimas savimi ir branda16:50 NBA naujoko gyvenimas ir darbas19:00 Gyvenimas su traumom ir identitetas28:10 B8 Summit 2025 Vilnius29:20 Motociklas ir adrenalinas32:00 Kaip auginti vaikus ir naują sportininkų kartą46:40 ProBallers.com48:50 Direktoriaus pareigos ir skautingas1:03:40 ATOs#LinasKleiza #DenverNuggets #TorontoRaptors #NBA #Eurolyga #Krepsinis #Lietuva #NaujaKarta"Linse" rasite čia:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/linaskleiza/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lkleiza Finding “The Benas Podcast”:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast…or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info.Comment, Like & Share here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3www.bmatke.com

If you want to support my podcast (Ačiū!!):  https://www.patreon.com/bmatkeSponsor:  www.proballers.com"Petteri":Petteri is a well-known basketball player who was drafted in 2007 by Philadelphia but his rights ended up being traded several times during his career and he never made the final jump. On the contrary, Petteri had an illustrious career in Europe where he played for several high level teams throughout his career (Bologna, Khimki, FC Barcelona, Bayern Munich and more) and ended up winning several meaningful domestic titles in Germany & Spain. Petteri was known as one of the most accurate shooters in Europe and was twice a member of the unique "50-40-90 club" in Euroleague.Today, we talked about how he handled being drafted and spending his career in waiting to make it to the NBA, the mindset behind being a draft&stash player, his career challenges, hip issues that lead to retirement, the enjoyment of coaching kids and lessons learned from transferring knowledge to young guys vs coaching pros.This episode marks my third guest from Finland, after Hanno Mottola and Lassi Touvi have been my guests before. It's another unique episode that talks about the path of a former player to becoming a head coach.Please share with all players or former players looking to go into coaching...comment, like & share on all social media and audio platforms.Topics:0:00 Intro  2:00 Health issues7:00 Draft & Stash life11:50 Preparation for games14:30 Ending Career19:30 Finnish Basketball Culture27:50 ProBallers.com33:30 Early Coaching Lessons38:00 Coaching Juniors vs Pros43:20 Head Coach mentorship50:00 NBL vs Europe & Next Star Program59:30 New Zealand & Family Life1:11:50 ATOs#PetteriKoponen #Finland #FinlandBasketball #FCBarcelona #FCBayern #Adidas #NextGeneration #NZBreakers #NewZealandBasketballYou can Find "Petteri" here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/petteri.koponen2 X: https://x.com/KoponenPetteri Finding “The Benas Podcast”:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast…or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info.Comment, Like & Share here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support my podcast (Ačiū!!):  https://www.patreon.com/bmatkeSponsor:  www.proballers.com"Mikko":Mikko is the Head Coach of the Swedish Basketball NT and recently qualified with Sweden for the Eurobasket in 2025. He's also the Head Coach of BG Göttingen in the German BBL and is managing both positions at once. Before he joined Göttingen midway through this season, he was the Head Coach of the Swedish top club in Norrköping and won every domestic title there is to win in Sweden. Being only 37years old, it's safe to say that Mikko has a bright future ahead of him.Today, we talked about how he handles sitting on two high pressure chairs at the same time and how he manages to balance these two jobs and his family time. We also talked about how he handles his staff and the importance of delefation. Also, communication with players during the season as well as recruiting NT players. We also talked about Sweden's basketball system as a whole and much more.This episode is a premiere episode with a professional from Sweden and is useful on so many levels for so many young coaches. Please share, subscribe, comment & like this episode all over social media. It helps us grow tremendously.Topics:0:00 Intro  5:40 History & Balancing Work+Life8:50 Priorities in the Job10:40 Importance of delegating work17:00 Scouting23:30 Handling Staff27:20 Routines & Preparation34:40 ProBallers.com41:00 Sweden Basketball System47:40 Handling two Head Coaching Jobs54:00 Recruiting NT Players58:20 Low-hanging fruit & Purpose1:10:04 ATOs#MikkoRippinen #Sweden #BGGoettingen #BBL #Eurobasket #FIBA #HeadCoachYou can Find "Mikko" here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikkoriipinen/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikko.riipinen.9 X: https://x.com/mikkoriipinen LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikko-riipinen-729a89166/ Finding “The Benas Podcast”:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast…or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info.Comment, Like & Share here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support my podcast (Ačiū!!):  https://www.patreon.com/bmatkeYou can Find "Jamion" here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jamion_christian/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamion.christian LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamion-christian-683b54208/ X: https://x.com/JamionChristian Sponsor:  www.proballers.com"Jamion":Jamion Christian is an experienced coach with 280+ games as a Head Coach at the NCAA level as well as the pros. Jamion has been a Head Coach at Mount St Mary's, Siena & George Washington. Last year he joined Pallacanestro Trieste as their Head Coach in the 2nd division of the Italian league and he managed to promote the team right during his first season in Italy. This year he already took the team to the Italian Cup semi-finals and I'm sure there is a lot more success ahead of him.Today, we talked about Jamion's story of how he got from the NCAA to becoming a pro coach in Italy. Find out how his podcast guest eventually become his GM in Italy as well as what shaped Jamion in his past for him to become a successful Head Coach going forward. We also talked about the early challenges of adapting to a new culture and some early mistakes that he had to learn the hard way. This podcast episode is special because we never met in person before and vibed right from the beginning. You can hear the competitive spirit in Jamion's blood and how he had to overcome early criticism before proving everyone wrong along the way. Beautiful story that people need to hear!Please comment & like this episode and share it with friends & colleagues across the globe, it helps this pod to grow even faster.Topics:0:00 Intro 2:50 Who is Jamion Christian?5:40 Importance of parents? 12:30 Cultural communication differences21:00 Value of the visa in LegaDue25:20 How did you want to coach?28:20 Cultural Coaching & Leadership35:00 Do you have the capacity?41:30 Endurance for the battle45:55 ProBallers.com52:40 Early challenges as a coach59:00 Negative Self-Talk & Challenges1:09:00 Using "Pain" & Podcasting1:18:00 ATOs#JamionChristian #TriesteBasketball #LegaBasket #Italy #HeadCoach #BasketballFinding “The Benas Podcast”:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast…or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info.Comment, Like & Share here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/Website: https://www.drcherimah.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support my podcast (Ačiū!!):  https://www.patreon.com/bmatkeYou can Find "Dr. Mah" here:Website: https://www.drcherimah.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drcherimah/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drcherimah LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drcherimah/ X: https://x.com/drcherimahSponsor:  www.proballers.com "Dr. Cheri Mah":Dr. Mah is a highly respected sleep physician and n Adjungt Lecturer at the Stanford Sleep Medicine Center. Amongst high level athletes and sports franchises she's regarded as a sleep expert with a focus on benefits of sleep for Athletes in particular. Some of the clients she worked with in the past are Andre Iguodala, the Golden State Warriors from the NBA, San Francisco Giants from the MLB, Pittsburgh Steelers & Philadelphia Eagles from the NFL, San Jose Sharks from the NHL and many more.She's also currently a sleep expert for Under Armour and served on the performance council at Nike in the past and worked with companies such as ESPN, Gatorade & many more.Today, we talked about all things sleep. Dr Mah gave extensive examples on the benefits of sleep as well as the dangers of under-slept athletes. We talked about the small things athletes can do in order to prepare themselves for journeys across timezones. Certain things you can do before, during and after your sleep. Did you know that bringing your own pillow from home already helps getting a better night of sleep? Did you know that the snooze button is not good? Did you know that your FT percentage, reaction time & speed in general suffers if you are under-slept? Do you know what "Sleep Debt" means? What is a "Nappuccino"? These topics and many more we discussed in this very unique and insightful episode!Topics:0:00 Intro5:20 Sleep Window & Sleep Debt16:05 Nappuccino   24:06 Timezones & Jetlag31:53 First night in new bed35:53 "NBA Schedule Alert" Project42:00 What can coaches do?49:15 Gaining player's trust52:00 Andre Iguodala's sleep journey56:30 Calm down routine after games1:04:15 Does supplementation help?1:07:45 "Napspressos"#DrCheriMah #DrMah #SleepDoctor #SleepPhysician #Sleep #BenefitsofsleepFinding “The Benas Podcast”:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast…or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info.Comment, Like & Share here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support my podcast (Ačiū!!):   https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsor:   www.proballers.com "Gigi": Gigi Datome is a household name in Italian basketball and his journey is a phenomenal one. Coming from a small island (Sardinia) in Italy to playing in the NBA, winning the Euroleague (2017) and being the captain of the national team of Italy. After winning countless domestic leagues and cups in Italy & Turkey he finally decided to hang up his shoes and move into a new role with the National Team behind the scenes. Today, we talked about his journey as a player and the challenges he went through before going to the NBA as well as during his NBA career, his exciting times in Boston with the Celtics as well as his glorious years with Fenerbahce. We touched on how he dealt with going through slumps, his routines as well as his interests off the court. This episode is another instant classic especially for the players approaching retirement and the ones that just retired and are looking for directions. Topics: 0:00 Intro   2:00 Being Open Minded, Books & Locker-room 10:00 Retirement Preparation 17:40 Learning Curve With New Role 24:00 Important Coaching Ingredients29:40 ProBallers.com33:25 Celtics Memories36:50 Dealing with a "Slump"41:00 Role Transfer  49:00 Preparation & Routine53:20 ATOs  #GigiDatome #Gigi #NBA #BostonCeltics #Fenerbahce #Milano #ItalyBasketball  You can Find "Gigi" here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gigidatome/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GigiDatome X: https://x.com/GigiDatome  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

