Dave chats w/2 different student athletes w/strong social media presences about their perspective and how they are able to monetize their NIL. On the tik tok platform @mattyice5 has over 100k followers and @jaylinreed7 (starts at 37:18) has over 1M. Both individuals give us a glimpse into the social media world and how they built their audience, how they got started and details on how their branding deals came about. It is extremely informative on how this world works and how others that aren't from high profile schools can take advantage.

NIL from a coach's perspective! How can coach's help their players....Dave and Mike spitball ideas that can work for all student athletes, not just the superstars or ones that have the mega social media presence already. How much is too much, what are some of the repercussions and unintended consequences that may fall on a coach's plate. These guys talk thru things you may or may not be thinking about but probably should be. NIL is big and here to stay

Simon joins Dave to discuss his new website Shotquality.com. The two chat about some of the features and how coaches can use this data to help their teams and players. Simon breaks down what variables go into the algorithm to reach the shot quality number and Dave attempts to translate all the information into non wizard terms. Dave discusses how he and the Colgate staff have coached players with below average shot quality and Simon discusses his myriad of conversations with other college coaches and how they best plan on using this data. Simon also teases out a few new features coming out for this season and Dave mentions a few that Simon hopes to have out around NCAA tournament time.

Darris and Dave dish it about all things Gators. They start with talking about defensive philosophies, emphases and their system for grading each bucket scored against them. They continue talking about what it's like to coach a young group and their progress made over the season. Darris also talks about how they keep their team on the same page and some advice on how to manage different type personalities. Lastly they dish it about what's in store for college basketball with the oncoming changes and how that will affect HM programs.

Amit and Dave chat about Second Spectrum, its origins and how he became an expert. They dig into how Clemson specifically uses the data and what kind of details it can track. Amit gives some hard cold data on the differences in effective FG% from different distances and whether contesting affects those numbers at all. They talk about other trends including what paint touches did for their offense and how to improve shot quality. If you've ever wondered what a high major video coordinator does Amit breaks that down also

Mike joins the pod to discuss ideas to help his team during the Corona quarantine. Mike also discusses what practice and game stats he and his staff tracks and some specific drills that take advantage of their emphases. They bounce ideas back and forth on defensive transition and ways to improve this. Lastly you'll hear Mike and Dave's opinion on the new transfer rule that is expected to pass.

Dave and Justin dive into Yale's recent success and what they emphasize on a daily basis. They chat about their defensive rebounding prowess and what techniques and language has been effective. They talk about ball screen defense and why they employ the coverage they do. They also discuss passing at an in depth level and how that can improve over time. In addition they discuss some different practice drills that can help in some of these aforementioned topics

Josh dishes it with Dave on a variety of things. Josh talks about how he's customized the "hustle stats" for his program and how much he uses them in decision making. They also come up with a new and simple way to measure defensive rebounding success. Josh talks about what's worked in taking over programs and he and Dave discuss a few shooting drills they like to use in practice. And much much more....

Kyle and Dave chat it up about shot selection. Kyle explains the 0-5 system referenced on Statchat before and how he applied it to Sacred Heart. He talks about the results of getting good shots and what pct of shots they aimed to get 4s and 5s. They also delve into ways to build a player's confidence that is missing good shots. And vice versa they talk about ways to combat players that may be taking too many bad shots.

Colgate DOBO Pat Stasiak joins Dave as they chat about the relationship between offensive rebounding and transition points given up due to the crashing. All year long Pat has tracked this data for Colgate and the results are in. Should you be crashing? How many should you be crashing? Which players crash the best? How many points do you give up due to this crashing? Is this something consistent across all teams? Listen in and find out!

Dave and Ken talk thru the kenpom.com site and dissect it from different levels. The site has a ton of data but Dave and Ken simplify it to help you understand the basics, the advanced, and some things you may be missing. Dave walks thru his process for game prep while Ken fills in the holes. Want to know the most stable stats over the course of the year, Ken has your answer. Want to know some features that Duke wants, Ken has your answer