The Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Coop: Recent Episodes
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Legendary Laker 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 Ari Temkin 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.)
Welcome to Showtime w Coop! This episode features a deep-dive into Charles Oakley's legendary career. Starting with a hot topic at 00:00, Oakley busting Charles Barkley, we navigate through a series of candid conversations, from insights on coaching at 03:45 to Oakley's work ethic at 11:20. You'll hear memorable stories involving Larry Bird at 14:15, Magic Johnson at 15:09, and more! At 16:55, Oakley shares his thoughts on Isiah Thomas and Karl Malone. The episode wraps up with Oakley discussing the NBA's treatment of him in his own town at 34:00. Don't miss Oakley's hilarious quotes at 23:00! Like, share, subscribe for more.
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00:00 - Charles Oakley busting Charles Barkley 00:25 - Fan Duel Credit 01:50 - Michael CoopeR welcomes Charles Oakley to Showtime w Coop 02:10 - Charles Oakley and Michael Cooper chop it up about Ice T The Big Three League 03:45 - Charles Oakley on coaching 04:15 - Charles Oakley discusses the influence his parents and grandparents had on his career 05:00 - Charles Oakley explains how Michael Jordan is to work for 06:16 - Fan Duel Read 07:22 - The Day Charles Oakley realized he was made for the NBA 07:10 - People forget Charles Oakley could score 08:10 - Hello Fresh read 09:00 - Charles Oakley tells a Pat Riley story 09:35 - Michael Cooper explains why the Lakers lost the Pistons in 1989 11:20 - Charles Oakley describes his legendary work ethic 12:00 - Charles Oakley favorite coach 13:00 - Michael Cooper mentions Charles Barkley and Oakley breaks the studio 14:15 - Charles Oakley tells a Larry Bird story 14:54 - Charles Oakley tells an Artis Gilmore story 15:09 - Charles Oakley tells a Magic Johnson story 15:30 - Charles Oakley tells a Michael Jordan story 16:55 - Charles Oakley trashed Isiah Thomas and Karl Malone 18:30 - Charles Oakley has a passion for cooking 23:00 - “Oak’s Quotes” - Charles Oakley’s most hilarious quotes 28:47 - Charles Oakley Compares David Stern’s NBA to Adam Silver’s NBA 34:00 - How The NBA disrespected Charles Oakley in his own town Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Welcome to the official YouTube channel of Michael Cooper! In this video, join us as we dive into the hottest NBA topics and get exclusive insights from the legendary former Laker.
We kick things off with a special message from Michael Cooper to Jaylen Brown, discussing his historic contract signing. But first, this video is sponsored by FanDuel. Don't miss out on your chance to get $200 in bonus bets when you deposit $10 by visiting https://FanDuel.com/Boston.
Stay tuned as Coop takes us back in time to his days with the Lakers, reminiscing about Magic Johnson's groundbreaking $25 million dollar deal. We also explore Coop's reaction to the Celtics signing Kristaps Porzingis and discuss the Spurs' off-season moves.
Ever wondered how rising star Wembanyama compares to Ralph Sampson? Michael Cooper breaks it down for us. Plus, he shares his insights on how opponents will strategize against Wembanyama's unique skillset.
We also dive into Celtics' "Big 3" status, comparing it to the iconic Kevin Garnett signing in 2008. And don't forget, this video is brought to you by Factor Meals. Get one free delicious meal by using the code "showtime50" at https://factormeals.com/showtime50.
Curious about how the Lakers fared in the off-season? Michael Cooper grades their performance, giving you an inside look at the team's future prospects.
But that's not all! We discuss the latest NBA rule changes and explore the concept of an in-season tournament. And finally, Coop drops exciting hints about the upcoming season of the Showtime with Coop podcast on CLNS.
Make sure to like, comment, and subscribe to stay up-to-date with all the latest NBA insights and exclusive interviews with Michael Cooper. Stay tuned for more exciting content coming your way!
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00:00 - Introduction 00:12 - Title sponsor: https://FanDuel.com/Boston for $200 in Bonus bets when you deposit $10. 00:25 - Michael Cooper has a message for Jaylen Brown about signing biggest contract in NBA History 06:45 - FanDuel ad insert 06:50 - Michael Cooper Explains How it was as a Laker when Magic signed $25 million dollar deal 09:30 - Michael Cooper reacts to Celtics signing Kristaps Porzingis 10:30 - Coop reacts to Spurs off season 12:00 - Michael Cooper Compares Wembanyama to Ralph Sampson 13:00 - Michael Cooper explains how opponents will (or will not) defend Wembanyama? 14:31 - Do the Boston Celtics still have a “Big 3”? 15:00 - Is the Kriztaps Porzingis signing comparable to the Kevin Garnett signing by Celtics in 2008? 15:34 - Factor Meals credit. Receive one free meal when you use https://factormeals.com/showtime50 15:40 - Michael Cooper grades the Lakers off season 18:40 - new NBA rule changes & figuring out the in-season tournament 22:00 - Coop planning a new season of the Showtime with Coop podcast on CLNS
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Join us as Michael Cooper and AC Green, #Lakesshow champions, delve into a unique conversation about their shared basketball journey. Sponsored by FanDuel, the episode kicks off with college hoops tales, including a classic showdown between Green and Byron Scott. Green reveals his deep-seated desire to play for the Lakers and tells unforgettable stories about Jerry West and meeting Lakers legends like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar during his rookie year.
Dive into the historical NBA rivalries as Green discusses how Jerry West recruited him to counter the #BostonCeltics. Grab the exclusive FanDuel bonus offer and join the conversation about their first encounter with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Powered by Factor Meals, hear about memorable stories involving Green, including a unique Kareem story and the impact of religion on Green's career.
Capping off the episode, Green shares detailed insights into the 1991 NBA Finals showdown between Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan, offering his thoughts on how the Showtime Lakers of the 1980s could've outplayed the Bulls.
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Welcome to another exciting episode of Showtime with Michael Cooper!
In this episode, we delve deep into the world of the NBA with renowned historian, Josh Schnitman. We kick off with an homage to Cooper's contributions to the Showtime Lakers' five NBA titles and a groundbreaking proposal for a new compensation agreement. The conversation takes us through NBA history, exploring notable teams, legendary figures, and unforgettable moments.
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Welcome to another exciting episode of Showtime with Michael Cooper!
In this episode, we delve deep into the world of the NBA with renowned historian, Josh Schnitman. We kick off with an homage to Cooper's contributions to the Showtime Lakers' five NBA titles and a groundbreaking proposal for a new compensation agreement. The conversation takes us through NBA history, exploring notable teams, legendary figures, and unforgettable moments.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Episode introduction by Michael Cooper 00:30 - Intro Credits 00:40 - Welcoming NBA historian, Josh Schnitman 00:45 - Tribute to Cooper's contributions to Showtime Lakers' NBA titles 02:00 - Discussion on a new NBA compensation agreement 02:25 - Nick's proposition for NBA Cares charities 04:03 - Reflections on the Washington Bullets, Dick Motta & Wes Unseld 04:30 - Spotlight on Bill Sharman 05:30 - Flashback to the 1988 NBA Finals: Lakers vs Pistons 10:36 - Honoring Arnold “Red” Auerbach 12:00 - Remembering Chick Hearn & Elgin Baylor 13:04 - Looking back at Larry Bird 15:20 - Celebrating Magic Johnson 16:15 - Recalling Magic Johnson’s iconic baby hook vs the Celtics in 1987 18:00 - Reliving the 1980 NBA Championship Lakers 18:55 - Unpacking the 1985 NBA Championship Lakers 19:10 - Revisiting the 1987 NBA Championship Lakers run 21:44 - A shoutout to Factor Meals 23:15 - Memories of the 1988 Dallas Mavericks 24:00 - Reflecting on Isiah Thomas in the 1988 NBA Finals 25:30 - Michael Cooper's thoughts on HBO's Winning Time series on Showtime Lakers 26:40 - Introduction to FanDuel
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In this episode of "Showtime with Michael Cooper," we are privileged to host NBA veteran and icon, Dee Brown. Known for his illustrious career and deep understanding of basketball, Brown delves into his journey, unfolding tales from his experiences on and off the court.
From his earliest influences to his legendary time with the Boston Celtics, Brown shares captivating anecdotes and insights that weave together the fabric of his basketball life. Along with his personal stories, Brown also discusses the evolution of the game, comparing the strategic and stylistic differences between the basketball of his time and the modern era.
As he navigates through these stories, Brown's unique perspective and candid nature illuminate various aspects of the sport, giving viewers an intimate look into the world of professional basketball. Whether you're a newcomer to the sport or a long-time fan, this conversation is a deep dive into the richness of NBA history, the intricacies of professional gameplay, and a testament to the spirit and the heart of basketball.
Join us on "Showtime with Michael Cooper" as we embark on this insightful journey with Dee Brown, a must-watch for every basketball enthusiast who values the roots and evolution of the game! Don't miss out on this chance to gain a deeper understanding and appreciation of the sport we all love.
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⏰ Timecodes ⏰ 00:00 - Introduction to the legendary Dee Brown 01:00 - Dee Brown reflects on the memorable 1990-91 Boston Celtics season 03:08 - Who influenced Dee Brown the most? Hear about Dennis Johnson and Michael Cooper 03:30 - The fascination Michael Cooper had for Dennis Johnson's defensive mentorship of Dee Brown 03:50 - A unique story by Dee Brown on Dennis Johnson's "counting dribbles" technique 04:48 - Behind the scenes: Coop’s reaction to Dennis Johnson's dribbling strategy 06:15 - A defensive comparison: Michael Cooper vs Dennis Johnson by Dee Brown 06:50 - Dee Brown’s critique on the current generation of players and their study of the game 07:03 - An engaging story about Isiah Thomas from Dee Brown 08:10 - Michael Cooper’s unforgettable Larry Bird story 08:50 - Dee Brown shares his favorite stories about Larry Bird 09:20 - A comparison between the 80s/90s and today's game by Dee Brown 09:50 - The challenge of succeeding Dennis Johnson as the iconic Celtics point guard 10:30 - Thank you to our sponsors: FanDuel and Hello Fresh!
14:00 - Conversation about Lexie Brown of the LA Sparks (WNBA) 15:00 - Dee Brown talks about his special relationship with his daughter and WNBA star, Lexie Brown 17:00 - Dee Brown shares a story about Robert Parish 18:40 - Stories about the legendary Celtics Big 3 from Dee Brown 19:50 - Dee Brown reminisces about Reggie Lewis 22:10 - Nick Gelso appreciates Dee Brown for his professionalism as a Boston Celtic
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop, Michael Cooper welcomes Bob McAdoo to discuss Bob's favorite, and least favorite NBA players, the best and worst NBA teams to play, The Miami Heat, and more!
6:07
Who was the toughest player to guard Bob McAdoo.
14:18
Who was Bob's favorite trainer?
18:00
Who was the worst teammate?
