Nov. 28, 2017
Smallz and Tyler are joined by the man behind the mythical twitter account @Hoopdirt. Adam Nelson, AKA, Dirtking talks on his career, the college coaching carousel, mistakes he made and advice he has for young coaches. A 25-year coaching veteran, Dirtking dives into burnout in the coaching world, building a business and the difference between Division 1 and Division 3. Dirtking can be reached @hoopdirt, at hoopdirt.com and [email protected]. 0:31 - Tyler and Smallz Intro The Dirtking, Adam Nelson 2:32 - Dirtking's background 8:45 - Adam Nelson Intro 11:30 - Dirtking's coaching journey 12:48 - Working with Pat Skerry 14:27 - Burn out working in coaching 15:10 - Differences between division 1 and division 3 schools 17:20 - Leaving the Division 1 level and what's the best choice for coaches starting out 20:00 -Tyler's arrogant past/plans and a quick story 21:01 - Starting Hoopdirt.com 23:15 - Amount of traffic to @hoopdirt and hoopdirt.com 24:00 - The impact of twitter on the site 25:20 - Controlling the flow of information and the news cycle 26:05 - On being correct while reporting - Missing on San Jose State coaching search 28:23 - Stepping out of coaching to focus solely on Hoopdirt 29:27 - The structure behind hoopdirt.com 32:20 - The future of Hoopdirt 35:10 - Biggest struggle for Hoopdirt/Competition within the rumor mill 37:20 - Balancing coaching/website and family 39:30 - Ultimate goals 41:25 - WHERE WILL THEY LAND 45:48 - Ashley Howard - Assistant, Villanova 42:27 - Earl Grant - Head Coach, CofC 43:10 - Danny Hurley - Head Coach, URI 44:12 - Gregg Marshall - Head Coach, Wichita State 45:11 - Kenny Payne - Assistant Coach, Kentucky 46:26 - Rick Pitino - Former HC, Louisville 48:22 - CITY REVIEW - QUINCY, MA 52:58 - TEN TOUCHES 52:14 - Funniest guy Dirtking has ever worked with 53:05 - Worst travel experience 54:25 - Favorite Book 54:56 - "Defense wins championships" 55:40 - Craziest AAU tournament story 56:30 - One change to college basketball 57:42 - Three coaches on the hottest seats 59:58 - Dream Coaching Job 1:00:41 - Best coaching twitter follow 1:01:49 - Best youth sport to attend 1:02:30 - Parting Shots 1:02:43 - Best advice ever given 1:03:14 - Face-to-Face with 25 year old self - DirtKing's bat phone goes off in the background