Podcast appearances and mentions of isaiah thomas

A few weeks ago, I was in the middle of a call with a client, an artist I'm coaching. When? Well, we talked about the project he was doing, which is a project, by the way, that he'd been dying to do for three or four years. We finally created the time we got some money involved. And he was able to put this project together. And what he said to me in the conversation, he said I know that it's good. I just wished that it was great. So we dove into that. But what's the difference between this being good and being great, and the more he talks, the more he self-identified with that tension. In fact, at some point, he said, I know that as an artist, I'm just good. But I wish I was great. Which then begs another series of questions. And it's led to this reflection, and we've talked three or four times since then. So we've talked about these things. And this reflection comes from those conversations, that in every facet of his career, he will look at what he was looking at, what was in front of him, and what he was able to bring to the table, and he could identify that it was good. And he wanted more, that the songs are good. He just wishes they were better, and he thinks he'll probably get this many streams. He wished that he would get more and that he would sell this many vinyls, but he wished that he could sell more. And in every facet of his professional life, he was happy that he had achieved what he achieved, that it was good. And he wished there was more. Now, I don't disparage that kind of thinking, and I think I want to be better. And to grow is fantastic. The problem I started to identify was with the word greatness. I think it was in that conversation, and oftentimes, it is a kind of distraction that instead of saying this is where I am, and I want to take steps from here forward. greatness in the conversation I was having with him was this image somewhere out there, always just beyond his reach, that he was striving towards. He wasn't working from what was true and good about him into a potentially joyful future. He was working away from what was true and good and established in him towards some other thing. Greatness oftentimes can be a terrible distraction from what is. And oftentimes, it's actually rooted in the same system of metrics that steals the joy of our actual processes. In other words, instead of saying, This feels good, this is good. I'm taking joy in this. And I want there to be more of what I have because it is good. Greatness inserts itself as this mist, as this idea, this disembodied image four steps beyond where I am, and says, it's not enough for you to be as you are. You shouldn't be happy, you shouldn't be satisfied, you shouldn't take true joy, it isn't actually good. And it won't be until you get here. The problem with that, if you've been in the cycle before, is that you can work and get to that point, that next step that used to be four steps away. And then once you're there, greatness, quote, unquote, greatness, this image, this misses out there somewhere, the idea will still reinsert itself and say, well, that's fine that you've come this far, but you shouldn't be happy. You shouldn't take joy. It's not good enough. You need to have more. Another way to talk about the way greatness steals joy is the way we enjoy our sports or our music, that you can say, hey, this is my favorite band. And then, as soon as we've talked about our favorite bands, we often move into this conversation about the greatest band in that genre, that it's not enough for this person to be good at what they do. They're not the greatest. And if they're not the greatest in this genre, then you like what they do is a kind of compromise. It's fine that you like this artist, but you really should like this artist. That's what's best: greatness as an idea steals the joy of what makes art, actually art. Greatness can steal the human joy of the process of creation. I think there's something magical to the way of the very beginning of the Hebrew Scriptures. When God creates a thing, God will say that it's good, and then at the end of this whole long process of creating, Shouldn't what God doesn't say is okay? Now we've done all this good, we've gotten to great what God says is instead, as the writer has said, this is very good, not great, very good, more of the goodness that was already. The way I read that is that the value of creation itself is rooted in God's pleasure and joy rather than in what creation can or will achieve. It's not about what comes next. It's about how much pleasure and joy God takes God took in the act of the process of creation. The conversations we oftentimes have centered on the word greatness, steal the human joy, of the act of becoming, and the work of making the steal the joy of art and humanity. In athletics. It's not enough, says greatness, to begin at six years old, and to achieve and to grow, and to get better and to get to college and to get that scholarship and then maybe even get drafted and play in the NBA and be a point guard in the NBA if you're not the greatest. Again, I'll go back to a few weeks ago when I talked about Stefan Curry. And this conversation that's now happening, and I even played into it when I did the podcast, and maybe I'm experiencing a bit of regret that watching Stefan Curry play basketball is a joyous, incredible thing to do. He's amazing what he's so good at what he does. And because he's as good as he is at what he does, his career gets entered into this media-driven conversation about who the greatest point guard in human history is. was that Isaiah Thomas, or was it Magic Johnson? Or is it Stefan Curry? And it's almost as if, if we can't solve that problem, we can't really rightly enjoy this person's career as he's going about it. And that's just so tragic. We do the same thing with musicians. We do the same thing with painters. We do the same thing with friends. Hell, we do it with authors, we do it with spiritual guides, we do it with churches, this disembodied mist of an idea that we call greatness, this kind of perfection of the thing steals the joy of having what we have in front of us, and knowing what it is and celebrating it as it is. Which is to say, learning to actually enjoy the goodness of my life might mean abandoning the pursuit or the idea of greatness. It might mean regularly dissociating myself from systems that want to always measure one thing against the other instead of simply enjoying the thing in front of us. This is why I regularly suggest, for artists specifically, a kind of combination of spiritual practices of rest. In the examination, rest provides space, space between things, but also space for my soul to catch up with itself. And in that space, practicing the examination, intentionally look back over the days that I just lived and asked my soul the question, Where was it good? As I have personally practiced this combination of rest and the examination, I have just had less of an association with an obsession with some disembodied, distant goal towards which I'm working. Instead, I've been able to look at the goodness of the life I'm living and just want more of what it is. I actually have already.

Welcome to Episode 100 of the Sports Card Strategy Show with hosts Paul Hickey of NoOffseason.com, the Sports Card Doctor, Chad Guell, of NoOffseason.com, and Kendall "Lefty" McKee of NoOffseason.com, JustBaseball.com and Just Breaks. Thank you to our listeners/audience for 100 EPISODES! In this 100th episode special, we talk about: L's, W's, Buys and Sells. Paul L - Making plays that depend on the grade. Vintage cards, highly graded by CSG, SGC, and submitted to PSA are solely dependent on the grade. W - purchased a Isaiah Thomas card for $150 and sold it for $424. Shedeur Sanders Play Buying - Arch Manning. FLAG PLANT - ROSE ZHANG will be the best card on that sheet … Better than Messi. Sell - D'Andre Swift. Get in and get out QUICK. SELL ALERTS! Strategy - Make plays where the grade is a bonus. RTAs, Bowman Chrome 1st Autos, etc. … nice segue into Ws, who I'm buying, recent wins like Wemby, Shedeur, etc. Chad Buy - Joe Burrow after his week one 82-yard performance. Took my own advice from the article and on Friday night Bought PSA 10's of Field Level Silver for $750 (which I just sold for $1000 before week 1), concourse silver for $102, Premium level silver for $108, and a Prizm laser for $525. I also bought 2 hobby boxes of Bowman U football 2023. Sell - Ethan Salas cards if you have them. They just came out and his prices are higher than Jackson Holliday. It won't sustain so sell now and buy back in after they correct. D'Andre Swift after a huge performance on Thursday night football should be a rise in hype around him. I just don't believe in him long term so sell now. Deion Sanders Cards with all the hype around Colorado Deions cards have seen a huge spike in value. This won't last! There may be a new higher floor than before but they won't sustain these current prices Strategy - Selling off as much inventory as I can to liquidate for some mid-season dips as well as already graded NBA cards. Too late to buy and grade NBA that window has closed buy already graded Kendall L - not buying into Zach Wilson when I mentioned it in June. I didn't believe that Rodgers would actually end up in New York and thought Wilson would be the day-one starter. The play would have still worked out. Chad and Lefty tried to buy into a break this week that never filled. W - Listed 41 auctions in the past two weeks of bulk cards that I didn't see a top end for over 12 months. Money TBD in the end but already over $350 recouped to reinvest. A beautiful gift from SSI for my daughter. Buying - Austin Shenton. If he does get called up, he could rise quickly. His auto cards are $2 right now. Buy Minshew! Sell - Any Bowman 23 Chrome Auto - sell it. Getting ready to Corbin Carroll because he will probably win Rookie of the Year. We'd love your questions and comments!