20:22
Coop's lightning round.
27:30
Draymond Green vs. Poole and can the Warriors win the Championship this year?
33:00
The Miami Heat this year.
39:21
Top 5 players in the NBA today.
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Among other intriguing topics legendary NBA scribe, Bob Ryan and Lakers 5x champion, Michael Cooper discuss, Bob's all time Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. C
heck out PART 1 of Bob Ryan's interview with Coop here- https://youtu.be/e5UAqI0NQdw
Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe & Michael Cooper of the Showtime Lakers Tell REAL Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics Stories. This is the video version of the Showtime Podcast with Coop. To listen to the full, audio version, go to Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts.
If you love Bob Ryan, you should definitely subscribe to his podcast with Jeff Goodman and Gary Tanguay.
Showtime with Coop on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-showtime-podcast-w-coop/id1509730329
Showtime with Coop on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0q58PdBd256PEDwENzQAS0
Bob Ryan Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-ryan-jeff-goodman-nba-podcast/id1483104123
Bob Ryan Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3aNDiZEFLTBzhuuDRfcIqc
Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe & Michael Cooper of the Showtime Lakers Tell REAL Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics Stories. This is the video version of the Showtime Podcast with Coop. To listen to the full, audio version, go to Spotify and/or Apple Podcasts. If you love Bob Ryan, you should definitely subscribe to his podcast with Jeff Goodman and Gary Tanguay.
Showtime with Coop on Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-showtime-podcast-w-coop/id1509730329
Showtime with Coop on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0q58PdBd256PEDwENzQAS0
Bob Ryan Podcast on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bob-ryan-jeff-goodman-nba-podcast/id1483104123
Bob Ryan Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3aNDiZEFLTBzhuuDRfcIqc
00:00 - Bob Ryan explains how he started out in sports journalism
00:30 - Bob Ryan grew up in Trenton, how'd he get to Boston?
02:00 - Bob Ryan sports career (little league)
04:00 - Bob Ryan loved to Referee
04:40 - Was Bob Ryan a bully or did he get bullied in high school
04:55 - How did Bob Ryan start writing? PxP?
05:47 - Starting as intern at the Boston Globe in 1968
"Dr. J," Julius Erving joins Michael Cooper on the Showtime with Coop Podcast. Dr. J talks about his biggest rivals while he was playing growing up, the first time he ever dunked, some of his most legendary battles and of course the "Rock the Baby" dunk on Coop!
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Guest: Julius "Dr. J" Erving
2:52
Who were some of Dr. J's role models growing up?
4:51
Who was Julius Erving's nemesis?
7:00
Growth spurts and dunks.
When was the first time Dr. J dunked?
7:58
Bol Ad Read.
10:40
Being a student athlete at UMass Amherst.
13:08
What was it like joining the newly started ABA
18:18
Coop's lightning round.
24:21
BlueChew Ad Read.
26:06
Dr. J's "Rock the baby" dunk on Michael Cooper.
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"Dr. J," Julius Erving joins Michael Cooper on the Showtime with Coop Podcast. Dr. J talks about his biggest rivals while he was playing growing up, the first time he ever dunked, some of his most legendary battles and of course the "Rock the Baby" dunk on Coop!
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Guest: Julius "Dr. J" Erving
2:52
Who were some of Dr. J's role models growing up?
4:51
Who was Julius Erving's nemesis?
7:00
Growth spurts and dunks.
When was the first time Dr. J dunked?
7:58
Bol Ad Read.
10:40
Being a student athlete at UMass Amherst.
13:08
What was it like joining the newly started ABA
18:18
Coop's lightning round.
24:21
BlueChew Ad Read.
26:06
Dr. J's "Rock the baby" dunk on Michael Cooper.
Listen and Subscribe to the Showtime Lakers Podcast with Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and the CLNS Media Network mobile app.
In the late 1970's & early 1980's Michael Ray Richardson was the most touted young player in the NBA.
The No. 4 overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, Richardson played in the NBA for eight years with the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and New Jersey Nets. In his first 6 seasons, He was a four-time NBA All-Star, and led the league in steals in three seasons. Affectionately called "Sugar" for his "sweet game," he finished his playing days where his career had a renaissance in the Italian basketball league. Later became a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada).
Despite all his remarkable achievements, "Sugar" is most remembered today for being the 1 player to be banned for life from the NBA by then commissioner David Stern for breaking the leagues drug policy.
In the late 1970's & early 1980's Michael Ray Richardson was the most touted young player in the NBA.
The No. 4 overall pick in the 1978 NBA draft, Richardson played in the NBA for eight years with the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and New Jersey Nets. In his first 6 seasons, He was a four-time NBA All-Star, and led the league in steals in three seasons. Affectionately called "Sugar" for his "sweet game," he finished his playing days where his career had a renaissance in the Italian basketball league. Later became a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) and National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada).
Despite all his remarkable achievements, "Sugar" is most remembered today for being the 1 player to be banned for life from the NBA by then commissioner David Stern for breaking the leagues drug policy.
Lakers Legend Michael Cooper Talks Legacy + Inside the Lakers Dynasty. Coop takes Nick Gelso on a journey of untold #Lakers stories. Cooper also reviews the Hulu series, Legacy: The Real Lakers Story.
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TOPICS:
00:00 - Coop Intro
00:25 - Michael Cooper & Nick Gelso on Hulu Legacy: Story of the Real Lakers
01:30 - Michael Cooper recalls times with Showtime Lakers off the court 02:30 - Michael Cooper Tells the Story of the Fabulous Forum During Showtime
03:18 - Hulu Legacy is NOT a Reply to HBO Max Winning Time
03:45 - The Jerry Buss Family Business
04:55 - Showtime Lakers interacting with Fans at the Fabulous Forum
05:30 - The Jerry Buss Ownership Philosophy
07:20 - The Showtime Lakers Cast of Characters
08:18 - The Buss Family Business: The Lakers Dynasty
09:50 - Lakers Quick Rebuild after Devastating loss of Magic Johnson Contracting HIV
11:15 - Michael Cooper Always Knew Jeanie Buss would some day run the Lakers
12:50 - Jeanie Buss is the "Keeper of the Lakers Culture"
14:30 - Jerry West Rebuilds the Lakers (Twice): adds #Kobe & Shaq 1
5:50 - Chick Hearn WAS the Lakers
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17:20- Michael Cooper tells a Magic Johnson story
19:07 - Michael Cooper Tells the Story of Magic Wanting to be Traded
21:31 - Jerry West Pat, Riley Co Coaches?
22:15 - Magic Johnson the Lakers Coach
25:00 Michael Cooper Tells the Story of Dr. Buss Wanting him to Retire 29:00 - Michael Cooper Tells the Story About How Dr. Jerry Buss solves the rift between Magic and Kareem
30:30 - Are the Days of Lakers - Celtics loyalty to players & Players loyalty to teams over?
32:00 - Culture is Everything in the NBA, Team sports
Lakers Legend Michael Cooper Talks Legacy + Inside the Lakers Dynasty. Coop takes Nick Gelso on a journey of untold #Lakers stories. Cooper also reviews the Hulu series, Legacy: The Real Lakers Story.
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TOPICS:
00:00 - Coop Intro
00:25 - Michael Cooper & Nick Gelso on Hulu Legacy: Story of the Real Lakers
01:30 - Michael Cooper recalls times with Showtime Lakers off the court 02:30 - Michael Cooper Tells the Story of the Fabulous Forum During Showtime
03:18 - Hulu Legacy is NOT a Reply to HBO Max Winning Time
03:45 - The Jerry Buss Family Business
04:55 - Showtime Lakers interacting with Fans at the Fabulous Forum
05:30 - The Jerry Buss Ownership Philosophy
07:20 - The Showtime Lakers Cast of Characters
08:18 - The Buss Family Business: The Lakers Dynasty
09:50 - Lakers Quick Rebuild after Devastating loss of Magic Johnson Contracting HIV
11:15 - Michael Cooper Always Knew Jeanie Buss would some day run the Lakers
12:50 - Jeanie Buss is the "Keeper of the Lakers Culture"
14:30 - Jerry West Rebuilds the Lakers (Twice): adds #Kobe & Shaq 1
5:50 - Chick Hearn WAS the Lakers
17:00 - FREE OFFER from https://betonline.ag - use promo code CLNS50
17:20- Michael Cooper tells a Magic Johnson story
19:07 - Michael Cooper Tells the Story of Magic Wanting to be Traded
21:31 - Jerry West Pat, Riley Co Coaches?
22:15 - Magic Johnson the Lakers Coach
25:00 Michael Cooper Tells the Story of Dr. Buss Wanting him to Retire 29:00 - Michael Cooper Tells the Story About How Dr. Jerry Buss solves the rift between Magic and Kareem
30:30 - Are the Days of Lakers - Celtics loyalty to players & Players loyalty to teams over?
32:00 - Culture is Everything in the NBA, Team sports
Lakers legend, Michael Cooper is joined by author/success story, Shontel Green. Shontel pulled her life off the streets and into entrepreneurship.
For more information on how to purchase Green's book, visit: www.mastermindthebook.com
PRESS RELEASE:
Shontel Greene Releases Her New Book Mastermind: Born a Statistic, Determined to Die a Winner . . . 12 Years Later Baltimore, Maryland Aug 3, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - Shontel Greene is pleased to announce the release of her latest book, Mastermind: Born a Statistic, Determined to Die a Winner . . . 12 Years Later. Shontel’s transformation of her life is epic as described in this captivating book.
Mastermind is the compelling true story of Shontel Adams (Greene). Born and raised in the streets of West Baltimore, Shontel was forced to become a drug dealer at 14 to save her family from losing their home. To get started, she had to convince her uncle who was ‘in the game’ to give her the money.
She was lured and sucked into the seductive underworld of fast money, fast living, and a fast-paced lifestyle. Getting in was the easy part, but getting out would require a miracle. With her back against the wall, Shontel had to navigate a double life of being a straight-A student with perfect attendance by day and a 17-year-old Drug Queenpin by night. With the grandeur came danger, as she was subjected to robberies, being shot at, kidnapped, and even set up by a close friend. That same uncle who mentored her then wanted her dead. After multiple arrests, Shontel’s awakening was from Judge Johnson, who reduced her 20-year sentence to weekend jail during her mandatory college matriculation. Shontel realized books were her saving grace. On her mother’s death bed, she begged Shontel to change, and from that moment on, she never sold drugs again. With two Master’s degrees and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, she began her life of entrepreneurial success.
Shontel's true-life story will take you on a series of highs and lows as she battled her demons; and struggled to endure betrayal, prison, kidnapping, robberies, murder, police corruption, and her parent's drug addiction.
Shontel's mastermind helped her get out of the game, turn her life around, and build a legitimate multi-million-dollar business empire. Discover how she gave up the hustling lifestyle to become a true "Boss Chick" by creating a legal multi-million-dollar business empire and is able to enjoy a life of luxury now while also participating in multiple philanthropic ventures to give back to those in need in the inner city.