Jeigu norite paremti mano podkastą (Ačiū!!):   https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Rėmėjas:   www.proballers.com "Giedrius": Trenerio Žibėno kelias iki dvieju LKL čempiono titulu nera iprastas - del to šios dienos epizodas vertas demesio.  Mes kalbejom apie jo kelia ir kaip jo asmenybe keitesi keliaujant po skirtingas šalis. Mes aptarem koks jis buvo gyvenant ir dirbant Lietuvoje ir koks jis tapo po išskirtiniu patirčiu užsienije. Kodel Italija butent turejo didziausia itaka ir kaip merginu komandu treniravimas skiriasi nuo vyru.  Giedrius atsivere apie savo emocini kelia ir kiek reikejo jam pačiam prisipažinti, kad reikia keistis ir dirbti su savimi. Išsamiai kalbejome apie komunikacija su štabu ir kokia svarba turi korektiška ir atvira komunikacija tarpusavyje. Labai reikalingas epizodas visiems jauniems treneriams ir busimiems vadovams! Temos: 0:00 Intro  2:45 Sveikata 4:00 Buvau senamadiskas 13:00 Jaunu treneriu klaidos 15:45 Kitu kulturu itaka 19:30 Italijoj atradau save 23:30 Indonezijos klubo vadovybe 29:40 Dvigubi standartai 35:00 Merginu Treniravimas 38:00 ProBallers.com 42:30 Treneriu štabo niuansai 57:50 ATOs #GiedriusZibenas #Vilnius #VilniusRytas #Treneris Rasit Giedriu Žibena čia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghibbi_z/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/giedrius.zibenas  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com "Baynesie": Aron Baynes is a household name not only in Australia but also in the NBA as well as in Europe. Has been around the globe playing in Europe, NBA, GLeague, NBL & Australia National Team. He's a 3 time Olympian and a NBA World Champion with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014.  Aron went through his fair share of challenges in his life and today we talked about all of them. We talked about his freak injury in Tokyo and the gruesome period he experienced throughout his recovery period, going into a deep depression. We touched on topics like 'negative self talk' and the effect it had on his children, rekindling the love for the game by going a step down to Greece, memories from the cold weather periods in Vilnius, Detroit & Boston and went down memory lane from his time with Brad Stevens. Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as other platforms! Also, rate this podcast on all audio platforms, it helps for promotion and helps people with similar interests to see what you like to see! Topics: 0:00 Intro 2:15 Aussie Memories 4:10 Decision for Family Reasons 15:00 Timing of Decision  20:00 Hobbies & New Pursuits  27:00 Memories of the TD Garden 29:50 Memories from Rytas 31:45 3pt Shooting Evolution 38:00 ProBallers.com 41:03 Emotional Control On&Off the court 46:00 Black & White thinking on vs off the court 50:45 Negative Self Talk 56:45 Mental & Physical Road to Recovery 1:02:40 ATOs   #AronBaynes #Boomers #Celtics #NBAChampion #Spurs #Olympian #RoadToRecovery #Retirement  Finding "Baynesie": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houseobayne/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaynesAron  X: https://x.com/aronbaynes  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

#68 Kyle Hines - Process of Retirement If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com "Kyle": My first repeat guest, Kyle Hines, came back to my podcast after being my #2 episode to talk about his process of retirement, being in peace with it and entering the next stage of his life.  This conversation was very sincere and transparent, talking about the difficulties of sending out the final decision to the world, when he actually decided to make it his last season, the memories that still sting and the next stage of his life. A very unique and actually fresh conversation where you can see Kyle's emotions and thought process clearly. Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as other platforms! Also, rate this podcast on all audio platforms, it helps for promotion and helps people with similar interests to see what you like to see! Topics: 0:00 Intro 1:15 Small Talk 7:40 Reflection & Regrets 9:15 Anticipating Retirement & Family Component 21:30 ProBallers.com 26:40 Most emotional moment 34:50 Home & Next Stage 39:00 Hobbies & Nutrition 43:44 Retirement Advice   #KyleHines #Retirement #EuroleagueLegend #Champion #BasketballLife Finding "Kyle Hines": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sirhines42/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-hines-12414332/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kyle.hines.5496  X: https://x.com/SirHines  Homepage: https://www.teamhinesbasketball.com/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

Jeigu norite paremti mano podkastą (Ačiū!!):  https://www.patreon.com/bmatkeRėmėjas:  www.proballers.com"Gytis":Gytis yra labai žinomas krepšinio teisėjas ne tik Lietuvoje, bet ir Eurolygoje. Jis buvo išrinktas geriausiu Lietuvos teisėju 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 metais! 2021, 2022, 2023 metais buvo išrinktas teisėjauti Eurolygos 'Final Four' ir visus 3 kartus teisėjavo Eurolygos finalą.Šiandien su Gyčiu aptarėm labai daug temų, susijusių su šia profesija, daug dėmėsio skyrėm pasiruošimui ir komunikacijai rungtynių metu. Kalbėjom apie konfliktus, apie emocinį balansą ir apie labai svarbią tėvų įtaką teisėjo karjeros pradžioje. Podkaste išgirsite daug įdomių faktų apie teisėjavimo užkulisius.Kviečiu jus visus paklausyti šio išskirtinio pokalbio ir būsiu dėkingas, jeigu pasidalinsite juo su krepšinio profesijos ekspertais ir draugais.**Temos:**0:00 Intro  2:45 Kelionės & Balansas  11:00 Kodėl pasirinkti teisėjo karjerą?  16:20 Tėvų įtaka jaunam teisėjui  26:30 Fizinis pasiruošimas / Forma  29:45 Skautinti komandas  35:20 Komunikacija ir Konfliktai rungtynių metu  44:40 Peržiūrų taisyklė  50:50 Sunkiausias švilpukas  59:50 Procesas po rungtynių  1:01:35 ProBallers.com  1:06:30 Gero teisėjo charakteristika  1:13:50 Greiti švilpuka#GytisVilius #Teisejas #Krepsinis #Eurolyga #LKL #SvilpukasKaip rasti "Gyti Viliu":Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gytis_v/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gytis.vilius “The Benas Podcast”:Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast…or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info.Soc Medijos:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3Svetaine: www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com "Tim": Tim has been a long-time friend of mine, we go way back to 2014 and ended up celebrating our 10year anniversary of our friendship in Colombia together, where this podcast was recorded. Tim has had experiences as a coach early on in his life as a 22 year old in Spain in the lower divisions, learned his ways without speaking much Spanish at the time. Tim has since coached at an elite level in Euroleague for Maccabi Tel Aviv as well as New Zealand National Team as an Assistant Coach and New Zealand domestic league as a Head Coach. He also was the G-League assistant at Delaware as well as the Head Coach at OTE before joining the BYU Basketball program this season. Today, Tim told us all about his journey, from finding his way to the GLeague via email application to coaching at the World Cup in Spain in 2014 as an Assistant of the New Zealand National Team. He also shared the lessons he learned working under great Head Coaches such as Giannis Sfairopoulos at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Tim also shared his unique perspective on the rookie adjustment issues in Europe and many more topics that we talked about. Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as other platforms! Topics: New Zealand Culture & Leadership Basketball Philosophy  Lessons From Maccabi Tel Aviv Head Coach in Spain at 22 Learning to haggle Online Platform Projects Coaching & Keeping it Simple Rookies in Europe  OTE ATOs #TimFanning #BYU #Israel #Spain #OTE #NewZealand #NCAABasketball #MaccabiTelAviv Finding "Tim Fanning": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timfanning510/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ELTim  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-fanning-6025b8b/  X: https://x.com/coach_team  Website: www.hoopsenglish.com  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com "Damjan": Damjan Rudež is a highly accomplished basketball player who played at all possible levels of basketball and has now ventured into the business side of things with the "Sunset Sports Festival". Damjan started his professional career in Belgium before returning to Croatia to play for Split and later various other teams in the Balkans before moving on to Zaragoza, Spain. Damjan was picked up by the Indiana Pacers in 2014 and played three years for three different teams before returning to Europe when signing with Valencia.  Damjan also represented his Croatian flag in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Today, Damjan opened up about his struggles early on in his career in Oostende as well as his sliding door moment in his workout in front of all the Indiana Pacers staff. Damjan also talked about the struggles of retirement, creating his new identity as well as how him and his business partners started the Sunset Sports Festival, which has become a household event during the summer in Zadar, Croatia. Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as other platforms! Topics: Championship Mindset Paris Olympics Saturation & Retirement  Shooting Slumps Frustrations after NBA Post Career Life ProBallers.com Finding your Niche/Role Sunset Sports Festival ATOs #DamjanRudez #Retirement #Shooter #SunsetSportsFestival #Mindset  Finding "Damjan Rudež": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/damorudez9/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damjan-rude%C5%BE-b1456b235/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/damjanrudez86  X: https://x.com/Damjan_Rudez  Event Website: https://sunsetsportsmedia.com/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: www.proballers.com "Sye": My good friend Simon Cote is not only a long time friend but also used to be a long time colleague in the world of coaching. After serving as an Assistant at SMU & University of Tennessee in the late 90s he decided to start his coaching career in Europe and worked with current World Champion Gordon Herbert in Frankfurt. He was part of the championship team there before becoming a Head Coach himself in Giessen. Simon has also a wealth of experience as an Assistant coach in different countries as well as being a NBA scout for the Denver Nuggets in the early 2000s. Today we talked about the darker side of coaching, the part where you get fired and have to search for new opportunities in the world of basketball coaching. Simon talked about loss of identity and eventually about his transition out of the sport and into a completely new avenue, finance.  Lots of valuable lessons in here for everyone on how to re-define yourself, finding new motivation in a completely new area of life and overcoming challenges that come with that. Leaving behind the sport you love is never easy, today you will hear Simon's story. Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as other platforms! Topics: Simon's Coaching Path Adapting from NCAA to Europe NBA Scout Experience Giessen Job Self-Doubt after getting fired Role of an Assistant Coach New Identity as a Head Coach Sense of Self & Dealing with Pressure Mentorship & Gratification ProBallers.com Leaving Basketball & Transitioning Lessons from Basketball ATOs #SimonCote #HeadCoach #Basketball #GettingFired #NewIdentity Finding Simon Cote: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/syeco777/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simoncote/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com "So": Sophia started her basketball journey together with me in Shreveport, Louisiana as an exchange student before she became a superstar at Baylor University. She took the Lady Bears to a National Championship and became the MVP of the Final Four before getting drafted by the San Antonio SilverStars and continuing her journey in the WNBA and later in various countries around Europe as well as in China! Sophia is currently an Assistant Coach with the Lady Bears program and is continuing her mentorship of young ladies in college as well as developing their on-court skills at the same time. Today, "So" and me talked about her journey and the challenges along the way that she encountered while reaching her potential. We talked about the straining journey of a WNBA player and how to juggle playing all year around between WNBA & overseas, which at some point ended up in exhaustion and an ACL tear during her time in China. We also went into depth of her journey of retirement and trying to rediscover herself, building a new identity outside the court and finding new passions that she can pursue, including podcasting with her husband.  Sophia is also a proud mother of two and enjoying life all together in Texas. Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms!!! Topics: (0:00) Intro (2:25) 1st date with Sophia (5:40) "Relationship & Reason" Podcast (12:00) Foreign Exchange Student Life (15:45) Difference between Confidence & Cockiness (23:10) WNBA & Overseas Workload  (32:00) Dealing with retirement (41:20) Starting the coaching career (45:00) Balancing Stress & Joy (51:20) Unlearning old behaviors (55:05) ATOs #SophiaYoungMalcolm #SophiaYoung #NationalChampion #Baylor #WNBA #WomensBasketball Finding "Sophia": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sophiayoungmalcolm/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sophia.young.1466  Twitter: https://x.com/sophiayoung33  Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ukVy0rgM8P6wAHx3UbbRO?si=632943f0287c459f  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com "Micah": Micah has a wealth of experience on the NCAA level as well as the NBA level with the Boston Celtics where he spent 6 years as an Assistant Coach to Brad Stevens. Prior to that Micah already served as an Assistant at Butler and Purdue before joining the Celtics in 2013. After his NBA stint, Micah decided to go back to Purdue as an Assistant once again before taking the Penn State Head Coaching job in 2021. In 2023, Micah joined he Fighting Irish and is currently going into his second season as their Head Coach! Today, Micah and me kicked off the conversation talking about what it feels like to coach his son and how to maintain a healthy balance between the two roles. We went on to touch on the main differences between coaching NBA vs coaching NCAA players, differences in communication styles, lessons that he learned from being an Assistant Coach that he applies to his current Head Coaching job. We also talked about how he manages the load on his staff, what he expects from his Assistants and what he noticed in attention span of players over the span of his career. Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms!!! Topics: Coaching Son Coaching difference NCAA vs NBA Lessons as an Assistant vs Head Coach Coaches trusting coaches Communication Styles NBA vs NCAA Filtering out information ProBallers.com Expectations from Assistant Coaches Length of Meetings Attention Span of Players & Scouting Info Recruiting Players & International Players ATOs #MicahShrewsberry #NotreDameMBB #NotreDame #NCAA #NBA #Coach Finding "Micah": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coach_shrews/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Coach_Shrews  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