Step into the world of the 1987-88 NBA season with author Rich Cohen as he discusses his new book, "When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season," with James. In this seminal season, Hall of Famers spanned the entire history of the league, from Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who played with players that existed before the NBA, to young talents like Reggie Miller and Scotty Pippen. It was also the time when Cohen fell in love with pro basketball, ignited by game six of the 1988 NBA Finals. The Detroit Pistons were on the brink of closing out the Lakers and making history, but Isaiah Thomas had other plans. Despite rolling his ankle, he delivered a performance for the ages, scoring an incredible 25 points in the third quarter alone—a playoff record that still stands.The core of the book narrows down to four games that encapsulated the era's four dynasties—Magic Johnson's Los Angeles Lakers, Larry Bird's Boston Celtics, Isiah Thomas' Detroit Pistons, and Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls. These teams went to "war" with each other, their skirmishes defining the era. By the time you get to the fourth game in the book, Cohen promises you'll know every player on the floor. This episode offers a deep dive into the emotional gravity of the season that connected fans like never before.Whether you're an ardent NBA follower or a casual fan, this episode with Rich Cohen is a must-listen. It will evoke nostalgia, inspire you with stories of perseverance and skill, and offer a masterclass on the art of storytelling and sports history.------------What do YOU think of the show? Head to JamesAltucherShow.com/listeners and fill out a short survey that will help us better tailor the podcast to our audience!Are you interested in getting direct answers from James about your question on a podcast? Go to JamesAltucherShow.com/AskAltucher and send in your questions to be answered on the air!------------Visit Notepd.com to read our idea lists & sign up to create your own!My new book Skip the Line is out! Make sure you get a copy wherever books are sold!Join the You Should Run for President 2.0 Facebook Group, where we discuss why you should run for President.I write about all my podcasts! Check out the full post and learn what I learned at jamesaltucher.com/podcast.------------Thank you so much for listening! If you like this episode, please rate, review, and subscribe  to “The James Altucher Show” wherever you get your podcasts: Apple PodcastsStitcheriHeart RadioSpotifyFollow me on Social Media:YouTubeTwitterFacebook

Just when you thought Los Angeles was already full of leading (big) men, look who is joining LeBron James and Anthony Davis' for... the veteran minimum?! Amin breaks down how Christian Wood's signing with the Lakers might surprise you. Plus, NBA analyst and Basketball Illuminati's Tom Haberstroh joins Oddball to play a game with Isaiah Thomas called, So You Think You Know Me? Then, it's Wednesday, which means you better get those hands up and ready because it's WORD COUNT! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will Giannis play his entire career in Milwaukee or will they struggle to compete for another championship and cement his legacy as an All-Time great? Amin & Charlotte look at what the Bucks are actively doing to make Giannis happy, how limited their options may be in the near future, and imagine where Giannis could end up if he decides to leave Milwaukee. Then, as we roll into the holiday weekend, we could all use a little... HYPE ME UP! Amin and Charlotte have got both Daryl Morey AND James Harden ready for that (very likely) impending exit-interview in Philly... Plus, Oddball continues the conversation with Isaiah Thomas to discuss his favorite team, most frustrating moments, and finally puts an end to the rumors behind his namesake... Pistons' fans may want to cover their ears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this throwback episdoe we talked with the legendary Rich Gray. He detailed his journey which included working with Hall of Famers Kevin Garnett and Isaiah Thomas, along with creating and founding Zumble, Gray Area Sports Group, helping the Brooklyn Nets, NY Liberty, Chicago Sky, and Kansas City Chiefs. If you missed it the first time, you don't want to miss this classic twice. MooreSubstance@gmail.com  

Big day for Oddball. Mo Dakhil is back to discuss the FiBA World Cup! Then 2x NBA All-Star and more importantly Charlotte's other favorite Boston Celtic, Isaiah Thomas, joins the show. Isaiah talks with Charlotte and Amin about his time with the Celtics, playing through his hip injury, what it felt like to be traded, and more. Isaiah also discusses his status as a free agent and what the ideal situation would be for him in the upcoming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brandon Marshall and Ashley Nicole Moss share their thoughts on Sean O'Malley's wild marital comments. Are Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy, Dak Prescott, and Jerry Jones on the same page? And the crew is joined by WNBA star Jewell Loyd to talk all things basketball.

Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/492 Presented By: Smitty's Fly Box  Sponsors: https://wetflyswing.com/sponsors Today, Steve Smith, creator of Smitty's Fly Box, takes us through the journey of crafting one of the finest fly-tying boxes in the world. Steve recalls his childhood, a time when he had all-access to Indiana basketball in the 80s when his father was the assistant coach alongside the iconic coach Bobby Knight. From his family's relocation to Logan, Utah to establishing a fly shop and subsequent sourcing of fly-tying materials, Steve's story is as interesting as the flies he ties. He gives an insider look into his fly-tying companies, Round Rocks and Smitty's Fly Box. He also talks about his experiences teaching fly fishing at Utah State University, painting a vivid picture of his dynamic journey.   Show Notes with Steve Smith on Smitty's Fly Box (02:00) Fly Fishing and Round Rocks - Steve got into fly fishing with his dad and grandpa when he was a kid, and his earliest memories of fishing for bluegill in Indiana. He shares his experience with the legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight when his dad was an assistant coach for Knight's championship team in 1987. Steve talks about what it was like to be around Indiana basketball in the 80s, and the big players on the team. He shares the story behind the founding of Round Rocks. (09:09) From Basketball to Fishing - Steve's passion for fly fishing was sparked by his dad and grandpa taking him fishing for bluegill when he was a kid. His dad then moved the family to Logan, Utah, and started a fly shop there. Steve and his dad made contact with a fly-tying factory in China and got a deal with Sportsman's Warehouse, a chain of 130 stores nationwide. They transitioned from the factory in China to the factory in Thailand and Steve stays connected with the people there. Steve also teaches fly fishing classes at Utah State University and has a new venture, Smitty's Fly Box. (20:57) Bobby Knight, Fly Fishing Influences - Steve's father was a basketball coach at a small school, West Side High School in Dayton, Idaho. Bobby Knight was hosting coaching clinics in the area and asked Steve's dad to take him fly fishing. Steve's dad obliged, drawing Bobby Knight a map of the area and taking him to the Madison River to fish. A few years later, when Bobby Knight won the NCAA National Championship in 1981, he called Steve's dad and asked him to be his assistant coach. They packed up and moved to Indiana, and Steve was six at the time. We also discuss Isaiah Thomas, one of the greatest point guards of all time, and how his time with Bobby Knight shaped him into a hard-nosed ball player. (32:33) - Fly Tying and Materials Discussion - We discuss the beginner and intermediate fly-tying boxes, the patterns they contain, and the materials we use. We explore the story of Whiting Farms, run by Tom Whiting, and how he has revolutionized hackle for dry flies. We also touch on our plans to transition and spread the word about our Round Rocks and Smitty's fly boxes. (45:49) - Exploring Rivers and Fly Tying - Steve's father plays an important role in his fly-fishing journey and his teaching. We discuss Steve's home water, the Logan River, and how it connects to Salt Lake. We also talk about the number of flies the company produces each year, which is in the millions. Lastly, we look at the evolution of fly fishing and how Steve's father is open to new ideas and techniques. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/492

Brandon Marshall and Ashley Nicole Moss discuss Sha'Carri Richardson's record setting World 100m title performance, Jonathan Taylor is almost free, and Stefon Diggs faces off with Stephen A. Smith in a battle of “sources.”

A potluck of topics in today's T-Time. Paolo Banchero get's praised by former NBA guard Isaiah Thomas, Joel Embiid empowering rumors about distrust amongst the 76er's organization and players following the James Harden incident, Madden 24 released, and Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce getting his own documentary.