Her motto was, “You can't control the cards you are dealt, but you absolutely can control how you play them.” Shontel was always determined to "Play to win."
Shontel has been featured in Black Enterprise magazine as one of the largest growing Black-owned businesses. She has also been featured in Forbes and Power magazine and various TV and news shows.
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Lakers legend, Michael Cooper is joined by author/success story, Shontel Green. Shontel pulled her life off the streets and into entrepreneurship.
For more information on how to purchase Green's book, visit: www.mastermindthebook.com
PRESS RELEASE:
Shontel Greene Releases Her New Book Mastermind: Born a Statistic, Determined to Die a Winner . . . 12 Years Later Baltimore, Maryland Aug 3, 2022 (Issuewire.com) - Shontel Greene is pleased to announce the release of her latest book, Mastermind: Born a Statistic, Determined to Die a Winner . . . 12 Years Later. Shontel’s transformation of her life is epic as described in this captivating book.
Mastermind is the compelling true story of Shontel Adams (Greene). Born and raised in the streets of West Baltimore, Shontel was forced to become a drug dealer at 14 to save her family from losing their home. To get started, she had to convince her uncle who was ‘in the game’ to give her the money.
She was lured and sucked into the seductive underworld of fast money, fast living, and a fast-paced lifestyle. Getting in was the easy part, but getting out would require a miracle. With her back against the wall, Shontel had to navigate a double life of being a straight-A student with perfect attendance by day and a 17-year-old Drug Queenpin by night. With the grandeur came danger, as she was subjected to robberies, being shot at, kidnapped, and even set up by a close friend. That same uncle who mentored her then wanted her dead. After multiple arrests, Shontel’s awakening was from Judge Johnson, who reduced her 20-year sentence to weekend jail during her mandatory college matriculation. Shontel realized books were her saving grace. On her mother’s death bed, she begged Shontel to change, and from that moment on, she never sold drugs again. With two Master’s degrees and a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, she began her life of entrepreneurial success.
Shontel's true-life story will take you on a series of highs and lows as she battled her demons; and struggled to endure betrayal, prison, kidnapping, robberies, murder, police corruption, and her parent's drug addiction.
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Michael Cooper won 5 titles with the Los Angeles Lakers in the 1980's and as much as he bled purple and gold back then, Coop still does today. For the 3rd straight season, Coop is predicting an NBA championship for his Lakers. He's sitting at 1-1 with championship predictions for LA so he's looking to again go over .500.
Coop also tells CLNS Founder and Celtics Historian, Nick Gelso, that Boston should trade Jaylen Brown for Kevin Durant. Find out why. Coop also has a wild prediction for Celtics fans as well...
On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Pepperdine and Clippers alum, Dwayne Polee. Coop, Ari and Dwayne discuss Verbum Dei High School, giving back to the LA community, playing ball overseas, thoughts on the NBA today, and more!
1:00
Who were some of Dwayne Polee's role models growing up?
8:14
BetOnline Ad Read
10:13
Dwayne being drafted by the Clippers.
13:25
Dwayne's experience playing ball overseas.
15:32
Coop's lightning round.
21:49
Thoughts on the NBA today.
28:35
Coach Ham.
31:00
What would you say as a Laker playing the Celtics?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome NBA Legend and creator of the Ones Basketball League, Tracy McGrady, and the winner of the League John Jordan. Coop, Ari, Tracy and John discuss Tracy's role models growing up, The Ones Basketball League, Tracy going from high school directly to the pros, John winning the OBL, and more.
0:40
Who were some of Tracy McGrady's role models growing up?
5:30
The Ones Basketball League.
7:50
BetOnline Ad Read.
12:12
What did John learn in the OBL.
15:50
Tracy McGrady, from high school to the pros.
18:15
Coop's lightning round.
24:15
Who were some of the best defenders that Tracy has played with?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome sports aficionado, pine cone salesman, and Coop's good friend, Monty Marengo. Coop, Ari, and Monty discuss Monty's widespread knowledge on sports, pine cones, ping pong, Coop's lightening round, Winning Time, and more!
2:00
Monty Marengo knows everything about sports.
4:20
Ping Pong and pine cones.
7:50
Why does Monty love Pete Rose?
15:30
Coops lightening round.
21:20
Can the Lakers win the NBA Championship next year?
28:50
An interesting fact about the Celtics.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss the Celtics losing the NBA Championship, NBA Superstars, The Golden State Warriors, the NBA draft, and more.
0:16
The collapse of the Boston Celtics.
3:15
Are Tatum and Brown superstars?
7:57
Can the Celtics get back to the Finals next year?
12:30
BetOnline Ad Read.
13:20
The Golden State Warriors..
19:30
"The Lakers are always going to win the NBA Championship."
25:28
Michael Coopers draft experience, and the NBA draft.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome LA Lakers legend Billy Thompson. Coop, Ari and Billy discuss Billy's role models, playing for the University of Louisville, The LA Lakers training camp, the NBA Finals, and more!
0:40
Who were some of Billy Thompson's role models growing up?
2:30
The University of Louisville, winning an NCAA Championship to winning an NBA Championship.
6:05
BetOnline Ad Read.
10:00
Lakers training camp.
11:25
Playing the Celtics in 1987.
13:50
Coop's lightning round.
19:00
Pastor life.
22:30
Who wins the NBA Championship this year?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss The NBA Finals, the 80's NBA colliding with Draymond Green and the 2022 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors, the shenanigans of the Celtics, why the Warriors are struggling, and more.
2:05
Only 2 games a week in the NBA Finals nowadays?
4:30
Could Draymond Green play in the NBA in the 1980's or would he have gotten knocked the f out?
16:50
Celtics dirty tactics? Golden State rim was 2 inches higher during practice.
20:00
Jayson Tatum and Michael Cooper.
26:14
Why are the Warriors struggling?
28:08
The Lakers hire Darvin Ham.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome basketball player turned actor Mike Warren. Coop, Ari, and Mike discuss some of Mike's role models growing up, his time playing at UCLA with John Wooden, changing from basketball to acting, who will win the NBA Finals this year, and more.
2:00
Who were some of Mike Warren's role models growing up?
4:27
Playing for one of the greatest college teams with John Wooden.
14:40
BetOnline ad read
20:30
Coop's lightning round.
28:38
From UCLA to acting.
31:46
Who will win the NBA Finals this year?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome NBA legend Robert Horry to discuss his childhood his NBA career, the NBA Playoffs and more!
0:00 Big Shot Bob joins the pod!
0:45 Robert's on growing up in Alabama
14:30 Coop's Lightning Round
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14:40 Wimp Sanderson
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15:18 Latrell Sprewell
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17:55 James Worthy
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18:55 Phil Jackson
22:47 How 'Big Shot Bob' started
26:10 What people don't know about Tony Parker
28:00 Robert's favorite championship
30:25 A. C. Green's trash talking
31:08 Robert on Lakers and their future
36:00 NBA Playoffs: Who wins the East & West
38:05 Robert's new podcast 'NBA Finals File'
39:15 Robert on why Coop is a Hall of Famer
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss playing basketball at The University of New Mexico, the NBA, entrepreneurship and how he got involved with Magic Johnson.
1:23
How did Kenny Thomas get started playing basketball?
8:31
BetOnline ad read.
9:19
Was Kenny Thomas the best to play at the University of new Mexico?
13:52
What did Kenny's parents give him that he has held onto?
15:20
Did Kenny think he was going to go pro?
18:35
Coop's lightning round.
23:00
The Sacramento Kings and thoughts on the NBA today.
26:00
What is Kenny doing now?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss the worst LA Lakers team in franchise history, voices in the locker room, the Clippers, Quin Snyder, and more!
1:15
This disappointing LA Lakers season.
9:35
What kind of coach do the Lakers need?
11:15
BetOnline Ad Read
14:40
LA Clippers.
18:48
The NBA Playoffs.
27:17
Freeman Williams
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome 3 time NBA defensive first team, and 1984 NBA slam dunk champion with his number 22 retired for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Larry Nance. Coop, Ari, and Larry discuss some of Larry's role models, getting drafted by the Phoenix Suns, Larry Nance beating Coop in the slam dunk contest, and more!
2:00
Who were some of Larry Nance's role models growing up?
4:35
Getting drafted by the Phoenix Suns.
7:30
BetOnline Ad Read.
8:12
Coop's lightening round.
12:00
The 1984 NBA slam dunk contest.
16:26
Thoughts on the NBA today.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Chucky Brown. Coop, Ari and Chucky discuss how Chucky got to the NBA, rookie season hazing, Chucky being on 12 teams in 13 years, the NBA today, and more!
0:54
Chucky Brown's early days, and coach Jim Valvano.
6:08
BetOnline Ad Read
7:00
Rookie initiation for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
11:40
Coop's Lightning Round.
14:50
12 teams in 13 seasons.
18:40
Thoughts on the NBA today.
21:00
Kareem the G.O.A.T.
24:00
What would you do if Will Smith slapped you?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome former NBA player and current coach for the Northern New Mexico Lady Eagles, J. R. Giddens. Coop, Ari, and J. R. discuss playing basketball for the University of New Mexico, getting drafted by the Boston Celtics, traveling the world playing basketball, and more!
1:00
Playing basketball at the University of New Mexico.
3:25
Playing for the Boston Celtics.
10:00
BetOnline Ad Read.
11:00
Traveling the world playing basketball.
14:37
Coop's lightening round.
18:55
Coaching women's basketball.
22:30
Thoughts on the NBA today.
25:08
Who will win the NBA championship this year?
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LeBron's Leadership and setting the record straight on Winning Time.
On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by and BetOnline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss the Lakers, LeBron James leadership, the reality of "Winning Time" on HBO, and more.
1:07
Indiana cheerleaders retrieve ball.
3:45
The Lakers are in a world of trouble.
5:56
BetOnline Ad Read.
6:50
Out of their next 5 games, how many will the Lakers win?
9:45
Cracks in the armor.
11:15
LeBron leadership status.
14:30
Young players and healthy superstars.
17:00
Winning Time TV show is bad?
26:00
Dallas Mavericks.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by LinkedIn and BetOnline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Toronto Raptors scout, Aleem Hassanali. Coop, Ari and Aleem discuss how Aleem got to where he is today, what it takes to be a good scout, where Aleem wants to go from here, and. more!
1:35
Did Aleem ever have aspirations to be a scout?
5:40
How did Aleem get from Atlanta to Toronto.
8:50
BetOnline Ad Read.
9:50
What does it take to be a good NBA scout?
16:38
The growth of basketball in Toronto.
19:27
LinkedIn Ad Read.
20:27
Coop's lightening round.
25:00
Where does Aleem want to go from here?
28:00
Wayne and Theresa Embry fellowship
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by LinkedIn and BetOnline.ag, the play in tournament, the lack of Laker defense, Russell Westbrook, Frank Vogel, Rob Peelinka, the Lakers brand, and more!