#61 Paulius Jankunas (LT) - Ką daro komandos kapitonas? Jeigu norite paremti šį podcastą, tai galite padaryti per nuorodą žemiau. Būsiu labai dėkingas! https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Rėmėjas #1: www.Proballers.com Rėmėjas #2: www.forestdomes.lt 10% Nuolaidos kodas: BENAS10 "Jankis": Šiandienos svečio ilgai pristatinėti nereikia - Pauliaus Jankūno vardas daug kartų nuskambėjo ir vis dar skamba Žalgirio Arenoje. Beveik visą savo profesionalią karjerą praleidęs Žalgiryje ir su juo laimejęs 15 LKL titulų bei 5 kartus tapęs Karaliaus Mindaugo taurės nugaletoju, Paulius šiandien apsilankė mano podcaste.  Šalia visų vietinių, asmeninių pasiekimų ir kitų apdovanojimų Paulius gali pasigirti ir trimis medaliais, iškovotais su Lietuvos krepšinio rinktine. Bet šiandien visgi nekalbėsim apie titulus, o analizuosim kelią tų titulų link ir kokie niuansai nulėmė sėkmę. Su Pauliumi mes aptarsim jo būdus susikoncentruoti ir atsiriboti nuo išblaškančių aplinkybių; apie tai, kokius dalykus apie varžovų stiprybes ir silpnybes išgirsti prieš rungtynes iš skautų ir asistentų žaidėjui būna svarbu; paliesime, kokios tos kapitono pareigos iš tikrųjų yra ir ko tiksliai jos reikalauja. Paulius pasidalins, į ką daugiausiai kreipė dėmesio būdamas kapitonas ir kaip stengėsi padėti naujai atvykusiems komandos žaidėjams, ypatingą dėmesį skirdamas iš užsienio atvykusiems žaidėjams ir jų integracijai Lietuvoje. Kalbėjome ir apie komandos rūbinės privatumą, dabartines Pauliaus pareigas ir į ką jis kreipia dėmesį stebėdamas treniruočių procesą iš šalies. Šis pokalbis taip pat ypatingas, nes aptarėm ir gyvenimo vertybes bei kitas temas, apie kurias rečiau teko girdėti ankstesniuose podcastuose. Jeigu pokalbis jums patiko, prašau juo pasidalinti! O jei mano podcaste norite dažniau matyti svečius ir pokalbius iš viso pasaulio - prenumeruokite ir nepraleiskite naujų epizodų. Topics: Forest Domes Koncentracija Kitas Etapas Pasiruosimas/Skautingas Rungtynem Stiprybes vs Silpnybes Ka daro kapitonas? Komunikacija Konfliktas Komandoje ProBallers.com Issukiai naujuose pareigose Treniruociu analize Komunikacija su treneriu Charakteris vs Talentas ATOs #PauliusJankunas #Jankis #Kapitonas #Zalgiris #Krepsinis #Kaunas Finding "Jankis": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jankunas_paulius/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paulius.jankunas.1  LinkedIn (Žalgiris): https://www.linkedin.com/company/bc-zalgiris-kaunas/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 LinkedIn: www.bmatke.com 