This week, BrownsCentral's Noah discusses the Hall of Fame Game, some of the mounting injuries from all over the roster (Isaiah Thomas and Alex Wright both had knee surgery Tuesday), and some guys that are on the roster bubble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Episode 2 (part 1!) of Season 4 Mike welcomes FOUR Of his good friends (S1E1 guest and Movie Crew member Todd Pretty, S1E11 and College Football Preview pod guest Tim Horvath, and S2E9 Guest Kyle Urek for a rollicking discussion of their favorite Detroit pro sports athletes from growing up in Allen Park, MI.  In addition, there's a special added musical gift with each selection you won't want to miss!Follow the podcast on Twitter: @friendsofmikedEmail the podcast at talkingfriendship@gmail.comKey moments from the pod: 0:30: Mike welcomes listeners to S4E2 featuring three of Mike's dearest of dear friends in Todd Pretty, Tim Horvath, Kyle Urek.2:55: Mike talks about what's been going on with him, including a myriad of day trips to Detroit to go see Detroit City FC soccer (via the famed D2A2 shuttle service), two trips to Chicago via the Amtrak, and one day trip to Kalamazoo via the Amtrak with the Wing Kings.  Mike also discusses his favorite TV show of the summer (The Bear).8:20: Mike welcomes BACK Todd, Tim and Kyle to the podcast and finds out what's been going on with each of them.15:40: The guys then go through the last time they saw each other, including Todd forcing his daughter to leave a USMNT soccer game early, the long concession lines at Soldier Field, celebrating Tim's son's academic accomplishments at a low end local spot, and Tigers Opening Day.21:25: Mike then breaks down the theme of this episode: the guys' all time favorite Detroit sports figures from their collective youths.23:00: The guys then recall some of their favorite sports memories from their youth.31:00: Next up the guys each talk about three of their favorite Detroit sports athletes from their youth and a song that best embodies that player:31:30: Steve Yzerman + a song from the pride of Ann Arbor about staying consistently great43:20: Barry Sanders + a song for the working man in honor of a working man's RB56:25: Isaiah Thomas + a song that evokes the attitude Zeke instilled in the Bad Boys Pistons1:09:30: Alan Trammell + a song about how time can be an asset1:20:00: Lou Whitaker + a song that cannot be used to put anyone (especially Baby) in a corner

The Browns received and good and bad news on the injury front as they took the practice field on Monday for Day 11 of training camp. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Monday's podcast with the good news. Sione Takitaki, Anthony Walker Jr. and Jakeem Grant were all back in team drills for the first time. They discuss what it means moving forward and what their roles will be when the season starts if they are 100 percent. Then they turn their attention to some of the bad news. Jerome Ford left practice with a hamstring. How much would it hurt if he misses time in camp? They also discuss the injuries to Alex Wright and Isaiah Thomas and what it means that their injuries could extend into the regular season. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Browns received and good and bad news on the injury front as they took the practice field on Monday for Day 11 of training camp. Mary Kay Cabot, Ashley Bastock and Dan Labbe start Monday's podcast with the good news. Sione Takitaki, Anthony Walker Jr. and Jakeem Grant were all back in team drills for the first time. They discuss what it means moving forward and what their roles will be when the season starts if they are 100 percent. Then they turn their attention to some of the bad news. Jerome Ford left practice with a hamstring. How much would it hurt if he misses time in camp? They also discuss the injuries to Alex Wright and Isaiah Thomas and what it means that their injuries could extend into the regular season. Want to get involved in Football Insider? Click here for more info and to sign up. Music credit: Ice Flow by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3898-ice-flow License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

(0:00) intro (1:31) R.I.P. Pee Wee Herman AKA Paul Reubens (3:15) shot outs (24:19) Rodney addresses his Coffee & Beats haters (31:57) NBA Action: ESPN is firing er'body!! What's next for this overrated sports network? (42:17) Rodney defends Malika Andrews! (46:15) Gilbert Arenas weighs in on Isaiah Thomas' legacy; was he right for once? (51:59) Dr. J sends definitive shots at KD and drops a controversial personal top ten players list (1:04:35) what 5 NBA teams who did not make the playoffs last year do we think are ready to make that leap next season? (1:22:10) Rodney experiences some technical difficulties (1:27:30) MVP Train of Thought questions: getting shot down & poetry readings (1:57:54) weekly awards (2:10:54) outro...& final Isaiah Thomas thoughts.

The excitement (Apparently 10K worth) from the Josh Harris-led Commanders purchase continues as Washington enters their second week of training camp. Also, why can't Isiah Thomas stop talking about Jordan? That and more on this episode of Eddie and Mike! 4:32 – Commanders Training Camp Talk 43:08 – Johnathan Taylor trade request; Colts diss 47:13 – Bruh, that's CRAZY! US Baseball U12 beats New Zealand senseless… 51:53 – Isaiah Thomas' Jordan obsession 66:13 – Why is Boxing so popular?

The Warner Brothas are back with some barbershop-style conversation. The brothas discuss who is better Damian Lillard & Carmelo Anthony, Kevin Durant & Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade & Paul Pierce, and more. The brothas give their opinion on who would win in a seven-game series between the Dream Team and the Redeem Team, they start to touch on their Patriots thoughts for the year, and more!   FOLLOW THE BROTHAS ON Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/warnerbrothaspodcast/ The WBP Website - https://thewarnerbrothas.podbean.com/   WATCH THE BROTHAS ON YouTube - https://youtu.be/4FFv34QuYTA   (0:00) Intro Music (0:26) Intro (2:30) Paul Pierce vs. Dwyane Wade (10:50) Damian Lillard vs. Carmelo Anthony (17:52) Dwyane Wade vs. Isaiah Thomas (24:15) Kevin Durant vs. Kobe Bryant (34:41) Stephen Curry vs. Kobe Bryant (44:18) Dream Team vs. Redeem Team (1:03:37) New England Patriots thoughts (1:20:55) Outro

Leader Johnson explains the ranking of who was the better celtic point guard between Rajon Rondo, Isaiah Thomas, Kyrie Irving, Marcus Smart, and Kemba Walker. Breaks down why Michael Jordan needed Scottie Pippen. Paul Pierce and Dwayne Wade debate. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leader-johnson/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leader-johnson/support

Sam and Andy are joined by Ethan Strauss to discuss the Phoenix Suns new owner, Isaiah Thomas and dynamics which led to the Chris Paul Trade.  (26:58) Later we do a trip down memory lane to when Joe Lacob was that new owner and trades he didn't make.  Finally (35:21) we discuss the transactional nature of media around Dame Lillard trade talks. Host: Sam Esfandiari and Andy Liu Guest: Ethan Strauss Producer: Tim Angan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sam and Andy are joined by Ethan Strauss to discuss the Phoenix Suns new owner, Isaiah Thomas and dynamics which led to the Chris Paul Trade.  (26:58) Later we do a trip down memory lane to when Joe Lacob was that new owner and trades he didn't make.  Finally (35:21) we discuss the transactional nature of media around Dame Lillard trade talks. Host: Sam Esfandiari and Andy Liu Guest: Ethan Strauss Producer: Tim Angan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Morning Brew discussed last night's Home Run Derby, Isaiah Thomas takes a shot an Nikola Jokic and Tim Tebow is the newest Owner of a minor league hockey team See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brandon Marshall, Corey Holmes and the Paper Route crew react to Damian Lillard's agent warning potential trade partners against trading for his client. Plus, they share their thoughts on the Celtics trading Grant Williams to the Mavs.