2:30
The Lakers are one win away from turning the season around.
5:05
LinkedIn Ad Read
6:20
The play in tournament and the lack of Lakers defense.
10:05
When the crowd starts to boo, they boo everyone.
12:42
BetOnline ad read.
13:37
Russell Westbrook and the Frankenstein team.
17:00
Will Frank Vogel and Rob Pelinka be a part of the Lakers organization next year?
21:20
Are the Lakers in a bad spot brand wise?
29:08
Winning Time TV show.
On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by BetOnline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Terance Mathis former NFL Pro Bowl Wide Receiver to the podcast. Coop, Ari and Terance discuss Black History Month, racism in sports, Terance's NFL career, the NFL today, Super Bowl LVI and more!
1:15 Role Models Growing Up + Black History Month
9:30 Racism in Sports
14:30 Coop's Lightning Round
19:50 Terance's NFL Career
26:13 Coop and Terance's Coaching Career & SB LVI Preview
31:30 What caused Antonio Brown's Meltdown?
33:45 Latest with Terance's Life
42:00 Terance on the state of the Lakers
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Dr. Marcus Amos a professor of sport management at Voorhees College, who holds his doctorate degree in Kinesiology and Sport Studies with a concentration in sport management from the University of Tennessee. Coop Ari and Dr. Amos discuss what Black History Month Means, the lack of black representation in sports, the word "diversity", opioid addiction in sports, and more!
1:30
What does Black History month mean to Dr. Marcus Amos?
13:40
BetOnline Ad Read
14:42
Coop's Lightning Round.
17:30
The state of sports in America today.
22:05
Brian Flores.
29:09
Locker Room Addiction.
33:35
Success story that made Dr. Marcus Amos proud.
37:00
Who is Dr. Amos basketball G.O.A.T?
41:30
What more does Coop need to do to be in the NBA Hall of Fame?
43:30
Can the current Lakers win the NBA Championship?
45:00
Who will win the Super Bowl?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Terrell Owens to discuss his growth of confidence, his role models, the NBA today, basketball greats, Kobe Bryant, and more!
0:40
Who were some of Terrell Owens role models growing up?
2:30
Growth of confidence.
6:08
Tough defensive backs.
7:47
BetOnline Ad Read
8:48
Thoughts on the NBA today.
11:10
Who is the NBA G.O.A.T?
14:28
What did Kobe Bryant mean to T.O?
19:30
Terrell Owens social media and winery.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss Russell Westbrook, Carmelo Anthony, drama with Coop's former teammates, and more!
0:00
LinkedIn Ad Read
2:30
Russell Westbrook antics.
7:45
BetOnline Ad Read
8:45
Lakers in 8th place.
10:45
Carmelo Anthony.
14:25
Drama with Coop's former teammates.
26:53
Coop is on Lakers top 10 assist list.
33:15
Learn how to play the game of basketball.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin switch things up and welcome former NFL wide Receiver, Preston Dennard. Coop, Ari and Preston discuss Preston's time at the University of New Mexico, getting drafted into the NFL, Antonio Brown, Coop's lightning round, and more!
1:26
Preston Dennard's early life, and Germany in the 1960s. Who were some of Preston's role models growing up?
6:10
BetOnline Ad Read
7:10
Preston's time at The University of New Mexico, and getting drafted into the NFL.
13:40
Coop's Lightening Round.
20:30
Who is going to win the Super Bowl, and Antonio Brown.
28:37
Would Preston Dennard rather his quarterback be Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers? Lakers or Celtics?
31:00
Preston's ministry in Albuquerque New Mexico. Does Coop remember playing basketball with Preston in college?
34:10
What does Preston want to be known for?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome 5 time NBA All Star, and 2 time NBA defensive player of the year, Sidney Moncrief. Coop, Ari, and Sidney talk about Sid being the one that got away from The LA Lakers, some of Sidneys favorite and least favorite players, the analytics in basketball today, and more!
2:40
Does Sidney Moncrief think he should have been a Laker and what was the 1979 NBA draft like?
4:20
Sidney's childhood and role models growing up.
6:50
BetOnline Ad Read.
7:42
Playing College basketball at the University of Arkansas, and cover of Sports Illustrated.
11:00
Coop's lightening round.
17:47
Steph Curry.
20:10
Sidney's fight in 1987 with Danny Ainge.
22:37
Thoughts on the NBA today.
24:04
Three tips for young student athletes today.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by LinkedIn and betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss what momentum really means, LeBron James, the Lakers turnover issue, 7 things Coop would like to forget about 2021, and more!
1:00
Momentum.
8:35
LeBron James is the Lakers silver lining.
11:50
BOL Ad Read.
12:50
Turnover issue.
14:00
COVID's impact on the NBA.
16:12
7 things Coop would like to forget about 2021.
19:14
Russell Westbrook.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by LinkedIn and betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss Steph Curry breaking the all time 3 point record, who they believe is the the best 3 point shooter of all time, and of course, the LA Lakers
0:00
LinkedIn Ad Read
1:40
Steph Curry broke the record for most 3 point baskets of all time, who is the best 3 point shooter of all time? Three pointers now vs. Showtime era.
8:20
Coop's list of 3 point shooters that would be competition today.
15:46
BetOnline Ad Read.
16:40
The Lakers win over the Dallas Mavericks.
18:05
Would you replace Russell Westbrook with Ben Simmons, and will the Lakers get this system to work?
22:07
Frank Vogel.
26:00
Lakers journey to Championship #18, and some G.O.A.T talk.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Fred Williams to discuss what got Fred into coaching in the WNBA, Lakers Celtics rivalry, who the real NBA G.O.A.T is, Fred's music career, and more!
2:57
Who got Fred into coaching?
7:15
BetOnline Ad Read.
8:10
Lakers and Celtics rivalry.
11:00
Who is the goat in the NBA and WNBA?
19:49
Coop's lightning round.
22:40
Music.
28:20
Jazz and Basketball.
31:38
What do the Sparks need to do this season?
33:12
Young players coming out of college.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome LA Laker Legend, the NBA logo himself, Jerry West. In part two of this episode, Michael and Jerry discuss Jerry actually being the NBA logo, coaching in the NBA Shaq and Kobe, and of course Coop's lightning round.
0:15
Jerry being the NBA Logo.
1:40
Coaching in the NBA.
5:45
Denying the first million dollar NBA contract.
7:00
BetOnline Ad Read.
8:00
Coop's lightning round.
18:50
Shaq and Kobe.
24:30
Advice for a young player trying to make it to the NBA.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome LA Laker Legend, the NBA logo himself, Jerry West. In part one of this two part episode, Michael, Jerry, and Ari discuss how Jerry starting playing basketball in the first place, playing college basketball at West Virginia University, playing for the Lakers with Elgin Baylor and Wilt Chamberlain, team chemistry, and playing the Celtics in the 60's and 70's. Stay tuned for part 2 next week!
2:20
What was Jerry's drive to play basketball growing up?
8:20
BetOnline Ad Read
9:20
Playing in the NBA as a part of the first super 3.
12:38
Team chemistry and its effects on his own roster building.
20:55
Playing against the Celtics in the 60's and 70's.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss the Lakers rotation, Anthony Davis vs. Dwight Howard, the NBA teams in the west, and more!
1:45
The LA Lakers rotation.
11:35
BetOnline Ad Read
12:35
Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard skirmish.
18:46
The teams in the west.
27:15
Has the East caught up to the west?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome player turned coach, Derek Fisher. Coop, Ari and Derek discuss Derek's 18 years in the NBA that included 5 championship wins with the Lakers, bring drafted in the first round with Kobe, transitioning from coaching in the NBA to coaching in the WNBA, and more!
1:51
Growing up in Little Rock Arkansas.
6:00
What was Derek Fisher thinking when he was drafted into the NBA?
9:00
BetOnline Ad Read
10:00
Being drafted in the first round with Kobe Bryant, and his thoughts on him at the time.
11:43
Coops Lightning Round.
16:51
What one of Derek's championship teams could have beaten one of Coops?
19:21
What was it like transitioning from coaching in the NBA to the WNBA?
25:54
Derek Fisher's WNBA rival.
32:30
Get a shot off in 0.4 seconds.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss this season's LA Laker roster, if the Lakers can repeat an NBA championship, who the Lakers biggest competition will be, their thoughts on players getting the vaccine, and more.
1:30
Thoughts on this seasons LA Lakers roster of "old guys".
8:00
BetOnline Ad Read
9:00
Will the offense run through LeBron James or Russell Westbrook?
12:52
Rajon Rondo and ego management.
15:00
Return of former Lakers. This is a good three point shooting team.
16:40
Lakers biggest competition this season.
22:24
NBA players and getting the vaccine.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome former LA Laker Byron Scott to discuss how he got to the NBA, the Lakers Celtics rivalry, how he ended up coaching in the NBA, and more. Also in this episode, Coops lightning round.
0:15
Greatest guards of all time.
3:15
Growing up in Los Angeles.
6:00
Ending up at Arizona State., and deciding to go to the NBA.
10:40
Training camp.
13:30
Coop's lightning round.
19:50
Celtics and Lakers rivalry. Who did Byron Scott hate the most?
25:45
What influenced Byron Scott to start coaching? Where was his favorite place to coach?
30:45
Favorite Lakers championship team.
36:00
Thoughts on the Lakers chance at an NBA championship this year.
37:20
Thoughts on the current NBA.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome former LA Laker, Kurt Rambis to discuss how Kurt got to the NBA, his iconic big glasses, his time coaching ball, and his thoughts on the current LA Lakers. Also in the show, Coop's lightning round, where Kurt gives his thoughts on some NBA legends, and an infamous LA club.
3:00
NBA Dreams, Santa Clara, and playing basketball in Greece.
7:20
How did Kurt Rambis find his niche?
9:30
BetOnline Ad Read.
10:25
Kurt's early Lakers days and his iconic glasses.
15:40
Coop's lightning round.
23:50
Who was Kurt Rambis' hardest player to coach?
26:40
Kurt's thoughts on the current LA Lakers.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome former LA Lakers intern turned agent, and current Executive Vice President of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Lon Rosen. Lon, Coop, and Ari discuss Lon's time working for the Lakers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's pranks, how Lon turned into an agent, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson's relationship, and more.
3:00
What was Lon Rosen's life like growing up and what was his time working for the Lakers like?
5:45
BetOnline Ad Read.
6:45
Transition from working for the Lakers to becoming an agent.
9:51
Coop's lightening round.
12:00
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's pranks.
15:30
Best Lakers team of all time?
16:45
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
20:00
The state of the NBA today.
20:40
Coop story.
21:45
Who is the G.O.A.T?
24:05
Will the LA Dodgers win the World Series this year?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Robert Parish to discuss Roberts career, an SAT scandal, why he made the choice to go to the NBA, The Golden State Warriors, Boston Racism, Lakers and Celtics long time feud, and more.