Martin Kuchalik - Business Communication vs Sports Communication (EP59) If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com  "Martin": Not many people in the sports business know who Martin Kuchalik is but the people who work with him truly appreciate his knowledge and view on things. Martin is a communication expert and is hired by companies to observe and improve internal communication especially when taking the vertical communication from management down to its employees. The goal is always to create a platform of understanding each other better and cooperating in order to reach common goals...just as in sports. Today, I tried to combine the two worlds and bridge the gap between the business world of communication and my basketball world, especially within the coach's locker-room as well as the dynamic between coaches & players.  We talked a lot about trust-based communication, brutal honesty vs honesty with empathy, how to ask powerful and open ended questions, cultural differences within a company and how to help understand each other better, how to deal with manipulation as well as patronization at the work-place and much more. My favorite episode to say the least, we totally geeked out :) Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms!!! Topics: How to help companies? Importance of Vulnerability Emotional Security by Leadership Emotional vs Non-Emotional Responses "Hurt people hurt people" How and when to give feedback? Body language & Finding Truth Cultural Differences How to improve confidence? Criticism within Cultures Overthinking Manipulation & Undermining Relationship aspect ATOs #MartinKuchalik #Communication #BusinessCommunication #SportsCommunication Finding "Martin": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/martin_kuchalik/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/martin.kuchalik  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-kuchalik/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com  "AntGoods": Anthony is a former professional basketball player who played in a lot of different places around the world. He played four years at Stanford before transitioning to the DLeague at the time, making his way to Italy later on before coming back to the DLeague again. Later, he finally decided to take his talents to Europe as well as South America and played in countries such as Ukraine, France, Israel, Venezuela, Dominican Republic as well as Kosovo where he ended up finishing his career in 2020. Today, Ant shared his experience of playing in Venezuela and how he almost got kidnapped upon arrival, his path throughout Europe and how open he was to new cultures and new experiences before deciding to retire. We also talked about our life as scouts on the road and the life in hotels and the challenge of finding a routine. Anthony also talked about the beginnings of "Swishcultures" and how he goes about living out his creative side of things, while also being productive in everything he does.  A multi-faceted personality with a variety of experiences and lots of fascinating stories to tell. Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms!!! Topics: (0:00) Intro (2:30) Getting Robbed in Barcelona (10:00) Routine on the road / Workouts (19:30) Balancing Work&Social Life (25:30) Can You Be An Introvert & Be A Scout? (29:30) Dealing with Rejection & Women (35:30) High Demand Personalities (46:45) ProBallers.com (54:30) Venezuela Experience (1:00:50) Cultural Adaptation (1:05:50) Life Post Retirement (1:12:00) "Swishcultures" & Other Passions (1:23:55) Scouting vs Coaching (1:28:15) ATOs #AnthonyGoods #AntGoods #Swishcultures #ExPlayer #Retirement #Stanford  Finding "Ant": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antgoods87/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/AntGoods  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anthony.goods.54  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-goods-826b2845/  Swishcultures: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/swishcultures/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  "Eskedar": Eskedar is a good friend of mine and has been living in Vilnius first as a refugee before finally becoming a Lithuanian citizen. Today she shared her crazy and unique story of how she escaped an oppressive government in Ethiopia 19 years ago, got tangled up in an even more restrictive government in Khartoum (Sudan) until civil war broke out before ending up in jail in Lybia and then taking a boat to Malta to finally enjoy her freedom. She did this final journey while being pregnant and ended up in Lithuania with her boyfriend at that time. Meanwhile, Eskedar enjoys her freedom in Lithuania for 17 years now, is politically active and shares her story as inspiration for all people around Lithuania that anything is possible while also being a business woman in Vilnius.  Eskedar is running several Cafes in Vilnius where she is selling her locally roasted coffee beans from different countries in Africa & inviting people to traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremonies while creating her own community based on her native Ethiopian hospitality traits. If you need an inspirational story as well as a good laugh and a new place to taste some Ethiopian Coffee in Vilnius, check this episode out and share it with friends who love coffee as much as we do! Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms!!! Topics: Origins of Bulletproof Coffee Escapes from Ethiopia, Sudan & Lybia  Creating a Community in Lithuania Ethiopian Culture of Trust Exploiting Ethiopian Coffee Plantations Cozy Vilnius Eskedar Cafes Activist for Different Causes #Eskedar #Ethiopia #Ethiopiancoffee #Coffee #Vilnius #CoffeeinVilnius #EthiopianBeans #Lithuania  Finding "Eskedar": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esked_ar/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eskedarcoffeebar/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eskedarcoffee/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eskedarcoffeeterrace/  Website: http://www.eskedarcoffee.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EskedarTila Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eskedarcoffee  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eskedarcoffeebar  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eskedar-tilahun-ma%C5%A1tavi%C4%8Dien%C4%97-41207668/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com  "Cuzzo": Francesco Cuzzolin is currently the Head of Performance at EA7 Armani Milano and has a wealth of experience in the field of Strength & Conditioning. He became the first Strength & Conditioning coach in the NBA when he started to work for the Toronto Raptors. Besides clubs he also worked with Italy's & Russia's Basketball National Team and is also serving as a consultant to Technogym as well as the ELPA (Euroleague Player's Association). Cuzzo also serves a role in education when he holds lectures at the University of Murcia as well as Sevilla. Today we covered a variety of topics in my longest podcast yet. We talked from the importance of sharing information amongst peers, finding information from outside your field and applying it to your daily job. I was also curious on what coaches and scouts have to do in order to be pro-active against prolonged sitting and hurting their backs. Weightlifting for players, the recovery process after games and many more topics that are important to athletes, coaches & staff! Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms!!! Topics: (0:00) Intro (3:00) Sharing Ideas & Communication (16:30) NBA (Raptors) vs Europe (26:00) Multi-Tasking & Organizing yourself (35:00) Learning New Information (39:00) Physical Health of Coaching Staff (50:40) ProBallers.com (59:40) Data Analysis & Value of Sleep (1:08:10) Weightlifting During Season (1:12:45) Preparation Common Mistakes  (1:19:50) Studies on Music & Frequency (1:25:45) ATOs #Cuzzo #PerformanceCoach #HeadofPerformance #Milano #ArmaniMilano #Euroleague #NBA #NationalTeamBasketball #ItalyBasketball  Finding "Cuzzo": Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fracuzzolin/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/fcuzzolin  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/francesco.cuzzolin.3  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesco-cuzzolin-phd-b8485427/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com  "Sergio": Sergio Scariolo doesn't need a long introduction, his successes speak for itself especially with Spain's National Team and the countless titles internationally that they have won. 5 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals across Eurobasket, World Cup and Olympic tournaments. He's the winningest National Team coach in the modern era of basketball. Sergio can also consider himself a NBA champion when he won the NBA championship as an Assistant Coach with the Toronto Raptors. Today, we let all of those achievements 'rest in peace' and talked more about the constructive part of the game, especially when it comes to communication with super stars and his take on it as well as lots of stories around the invention of the Spanish Pick & Roll & more.  This episode had lots of constructive advice for young coaches behind the scenes on how to behave in certain situations as well as avoid doing the mistakes that he did himself during his younger years as a coach.  A very genuine and sincere episode with one of the greatest coaches of the modern era of basketball, please enjoy!! Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms!!! Topics: (0:00) Intro (3:00) Sergio off the court (7:10) Communication & Self Criticism (22:45) Michelangelo Effect (31:00) ProBallers.com (35:10) Invention of Spanish Pick&Roll (2009) (40:50) Beginning of the Diamond Sets (43:45) Defensive Versatility (52:00) ATOs #SergioScariolo #SpainNationalTeam #SpanishPickandRoll #BaloncestoEspana #Basketball Finding Sergio Scariolo / Spanish Federation: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baloncestoesp/  Twitter Sergio: https://twitter.com/sergioscariolo  Twitter Federation: https://twitter.com/BaloncestoESP  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BaloncestoFEB  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/federaci%C3%B3nespa%C3%B1oladebaloncesto/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com  "Boris": Boris Diaw is a well known name in the basketball community, not much introduction needed at this point, even after his retirement. He's a winner and a patriot in the most truest sense. Every summer he played for the National Team of France and in 2013 he won the FIBA Eurobasket and followed up in 2014 with a NBA championship playing for the Spurs in a memorable playoff run.  Today, Boris and me talked not only about basketball. We spent quality time together during the podcast and explored our interests of travel, photography, food as well as coffee & wine regions...plenty of delicacies. We also dove into topics such as expectations from Assistant Coaches, emotional balance and his approach to life & basketball in general as well as the summer of 2013. How he went from losing the NBA Finals to winning the Eurobasket with France and winning the NBA Finals in 2014, all within 12 months...what a ride this was, please join us! Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms!!! Topics: (0:00) Intro (3:00) Coffee, Wine & Travel (14:15) Impact of Montessori School (26:10) Impact of Coaches  (31:30) Dos & Don'ts for Assistant Coaches (37:40) Embracing Pressure (39:10) Winning Eurobasket of 2013 (46:50) Preparing For Retirement (52:06) Emotional Balance & Attitude to Life (56:30) Playing in French 11th Division (58:50) ProBallers.com (1:05:00) ATOs #BorisDiaw #NBAChampionship #NBA Finals #Eurobasket #Wine #Coffee #Travel #Photography #MontessoriSchool  Finding Boris Diaw: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/diawboris/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/theborisdiaw  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/boris.diaw.944 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/boris-diaw-57832ab1/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.ProBallers.com  Website: www.bmatke.com "Tadas": Tadas Bulotas took on the profession of a basketball agent after his father but started his own company together with Arturas Javtokas in 2008 while he was still only 19years old. He eventually sold his business and joined Wassermann agency as one of their representatives in Europe. Besides many international draft prospects Tadas also represents clients in Euroleague as well as Japan and other countries around the world. Today's episode is centered around topics of problem-solving within the business. Different aspects of his job require a variety of different perspectives in order to resolve problems that occur between the different parties involved. We also dove into recruitment & ethics in this business. Unwritten rules and more.... Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms!!! Topics: (0:00) Intro (2:10) Berlin vs Vilnius (6:20) Starting as an Agent (10:00) Impact of Father (13:15) Start of Recruitment (18:50) Contact with Teams (22:50) Communication with Coaches & Teams (26:00) Finding a New Team (31:12) Injury of Players (35:50) Players Leaving Agents (41:00) Daily Routine  (43:00) ProBallers.com (48:15) Ethics of Agents (55:10) Emotional Gratification (1:02:50) Future of Business (1:14:03) "Small Print" #TadasBulotas #TeamWass #BasketballAgent #International #AgentLife  Finding Tadas Bulotas: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bulotastadas/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tadas.bulotas  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tadas-bulotas-7577765b/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/BulotasTadas   Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.proballers.com Topics: 0:00 Intro 2:52 How are you? 5:00 Basketball Beginnings 8:40 Art of Basketball & Standards 12:45 National Team Beginnings 17:00 Mentorship & Big Responsibilities 27:40 Focus & Preparation Process 32:30 New Assistant Coach Responsibilities 37:00 Communication with players 44:00 Expectations from Assistant Coaches 46:00 Under-rated "Actions" on offense 51:30 ProBallers.com 58:05 Protecting mental health 1:04:15 Reflections: Becoming a Head Coach 1:06:50 ATOs NEW SPONSOR: I want to welcome our new and first sponsor of the show, www.proballers.com  Every basketball geek knows them, it's a statistical platform that carries the top 75 leagues around the world, you can easily access all the information on your phone, which it's optimized for and have fun scouting players and leagues around the world! "Lassi": Lassi is a young and up&coming basketball coach from Finland who started to coach in 2005 and became National Team Assistant Coach as soon as 2010 and has been an integral part of the coaching staff under Coach Dettmann until Lassi himself became the Head Coach of Finland's Basketball National Team in 2022! Currently, he also serves as an Assistant Coach to Luca Banchi at Virtus Bologna in the Euroleague. Lassi and me talked about various subjects but most notably and most importantly about the topic of mentorship and how important it was in his development as a young basketball coach. We also talked about the transition from Assistant Coach to Head Coach and back to being an Assistant Coach again while serving as a Head Coach in Finland. Other topics were the importance of balance, decompressing, finding a place to work or unwind outside the hotel, reflections on the past and most under-rated actions on the basketball court. Please enjoy...Share with friends & colleagues, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms! #LassiTuovi #FinlandBasketball #HeadCoach #AssistantCoach #Mentorship #Leadership  Finding Lassi Tuovi: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lassituovi/  Twitter: https://x.com/coachtuovi?s=20  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lassi.tuovi  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lassi-tuovi-a72142164/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.proballers.com Topics: (0:00) Intro (3:30) Memories as a Player (6:15) Knee Rehabilitation & Support System (17:45) Being Hard to Coach (21:35) Overthinking & Analyzing (26:40) Pablo Laso & Real Madrid Culture (37:20) ProBallers.com Search Tool (42:40) Transition to New Career (47:00) Helping Players Adapt (52:52) Scouting Perspective & Details (57:20) Real's Competitive Practices (1:00:20) Expectation from Assistant Coaches (1:04:30) Correcting Jonas (1:05:10) ATOs NEW SPONSOR: I want to welcome our new and first sponsor of the show, www.proballers.com  Every basketball geek knows them, it's a statistical platform that carries the top 75 leagues around the world, you can easily access all the information on your phone, which it's optimized for and have fun scouting players and leagues around the world! "Jonce": Today's guest is Jonas Mačiulis, my long time player at the National Team level who became a good friend after his playing career. Jonas is a high achiever and has countless awards to show for across several countries around Europe. Most notably with Real Madrid in Spain and Panathinaikos in Greece. Jonas won countless domestic titles with Panathinaikos & Real Madrid as well as the Euroleague in 2015 with Madrid. He also prides himself with being a long time National Team player and winning four medals, two silver medals (2013 & 2015) & one bronze medal (2007) in European Championships as well as a bronze medal at the world cup in Turkey (2010). We talked about his road to recovery after tearing his ACL and what made the biggest difference in his support group. Later we went on to talk about the competitive practices at Real Madrid as well as his experience with Pablo Laso. We also covered subjects from his current position with Kedainiai Nevežis and all the lessons he took from being a player that he can apply now, especially in regards to dealing with players and building the club from the ground up. Please enjoy...share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms! #JonasMaciulis #RealMadrid #Basketball #Panathinaikos #Lithuania #NationalTeam #Executive  Finding Jonas Maciulis: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonasmaciulis8/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/JonasMaciulis8  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonas.maciulis.56  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-ma%C4%8Diulis-aa3130ab/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!):https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsors: www.proballers.com Topics: Coach's Son Exprience Communication (Management & Head Coach) Conflicts & Conversations Building A Culture & Identity Qualities of a Head Coach / Process Youth Integration ProBallers.com Information Diet Daily Habits Family Life Balance ATOs NEW SPONSOR: I want to welcome our new and first sponsor of the show, www.proballers.com  Every basketball geek knows them, it's a statistical platform that carries the top 75 leagues around the world, you can easily access all the information on your phone, which it's optimized for and have fun scouting players and leagues around the world! "Marko": Marko Pesic is more than a household name in the European Basketball community, he's a former ALBA as well as National Team player and current General Manager of FC Bayern Munich Basketball. He has countless domestic titles as well National Team medals under his belt as a player as well Manager of Bayern Munich but may all those achievement rest in peace today. Marko and me had a wide ranging conversation about his life as a coach's son, the struggles of growing up as one and finally finding validation. We obviously touched on communication, which is my favorite subject and that helped us contextualize a lot of details that are 'hidden' in the daily life of a GM. We talked about the communication between him and the Sports Director as well as the Head Coach and how to keep everyone on the same page, which situations matter in regards to communication with players and which situation can't be solved by him. Learning to distinguish of what he can solve and what he can't solve is key to the success of an organization and being aligned with everything that is going on in the club. We also touched on scouting your own team, observing practices and the qualities to look for in a Head Coach, obviously also dove into the integration of youth players and how to make decisions that involved their development. We also briefly analyzed a box score from their last game vs Panathinaikos on www.proballers.com and swiftly moved on to talking about his personal life, the balance between family and work as well as his 'information diet' and what influences his thinking on a daily basis. Please enjoy...share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms! #MarkoPesic #FCBayernMunich #Basketball #GeneralManager #GM #Management #Champion Finding Marko Pesic: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pesic7/  Twitter: https://x.com/pesic7?s=20  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pesic76  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marko-pesic-3627451b4/  Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