What the NBA can teach us about Generation Alpha and the Future for Churches. Coach Tibbs, from the New York Knicks is widely considered the least favorable coach to play for, amongst NBA Players. Why is that? And what can we learn from his style? And how do the idea of "Player Coaches" change how we view interacting with Generation Alpha moving forward? Watch the Video on our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9pjecCnd8FVFCenWharf2g Hang out on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clasonnick ShowNotes & Transcripts: http://www.hybridministry.xyz/053 FREE E-Book: https://www.hybridministry.xyz/articles/ebook Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/hybridministry SHOWNOTES NBA Article: https://sportsnaut.com/tom-thibodeau-coach-players-least-like-to-play-for/amp/ 6 Things We can Learn: https://joinhandshake.com/blog/employers/6-things-gen-z-wants-from-their-job/ Gen Z Coping Mechanisms: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ra73jZJKw-dxIXxkZZfY-9RF5V0TH4RF/view?usp=sharing Honesty as a Faith Value: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WaZbfMyIZUCUPYIx4joBkMvC2-hoJ-Ez/view?usp=sharing Justice Motivated Generation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wYwsRP3-p5_gExKS0g3L6UDOFhL4H149/view?usp=sharing TIMECODES 00:00-03:07 Intro 03:07-10:33 Nobody Wants to Play for Tom Thibodeau, why? 10:33-20:26 6 Things we can learn from the Next Generation 20:26-28:25 3 Learnings for us as the Church 28:25- Outro TRANSCRIPT Nick Clason (00:02): Well, hey everybody. Welcome back to another episode of the Hybrid Ministry podcast. My name is Nick Clason, sipping coffee with you on this beautiful Monday morning. Nick Clason (00:17): And if you're just listening to this, you're missing out cuz you didn't get to see me drink out of my beautiful Ohio mug, which I would, uh, widely consider to be my home state. Anyway, in this episode, I am excited to, uh, talk to you about a, a really weird kind of topic a little bit, uh, but I'm gonna talk to you about my learnings from NBA head coaches and the shift that is happening with the next generation. And so what I mean by that is we are going to dive in a little bit. There was a recent study that came out, um, from the Athletic, uh, I'm a big basketball fan, you guys probably know that about me. Um, there's a big study that came out about the worst coach, the, the coach that the players would least want to play for. And that was fascinating to me because what that signified was that is that coach was a very old school coach. Nick Clason (01:09): What that signified to me was that this means that there is a shifting in the way that people are, are having things be done, and there's a shifting in the way that people want things, frankly, to be done. And so because of that, uh, I wanted to inspect that just a little bit. It's like, what is going on there? So that's what we're gonna be diving into and talking about. But before we do, I just wanna remind you that you can follow me over on YouTube. We have a full YouTube channel with I post daily shorts as well as a weekly podcast, full length video. Um, it's complete with overlays and statistics. And more and more we're diving into statistics and things like that. And so if you hear something of, what was that again, it will more than likely be over on YouTube. Uh, and on that section of the video also, it could, um, if it's not there, it definitely will be over at Hybrid Ministry xyz. Nick Clason (02:01): And for this episode, it's slash 0 5 0 because we are on episode. Can you believe it? Episode 50. Crazy. I know. Um, also wanna remind you that if you would be so kind, we would love a rating, um, or a review, just sign into your Apple Podcast app. If you've been listening for any length of time, it would mean the world to us to have a little review, to hear from the people, uh, about what's helpful, what's beneficial, um, and what you like about this show. Um, and as a token of our appreciation, we will give you our 100% completely free ebook on how to know if you've even ruined your church's TikTok account. By the way, your church probably should be on TikTok. And so if you're not yet, head to the link in the show notes and grab your 100% completely free ebook unknowing if you have ruined your church's TikTok account. Nick Clason (02:56): But without any further ado, let's dive into what I have learned from NBA head coaches about the upcoming shifting and new generation that's upon us. So what have we learned from the NBA and their head coaches? Like I said, big basketball fan basketball nut over here. And so there was a recent survey done. It was a player survey. They surveyed, um, as many players as they could, I think something like 500 players. Um, and they asked was the coach that you would mo least like to play for and the overwhelming winner. And in that response was, um, Tom Tebeau of the New York Knicks. And so if you're not a basketball person, lemme try to paint the picture for Tibs. He's sort of this rough and tumble like old school kind of player. Um, uh, a good example of this, like a reason why is there is a guy drafted a couple years ago. Nick Clason (03:50): I'm a I'm, I'm personally have an affinity for him because he's from the University of Dayton, which again, I would, I would widely consider Dayton, Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, that sort of like southwest Ohio region, my hometown. I lived there for, uh, more than half of my life, my wife born and raised there. And so that also helped kind of tie my roots back to there. Anyway, Obi Toppin was a player who played for the University of Dayton. He was drafted to the New York Knicks and Tom Tido or, uh, nicknamed Tibs doesn't play rookies. Like he just doesn't. And so what's funny is Tido had really big and good success, uh, over in Chicago. Uh, you might remember Derek Rose, he was an mvp. Uh, rose played for tdo. Well, a couple years back when they drafted Obie Toin, he had Rose who's like the ghost of himself cuz he's had like multiple knee surgeries. Nick Clason (04:40): Uh, and Taj Gibson, who's like just this older mid thirties player and those guys are getting all of the playing time. Tdo often plays his players, uh, upwards of 40 something minutes and there's only 48 minutes available in a basketball game. And so he really just like locks in on his, the players that he likes and drives them hard into the ground and they just play a lot. Now you might be thinking like if you want playing time, isn't tid the guy? And yeah, that may be the case, but in recent years, N B A players have taken on more of a, uh, slower approach and a little bit more of like a self-care type approach. Kawhi Leonard has made this famous, he, uh, was traded away from the Spurs because he, he wasn't recovering fast enough because he needed more time to help heal his body. Nick Clason (05:29): In fact, Kawhi Leonard, uh, does these things where he, uh, and it is made famous by him, but now a lot of players do it. It's called load management. And so if there's like a back to back game where like they play one night and they also play the next night, he won't play the next night, um, just to preserve and take care of his body to make sure that one, he's fresh for himself, but two, that he's fresh for the playoffs. See, with Tom Tipo, almost all that stuff is out the door. And in the, in the nineties the nba, there was sort of this mentality, this like bad boys' mentality. Like you, you gotta like get in there, be rough and tumble. Uh, they, they refereed the game very differently. You could be a lot more aggressive and dramatic with your contact and the way that you played. Nick Clason (06:14): And I just, I say all that to say is that Tom Thibodaux will be a great coach, I think in that era, the Bad Boys era of 1990s basketball with the Detroit Piston and Joe Dumars and Isaiah Thomas and Bill Lamb beer and Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls. But it's 2023 now and the game has changed and it's a much more fluid offensive game. I mean, if you're, again, if you're a basketball person, hang with me if you're not. Cuz we're gonna get to some of the implications of this cuz this is the only like real basketball section right here. But like the, the New Age Warriors, they have completely changed the game. And they don't even run with a traditional center like Draymond Green, who's only like six foot eight, six foot nine. Draymond Green is running their, uh, center position, their tallest player on the floor, and they have five guys out who can all shoot. Nick Clason (07:00): You got like Clay Thompson and Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins and Jordan Poole and all these guys with Draymond in the middle, the only guy who really can't shoot, but he's short and he's helping facilitate and kicking the ball all to all these places and it's much more fluid. And what's interesting is that you got their coach, Steve Kerr, who came in and completely reinvented and, and brought the game to the way that the players wanted it to be. Now if you're sitting here listening and you're a church leader, you're a pastor or you're a business owner, you're thinking, well that generation, like they need this next generation. They need to chill out. They need to stop being so, uh, soft and needing things their way. And here's the the thing I would just say to you like, yes, maybe that is true if they come to work for you and your business, but what do we see? Nick Clason (07:47): What, like look around post covid, look at every like donut shop, every drive through every burger place. Like people are not coming back to work. Why? It's not because they don't want to. It's not actually, it probably is because they don't want to, right? But it's not cuz they don't wanna work, they just don't wanna work there. They don't wanna work for you. They want to work for themselves and make money. I recently heard a podcast of this, a 19 year old kid who's out on TikTok making millions and billions of dollars and thousands and thousands of followers, and he will probably never go flip a burger over at Burger King. And so while we can be like those kids, they need to learn this, this, and this, they're not learning that in a traditional workplace. They're out there hacking it for themselves. And so here's the thing, if you are a church leader specifically, or a business owner, you have this generation who's out here kind of paving their own way, hacking it for themselves. Nick Clason (08:48): If you want that generation a part of your organization, you can't be like the nba, uh, or you can't be like Tom Tito of the nba where you just keep doing it your own way because that's the way you've always done it, right? In fact, you need to shift your thinking to start figuring out how you can accommodate that generation. Not because the church is about serving and self, self-serving and and selfishness and all, not, it's not about those things, I get it. But if you are a follower of Jesus, you have a mandate to reach every generation with the message and the gospel of Jesus Christ. And that includes generation Z. And by the way, soon to be generation alpha, who is already starting to graduate into our youth ministry next Sunday, we promote our fifth graders into our sixth grade and fifth grade is not considered Generation Z. Nick Clason (09:42): They're considered generation alpha. So what that means is our, our current youth ministry and current college and young adult ministry that is Gen Z. So pastor, if you're still trying to figure out how to reach millennials, I'm a millennial. I'm mid thirties. Like they're already the majority of our workforce. They are our current parents of younger kids. You need to start figuring out if you wanna reach younger generations. It has shifted. And Gen Z has a very different mindset than a millennial. It can be similar in some ways, but it is different. And so what can we learn? What has the NBA shown us? So I, I came across an article about six things that Generation Z is looking for in their next workplace. So let's power through those different six things and take a look at what we can learn from them. Nick Clason (10:34): All right? So this is article, it's from Handshake blog. I'll throw the link in the show notes. I thought it was interesting. I'm gonna give them the credit for all of this cuz they did all the work on it. But I just wanted to provide a little bit of commentary cuz we're not a workplace like employment podcast, we're a ministry podcast. So I, I would say if you're a pastor or church leader listening to this, there are two ways to kind of think about this way. Number one is think about this from the generations of people that are a part of your ministry. But way number two is think about this from the people that you employ at your church. If you want to grow younger and have younger people, younger congregation and younger staff specifically, and particularly younger staff, I want to encourage you to think about it this way. Nick Clason (11:18): So number one, generations Z is looking for compensation that affords work life balance. 70% of Gen Z survey respondents say that pay and or compensation is the most important factor again, right? Let's look back to our NBA analogy. Kawhi Leonard doesn't wanna play all 82 regular season games. He wants to play in the playoffs. No, granted, he doesn't even play in the playoffs anymore. If you're not a basketball person, you don't get that reference, but that's another conversation for another day. But the reality is Gen Z is looking for a better work-life balance. They've looked at their older millennials, gen X parents, grandparents, whoever working in the workforce, and they don't wanna work that 40 hour a week grind. If you spend any amount of time on social media or TikTok, you see people saying like, make six figures in like five hours a day of work. Nick Clason (12:09): Like that is the major hook out there because that's what people want. Is it realistic? I don't know. I think a lot of those things probably require a lot of work and at least a lot of like hustle on the front end. But the reality is they're looking for something that will help serve them to live a more full life. Not because they're lazy, not because they don't wanna work, but because they realize that it's not all about work. The other thing, the second thing is that they want clarity into career paths and internal mobility options. 