02:30
Pleasantries.
3:30
Youth, College Career + SAT scandal
7:00
BOL Ad Read
8:00
why NBA nor ABA, Early Pro career.
8:50
Time w Golden State Warriors
08:00
Robert Humbled by Kareem
11:00
“Double Zero, Double Nothing”
13:34
“Joe Barely Cares” - the trade that changed the NBA
14:00
Boston & Racism: Chief first experiences in Boston.
16:30
KC Jones Story.
17:50
Tommy Heinsohn story.
18:57
Red Auerbach Story.
19:30
Coach Larry Little.
20:25
Dennis Johnson.
21:45
Larry Bird.
25:30
1984 and 1985 Championship.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome former Laker and current announcer for the Lakers, Stu Lantz. Coop, Ari and Stu discuss how Stu got into broadcasting, his time working with the great Chick Hearn, thoughts on the Lakers today, and of course Coop's lightning round.
0:30
How did Stu Lantz get into broadcasting and what was it like working with Chick Hearn?
7:53
Bet Online Ad Read.
9:00
How does Stu feel about being the new voice of the La Lakers?
12:15
Coop's Lightning Round.
19:00
Stu-isms.
20:30
Thoughts on todays Lakers, and who are some good defensive players today?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Coops former teammate Adrian Branch to discuss Adrian's time at the University of Maryland, his bad attitude early in his career, the late Len Bias, the current state of College basketball and the NBA, and more!
5:30
Adrian Branch's childhood and growing up.
7:20
1987 LA Lakers say no to drugs rap.
8:30
Adrian Branch's time at University of Maryland.
10:50
Adrian's demeanor was not meant for the NBA.
13:07
BetOnline Ad Read.
14:30
Coops lightning round.
15:40
Len Bias and NBA draft night.
21:20
Cocaine in the NBA.
23:40
Coop blocking Dale Ellis' shot and his defensive skill.
26:30
Athletes in Action / FCA.
30:35
The state of College Basketball today.
44:15
The state of the NBA today.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin discuss the return of the Big 3 basketball league, the Lakers biggest flaw last season, how the Lakers and Clippers will do next season based on the draft/free agency, and more.
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
1:30
The Lakers and Celtics rivalry defies the NBA.
3:10
The Big 3.
8:30
Michael Cooper: "You gotta get your players to feel good about themselves and want to play for you."
12:07
BetOnline Ad Read.
13:20
Free agency, draft, and La Lakers, starting with Russell Westbrook.
18:15
What does Coop think was the biggest issue with last years Lakers?
21:50
Thoughts on the Clippers.
28:15
Kawhi Leonard.
29:50
It's a young players game, is Lebron Done winning championships?
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper welcomes Kareem Abdul Jabbar to discuss their legacy on the game and reminisce on their time together.
1:28
Kareem on how his family is doing through the COVID-19 pandemic.
3:26
Kareem's thoughts on the 1980 season after the Lakers drafted Magic. What was it like to have Magic join an established team?
4:27
Did Kareem think Magic was going to be great from the start?
4:00
BOL Ad Read
4:57
What was it like to play for a legendary head coach like UCLA's John Wooden?
6:05
How influential was John Wooden in Kareem's life overall? Not just in basketball, but in life.
7:20
How easy was it for some of those Showtime Lakers teams to defer their personal egos for the betterment of the team?
8:05
Coop: Magic was not a great individual defender, but he was very good defensively at one thing.
8:52
What would The Last Dance or camera crews following around the '87-'88 Lakers look like? Kareem: "I see these guys as my brothers still now, thirty years later. Those guys as my brothers we did something that will last a lifetime."
9:46
The birthday trick Coop and other Lakers played on Kareem in the mid 80's. Kareem: "You sow the wind, you reap the whirlwind."
12:17
Kareem: "Those were good times Coop. I remember one time we had to circle around back a half hour later to pick you up from the airport, because you got left at the airport."
13:01
How Kareem got into jazz and his dad's influence.
14:29
Kareem on the house fire that destroyed his famed record collection and how fans helped him to restore the collection.
15:35
Of the six championships, which one is Kareem's favorite title? Kareem: "We're the only team to win a world championship in Boston Garden other than the Boston Celtics and they got to live with that forever."
17:10
In the early 80's what was Kareem's favorite memories of the Lakers.
18:38
Kareem's thoughts heading into his final year with the Lakers when Byron Scott got injured before the NBA Finals vs. Detroit Pistons. Coop: "Every game [in that series] getting swept, we were ahead at halftime. They just had more than we did going down the stretch."
19:57
Kareem on his farewell tour and gifts that he received. Kareem: "It was draining in a lot of ways because I had to go out there and be genuine and that will take something out of you."
21:40
Kareem on being an English Major in college and how writing became a big part of his life. Kareem: "When I got into my retirement and realized 'you have to do something creative and positive with your life. You can't just stop living' and writing has always been something I've wanted to pursue."
22:38
Kareem on his relationship with Wilt.
23:43
Kareem on Kobe's passing. Kareem: "Kobe was an incredible athlete and parent. He really set an example in both areas that would be hard to emulate."
24:45
What makes Kareem laugh now. Kareem: "Sometimes I'll go passed the court and people will go: 'Take your shot,' and I can't even reach the hoop man, it's like 'Did I ever do that?'"
26:44
Does he get satisfied more from playing basketball, writing or acting?
27:15
Lighting round: One sentence each
Herbie Hancock
Bill Russell
James Wilkes
Barack O'Bama
Langston Hughes
Larry Bird
30:26
Deborah Morales is Kareem's manager and Coop asked her what it's like to manage his schedule and Deborah shares an incredible story about managing Kareem's schedule.
31:40
What's the oddest request Deborah Morales has ever had for Kareem.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Coop's former teammate Jim Chones to discuss Jim leaving college early to join the ABA, playing for the Cavs with Dr. Buss, the start of the Showtime Lakers, Kareem the GOAT, the referees in todays NBA, and more!
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Guest: Jim Chones
1:00
Why did Jim Chones start playing basketball?
3:20
Playing ball at Marquette.
5:50
BetOnline Ad Read
7:00
Leaving college early and going into the ABA.
10:00
Dr. Buss and the Playboy Club.
14:23
1980s Laker Years.
20:00
Kareem the GOAT.
22:45
Coop's Lightning Round.
30:00
What would Jim change about the NBA today?
32:30
Any advice to a young player joining the NBA.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin talk about how to fix the LA Lakers, how much money Michael Cooper would make in the NBA today, who will win the NBA finals, and the Big 3 basketball league being back. Check out 3's Company on CBS July 10th!
1:00
Thoughts on the Lakers
8:25
BetOnline Ad Read
9:30
How much would Coop make playing in the NBA today?
12:00
The Lakers need another rim protector.
19:10
The good and bad about the LA Clippers.
26:00
Who will win the NBA finals?
28:40
The Big 3 is back.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, 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.
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Guest: Norm Nixon
1:30
Norm Nixons influence on Coop. What would have happened if Coop, Norm, and Magic played together?
3:20
Norm's high school career including track, football, and of course basketball.
5:14
How did Norm end up at Duquesne and why did he give up football?
7:20
Being a student athlete.
9:30
BetOnline Ad Read
10:20
Being drafted by the Lakers when he thought he was going to Boston.
12:30
1980 season of kicking Super Sonics ass eventually winning the NBA Championship.
15:20
Being a part of the changing of the Lakers organization.
16:50
What was the best Lakers team Norm was a part of in his opinion?
18:26
LA nightlife.
19:50
Cops lightning round.
22:10
Getting traded by the Lakers.
25:10
When did Norm know it was time to retire and is he happy in retirement?
26:45
Norm's wife, Debbie Allen and the Kennedy Center Honors.
28:29
Thoughts on the Current LA Lakers and LA Clippers.
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On this Bonus episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin talk about Wednesday nights Lakers Vs. Warriors play-in game.It was a great game of basketball that was not about LeBron and Anthony Davis, it was about the role players. Also discussed, thoughts on Draymond Green as a defensive player, does experience win championships, can the Lakers win 16 more games, and more.
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
1:00
20 out of 30 NBA teams are in the playoffs.
2:15
Last nights game against Golden State was a great game.
3:20
This game was not about LeBron or AD, it was about the Role players.
4:10
May 20th 1994 Scotty Pippen dunk over Patrick Ewing compared to Draymond Greens foul over LeBron. Foul's depend on who is doing the fouling.
9:16
BetOnline Ad Read.
10:05
Thoughts on Draymond Green as a defensive player.
11:20
Thoughts on Anthony Davis' game.
14:19
Ari Temkin: "Was this game fools gold?"
17:28
The NBA is the only sport where experience and knowing how to win championships matters.
19:00
Do the Lakers have the availability to win 16 more games? Who will they play in the Western Conference Finals?
21:25
The difference fans make being there.
22:15
Thoughts on Lakers and Suns series and Trailblazers and Jazz series.
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The 2021 NBA Hall of Fame has announces its inductees, and sadly Coop is not one of them. On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag Coop and Ari discuss the inductees, what it takes to get into the hall, the WNBA, and the Lakers being in the play-in tournament this year.
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
1:30
How did Coop find out he did not make it into the NBA Hall of Fame?
4:00
What does it take to get into the Hall of fame? Why Ben Wallace and not Michael Cooper?
8:24
BetOnline Ad Read
9:20
Toni Kukoc and Paul Pierce.
11:00
Bill Russell inducted as a coach.
13:43
Who is the best all time player for the class of 21. Is KG top 15 of all time?
15:40
Lakers would not have 5 Championships without Coop.
19:00
WNBA inductees and the WNBA's influence on Basketball.
24:20
Kobe finally gets into the Hall, thoughts on players resting during games.
30:45
The NBA playoffs and the Lakers playing in the play in tournament .
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag Michael Cooper welcomes NBA champion, 4X NBA All Star, and ABA MVP Spencer Haywood. Coop's former teammate talks about growing up picking cotton in Mississippi, how he brought free agency to basketball and his issues with drugs and the Lakers. You will not believe the stories Spencer Haywood tells!
1:50
Who were some of Spencer Haywood"s role models growing up and growing up in Mississippi in the 1950s.
10:20
How did Spencer end up at Trinidad Junior College and what was his experience like there?
14:00
Winning the gold medal with the USA Olympic basketball team.
21:00
The ABA and being a bad MF.
26:30
Coops lightning round.
29:10
The Supreme Court.
35:30
Thoughts on the NBA today and what would Spencer would add to the game.
40:20
Spencer was inducted to the hall of fame in 2015, who did he bring with him and why?
42:30
30 years sober.
45:00
Spencers book, "The Spencer Haywood Rule."
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag and BlueChew Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Dawan Scott and Rodney Allen Rippy. Dawan and Rodney give advice to young players, talk about some of the toughest players to play against, Dawan being a stunt double, and Rodney being a star since 3 years old.