"Danny": Danny is a long time friend of mine and currently the GM of the Perth Wildcats, representing the NBL proudly.  Danny has a very colorful background across the world, from playing in Australia to Oregon Tech in the US as well as the Irish National Team to being the video coordinator for the Bakersfield Jam and working in Europe as the International Scout of the Philadelphia 76ers after briefly coaching in Italy. Danny later moved to the US to become the Director of Scouting for Philadelphia before transitioning back to his hometown in Perth as the GM of his hometown team, Perth Wildcats. Today we had a wide array of topics that ranged from his experience in the NBA, what he took away from his time at Philadelphia, the lessons he learned and what he can apply not only from his roles but also from other sports to his team in Perth. We also veered off and talked about how he balances family & work and what his philosophy in Perth is all about.  Please enjoy...share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms! If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Topics: Berlin Memories Irish National Team Career Transitions NBA Experience & Expectations Path to PerthJob Description of a GM Mentorship & Advice Culture Most Common Challenges Cultural Communication & Honesty Traits of a Coach Observing Practices Routines & Habits Family Life & Balance ATOs #DannyMills #PerthWildcats #GM #Executive #Management #Australia #NBL Finding Perth Wildcats: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/perthwildcats/  Twitter: https://x.com/PerthWildcats?s=20  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wildcats  Finding Danny Mills: LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny-mills-166a6554?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app Sponsors: Waiting for you!!! Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

"Paulius": Paulius first joined Žalgiris Kaunas in 2007 as their director of communications but quickly climbed the latter and became the GM in 2013. Paulius lead the organization through two crises, celebrated multiple championships within the Lithuanian League and elevated the status of Žalgiris Kaunas back to where it belongs in Europe, being a playoff contender each season. The organization went from nearly being bankrupt in 2013 to being a Final Four participant in 2018??? and hosting the Final Four event itself in 2023.  In today's 50th episode, Paulius and me talked about several topics that surrounded his job at Žalgiris, especially dealing with coaches, building culture within the organization, protecting tradition as well as using sports psychology as a tool to support the organizational growth from within! We continued to talk about his vision for the Euroleague itself, where it is now, tv rights & finances as well as his optimism and naiveness within the business.    Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as all audio platforms! If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Topics: - Memories - Zalgiris Early Beginnings - Favourite Failure - Being Naïve - Upholding Zalgiris Tradition - Communication & Observation - Firing The Head Coach - Qualities To Look For - Undervalued Skills - Sports Psychology - Recruiting Players - Vision for Euroleague & TV rights - Basketball Calendar  - Play-In Tournament - ATOs #PauliusMotiejunas #ZalgirisKaunas #GM #CEO #EuroleagueCEO #Euroleague  Finding Paulius Motiejunas: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baubas7/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulius-motiejunas-52832916/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/PauliusMotie  Sponsors: Waiting for you!!! Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

"Taste Coffee & More": This Specialty Cafe was founded in 2017, downtown Treviso and is one of the most beautiful locations that I've been to. Overlooking a beautiful river with outside and inside seating as well as wifi for those who like to get some work done.  I'm a fan! Fabio and me had a brief conversation about his Cafe, how he started it, what inspired him to do so as well as his favourite coffee region and the challenges of running a "Specialty Cafe" in Italy. This is just a short & sweet episode to raise attention about this Cafe and make sure you find it...if you are ever in town, pay it a visit! Find the location below! Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as other platforms! If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Topics: Cafe Beginning Fabio's Inspiration Challenge of a Specialty Cafe in Italy Favourite Region #TasteCoffeeMore #Treviso #Italy #Coffee #Fabio #SpecialtyCoffee #Chemex #CoffeeShop  Finding "Taste Coffee & More: Instagram Fabio: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tiralongofabio/?hl=en⁠  Instagram Cafe: https://www.instagram.com/tastecoffeemore/?hl=en  Homepage: www.tastecoffee.it  Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/3UagqxwNfPqoixyv6  Sponsors: Not yet :) Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

"Pablito": After spending eleven years with the Real Madrid franchise, coach Pablo Laso is a two time Euroleague champion with the club, 2015 & 2018. He also won six Spanish League championships & six Spanish Cups as well as six Spanish Supercup trophies. In 2015 he also added the prestigious FIBA Intercontinental Cup championship and is the winner of countless "Coach of the Year" awards in Spain and Euroleague.  In today's episode Pablo talked to me about his experience as a the head coach of Real Madrid in preparation for the Final Four as well as preparing the team after a not so good results in Final Fours or Cup Finals. You have to find a way to motivate the guys again and in this podcast he gave countless examples of preparation as well as communicating with the players. We also talked about his experience as a player for Zeljko Obradovic and what he learned from him as well as other topics. A very meaningful and thorough podcast about Pablo's past as well as his rich experience at Real Madrid. Please Share, Comment & Like this episode on YouTube as well as other platforms! If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Topics: Handling Big Losses Big Questions To Ask Yourself Preparation For Final Fours Recognizing Who To Trust Sitting Good Players Communicating With Players Thoughts During A Loss Mind-shift from Player to Coach Playing for Zeljko Lessons from Real Madrid Help From Assistant Coaches Conversation Style ATOs #PabloLaso #Euroleague #HeadCoach #EuroleagueChampion #Communication #FinalFour Finding Pablo Laso: Twitter: https://twitter.com/pablolaso  Sponsors: Not yet :) Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