71% of respondents expect to be promoted between six months to a year and a half. 64% attend career events to ensure that there are growth and development opportunities. What does this mean for a church? Well first of all, if you're employing them at a church, they wanna look around and see if there's ways to move up. Nick Clason (12:56): What do most churches do? Most churches don't have ways to move up. In fact, one of the times I left one of my jobs is I was, me and the senior pastor, we were the only two full-time pastors on staff. And I looked around and I said, there is no way that I'll ever get a chance to move up here. Like it. We have to hire like an adult discipleship pastor. We'll have to hire, um, an executive pastor. We'll have to hire, um, a college ministry, uh, pastor or associate. Like, I will not get a chance to move up until we make several other hires. And, and at the trajectory at that point, I had been working there for five years. I was like, that is not going to happen anytime soon. And the same, I would say is gonna be true of generation Z in working for your church, but also attending your church. Nick Clason (13:43): How, where can they insert themselves into leadership? If leadership is only reserved for old people, old, like of a certain ethnicity, people maybe like look around at your leadership board. What is the youngest elder that you have? The, there's a stat out there. I don't know where it's from so I can't credit it, but, um, I think it might be from like some church growth type stuff. They say that a church congregation generally is within 10 years on either side of the senior pastor's age. So if you have a 55 year old senior pastor, you are most well-positioned to reach 45 to 65 year olds. Think about that. Now, how are you gonna reach a 25 year old? Well, that's a youth pastor's job. Not really. A youth pastor's job is to help serve the kids of the 45 to 65 year olds that are being brought to the church in most cases. Nick Clason (14:37): And that's, you know, 11 to 18 year olds, not 25 year olds. Well, we'll make him be in charge of college ministry too. A that's a gigantic job. I'll tell you that as a youth pastor. But b uh, oftentimes I heard this analogy one time. Um, my, my, a friend of mine, he worked for GE and he said that GE used to be in the dishwasher business and they gave cheap, crappy dishwashers to, uh, apartment complexes. Like they struck a deal and they just, they, they served the majority of apartment complexes and they were GE dishwashers and they sucked. He said, and he said they always broke. And he said because of that, because most people would start out in their first apartment with a crappy GE dishwasher, they all had a bad taste of GE because all their dishwashers broke. And he said, is that what's going on in college ministry? Nick Clason (15:27): They get the bottom of the barrel, the lowest rung they don't often get, um, like their own minister or like paid full-time staff person or anything like that. And if they do get a paid person, it's like a very, very part-time person who's basically a glorified small group leader. Is that why young people are leaving the church in droves because they're getting the lowest wrong bottom of the barrel? And why do they get that? Probably because they're the least, uh, generous in contributions in giving. And so, I hate to say this, but if churches are looking like an ROI thing, like the lowest ROI from like financial gifts is coming from the young adult ministry. That being said, they're the future of your church. So if you don't find a way to invest in them, they're not gonna be there in the years to come when the 45 to 65 to 75 to 85 year olds are no longer living in your church and, and giving in your church. Nick Clason (16:18): So how are you gonna reach and help pro promote and provide inroads for that generation to promote up into leadership? The third thing is they're looking for a modernized approach to benefits with an emphasis on flexibility and mental health. This goes with what we've been talking about a little bit before. 73% of survey respondents said that benefits is the number one reason why they would stick with an employer. Healthcare is the most important benefit of that. Um, according to 76% of the respondents and 73% said that they are looking for a flexible schedule. I would say that that flexible schedule piece, that's where this hybrid idea comes from, right? Like one of the main things about this hybrid kind of ministry in-person and digital is flexibility. Can we provide flexibility in how people can grow in their faith? Number four, they're looking for community culture and collaboration, even in remote settings. Nick Clason (17:15): Strong peer relationship. 63% say, um, feeling a part of the organization and 57% are key early reasons why early talent would choose to stay with an employer. Does your, does your church offer younger generations? Community culture and collaboration? If you're set up, like most churches, you offer a program, Hey, we got the young adult college ministry, it meets on Sunday morning during the second service. So that there it is, right? And does that community actually act like a community? Those are the questions I think that we as church leaders should be asking ourselves. Number five, um, committing publicly to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. 55% of respondents say that a commitment to D E I B um, is extremely important when evaluating an employer. They're looking for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. That's really valuable to Generation Z. So again, I'll say, look at your board. Nick Clason (18:20): Go to your staff page. Is there diversity, diversity? Is there equity? Is there inclusion? Is their belonging shown there? If not, they're going to be looking for a church staff or church leadership that embraces those values. And then finally, number six, accountability. Actually, lemme go back before I say that. Uh, I had a, uh, an intern a couple years ago at church and diversity was really important to him. And we tried really, really hard to hire this kid. He was a, he was a stud man, he was a rockstar. And, um, he his like number one or number two, knock on knock, wanting to come to our church. Uh, one, he was from la we were in Chicago. So like, that was a big one. But the number one a or maybe even more than that, but he wouldn't say it or I mean, he, he was honest with us. Nick Clason (19:09): But, uh, the other thing he was like, just basically saying was like, there is no diversity here. Um, and he was like, and I don't mean diversity with door greeters and people on the platform, I mean diversity in leadership. And I mean, it was a profound statement and one that honestly, I don't even know that that trickled up to upper level leadership. Like I don't know if that, that that phrase ever got there, but the reality of it is like, that's what he was looking for and he didn't see it and he didn't see a path forward to it. And we lost out on an amazing, talented, you know, kid. So that's just another example. All right, number six, accountability on the environment, sustainability and social responsibility. 70% of generations, these survey respondents, they attend career events to ensure the role and responsibilities aligned with their interests and values. Nick Clason (20:01): 51% attend to ensure that the company aligns with their interests and values. So these are the things that matter to them and these are the things that they're looking for, yes, in workplaces. So if they wanna work at your church, but also in organizations that they're gonna choose to attach themselves to. So with that being said, I have three kind of takeaways, three learnings I think that are important for us as a church to understand and to explore. Let's dive in. Learning. Number one, 51% of generations, these say that their ultimate goal in life is happiness. Now, before you're like, that's not what a Christian's goal should be, I agree with you. Uh, I agree that a Christian's goal should be love and joy and peace, patience, and the fruits of the spirit. But if our target audience is saying that over half of them are looking for happiness, how are we going to help facilitate some of that for them? Nick Clason (20:55): Listen to some of these things too. A lot of this is, uh, from survey from Barna, um, of people, generation Z and some of their coping mechanisms. Okay? So just think about this in light of your church, and I'm not, I'm not giving commentary or creating like a, a roadmap or a like thing that you should do as a result of this. This is more just interesting coping mechanisms, the way that Generation Z is choosing to spend their time. So, um, the most common coping mechanisms are connected with non-family members at 45% connected with family 20%, and with music at 18%. So here are some of their quotes, TikTok, they're people feeling the same way as me, the ma, and that makes me feel less lonely. Um, another one, I will disappear into a world of my own, whether one I make myself or one that has already been created already, like books, shows or games doing one of my hobbies such as writing or violin, a good beat and a song I find solace in social media. Nick Clason (22:01): I like to be alone sometimes because it's peaceful and it's zen to me. I like to have conversations with the important people in my life by opening up to them, I receive positive affirmation, validation that I am not alone. I like to do comforting activities, reading fantasy books. I like to imagine myself as the main character because they're usually the ones with the perfect life. Sitting down to a single player game with a good story, looking in the mirror and saying, affirmations, getting on my bike and going for a ride. I like to send memes to my friends and then we will discuss them sleeping until the loneliness goes away. I watch videos of concerts on my phones playing with my many pets. They are my world. Those are some of the most common coping mechanisms out of generation Z. And I just wonder if we read those as older church leaders and think those sound ridiculous, maybe. But how are we showing up in some of these ways for our younger attenders that we're looking to reach and have be a part of our church? Nick Clason (23:13): Uh, idea number two that I think we as church should be, uh, at least aware of is honesty is one of the most important things as it pertains to generation Z, especially teenagers, but generation Z as a whole. I mean, we saw that right in that handshake art they want not only good pay, but they want transparency in pay. Like that is what's most important. So in a recent Barna study, um, these five categories we're given to, to Gen Z and to teenagers about what's important, what what, um, traits are important as it pertains to belief. And those were being correct, being knowledgeable, being open to new ideas, being curious, and being honest. The number one far and away, um, area that was most important was being honest. So we have, uh, broken down different categories, all of Gen Z teenagers and young adults. So I'm gonna read to you the, the statistics of each of those from those three categories. Nick Clason (24:19): So in being correct, only 8% of all of Gen Z cared about it. 6% of teens cared about it, and 9% of young adults cared about it being knowledgeable. 21% of the entire scope of Gen Z cared about it. 16% of teens cared about it, and 24% of young adults cared about it being open to new ideas. 28% of Gen Z cared about it. 29% of teenagers cared about it, and 28% of young adults cared about it being curious. 11% of Gen Z cared about it. 7% of teenagers cared about it, and 13% of young adults cared about it. But being honest, 32% of Gen Z cared about it. 41% of teenagers cared about it, and 25% of young adults cared about being honest. Honesty with one's belief is of utmost importance to Gen Z and specifically and especially to teenagers. So how can we create an environment in our organizations, in our churches that are more open and more honest? Nick Clason (25:14): The final area that I think that matters for churches is that churches, uh, or, um, gen Z young adults, they care about justice, they care about equality, they care about diversity. So some of the top ways that churches can address injustice, this is what, um, justice motivated, justice oriented and justice neutral generation Z um, categorizes said, all right, so they said that, uh, encouraging people to address injustice, 31% of justice motivated 28% of justice oriented and 18% of justice neutral said that the number one way that people could, um, address this was to simply walk into it, right? Go towards the injustice, the top ways that the church can do it. Other, other, like options that were given to them in the survey were by advocating for meaningful change, by welcoming people into a local church, by creating relationships with people who are experiencing injustice. Nick Clason (26:17): And by teaching that the Bible encourages special kindness to people who are experiencing injustice. So again, of those last four, the one that was most highly selected was simply by addressing it. So church leaders, church social media people, youth pastors, whoever's listening to this, the generation that's not a part of your church is mostly looking for you to address areas of injustice. I know that it's a difficult area to wade into. I know that it's polarizing. I know that it can get political and you can tick off some of the 65 year old members who sit all day and watch, um, news media and they'll tell you that this is an agenda from the left or an agenda from the right. But the reality is this is what's important to our younger congregate congregants and congregation members. So what are we gonna do? How are we gonna reach them and honesty and openness and justice motivation and helping them experience, um, what they would view as happiness. Nick Clason (27:26): Like these are the things that they are looking for. How can we as a church lean into this and help create the types of environments that these types of people go to? Because if we're not careful, we're gonna become like Tom Tido, head coach of the New York Knicks, who's outta touch, who no one wants to play for, and no one wants to go be a part of the team. Like literally the majority of the NBA players don't want to go play for him. Is that the way that younger generations, young adults and Gen Z is looking at your church and your church right now? I'm just gonna be honest, your church can get away with keeping on doing things the way that they've always been done because the majority of the people that you off or a pastor, uh, senior pastor are gonna surround themselves with are going to be the people that say it and do it, and are okay with the way that things have always been done. Nick Clason (28:21): And that may work for you for the next five or 10 years. But what about in 10, 15, 20 years when Generation Z is no longer 1920, but they're 25 30 and they've, they haven't been in your church for the last 10 years because you haven't done anything to help reach them and they're off experiencing faith in some other community in some other way. See, here's the reality. Gen Z is not out on Jesus. They are out on institutionalized faith and religion. And I think it's because of some of these reasons. I hope you found this episode helpful. I know in a a few ways it stepped on my toes. I just wanna encourage you, don't give up, keep leaning in the, the, the next generation needs you. And if you are the only person in your church advocating for hybrid, remember that is the value of the next generation. Nick Clason (29:14): We, and you and I, we may not have all the answers and that's okay. But what we are doing is we are trying our best to figure out the best way to create flexibility, honesty, co coping mechanisms, justice-oriented content that's going to help make our church one that a younger person is at least aware of and at least excited about being a part of. Thanks so much for hanging in there. Love to have you part of this journey. Make sure you head to the, uh, uh, show notes for, uh, full transcripts of this, uh, show notes, links, resources, all that type of stuff. I'll have some of those, those graphs and the stats that I've mentioned. All of that is available in the show notes. Go ahead there, leave a rating or a review. We would love to talk with you, love to see you over on YouTube or on my TikTok. But until next time, and as always, stay hybrid.