0:28
Who were some of Dawan Scott and Rodney Allen Rippy's role models growing up?
2:25
Rodney and Dawan's advice to young players and 3 things that helped them achieve their goals.
8:54
What is a journeyman to you?
10:30
Toughest players.
16:16
Dawan's favorite team and Dr. J.
17:17
Dawan the stunt double.
18:13
BlueChew Ad Read.
19:36
Coop's Lightning round.
22:04
The state of the NBA today.
24:40
Top 3 shooters.
29:00
Harry and the Hendersons.
31:30
Rodney's most memorable role.
34:20
2021 NBA finals predictions.
35:40
Renting the basketball HOF.
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The greatest players in the history of the LA Lakers? On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin take a list of 22 Lakers, and make the ultimate top 10 Los Angeles Lakers roster of all time.
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
2:10
Coop's list of 22 potential top ten Lakers.
4:30
Ari's choice of ten from Coop's list, and Coop's response.
7:30
BetOnline Ad Read.
9:14
People didn't understand how good Jamaal Wilkes was.
15:40
The top ten list is made, now its time to rank them 1-10.
21:05
Most rank Kobe at #1, why is he #2?
25:36
The Lakers had the first ever big three with Wilt Chamberlin, Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor.
28:24
The 80s Celtics and Lakers was one of the greatest rivalries because of the team aspect.
33:30
The Lakers are in the group of greatest organizations of all time.
From #10 to #1
Coop: Gail Goodrich, James Worthy, Jamaal Wilkes, Wilt Chamberlin, Elgin Baylor, Magic Johnson, Shaq, Jerry West, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Ari: Coop, Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy, Wilt Chamberlin, Elgin Baylor, Jerry West, Shaq, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop sponsored by betonline.ag and BlueChew, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome former NBA player Ryan Hollins. Coop, Ryan, and Ari discuss why Ryan chose to go to school where he did, Ryan's time as a track and field star, the 2006 final four, being an NBA journeyman and more.
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Guest: Ryan Hollins
1:48
Ryan Hollins grew up in Pasadena, like Coop, only he went to Coop's rival high school. So, why did Hollins pick John Muir high school?
4:00
How did Ryan Hollins end up at UCLA?
7:50
Joining track and field senior year of high school.
13:32
BetOnline Ad Read
14:35
What was Ryan's greatest achievement at UCLA?
17:50
Hollins on beating Gonzaga, consoling Adam Morrison and UCLA's greatest team ever...
20:40
Coop's lightning round.
31:15
Blue Chew Ad Read.
32:50
What were Ryan's expectations going into the NBA ?
36:30
What would Ryan say to a young player about being a journeyman?
38:10
What does Ryan think of the state of the NBA today.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop, Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcomes former NBA All star, and one of the greatest 3 point shooters of all time, Dale Ellis. Did Dale play in the wrong NBA? Dale on being the first non Larry Bird 3-point shootout champion and what it's like to be in "The Zone."
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Guest: Dale Ellis
1:05
Who were some of Dale's role models growing up?
4:00
9th player picked by the Dallas Mavericks in the 1983 draft
7:40
Dale was a 40% 3 point shooter over 17 years.
9:28
Coop's lightning round.
12:10
Dale averaged 7 points per game his last year in Dallas, and 25 points per game his next year in Seattle.
14:29
BOL Ad Read
15:29
What is it like being in the "Shooting Zone."
17:40
Dale Ellis: "When I talk about defenders, I always mention your name."
19:00
What would Dale change about the NBA today?
20:25
The importance of Dale getting his degree.
21:45
The integration of schools.
23:15
Blue Chew Ad Read
24:20
Leaving the NBA in 2000.
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"Dr. J," Julius Erving joins Michael Cooper on the Showtime with Coop Podcast. Dr. J talks about his biggest rivals while he was playing growing up, the first time he ever dunked, some of his most legendary battles and of course the "Rock the Baby" dunk on Coop!
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Guest: Julius "Dr. J" Erving
2:52
Who were some of Dr. J's role models growing up?
4:51
Who was Julius Erving's nemesis?
7:00
Growth spurts and dunks.
When was the first time Dr. J dunked?
7:58
Bol Ad Read.
10:40
Being a student athlete at UMass Amherst.
13:08
What was it like joining the newly started ABA
18:18
Coop's lightning round.
24:21
BlueChew Ad Read.
26:06
Dr. J's "Rock the baby" dunk on Michael Cooper.
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Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Episode 40
Guest: Bo Kimble
On this episode of Showtime With Coop Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome former college basketball star Bo Kimble. Kimble discusses his college career at USC and Loyola Marymount with the great Hank Gathers and his untimely passing. Plus, growing up in Philly at Dobbins Technical High School, playing college ball in LA during the Showtime era and "44 for Life".
1:38
1980s Lakers vs. 76ers, who was Bo Rooting for?
4:15
Playing basketball at Dobbins Technical High School.
9:00
BOL Ad Read
9:54
Bo Kimble's mentors growing up.
13:02
Who taught Bo the fundamentals of Basketball.
15:55
Bo getting recruited by USC and the freshman 4.
21:10
BlueChew Ad Read
22:55
Coop's lightning round.
25:00
Hank Gathers and transferring from USC to Loyola Marymount.
36:35
Bo's expectations getting drafted by the LA Clippers and going to the NBA.
40:00
What does Bo Kimble think about the NBA today and how much would be command today?
43:58
44 for Life Foundation.
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Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Episode 39
Guest: Ralph Sampson
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame member Ralph Sampson. Ralph lets Ari and Coop know what it was like being so tall growing up and who some of his inspirations were. Also discussed, getting to play next to Hakeem Olajuwon and beating Coop and the Lakers in the 1986 Western Conference finals. Lastly, Ralph reflects on his NBA career and if he has any regrets.
2:30
What was it like being so tall growing up?
7:12
BOL Ad Read
8:13
Who were some of Ralph Sampson's as a young African American man playing high school basketball?
10:15
Ralph's high basketball IQ at a young age and its influence on his success in the NBA.
12:30
What was it like as an 18 year old being on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine ?
16:15
The possibility of leaving college early if the Lakers drafted him.
17:01
Red Auerbach brought a briefcase full of a million dollars to Ralph's parents to get him to leave college early and play for the Celtics.
19:55
Does Ralph think that being college player of the year and all that came after that put too much pressure on him entering the NBA?
21:20
Coop's lightning round.
22:35
What were Ralph's expectations being drafted by the Rocket's in 1983?
24:45
What was the feeling like every game going on to the court with Hakeem Olajuwon?
27:40
1986 western Conference Championship between Houston Rockets and LA Lakers.
30:55
Blue Chew Ad Read.
31:55
1986 NBA Championships Houston vs. Boston.
35:20
Any regrets in Ralph's career?
36:37
How much money would Ralph command if he was in the NBA today and what does he think about the NBA today?
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Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Episode 38
From Depression to Inspiration
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome former NBA player LaRue Martin. In 1972 LaRue was the first overall pick in the NBA of the Portland Trail Blazers, viewed by many as a bust in the NBA Draft, LaRue describes how he went from depression to a life of inspiration.
1:50
Who were some of LaRue Martin's role models growing up in Chicago?
5:03
Did LaRue have aspirations to be in the NBA when he was younger?
6:36
LaRue was the first Draft pick in 1972, and when he went back to Chicago for the first time to play the Bulls, he did not play a single second.
7:21
BOL Ad Read
8:14
Why Loyola?
8:47
Who were some of the toughest teams to play in college?
9:08
LaRues thoughts on going to the NBA draft in 1972.
10:12
If he could go back in time would he want to be drafted later on?
13:31
In his mind, were LaRue's years in Portland good or bad?
14:44
Coop's lightning round.
19:18
What do you think of the NBA today?
20:41
How much would you demand if you played in the NBA today?
21:48
Blue Chew Ad Read
23:35
If you were the NBA commissioner, what change would you implement to help further the league?
25:11
LaRue received his BA in sociology with a minor in education. How has that helped him with life after the NBA?
27:03
What advice would you give to a young player entering the NBA?
29:23
President Barack Obama and LaRue
31:19
LaRue needs to start writing his book.
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Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Episode 37
The Truth Hurts with Steffond Johnson
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome former NBA player Steffond Johnson to discuss giving back and helping others succeed, Steffond's time playing college basketball at LSU, the many challenged Steffond faced while playing basketball, and playing basketball internationally.
0:31
Steffond Johnson was quoted saying "A lot of us professional athletes are cut from the same cloth. We go back to our old neighborhoods and relive the reality of that place., Someone helped us along the way to make it out of there so I try to do the same for others."
Who were some of the people that helped him get to where he is today?
2:18
Did Steffond have aspirations to become a pro basketball player growing up?
7:00
BetOnline Ad Read
7:58
Steffond Johnson's college career at LSU
10:09
Steffond was challenged in every way possible and always had great mentors around him.
11:28
In 1986 Steffond was drafted in the 5th round by the Clippers, what were his thoughts and expectations going there?
17:57
Out of the 7 countries Steffond played for, which one was the best experience (prettiest women). Playing in Italy.
22:17
Blue Chew Ad Read
24:07
Coop's lightning round.
28:45
Kobe Bryant was bigger than life.
32:26
What does Steffond Johnson think about the NBA today?
34:06
If Steffond was a tenth year player in todays NBA, how much money would he demand?
35:17
What advice would Steffond give to a young player entering the NBA?
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Episode 36
Phi Slamma Jamma
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome NBA Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler. Coop opens up about how he viewed Clyde as an offensive player in the NBA. Plus, the wild story about how he and Hakeem ended up at University of Houston, after not being recruited by them, winning a title with Rockets, James Harden and the Dream Team.
3:00
Who were some of Clyde Drexler's role models growing up?
3:46
Coop was always afraid to play against Clyde Drexler.
5:04
How Clyde's childhood friend got University of Houston's coach Guy Lewis to look at him, and Phi Slamma Jamma.
11:27
Being a student athlete and academics being just as important as sports.
13:40
What was the Phi Slamma Jamma locker room like, and Hakeem Olajuwon coming to Houston.
16:56
BOL Ad Read
17:14
What were Clyde's expectations going to the Portland Trail Blazers?
17:59
What was it like playing with Michael Thompson?
19:35
Coop's lightning round.
24:02
What was the City of Houston like after winning their first Championship?
25:13
What was it like being a part of the Dream Team?
28:45
What does Clyde think of the NBA today.
29:45
What does Clyde think about what James Harden to the Houston Rockets?
31:13
Getting ejected from a game in 1995 against the Phoenix Suns.
32:25
Being the commissioner of the Big 3 Basketball league.
34:10
Playing against the Showtime Lakers as an 8 seed team.
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Lakers Win Everything
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Episode 35
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports rank the Eastern and Western divisions, decide that LaMelo Ball s the best of the Ball brothers, talk about Steve Nash as the Nets head coach, and Coop says this years Lakers team is better than last years Championship winning Lakers.
