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Showtime with Coop Podcast
Showtime with Coop Podcast
Legendary Laker swingman, “Coop,” lends his view on today’s NBA in comparison to how basketball was played in the 1980s. From lighthearted comments to serious analytics, he and co-host Nick Gelso along with guests like Showtime Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Pat Riley and Byron Scott, will discuss current basketball games from a player’s and coach’s perspective. Known for his defensive skills, highlight dunks and tenacious defense, Coop breaks down the do’s and don’ts of basketball.

Join Coach Nick, the brains behind some of the best video analysis of the NBA, as he welcomes guests from all facets of basketball for in depth discussions on everything from how your favorite team is running their offense, to the latest trade rumors, to cutting edge training techniques, and new fundamentals of basketball being developed daily. Twitter: @bballbreakdown Facebook: facebook.com/bballbreakdown YouTube: youtube.com/bballbreakdown
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A youth coach posted a clip teaching kids to turn and run on defense instead of sliding their feet, and basketball social media lost its mind. Coach Larry Umaña of T2S Basketball Academy joins the show to explain what the viral video actually showed, why the shuffle slide breaks down against real speed, and why so much of the hostility around defensive fundamentals comes from people who have never had to teach it.
Coach Nick and Larry get into the experiment behind the clip, the difference between exaggerating a movement to teach it and coaching it live, the Constraints Led idea of letting players discover what works instead of dictating it, and why the loudest pushback tends to show up around defense specifically. Plus Nick’s own behind the ball zone, what happened when a D2 team begged to keep running it, and why “you’ll just get crossed up” misses the entire point of funneling a driver into help.
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Legendary Lakers swingman, “Coop,” lends his view on today’s NBA game in comparison to how basketball was played in the 1980s. From lighthearted comments to serious analytics he and a co-host Nick Gelso as well as guests including Showtime Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Pat Riley and Byron Scott, will discuss current basketball games both from a player and a coaches perspective. Known for his defensive skills, highlight dunks and tenacious defense, Coop will break down the do’s and don’ts of the game of basketball. Coop shares a ‘view from the bench’ with intimate stories from the Laker days and from the WNBA, D-league and the Big 3 as a head coach. On occasion current events in and around the sports world will also be covered e.g. behaviors off and on the court, the business of sports, travel youth ball, high school ball and his experience as a coach in the Big3. As the only person to win a championship, as either a coach or a player, in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA D-League, Coop’s positive outlook on life and infectious personality is sure to provide unique and humorous insights as a podcaster. Topics: Basketball, Showtime, Coop 5’Ds, Student-athletes/Education, Attitude/Motivation, Success/Failure, Teamwork/Teambuilding, Black in America/Race, Spirituality/Purpose, Giving Back and Overcoming Challenges (cancer, Injuries, divorce, Bankruptcy etc.)
On this episode of Showtime With Coop Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome someone who, alongside Jamaal Wilkes and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, helped Coop become a Pro ball player, Norm Nixon. Coop, Ari and Norm discuss Norm being a multi sport student athlete, Norm being drafted to the Lakers after thinking he would end up on the Celtics, being a part of a great saga of Lakers teams, Norm getting traded from the Lakers, and more.
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