Bottom Line 6/27: #NBA Trades | Tyreek Hill in Trouble | Chris Paul Hates Isaiah Thomas Join twin brothers Gary and Cary as they discuss all the latest #NBA and #NFL news along with some provocative current events and pop culture topics too. And of course... #MusicPicks of the week! Join the show wherever you are, and comment to interact with us on Fan Stream Sports Studio Text Line at 214-937-0569! SAVE IT ON YOUR PHONE! SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvbMn8mPiJ8iP09KiAruUWA WEBSITE: https://www.dspmediaonline.com/show/the-bottom-line-sports-talk/ AUDIO: ‘Bottom Line Sports Talk' is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ykZ1XKEjn5qfN573rFfQO?si=bbb1020ef7704dba Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bottom-line-sports-talk/id1453193161 SOCIAL MEDIA -FOLLOW Bottom Line Sports Talk on Twitter: https://twitter.com/blsportstalk51 -FOLLOW Fan Stream Sports on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fanstreamdsp JOIN the NEW Fan Stream Sports Facebook Fan Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1701025303664208 Brought to you by The Golf Depot in Gahanna, OH at TheGolfDepotGahanna.com. Also sponsored by TurfLife.Club, Orca Golf Bags at Orca-Golf.com, and Golf Central Magazine at GolfCentralMag.com. Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5629821149249536 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/bottomlinesportstalk/message