1:10
Michael Cooper: "Right now the Nets are the team to beat."
1:56
Are the Nets going to be able to work with Kyrie and Hardens situations?
4:39
Can KD get Kyrie and Harden playing on the same wavelength?
7:40
LaMelo Ball will be the best of the Ball kids in the NBA.
11:20
Coop likes Steve Nash as a coach in Brooklyn because he can understand the flaws of young players.
13:05
BetOnline Ad Read
13:59
If the Nets trade Harden, would they be able to beat the Lakers?
15:19
The Lakers do not pass often, but they are one of the best teams inn hockey assists.
19:47
Coop ranks the western conference.
20:59
Where does this Lakers stack up against last yearsLakers that won the NBA championship?
25:16
What are Coop's thoughts on harden gaining weight and leaving the Rocket's?
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Gone But Not Forgotten
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Episode 34
Guest: Bob McAdoo
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome back NBA legend Bob McAdoo to talk about some coaches and players that have passed away recently and the influence they had on the game of basketball, the NBA and NCAA hoops, including: Paul Westphal, John Thompson, John Havlicek, and Jerry Sloan.
0:51
Michael Cooper and Bob McAdoo start the episode off by talking about Paul Westphal, who Bob Played with. His number 44 was retired with the Phoenix Suns and sadly Paul passed away January 4th 2021, after battling brain cancer.
7:54
In 1988 Paul Westphal won the NAIA championship as a coach. Does Bob McAdoo think he could coach college basketball?
12:38
Next gone but not forgotten individual is John Thompson. John Thompson was the first African American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he lead the Georgetown Hoyas tp win the NCAA D1 championship in 1984.
20:58
Next on the gone but not forgotten list is John "Hondo" Havlicek, who passed away April 25th 2019, after suffering from Parkinson’s disease in his final years.
33:25
Last on the gone but not forgotten list is Jerry Sloan, who passed away May 22nd 2020, due to complications with Parkinson's disease.
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An NBA Sharpshooter for All Seasons
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Episode 33
Guest: Mike Glenn
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome former NBA sharpshooter Mike "Stinger" Glenn to discuss his 40 years working with hearing impaired kids at his basketball camp, what it was like playing with NBA wild boys Ray Williams and Micheal Ray Richardson, Dr. Martin Luther King's impact on Atlanta, and the current state of the NBA.
1:49
Mike Glenn has his stockbrokers license, and a degree in mathematics, so why did he chose to play basketball? His father was the basketball coach at the Georgia school for the deaf so Mike learned from him and the deaf how to play ball and do sign language.
2:43
Who were some of Mike Glenn's role models?
4:40
What was it like teaching basketball to the deaf/hearing impaired?
8:53
What was Mike Glenn's experience like when he first got to the NBA?
10:37
What was it like playing with NBA wild boys Ray Williams and Micheal Ray Richardson?
15:58
BetOnline Ad Read
16:57
Mike Glenn's time playing for the Atlanta Hawks with "The Human Highlight" Dominique Wilkins.
19:54
Coop's lightning round.
22:16
Dr. Martin Luther King's footprint across Atlanta.
30:06
What does Mike Glenn think of the current state of the NBA?
31:40
Mike Glenn's prediction for the NBA finals this season.
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Don't Misunderstand Rick Barry
Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Episode 32
Guest: Rick Barry
@Rick24Barry
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome former NBA and ABA legend Rick Barry. Coop, Ari, and Rick discuss the difference in today's NBA players, Rick's unorthodox free throw shooting and who Rick thinks is the greatest NBA team of all time.
1:56
How many teams has Rick Barry been around throughout his career? From college to the ABA, NBA and coaching.
4:20
The iconic red, white and blue ABA ball versus the basketball the NBA used.
8:41
Rick Barry on the selfishness of the current NBA and basketball players. Barry remembers the enjoyment he derived out of passing to a teammate and watching them score.
14:15
Rick Barry on his extremely effective but unusual free throw shot.
20:00
Coops lightning round.
30:40
It was impossible to beat the Warriors with Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Klay Thompson. That team changed the game of basketball.
32:35
If Rick Barry played in todays NBA, how much money would he demand? If Rick Barry was to start over, he would be a point guard.
37:18
If Rick Barry was a scout, he would only want players with a natural feel for the game of basketball
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Episode 31
Guest: Gene Banks
Twitter: @ADukeLegend20
Gene Banks' Website: https://www.genebankslegend.com/
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Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome former NBA player Gene Banks to discuss how he ended up at Duke University, his short experience with coach Mike Krzyzewski, breaking his wrist right before the NBA draft, and how the NBA is today.
0:47
What was it like for Gene Banks growing up in Philadelphia?
4:00
Gene Banks wasn't originally interested in going to Duke University at all. His original picks were Michigan, Notre Dame, NC State, Carolina, and UCLA but when Duke sent him a brochure of the school, his english teacher convinced him to go tour the school.
10:00
Does Gene Banks have any regrets attending Duke University?
11:30
Coach Mike Krzyzewski's first year coaching at Duke was Gene Banks senior year. What was coach Krzyzewski like and what made him so special.
13:09
Gene Banks broke his wrist 4 or 5 months before the NBA draft, and ended up getting picked 28th by the San Antonio Spurs.
19:26
What advice would Gene Banks give to a young player in todays NBA that gets with an NBA team, and then gets injured?
21:46
Coop's lightning round.
26:14
What was Gene Banks time like playing basketball in Israel?
24:47
If Gene Banks was playing in the NBA today how much money would he want?
30:10
Gene Banks in reference to todays NBA: "It's really difficult to watch these games."
Today's NBA isn't the same, especially defensively, as it used to be when Coop and Gene Banks played. There is no longer battles during the games.
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Episode 30: Today's NBA is Different
Guest: Reggie Theus
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome former NBA player and Coach Reggie Theus to talk about growing up paying baseball before basketball in Inglewood in the 70's, Reggie's time playing for coach Jerry Tarkanian, his time playing for the Chicago Bulls in the late 70's, and how the NBA is today.
0:20
Michael Cooper to Reggie Theus: "What are three things that help you make it to the NBA?"
2:37
When did Reggie Theus realize that he wanted to play basketball and not baseball?
5:13
What was it like growing up in Inglewood California in the 70's
10:00
How Reggie Theus got to University of Nevada , Las Vegas UNLV playing for coach Jerry Tarkanian.
16:03
What it was like playing for the Chicago Bulls in the late 1970's, and how Reggie Theus missed playing with Michael Jordan by 15 minutes.
19:40
Coops lightning round.
28:55
What does Reggie Theus think about today's NBA?
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Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome NBA legend and former Detroit Pistons guard Isiah Thomas (@isiahthomas). They discuss the secret to basketball and winning championships and how Isiah learned about this from the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty. Plus, Isiah's relationship with coach Bobby Knight, the Jordan rules, and more on the Showtime With Coop Podcast.
1:25
The secret to basketball...has nothing to do with basketball.
Everybody thinks about the analytics of basketball and what is between the lines but the truth is basketball is about everything else.
4:31
Where did Isiah Thomas' love for the game of basketball come from?
8:34
What did Isiah Thomas know about Bobby Knight before he went to Indiana and what was his relationship with him like over the years.
13:16
Bet Online Ad Read
24:37
The Jordan Rules
36:27
Coops lightning round
41:39
Master Class Ad Read
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Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome weekday sports reporter Rob Fukuzaki to talk about his history of reporting on LA sports, his thoughts on the Lakers championship win this year, what the Clippers need to do to win next year, and his foundation that helps kids in Southern California.
Ep. 28
Guest: Rob Fukuzaki
@abc7rob
1:17
Rob Fukuzaki went to La Verne College where he won broadcaster of the year three times in a row.
2:06
Whats the difference in LA Sports at this time as opposed to when Rob first got started?
6:15
Would Rob put an asterisks next to the La Lakers championship this year because of the bubble?
12:28
What do the LA Clippers need to do to win the NBA Championship next NBA season?
18:44
Michael Coopers lightning round.
23:29
Rob Fukuzaki shares some info on his foundation called the heads up youth foundation that helps kids in the Southern California area that come out of the foster care system and pick four or five of them a year to send to college.
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Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome special guest Dahntay Jones to talk about his experience playing for coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University, playing with the possible GOAT LeBron James in Cleveland, and more on this episode of Showtime With Coop.
Ep. 27
Guest: Dahntay Jones
@dahntay1
5:03
Rutgers to Duke Transfer
10:30
Dahntay Jones thoughts on playing for coach Mike Krzyzewski at Duke University.
21:16
After college, where did Dahntay Jones end up after the draft?
24:22
Dahntay Jones experience with Jerry West.
29:35
Dahntay Jones was prepared to retire, and ended up signing for last regular season game for the Cleveland Cavaliers, who won the NBA Finals that year.
30:25
What was it like playing with LeBron James?
35:40
Dahntay Jones thoughts on the question of LeBron James being the GOAT.
39:05
Michael Coopers lightning round.
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On this episode of Showtime With Coop Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports talk about the 2020 NBA Champions The Los Angeles Lakers, a possible four point line in the NBA, and once again if LeBron is the GOAT
Ep. 26 Los Angeles Lakers 2020 NBA Champions
2:32
Magic Johnson is the reason LeBron went to the La Lakers
5:56
Ari Temkin: "LeBron is still the best defender in the NBA, when he wants to be."
11:10
Michael Cooper: "Draymond can't defend Anthony Davis, Draymond can't defend LeBron James, and Draymond can't defend Dwight Howard. He might be able to deal with JaVale McGee, but those three players, because of his size, their size and their ability to get up and rebound its gonna be hard for him."
11:49
You heard it from Michael Cooper first, the NBA will adopt a four point line.
15:07
The West is better than the East.
27:00
Doc Rivers in Philadelphia will put a new mindset in the young players.
27:31
Why talk about LeBron's legacy when he is still playing in the NBA?
30:05
Michael Cooper: "If he, and I think he's gonna get close, if he passes Kareem's all time scoring record, i've gotta give LeBron the greatest player to have ever played this game."
35:36
Michael Cooper: "If Adam Silver can pull off this with the group that he had, they're gonna figure out how to get the NBA back on tack again."
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Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome special guest and former NBA basketball star Bob McAdoo
Ep. 25 Bob McAdoo
Guest: Bob McAdoo
8:53
What role did Bob McAdoo have in scouting this years Miami Heat team?
13:33
The Los Angeles Lakers have rebuilt the model on how to become a championship team, and teams need to be able to compete with them.
17:52
Before the bubble, Michael Cooper would have never chosen the Miami Heat to be in the NBA finals. The bubble has brought the team together to work as a team and have fun, getting them as far as they are.
23:54
Fans in Philadelphia are tough. If you are not 82-0, the 76ers fans are pissed.
25:08
Coop's Lightning Round
37:52
When you get to the age of 30, people start to say that you are getting over the hill.
