Hardwood Hustle

Hardwood Hustle


Latest Episodes

Episode 548 - Matthew Smith, Washington State University
May 07, 2024

This week on the Hardwood Hustle we’re joined by Coach Matthew Smith from Washington State to discuss analytics, propelling your coaching career and what we can learn from pickup basketball.Finding a

Episode 547 - Creating an Off-Season Player Development Plan
April 30, 2024

It's easy to go through the off-season just checking boxes... Ball handling drills, check. Passing drills, check. Shooting drills, check. But to ensure your individual players are actually improv

Episode 546 - Offensive Actions
April 23, 2024

This week TJ and Sam discuss what makes offensive actions work including how to utilize different types of screens, combining actions together, personnel implications and how you might steal actions f

Episode 545 - Developing Shooters with Coach Dave Love
April 16, 2024

This week were joined by NBA Shooting Coach, Dave Love to discuss the most important aspects and essential teaching points of developing better shooters and even fixing broken shots. Show Notes:Posi

Episode 544 - Iowa Women's BBall and the Read & React Offense
April 09, 2024

Iowa womens basketball just made another run to the National Championship Game, and did you know they run the Read & React offense? This week, Rick Torbett from Better Basketball joins TJ and Sam

Episode 543 - Having Courageous Conversations with Mano Watsa
April 02, 2024

On the other side of a breakdown is a breakthrough and this week, PGC President, Mano Watsa joins the show to share how having courageous conversations can transform your program by building more trus

Episode 542 - Reflecting on the Season
March 26, 2024

There can be a lot of mixed emotions when the basketball season finally comes to an end. In this weeks episode, TJ shares personal reflections on his season at Emmanuel as he discusses with Sam how c

Episode 541 - The Many Hats of Coaching
March 18, 2024

This week, TJ and Sam discuss how coaches show up as leaders. Consistency matters, but so does the ability to see a need and fill a need for your team. Whether its knowing when to be demanding, suppo

Episode 540 - Optimizing Your Coaching with Cody Royle
March 11, 2024

This week were joined once again by special guest, Cody Royle, a former professional head coach who now works full time helping coaches perform at their best. In this episode we discuss ideas from hi

Episode 539 - Putting Culture First with Casey Kushiyama & Chad Songy
March 05, 2024

This week, TJ and Sam are joined by PGC Director Chad Songy, and Puget Sound Head Womens Basketball Coach, Casey Kushiyama. In his 7th year as head coach, theyre coming off 3 20-win seasons and most