Don't say we ain't put you on, na!It's been a very busy week for A Plus and MC, especially as their favorite worlds collide. Hear the details from A Plus' experience at this week's RAW and the very packed card he experienced at this year's Hot 107.9 Birthday Bash! The celebration continues as details are shared for this year's Z 107.9 Summer Jam, featuring two selections from this year's XXL Freshman Issue. Tune in for all of their thoughts on the latest #gatekeep debate, along with Rick Ross' pool party, secret Shazam uses, Chappelle skits and Isaiah Thomas.

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In the late 90s and early 2000s, the LA Lakers looked like the heir apparent to Michael Jordan's throne, with Shaq dominating in the post and Kobe Bryant coming into his own as the league's emerging superstar. And when Jordan's coach Phil Jackson took over, the final piece of the championship puzzle seemed to be in place. But in game 2 of the 2000 Finals, the Laker's title run was jeopardized when Kobe went down with a severe ankle sprain. Somehow, Lakers head athletic trainer Gary Vitti and his team got Bryant back on the floor for a pivotal game 4. In this episode, Gary shares: How winning through pain helped Kobe replace “can't” and “won't” in his vocabulary with the “can” and “will” of the Mamba mentalityWhy heading to Indianapolis helped Kobe return to play sooner than if the series had stayed in LAWhen an argument over a thumb injury led to Gary bumping Kobe's headHow he used the example of Isaiah Thomas's injury in the 1988 NBA Finals to inspire Kobe What Kobe did in game 4 after Shaq fouled out to set the Lakers up to win their first title since Magic retiredTo hear more of Gary's stories about Kobe, Shaq, Magic, Kareem, and Pat Riley, listen to our previous Basketball Strong episode with him, and read his book 32 Years of Titles and Tears from the Best Seat in the House.

As the NBA Finals tip off (tonight), our guest this week is a man who helped lead the Detroit Pistons to back-to-back world championships, part of his 45 years of coaching college or pro basketball, which also included being a scout and assistant coach for the Olympics "Dream Team." (3:36) Coach Brendan Suhr tells some fascinating stories about being an assistant coach under Chuck Daly for the "Bad Boy" Pistons, including Isaiah Thomas and Joe Dumars, now in one of the top positions in the NBA. One of his fellow coaches was the dad of current Denver Nugget's head coach. One the other side was a guy named Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls! Suhr talks about helping to come up with the "Jordan Rules" at 2am in a hotel lobby, during the playoffs. He says coaching is taking players where they can't take themselves. (13:38) What does it take for pro athletes to have that really strong winning mentality? Part of it is buying in, and it takes everyone to do that part as a team - not just in sports but other career fields. Suhr gives us the 3 keys to coaching. For NBA players, (19:36) staying in shape is essential, but Coach Suhr says they used to not play during the offseason, taking a break from basketball and getting needed recovery...but nowadays, overtraining leads to more injuries. Running for an hour every afternoon of a game day was Suhr's ritual. Along with being on the bench for the Pistons in the early 1990's, he also has helped coach the NJ Nets, Toronto Raptors, and Orlando Magic. (27:19) The most dominant team doesn't always win the NBA Finals, he says, and the Miami Heat have the confidence, but he believes the Denver Nuggets will win thanks top having the league's best player plus home court advantage. Suhr has known both head coaches since they were teenagers, including Erik Spoelstra who started in the video room. (32:41) He also founded and has led "Coaching U" for the last 15 years, teaching how to be a great coach, business leadership, and more. (38:55) Find out why coaching people to be better involves their heritage, hopes and heartaches. We close with some of his quick stories about Coach Billy Donovan, Tony Robbins, Coach Nick Saban. Thanks for listening to the #RunTheRace podcast, which I hope you'll subscribe to! Share it with your friends. Also, write a quick review about it, on Apple podcasts. For more info and listen to any previous episodes, go to www.wtvm.com/podcast/.

Miami Hurricanes verbal commit, safety Isaiah Thomas, joins host Alex Donno to recap his recruitment and preview his journey to Miami in the class of 2024. Isaiah explains how Miami's coaches like Mario Cristobal, DBs coach Jahmile Addai and defensive coordinator Lance Guidry were able to separate The U from the competition. Find out why Isaiah actually chose to commit to Miami during his visit to Florida State.  Isaiah discusses the role he expects to play on Miami's defense and how coach Guidry wants to prepare him to be versatile. Thomas breaks down the relationship he has built with other Miami verbal commits, including friend of the show Judd Anderson. Isaiah reveals his favorite Miami Hurricanes player of the past and who he models his game after. He discusses his journey from his hometown of Toronto, Canada to Clearwater Academy International in Florida.  You can chat with Donno any time on our new Subtext SMS texting service. You can try it free for 14 days with this link https://joinsubtext.com/lockedoncanes. On the chat, Donno provides one on one Q&A's, breaking news alerts and recruiting scoops. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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We do a deep dive into what happened Tuesday night in Philadelphia with the top vote getter on City Council. Councilman Thomas also shares perspective on the new city budget, priorities for next year, the race to be Council President and who should be the next coach of the Sixers.

Big O talks Phoenix Suns

Big O talks Phoenix Suns

Boomer Bevo Podcast - Episode 54- This is the fifty-fourth episode of the only podcast dedicated to the greatest rivalry in college football, The University of Texas and The University of Oklahoma. John and Kevin break down the preseason hype and win totals for both schools.  But even a more pressing debate arrived, who was better Isaiah Thomas or Allen Iverson????

Boomer Bevo Podcast - Episode 54- This is the fifty-fourth episode of the only podcast dedicated to the greatest rivalry in college football, The University of Texas and The University of Oklahoma. John and Kevin break down the preseason hype and win totals for both schools.  But even a more pressing debate arrived, who was better Isaiah Thomas or Allen Iverson????

The Miami Hurricanes have landed a verbal commitment from 4-star safety Isaiah Thomas! The Canadian native, now a standout at Clearwater Academy International, announced his intentions to join the Miami Hurricanes on Wednesday night. Thomas stands 6-3 and weighs in around 205 lbs. He is very versatile in the defensive backfield.  Guest Brian Smith from All Hurricanes joins host Alex Donno to break down Thomas and how he will fit into Lance Guidry's defense. What sort of a player in Mario Cristobal getting? How does he compare to James Williams and Kaleb Spencer? You can chat with Donno any time on our new Subtext SMS texting service. You can try it free for 14 days with this link https://joinsubtext.com/lockedoncanes. On the chat, Donno provides one on one Q&A's, breaking news alerts and recruiting scoops. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Reports and rumors are swirling about Miami Hurricanes starting quarterback Tyler Van Dyke possibly transferring to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Are there any legs behind this? Host Alex Donno and guest Larry Blustein explain why even IF the smoke is real, they don't expect Tyler to depart. He just learned his third playbook in four seasons and just got through spring football at Miami. The transition would be complicated. Plus, Alabama has young talent at quarterback in former 5-star recruit Ty Simpson and former 4-star recruit Jalen Milroe. Blu doesn't think Saban would want to disturb that balance.  The guys discuss how big of a dropoff it would be for Miami at quarterback IF they lost Van Dyke. Donno suspects Miami would have to work the transfer portal to find a replacement. Jacurri Brown and Emory Williams both have a bright future, but may not be quite ready in 2023. Blu and Donno break down Miami's top playmakers in the spring game like Rueben Bain, Ray Ray Joseph and Francis Mauigoa. Plus, Larry tells Donno what Miami is getting from verbal commit safety Isaiah Thomas from Clearwater Academy International.  You can chat with Donno any time on our new Subtext SMS texting service. You can try it free for 14 days with this link https://joinsubtext.com/lockedoncanes. On the chat, Donno provides one on one Q&A's, breaking news alerts and recruiting scoops.  Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In today's third hour, Dom welcomes Representative Jeff Van Drew back onto the Dom Giordano Program to discuss the Congressman's very busy couple weeks. First, Dom asks for Van Drew to response to Representative Hakeem Jeffries, who said today that males competing in female sports teams is ‘an issue that doesn't really exist. Then, Dom reads back a letter sent by Democratic congressmen and Robert Menendez asking Republicans to lay off the windmill companies, trying to justify the repeated whale deaths at the Jersey Shore with climate change and the speed of ships. Also, Van Drew takes us inside this week's Judiciary Committee hearing into Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg, with the Congressman telling how he felt when dealing with the ignorance of Democrats on the issue of public safety. Then, after playing Dom's Money Melody, Dom welcomes in Sam Oropeza, candidate for City Council in Philadelphia, to hear his thoughts on news that Council will launch hearings into Isaiah Thomas's Equality in Driving Law. Also, Oropeza tells about a fundraiser tonight at the Union League Golf Course, and explains why it's incredibly important to make sure City Council has Republican representation at a time when it's realistically possible to see a fully Democratic and Socialist Council. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Dom welcomes in Sam Oropeza, candidate for City Council in Philadelphia, to hear his thoughts on news that Council will launch hearings into Isaiah Thomas's Equality in Driving Law. Also, Oropeza tells about a fundraiser tonight at the Union League Golf Course, and explains why it's incredibly important to make sure City Council has Republican representation at a time when it's realistically possible to see a fully Democratic and Socialist Council. (Photo by Getty Images)