"Himar": Himar Ojeda started his professional career as an Assistant Coach at Gran Canaria in the ACB from 1999-2007 before transitioning to the front office of the same club.  He also worked as a Sports Director at CB Estudiantes before working as an NBA scout for one season with the Atlanta Hawks. Nevertheless, he chose to take on a new challenge and signed with ALBA Berlin in 2016 and has been the team's sports director ever since. Signing with a club that has a rich history as ALBA Berlin was a challenge in itself especially during a rebuild but him and the team still managed to bring home several cup & domestic titles during his period while competing in the Euroleague. Today, Himar and me talked about several topics that encompass the job of a sports director in general. Himar broke down to me what it means to run a club, which parts of the job are relatively unknown, the 'secret sauce' of Aito and the footsteps he left behind, the integration of youth into the pros. Himar used many examples that show how applicable the culture building can be, how closely everyone works in the offices together and brings everyone on the same page.  Listen and share this podcast if you enjoyed it, many lessons to take away here! If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Topics: Background Impact of Sports Director Do's & Don'ts Dealing with Winning vs Losing Sports Director Spheres Youth Development Winning vs Developing Changing Opinion on Players ATOs #HimarOjeda #ALBABerlin #ALBA #SportsDirector #Basketball Finding Himar: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Himar_Ojeda  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/himar-ojeda-p%C3%A9rez-4b54ab82/  Sponsors: Not yet :) Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

Sergėjaus Maslobojevo daug pristatinėti nereikia, tai žmogus, kurio vardą tautiečiai jau asocijuoja su čempiono vardu. Praeitais metais sportininkas iškovojo kikbokso "Glory Light Heavyweight" pasaulio čempiono diržą, 2017m. tapo "WAKO Pro World K-1 Light Heavyweight" čempionu bei nugalėtoju taip pat tapo 2015m. "KOK Light Heavyweight" turnyre. Su Sergėjumi diskutavome apie iššūkius su kuriais susiduria profesionalūs kovotojai tiek ringe, tiek už ringo ribų. Sportininkas šiame epizode dalinosi kaip atrodo jo varžybų dienos rutina, kaip įmanoma vos su keletų žvilgsnių paveikti priešininką bei koks tolimesnis procesas vyksta po varžybų. Gero žiūrėjimo! Nuoširdžiai ačiū remiantiems mano kuriamą turinį bei iš anksto dėkoju žadantiems prisidėti! https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Temos: Trumpas pristatymas Karjeros pradžia / motyvacija Pasiruošimas kovai Kova yra menas Pasiruošimo eiga Rungtynių dienos rutina Lūkeščiai treneriams Svetima kapa Manipuliacija ringe Atsistatymas po “knock-down” Regeneracijos metodai Pagarba sporte Greiti ‘roundai' Sergej galite rasti: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sergej_maslobojev/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/seriozakuvalda Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SKuvalda/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SergejMaslobojevKuvalda/featured  #SergejMaslobojev #Kuvalda #Kickboxing #Mindset #Mentalitetas #Čempionas Remėjai: Kolkas nėra:) “The Benas Podcast” dar galite rasti:  Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJN... Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-ben... …arba apsilankius svetainėje www.bmatke.com, galima rasti išsamesnės informacijos.  Komentaruose galėsite susisiekti čia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Sir John Kirwan": Sir John Kirwan is a former Rugby legend in New Zealand, played for the All Blacks for ten years (1984-1994) before becoming a coach himself. He had the honors of coaching Italy & Japan national teams and learned a lot throughout that period. John struggled with depression as a player but didn't talk about it much before almost deciding to jump out of a window in Argentina. That's where his healing journey started and until this day he became the biggest advocate for mental health in New Zealand. He's the author of two books (All Blacks Don't Cry & Stand By Me) and helped establish a foundation named "Mitey" that helps young children to understand and deal with Mental Health. He also is the co-founder of 'Groov', which is a mental wellbeing platform to help deal with stress and anxiety at the workplace. "JK" had an open discussion today about his journey and his advocacy for this illness. He shared his thoughts on a 'daily mental health plan' and the six pillars of mental health, broke down some parts of it as well as what it means to create a 'to done list'! Apart from that, we also talked about mental health in athletes and coaches, how he approached his players when he saw them struggle and how his experience in Japan helped him understand a different way of doing and explaining things to his players. Please share and 'like' if you enjoyed this episode, lots of useful nuggets around a very important topic. If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Topics: Background & Suicide Thoughts "Daily Mental Health Plan" "To Done List" Perfectionism & Failure "Worry Map" Coach's Mental Health / "5 Bs" Team Culture / Captain Japanese Culture Keeping The Gym Clean "Espressos" aka ATOs #SirJohnKirwan #JohnKirwan #Rugby #MentalHealth #NewZealandRugby #AllBlacks Finding Sir John Kirwan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnkirwan14/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnKirwan_14  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sir-john-kirwan/   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/groovnow/  Website: https://www.groovnow.com/about/sir-john-kirwan  Foundation: https://www.mitey.org.nz/  Sponsors: Not yet :) Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

"Hanno": Hanno Möttöla is a Finnish basketball legend with experiences on all levels of the game as a player. After playing for the Utah Utes in the NCAA and getting drafted in the 2nd Round (40th by the Hawks) to play in the NBA, he continued his career in the Euroleague for TAU Ceramica (now Baskonia) before getting injured. He later played in Italy, Lithuania & other countries before retiring in 2008. After a short stint of away from the game, he decided to give it another go around and played for four more seasons in Finland before stepping away from the game in 2014 for good! Today, Hanno told me about his experiences in college playing for the legendary Rick Majerus in Utah and his short career in the NBA as well as the traumatizing experienced returning to Europe and playing through a tough ankle injury in TAU Ceramica. Hanno shared his experiences and lessons he learned from his playing career and gave very valuable retirement advice. The main discussion point was the Finnish basketball system in regards to the HBA Marsky basketball school in Helsinki and its selection process. A very insightful conversation about the nuances of scouting and recruiting in Finland! Please share and 'like' if you enjoyed this episode, plenty of nuggets in this one for everyone to share and 'have a bite' :) If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Topics: Rick Majerus & Utah TAU Ceramica Injury Losing the Love & Retirement HBA & System in Finland Style of Play / Philosophy Coaching Approach ATOs #HannoMottola #Hanno #FinlandBasketball #HBA #Marsky #UtahUtes  Finding Hanno: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hannomottola/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hanno.mottola Twitter: https://twitter.com/HannoMottola LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanno-m%C3%B6tt%C3%B6l%C3%A4-aa336077/ HBA Website: https://www.hba.fi/  Sponsors: Not yet :) Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

"Donatas": Donatas is a well-known journalist and Senior Staff Writer at BasketNews.com and has been around the game of basketball for a long time. He has been reporting on Lithuanian media outlets since 2011 and has experience of reporting from FIBA European Championships in 2011, 2015, 2017 as well as World Cup in 2014 and Rio Olympics in 2016. He also won Lithuanian Sports Journalist of the year in 2016. Donatas also was one of the first people to start a sports podcast in Lithania, "UrBonus" while he was still working for 15min.lt  Today we talked about several topics when it comes to his line of work. We had a pleasant exchange about 'click-bait' articles and how to avoid them but keep the article spicy enough to draw interest but staying ethical at the same time. We talked about the interpretation aspect across languages as well as earning the trust of coaches, sports directors and other personnel in this business. Lots more topics that you can find below.  Please share and 'like' if you enjoyed this episode. If you want to support this podcast (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Topics: Podcast Background Sports Journalism & Scoops Checking Sources / Breaking News Trusting Media / Click-Bait Protecting Sources / Interpretation Cultural Differences / Discussions Relationship With Competition Levels to Journalism / Learning Curve Career Goals  Balancing Work & Family ATOs #DonatasUrbonas #BasketNews #Basketball #SportsJournalism #Lithuania Finding Donatas: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbodo/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/donatas.urbonas.5  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Urbodo  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donatas-urbonas-b72586141/  Website: https://basketnews.com/  Sponsors: Not yet :) Finding “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or visit www.bmatke.com to find more info. Comment, Like & Share here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

"Mantas": Mantas Kalnietis - visiems labai gerai žinomas krepšininkas, kaip buvęs Lietuvos krepšinio rinktinės įžaidėjas ir kapitonas. Susumavus Mantas net devynerius metus praleido Kauno Žalgirio komandoje, bet pergalės, individualūs ir komandiniai pasiekimai žaidėjo karjeroje buvo švęsti ne tik namuose, bet ir užsienyje. Visgi ryškiausi pasiekimai Manto karjeroje įvyko žaidžiant Lietuvos vyrų krepšinio rinktinėje: 2010 m. Pasaulio vyrų krepšinio čempionatas - 3 vieta, 2013 m., 2015 m. Europos vyrų krepšinio čempionatas - 2 vieta. Šiame epizode su Mantu diskutavome įvairiomis temomis, susitelkdami ne į pasiekimus, o į kelią link jų. Kalbėjome apie krepšininko karjeros pradžią, jo kaip žaidėjo brandą, augimą bei kas padėjo įgauti pasitikėjimo savimi. Taip pat, Mantas pasidalino savo patirtimi būnant kapitono pareigose, įžvalgomis apie medikų štabo svarbą komandoje ir šeimos auką karjeros labui.  Gero žiūrėjimo! Temos: Individualus Darbas / Spaudimas Tobulejimo Etapai Komunikacija su Treneriais Kazlausko Pamokos Asistentu darbas Informacijos Atsirinkimas / Taktika Kapitono Pareigos / Atmosfera Medicinis Kambarys / Med. Štabas Vidines Informacijos Sauguojimas Traumos Gydimas / Ateitis Sporto Psichologija Šeimos Auka Pasiruošimas Karjeros Pabaigaj Naujos Pareigos ir Tikslai Futbole "Minuteles Deriniai" #MantasKalnietis #Kalnas #Kapitonas #ZalgirisKaunas #Zalgiris #LietuvosRinktine #Rinktine  Jeigu noretumet paremti mano podkasta (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke  Sponsoriai: Dar be :) Surasit “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3  Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …arba svetaineje www.bmatke.com galesite rasti daugiau info. Komentaruose galesite susisiekti čia: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com 