The Miami Hurricanes are hinting at another verbal commit dropping tonight on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023. Who will the next committed Cane be for the class of 2024? Host Alex Donno and guest John Garcia Jr discuss a handful of players who have recently been “crystal ball'd” to join Mario Cristobal's Hurricanes. John describes the latest on 3-star safety Isaiah Thomas, 3-star tight end KJ Duff, and 4-star ATH Ricky Knight III.  John and Alex discuss a big-time defensive tackle who just hit the transfer portal at Ole Miss. Could Miami get into the mix to land 6-6, 300+ lb Tywone Malone? Malone is a dual-sport athlete who also stars in baseball. John shares the latest on 5-star defensive tackles Justin Scott and David Stone. Both have had great unofficial visits to Miami in recent weeks. John explains why blue chip players tend to take much longer to verbally commit than 3-stars do. Where does Miami stand in the recruitment for 5-star edge rusher Colin Simmons? You can chat with Donno any time on our new Subtext SMS texting service. You can try it free for 14 days with this link https://joinsubtext.com/lockedoncanes. On the chat, Donno provides one on one Q&A's, breaking news alerts and recruiting scoops. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How the #Yankees #RepBX bat boy is turning his 15 seconds of fame into something longer lasting; #IsaiahThomas just proved #MichaelJordan right; though it appears likely, the #Jets #TakeFlight and the #Packers #GoPackGo are still far apart on the #AaronRodgers trade

"GOAT BEEF" Isaiah Thomas vs Michael Jordan 

Hour 4: Max Scherzer sucked at the end of last year and is off to a bad start so far this year. Gio said he is the face of Steve Cohen's big money Mets. His last four starts have been terrible according to Boomer. The Mets have been outscored 19-0 in two games in Milwaukee. And Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso have been invisible as well. Is Max Scherzer just like Tom Glavine? Did we get him too late? Jerry returns for an update but first Brandon Tierney comes into the studio to defend himself. Gio was saying he was half assing his commitment to the bike tour. Max Scherzer and the Mets looked bad against the Brewers again last night. The Yankees lost to the Phillies and gave up a big HR to Kyle Schwarber. The Jonas Brothers were in the booth and had the call for Anthony Volpe's basehit. Isaiah Thomas was on the All The Smoke podcast and wants Michael Jordan to come on. Charles Oakley told Thomas that MJ has no interest in being his friend. The Nets lost to the Timberwolves in Brooklyn last night. In the final segment of the show, weather could be an issue at the Masters. John Elway is no longer involved with the Denver Broncos now that his contract has expired.

Hour 1: The Mets lost to the Brewers 9-0 after losing 10-0 the day before. Max Scherzer looked terrible, giving up back to back to back home runs. Gio is concerned that Scherzer is ‘Tom Glavine 2.0'. And Pete Alonso and Francisco Lindor have both disappeared offensively. Is it too early to panic? Boomer is excited the Knicks got the fifth seed and have a better record than the Nets. Jerry is here for his first update and starts with audio from the back to back to back homeruns that Max Scherzer gave up. Buck Showalter said he had pretty good stuff but just made a few bad pitches. The Yankees lost to the Phillies and gave up a couple homeruns. We also talked about the struggles of Aaron Hicks. The Jonas Brothers joined the broadcast to talk about their upcoming concert and they got to call an Anthony Volpe single. Manny Machado was thrown out of a game in the first inning for arguing a pitch clock strikeout. Tony Kemp of the A's gets a celebratory ice worder bath and he is freezing. Rumors abound that Bill Belichick is shopping Mac Jones. This according to Chris Simms. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about the upcoming 5 Borough Bike Tour that Boomer & Gio are doing. Brandon Tierney has not really raised much money and doesn't seem very interested in it.  Hour 2: Aaron Rodgers has still not been traded to the Jets. There are rumors of another team in the mix but Boomer doesn't think that's happening. It's not how business is done in the NFL. Gio got an anonymous letter saying the Niners are in the mix for Aaron Rodgers. Boomer is not an anonymous source and he is telling you what's happening and there is no other team involved, just the Jets and the Packers. Jerry returns for an update and starts with the Yankees losing to the Phillies. Aaron Boone and Aaron Judge talked about the pitching they faced. The Mets were shutout for the second straight game in Milwaukee. Max Scherzer gave up five runs. The Nets lost to the Timberwolves in Brooklyn. Jerry goes around the NBA from last night. Caitlin Clark was on ESPN and said runners up shouldn't go to the White House. Tiger Woods talked about the Masters and how he doesn't know how many more he has left. The Devils beat the Penguins 5-1 in NJ. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about Phil Mickelson and the Masters. Fred Couples called Phil a ‘nut bag'.  Hour 3: The NCAA Championship was the lowest rated ever, while the women had the highest rated for them. We also talked more about the pitch clock in MLB. Boomer loves it moving along. Jerry returns for an update and has audio from Howie Rose and Max Scherzer's rough stretch of back to back to back homeruns. Buck Showalter talked about the Mets being shutout for two straight games. The Yankees lost to the Phillies and didn't even come close to getting anything going until the ninth inning. Jerry went around the NBA including what's been going on with the Mavericks since Kyrie Irving joined the team. Phil Mickelson talked about the reception he's getting at the Masters. Gio thinks he's embracing the villain look. The Devils beat the Penguins. Stephen A. Smith was on with Steven Colbert talking about his contract negotiations. In the final segment of the hour, we talked about Brandon Tierney half assing his Five Borough Bike Tour commitment. We also have to make our Masters picks at some point. We are picking 5 people to win it all.  Hour 4: Max Scherzer sucked at the end of last year and is off to a bad start so far this year. Gio said he is the face of Steve Cohen's big money Mets. His last four starts have been terrible according to Boomer. The Mets have been outscored 19-0 in two games in Milwaukee. And Francisco Lindor and Pete Alonso have been invisible as well. Is Max Scherzer just like Tom Glavine? Did we get him too late? Jerry returns for an update but first Brandon Tierney comes into the studio to defend himself. Gio was saying he was half assing his commitment to the bike tour. Max Scherzer and the Mets looked bad against the Brewers again last night. The Yankees lost to the Phillies and gave up a big HR to Kyle Schwarber. The Jonas Brothers were in the booth and had the call for Anthony Volpe's basehit. Isaiah Thomas was on the All The Smoke podcast and wants Michael Jordan to come on. Charles Oakley told Thomas that MJ has no interest in being his friend. The Nets lost to the Timberwolves in Brooklyn last night. In the final segment of the show, weather could be an issue at the Masters. John Elway is no longer involved with the Denver Broncos now that his contract has expired.

Andy and Randy discuss Braves opening day, the game 1 lineup, Marcell Ozuna, and why Isaiah Thomas still holds a grudge.