"Il Poz": Today's guest Coach Gianmarco Pozzecco is currently the Head Coach of Italy's senior men's national team. "Il Poz" started his professional player career in 1991 and went on to have a successful career on multiple levels playing for teams like Varese, Fortitudo Bologna, Zaragoza and others, winning 2 Italian Leagues and 2 Italian Supercups while also earning himself an Olympic silver medal in 2004 with Italy's fabulous run that summer. In this episode, Gianmarco told me about his early beginnings as a player, dabbling between soccer and basketball before ultimately deciding to play basketball late and how hard it was to control him as a player from a coach's perspective. Gianmarco also told me about his lessons as an Assistant Coach and what he could take away for his next jobs as a Head Coach, as well as some lessons that players taught him while he was a young Head Coach.  Lots of good stories in this one, enjoy! Topics: Background Unfortunate Preparation for Olympic Final 2004 Connecting with players Expectation from Assistant Coaches Style of Work Importance of the Captain Lessons as an Assistant Coach Helping Players on a Personal level ATOs Finding "Poz": Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theoriginalpoz/  #GianmarcoPozzecco #IlPoz #BasketballCoach #ItalyNationalTeam #NationalTeam To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiū!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast

"Olegs": Olegs Latisevs is a professional basketball referee who is officiating in the EuroLeague, the top-tier European professional basketball league. Latisevs has been a EuroLeague referee since the 2007-2008 season and has officiated numerous high-profile games in the competition, overall having been a professional referee for over 20 years. He has also officiated in other European basketball competitions such as the EuroCup and the FIBA Champions League. In addition to his EuroLeague duties, Latisevs has also officiated in international basketball competitions such as the FIBA World Cup and the Olympic Games in London and Rio in the past. In this episode Oļegs and me talked about the officiating job and the different challenges that it comes with. It's the most scrutinized profession in this basketball world and we picked apart all the different topics that matter. Besides talking about pre-game & post-game analysis, we talked a lot about the in-game dynamics, how the communication process between the referees and the coaches as well as the players works. Manipulation, Controlling Emotions, Meetings & Disagreements amongst colleagues and much more! Oļegs also brought interesting statistics about the education and background level of all the referees participating in the Euroleague, shedding light on their personal life a bit. Timestamps for topics: Background Euroleague Referee Education Early Struggles as an Official Physical Preparation Pre-Game Analysis Meetings & Disagreements Beginning of Games Communication During Games Emotions & Manipulations Controlling Emotions Anticipating The Actions Post Game Analysis & Control ATOs Finding Oļegs: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/olatisevs/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/olegs.latisevs LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/olegslatisevs/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/OlegsLatisevs #OlegsLatisevs #Euroleague #Officiating #Referee #ToughJob To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Coach Thorpe": David Thorpe is a highly respected basketball coach, known for his ability to develop and improve the skills of players at all levels. He has over 30 years of coaching experience, and has worked with some of the top players and teams in the game. As a coach, David has a proven track record of success. He has helped numerous NBA players reach their full potential and achieve their goals, both on and off the court. He is a master at identifying and correcting the technical and tactical aspects of a player's game, and is known for his ability to help players improve their shooting, ball handling, overall offensive skills as well as life-skills. In addition to his coaching and training work, David is also a highly sought-after speaker and author. He has written several books on the game of basketball, "Basketball Is Jazz" being one of them. In this episode, we will be diving deep into the topic of player & person development and the mindset of athletes. Coach Thorpe will be sharing his insights and experiences on how to inspire players to believe in themselves, how to earn a player's trust and how to see the game from different angles. He will be providing valuable tips and advice on how to develop a winning mindset and how to help players reach their full potential in basketball as well as in life. Main Topics: Importance of Mentorship Lessons from Players What to Tolerate? Information Overload Relationship with Players Mental Collapses Work on Weakness vs Strength Constant Improvement Switch Shooting Hand Pro Training Center Recruiting Finding Coach Thorpe: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coachdavidthorpe/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/coachthorpe LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-b-thorpe-049bab10b/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/coachthorpe?s=20&t=4lp-iw9X9lJcN96DcJbGcg Homepage - https://coachdavidthorpe.com/ Podcast - https://www.truehoop.com/ To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #DavidThorpe #PlayerDevelopment #BasketballCoach #Coaching #Mentorship Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Liam": Liam is a full time teacher in the UK and a part time commentator in Euroleague as well as past FIBA events. He's also a full time fan of the game and you can hear it in his voice, the love and passion for the game is definitely to be felt. In today's episode we talked all things commentating the game of basketball. Liam had lots of good stories to tell of how he first got into it and where his passion derives from...hint: "Celtics"...but also talked about the technical parts of being a commentator. Main topics included: The preparation process, importance of learning how to pronounce the player's names correctly, expressions in their languages, regrets of past games, importance of watching practices and preparing tactically as well as politics behind the scenes. Timestamps for topics: Pronouncing Names Background Preparation Process Relationships With Coaches Politics Using Foreign Languages / Notes Working As A Duo Importance of Research Most Memorable Event Live vs Studio Watching Euroleague Teams ATOs Finding Liam: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/liam.canny.1 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/liam-canny-4225075/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/LiamCanny?s=20&t=ggS8uoTG3w6Rx6nMkK6Atw Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lrcanny/ To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #LiamCanny #Euroleague #Commentating #Commentator Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Trimby": Andrew is a retired Irish Rugby Union player who spent 13 of his pro years playing for the same team at "Ulster" as well twelve years for the Irish National Team. He was part of the "Celtic League" championship team in 2006 as well as winning the "Triple Crown" in 2006 & 2007 and "Six Nations" tournament in 2014 with the Irish National Team next to countless individual awards. Andrew has a wealth of experience in this field as well as a unique and very sobering perspective on the sport. Today, Andrew and me talked about the vast differences between Rugby Union & Rugby League as well as stumbling over several topics in regards to the mindset and ethos within the Rugby team's locker-room. Andrew also talked about his experience in regards to how Rugby players respect the referees and have a certain way of carrying themselves on the field. We also touched on the coaching philosophy of Rugby coaches and how the relationship with their leaders. At the end we talked about retirement as well as his entrepreneurship and founding "KAIROS", a communication platform that can be used by teams, leagues as well as academies to internally be on the same page. A different kind of episode with a 'Rugby-Twist', which aids in the understanding of this sport. Topics: Rugby Union vs Rugby League Background Mental Health & CTE Rugby Ethos & Refereeing Locker-room & Leadership Coaching & Conflicts Lessons Learned Approaching Retirement KAIROS Platform Potholes & Penguins Podcast ATOs Finding Andrew: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/andrewtrimble14/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/trimbythepothole Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrew_trimble?s=20&t=f7mpnH9TaiCqMFWxL4Ih-g LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-trimble-03590737/ Website - https://kairostech.io/ To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #AndrewTrimble #RugbyUnion #Rugby #RugbyEthos #Ireland Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Highlights": This is a special episode that highlights 5 different episodes with examples of the variety of topics that we go through on this podcast! It starts with problem-solving within an executive group in the NBA Player's Association team and how they approach problems that players have to deal with throughout the season. This was episode #23 with Matteo Zuretti that was recorded in New York at the NBPA headquarters. The next highlight is a clip from my conversation with Coach Andrej Lemanis and his wide ranging experiences with culture-building. He talked about his authentic style of coaching and how he tries to get his message across to the players by giving them ownership and staying humble. One of my biggest highlights was from a very special episode with David Blatt, which was EP#35. In this short clip he talked about his view on the importance of 'Cultural Competency' when coaching in different environments and getting to know the nuances of each culture in order to connect better. Furthermore, I've added a highlight from a very recent conversation with one of the most successful Executives, Maurizio Gherardini. This clip is from EP#36 where he talked about the importance of constant communication with the Head Coach in order to find the right path together. The final highlight-clip is from my biggest and most important episode (EP#20) thus far this past year with Šarūnas Jasikevičius where he talked about the roles of his Assistant Coaches as well as all the nuances of being a Head Coach in the decision-making process. Line Up: - Matteo Zuretti - Andrej Lemanis - David Blatt - Maurizio Gherardini - Šarūnas Jasikevičius To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #MatteoZuretti #AndrejLemanis #basketball #DavidBlatt #MaurizioGherardini #SarunasJasikevicius #Saras #FCBarcelona #fenerbahçe Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Erdem": Erdem has a unique journey that started as an Assistant Coach in Ankara and later becoming Head Coach in Olin Edirne as a 30year old. After losing his job he transitioned to becoming a long time Assistant at Fenerbahce Ulker, first under Simone Pianigiani before he earned the trust of Zeljko Obradovic and stayed with him the rest of Zeljko's tenure. Amongst many domestic championships they managed to win the Euroleague together in 2017. Erdem also spent a year at the Utah Jazz as an Assistant under Quin Snyder before returning to Europe and now being a successful Head Coach at Turk Telekom Ankara. Today's topics included a variety of different subjects that ended up being a tree with lots of different branches. We went from talking about Erdem earning the trust of Zeljko early on, the duties he saw while being an Assistant and what lessons carried over to his current role as a Head Coach. We also touched on his time in Utah while being an Assistant to Quin Snyder and Erdem transitioning to finally becoming a Head Coach with a big bag of experience to come with it. A very insightful conversation about his journey and the lessons he took from it to apply now. Timestamps for topics: Background as Coach Lessons from Zeljko Obradovic Earning Trust From Head Coach Importance of Play-Calls & Tactics Lessons from Quin Snyder Becoming A Head Coach Work/Life Balance Respecting Your Staff Connecting with Players ATOs Finding Erdem: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/erdemcan4/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/erdem.can.7186 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/erdem-can-94b0b71ab/ To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #ErdemCan #TurkTelekomAnkara #TurkeyBasketball #HeadCoach #AnkaraBasketball #Eurocup Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Maurizio": My guest for this episode was non other than the long time Fenerbahce Istanbul GM, Maurizio Gherardini. Maurizio has a long and very successful career as a basketball executive from which he has countless titles to show for. The most recent international title he celebrated was the Euroleague title with Fenerbahce Istanbul in 2017. His front office career began in the early 1980s in his hometown club of Forli, Italy. The success he had there carried him to Benetton Treviso and plenty of domestic titles to come with that role. At Fenerbahce, he had the pleasure of working with Zeljko Obradovic and enjoyed plenty of domestic and international success. Today we talked about plenty of different topics but mostly about the longevity of his success and the reasons for it. We also touched on the topics of scouting coaches and recognizing talent, working together with Zeljko as well as other coaches and what the secret to success is in the process. We also talked about the difference from his rookie eyes to his experienced eyes when observing players these days, approaching Final Fours as well as the strange times afterwards as well as much more. Please take a moment and SUBSCRIBE while enjoying this episode! Today's Topics: Career Longevity Importance of Curiosity Scouting A Coach Communicating With The Coach Rookie Eyes vs Experienced Eyes Intel / Questions On Players Evaluations / Decisions Pre & Post Final Four Moods ATOs To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #MaurizioGherardini #FenerbahceIstanbul #FenerbahceBasketball #TurkeyBasketball #Istanbul #Executive #FrontOffice #Scouting #General Manager Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"David": Today's guest does not need much introduction, David Blatt is one of the most accomplished coaches to ever coach in Europe. One of few coaches to win at every possible level, most notably a Euroleague championship in 2014, Eurocup in 2018, Eurochallenge in 2005, Adriatic League in 2012, European champion at the National Team level in 2007 as well as Bronze in 2011 & Bronze in the London Olympics in 2012. Obviously, he also has countless domestic league and cup titles to accompany those accomplishments. Also, David Blatt had the honor to represent the Cleveland Cavaliers as the Head Coach in the NBA Finals in 2015. Today's episode was a unique & rare one. We kicked the conversation off by raising awareness about Multiple Sclerosis and continued talking about his current new roles with Maccabi TelAviv as well as Canadian National Team. David went on to share his limitless knowledge on countless topics that ranged from sliding door moments in his career, over the process of hiring his assistant coaches and staff in general, what he looks for and what he values the most. We went on to discuss some Xs&Os situations to satisfy the ears of all nerds listening. David talked about the need of 'Cultural Competency' when coaching in different countries and cultures. Off course the Maccabi championship team from 2014 was also a topic as well as some philosophical topics that included the art of being self critical and questions to ask yourself after games. Many more interesting topics that deserve a closer listen, ENJOY! Topics: Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Maccabi Tel Aviv & Team Canada Career Sliding Doors / Iliad "Favourite Failure" Cultural Competency / Languages "System Coach" vs "Personnel Coach" Hiring Staff / Coach Kemzura Game Preparation Game Day Routine Maccabi Tel Aviv 2014 Team End of Game Line-Ups Changing Practice Philosophy Resolving Conflict On The Team Implementing Knowledge as a young Coach Top Question To Ask Yourself ATOs To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #DavidBlatt #MaccabiTelAviv #Israel #MaccabiBasketball #CanadaNationalTeam #Basketball #Champion #Euroleague #NBA #Olympics #Medals #Medalcollector #HeadCoach Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Theo": Theo had an illustrious 18year long career in Europe and is well-regarded as one of the best guards of all time in Euroleague. Theo won two Euroleague titles with CSKA ('06 & '08) and has plenty of individual awards to show for, most notably Euroleague MVP in 2007, Final Four MVP in 2006 and many more. Theo also enjoyed a very successful National Team career with the Greek National Team when he lead his nation to becoming Eurobasket champions in 2005 as well as runner-up in the World Cup of 2006. Today's conversation turned philosophical very quickly and circulated mostly around what it takes to raise good basketball minds and not necessarily basketball players. Lots of reflections on what he saw throughout his career, what lessons he drew from it that help him run his Eurohoops Academy and empowering kids to not be afraid to make mistakes. We also touched on how he watches games and what he looks for the most. Retirement was also a topic, what helped him take the next steps in his life and moving on to 'the next thing'. Topics: Messina's Teams Background Changes Over Time Importance of Making Mistakes Observing Talent / Basketball Educating Youth / Losing How to watch a game? Pick n Roll / Create Advantages Post Game Role of Assistant Coaches Approaching Retirement Vision for Academy ATOs Finding Theo: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/papaloukastheodoros/ To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #TheoPapaloukas #GreekBasketball #PointGuard #ExPlayer #Retirement Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Roberto": Roberto Iezzi currently is a strength & conditioning coach at Brescia Basket that plays in the Italian league as well as the Eurocup. He also spent three years of his career in Jerusalem working for Hapoel where he trained Amare Stoudamire amongst others. This past summer Roberto also worked with the Italian u20 National Team. He also has two podcasts that he hosts, one is a solely Italian podcast where him and his co-host Andrea interview specialist from their field in Italy and "Sport Vitamins" is an English-speaking podcast where he invites sports professionals from all over the world to "talk-shop" about sports. Today's episode is a look at the process behind the scenes with the work of a strength & conditioning and every aspect that comes with it. We talked about the problem solving during a season, specifically the dynamics with him and the head coach as well as the doctors & players. Lots of coordination as well as communication especially during the rehab process of a player. We talked about the details that matter when 're-conditioning' a player as well as what metrics to use in order to convince the head coach about practice intensity & volume. Lots of other topics that surfaced that we 'double-clicked' on while having our conversation. This one is all-things-training...Enjoy! Topics: Background Dynamics with Head Coach Pre-Season vs In-Season Metrics & Data Dynamics with Team Doctors Signs of Overload Dynamics with Players Lifting on Game-Day Sleep Deprivation National Team vs Club Monitoring in Off-Season Podcasting Quick Lifts (ATOs) Finding Ryan: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/roberto_iezzi34/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/iezzi34 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberto-iezzi/ Homepage - https://www.robperformance.com/ Favorite Book: "The Score Takes Care Of Itself" - https://www.amazon.com.au/Score-Takes-Care-Itself-Walsh/dp/1591843472 To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #RobertoIezzi #Brescia #Strength&Conditioning #TeamDynamics Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"The Team Mechanic": Trent Hotton is a former AFL player who founded his own company "Team Effect" after he spent two years in the UK where he also opened a business in 'training and leadership' to help him advance in that field. Overall, he spent 4 years in the AFL and after two rather disappointing seasons with Collingwood he managed to return 4 years later and played two more season with Carlton before finishing his career in the Australian Football League. In today's episode Trent and me spent most of the time talking about various topics around building a team culture and developing a value system in a team. We talked about the importance of communication amongst the players as well as staff, what it means to give the players ownership and giving them the opportunity to have more input in what's going on. We talked about leadership, trust, reputation, fear of failure as well as other practical parts of his profession. Topics: - Background - AFL vs Basketball Mindset - Boomers National Team - Leadership/Ownership/Education - Team Value System / Ethos - Communication Dynamics - Building A Roster / Sacrifice - Captaincy & Relationships - Trust & Transparency - Reputation & Learning Styles - Fear of Failure / Expectations - "Coffee Meetings" / Conflicts - Presence Around The Team - Timeframe For Impact - ATOs Finding Trent (it's not easy): Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hottontrent/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/trent-hotton-705b832b/ To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #TrentHotton #TeamEffect #Australia #Boomers #MelbourneUnited #Basketball #TeamCulture #Communication Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com

"Ryan": Ryan Pannone is currently the Head Coach of the GLeague team Birmingham Squadron and already has almost 20 years of coaching experience when he started as a young coach in High School. Shortly after he started to work as an Assistant for David Thorpe as a Player Development coach and quickly realized his passion. Throughout his career he had plenty of responsibilities as a young and aspiring Assistant Coach in Foshan, China which lead him to becoming an Assistant in Hanau, Germany later. He also was a player development coach and coaching staff member at Hapoel Jerusalem as well as a Head Coach in Prievidza, Slovakia. In today's episode Ryan and me talked about many different parts of his career but mostly about the art of how to build a career by being persistent and focusing on opportunities instead of paychecks. Ryan walked me through the different situations he faced in his career and how he never put money over gaining new knowledge! Ryan went through plenty of different coaching stations that prepared him for his jobs going forward and made him a better coach and person in the long-run. We also touched on the importance of having great mentorship, which in his case it was definitely the case with David Thorpe who guided him early on and gave him ownership as well as credibility as a reliable player development coach. This conversation is eye-opening in many regards but mostly for young and aspiring coaches who are looking for guidance in their pursuit of a career. Enjoy! Timestamps for topics: Common Friends Background David Thorpe's Mentorship Alternate Path Coaching in China Career Decision Process Assistant Coach Perspectives US vs European Coaching Player Development Relationships Building Social Circle (Spouse) ATOs Finding Ryan: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ryanpannone/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/RyanPannone LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-pannone-bb91a456/ To support my Podcast on Patreon click here (Ačiu!!): https://www.patreon.com/bmatke #RyanPannone #GLeague #HeadCoach #AssistantCoach #PlayerDevelopment #Mentorship Sponsors: Not yet :) Find “The Benas Podcast”: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-b-podcast/id1558492852?uo=4 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3Bw5UJNSQLKo0wUybEIza3 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-benas-podcast …or just visit my website www.bmatke.com for more info. Get in touch in the comments below or find me on the links below: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmatke/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bmatke/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/bmatke3 www.bmatke.com