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Ep. 24 Pat Riley and Baskin Robins
Guest: Jorge Sedano from ESPN
@Sedano
Michael Cooper @ShowtimeCooper and Ari Temkin @arisports welcome special guest Jorge Sedano from ESPN to provide his unique perspective in covering the Heat in Miami, where he grew up to now living in LA and covering the Lakers for ESPN LA and ESPN television. Like Coop, Sedano has a unique relationship with Pat Riley dating back to his years growing up in Miami and then covering the Heat. Plus, with LeBron on the precipice of another title, Coop, Jorge and Ari weigh in on Lebron's place in history compared to Kareem and Michael Jordan.
1:22
How Jorge Sedano got into broadcasting.
13:30
Jorge on the NBA Finals series between the LA Lakers and the Miami Heat.
Jorge Sedano: "I just want it to be a competitive game. No one wants to see injuries, nobody wants to see blowouts, I think as fans of basketball we want to see competitive games night in and night out."
20:19
LeBron James' place in NBA history, especially if he closes out the Finals with another title.
Jorge Sedano: "Lebron is the most gifted player I have ever seen."
23:21
Michael Cooper asks Jorge if he was starting a team today, what player, in his prime, would he choose as a starter for the team.
28:42
Coop's Lightning Round
33:52
The recent comments by Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets that they do not need a coach.
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Ep. 23 What NBA Champion Teams Are Made Of
Great Organizations: Jerry Buss, Jerry West Pat Riley, Greg Popovich, RC Buford and What Made them winners.
Michael Cooper shares his expertise on the ingredients to winning organizations. "AT" Ari Temkin weighs in with his experience working for ESPN San Antonio covering the Spurs championship runs.
Plus, of course Coop discusses the Lakers on the verge of another NBA Finals appears. LA's "weakness" coming into the playoffs was thought to be defense, but luckily they still have the NBA's best defensive player in LeBron James and they've shown very few weaknesses at all throughout the playoffs.
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2:14
Going into the playoffs, Michael Cooper was worried about the Los Angeles Lakers defense. Ari Temkin asks why Michael Cooper thinks the Lakers defense has not been a huge factor in this series against the Denver Nuggets.
7:59
This is the first time that Michael Cooper has been afraid of an opponent in the NBA playoffs, that team is the Miami Heat who will most likely beat the Boston Celtics. He, on the other hand, is relieved that this is not normal playoffs with 2 games home and 2 away etc.
10:17
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14:34
Michael Cooper begins to explain his ideas on what makes a good NBA Basketball organization. A good team starts at the very top of the organization and makes its way down.
18:26
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26:19
When bringing someone new to the team, you need player input. You cannot bring someone new into a team environment without hearing the current players thoughts on that person being brought in.
31:36
Michael Cooper: "You can't win with one style"
33:07
Michael Cooper: "All the way to that last guy with the mask on you gotta trust the process."
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Ep. 22 NBA's Two Greatest Sh*t Talkers
Guest - Rick Mahorn
Twitter @badboyhorn44
Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin welcome Detroit Pistons "Bad Boys" enforcer, Rick Mahorn. In this episode, the former Detroit Piston talks about his time as an enforcer in the league, the 1988 NBA finals where Coops LA Lakers bet them in 7 games, and if he still holds grudges with guys he competed against.
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02:20
It seems like today there is no actual hatred in professional sports. Looking back at your time in professional basketball were they actual feuds or was it just in the game?
05:14
Rick Mahorn talks about his senior year of high school, which was actually his first time actually playing basketball, and his nemesis.
07:32
Ari - "Did you have bad boy in you before you got to the Pistons, or did the Pistons bring out the bad boy?"
Rick Mahorn talks about being a "bad boy" before joining the Detroit Pistons, and how the Detroit Pistons brought out the enforcer in him.
11:10
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What is the difference between you playing for the Washington Bullets and you playing for the Detroit Pistons? Do you consider yourself a dirty player or a thug?
16:06
Rick Mahorn- "I told Karl Malone first time I met him I got six fouls, all of them got your name on them."
Rick Mahorn talks about Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz, and that he knew how to set a pick.
21:38
In the lightning round, Rick Mahorn is asked about Dave Bing from the Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons and the Washington Bullets. He is also asked to talk about First Lady Michelle Obama, M. L. Carr, former Georgetown coach John Thompson, and former Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly.
27:26
Rick Mahorn is asked his opinion of Magic Johnson of the LA Lakers, and Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons kissing before the 1988 NBA Finals game.
29:38
Michael Cooper- "How did the Bad Boys name come about?"
33:57
What did Rick Mahorn think of Michael Cooper as a basketball player? HE couldn't stand him, but he respected him.
35:46
Things you always need to think about in the NBA is merchandise and trying to sell things. You can sell a lot more merchandise with repeat championships, which is why in Rich Mahorns' opinion the LA Lakers beat the Detroit Pistons in the 1988 NBA Championships.
44:55
Why doesn't the former Detroit Pistons coach Chuck Daly get the recognition he deserves?
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Ep. 21 Coops Ultimate Top 5 List
Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin talk about Coops top 5 all time NBA offensive players, Top 5 all time defensive players and Coop's unsung heroes.
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0:27
Michael Cooper lists honorable mentions for best offensive players in NBA history. These are the guys that didn't quite make the cut in his Top 5.
01:45
Kobe was doing things at the age of 17 that 26 and 27 year olds in the league couldn't even do.
02:01
Coop "One of the things about great players is that it doesn't matter what kind of defense you put on them, they are going to get to their sweet spot."
03:00
As Michael Jordan got older, he got better and more focused. A "real migraine headache" as coop puts it.
04:12
Ari "Was Jordan as good of a trash talker back then too?"
04:41
There was certain players that trash talk would not bother, and it was a waste to even try
04:47-06:12
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06:22
Trash talk did not bother Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and George Gervin.
06:50
5 - Coop begins his top 5 best offensive players list with Alex English.
07:18
4- Number four on the list is Isaiah Thomas, one of the reasons being he could put up 25 points on a bad ankle.
08:05
3- Number three on the list is George Gervin. "You coukd never ruffle him...you cant get him out of his game"
09:02
2- Andrew Toney, a different type of player with a weird shot, but he was a "hard baller"
09:34
1- Larry Bird tops the list of best offensive players "simply because you can never rest when you are on the floor with him."
10:02
Ari - "What was your approach against him (Bird) defensively?"
10:37
Coop had a better chance defending Bird if the ball was on the floor.
10:57-12:20
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13:41
Coop starts his list of unsung heroes with Pete Maravitch, and says that he was the Steph Curry of his generation, without the speed.
14:31
Second unsung hero is "Tiny" Nate Archibald. "Picture Alan Iverson as a lefty."
15:33
Third on the list is Marques Johnson, an LA hero. The first great 6' 9" that could do it all.
16:21
Fourth on the list is Jo Jo White, a unique player who played with his hands.
17:27
Fifth on the list of unsung heroes is Derek Fisher. A lefty who played for the team with a big shot.
18:38
Ari does not believe that Coop and Fisher are similar players, but they do have some similarities.
19:14
Last on the list of unsung heroes is Kurt Rambis, a very good scorer, but he was always looking to do the right thing with the ball.
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Ep. 20 Time for Conference Finals!
Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin take a look at the semifinal series throughout the NBA and Coop is already ready the Conference Finals. Will any of these series go deep? Plus, Coop has five major differences between the Showtime Era NBA and the modern NBA.
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01:01
Michael Cooper thinks the Celtics are still going to beat the Toronto Raptors easily in the semifinals, even with OG Anunoby hitting a shot to beat Boston in Game Three.
2:47
Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin take a look at the other Eastern Conference series the Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat lead the series, but will Milwaukee, the top seed in the East, still win the series?
4:07
What’s the issue with the Milwaukee Bucks? Why can’t they seem to get over the hump? Why has Giannis Antetokounmpoe the Bucks recently crumbled and been upset in the playoffs?
5:10
From a defensive superstar like Coop, what does he see that is making theHeat defense so effective against Giannis?
6:07
The Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat will be a great series because it’s two very similar teams. Plus, is Coop rooting for Lakers vs. Celtics in the Finals?
7:37
Showtime with Coop goes out West, taking a look at the series between the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets.
9:07
Is Kawhi Leonard a better on-ball or man-to-man defender than Michael Cooper?
10:35
A series very close to the heart of Michael Cooper and that would of course be the other Western Conference semifinal between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets.
13:40
Why James Harden needs to play more selfishly, reminiscent of a Kobe Bryant quote: “If I pass you the ball, and you don’t hit the shot...I can do that.”
14:56
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is someone that Coop noticed really stepped up in the Lakers series victory over the Blazers in the first round.
17:18
The bubble takes homecourt advantage and travel out of the equation in the playoffs, and yet at the same time it probably won’t end up meaning any upsets, and we’ll still end up with the best teams in the NBA Finals.
20:38
What’s different about the Showtime Era NBA and the modern game? Coop with five things that are different about today’s game. 1- The importance of team and not relying too heavily on one-on-one basketball.
23:10
2- Roles were clearly defined on the Showtime Lakers and in the NBA in the 80’s, that’s definitely a lost art in today’s game.
27:58
The third thing that is different is how bad shot selection is in the modern game. What would Coop classify as a bad shot?
29:30
The fourth major difference between 80's NBA and modern game is: Team Chemistry
There's a great quote from Isiah Thomas: "The secret to basketball has noting to do with basketball, it's everything else. It's the restaurants, the hotels, dinners..."
31:33
The final major difference between the Showtime Era NBA and the modern NBA is the 3-point shot. It's insanity. The 3-point line was not as much of a regular jump shot as it is in today's NBA.
33:53
Coaching was also dramatically different. When you look at Pat Riley, Don Nelson, Casey Jones, Billy Cunningham and how much different coaching styles are today.
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Ep. 19 The Hollywood Side of Showtime
Guest: Roger Lodge: TV game show and sports radio host, actor, radio personality, writer and producer. Lodge's acting credits include appearances on the ABC sitcom Full House, CBS's Yes, Dear, and UPN's The Parkers.
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Michael Cooper is joined by his friend Roger Lodge, actor and sports talk radio host to discuss the Showtime era Lakers, the Forum Club, his greatest memories of watching the Lakers in LA and what always stood out to Lodge about sports and what makes sports so transcendent.
01:01
How is it possible that Michael Cooper is not in the HOF? Roger Lodge makes the case for Coop to be in Springfield, Massachusets, in the Pro Basketball Hall-Of-Fame.
3:03
Let’s do some Coop Math with Michael Cooper.
4:33
A little history on Roger Lodge, growing up as a star basketball guard at Cerritos High School where he was teammates with Ben Howland, and also his time playing college basketball at tiny Whittier College.
6:07
The crazy story when Roger Lode wasn’t wearing pants when Whittier College played in Athens, Georgia against a guy named Dominique Wilkins and the Georgia Bulldogs.
Roger’s experience in the NBA All-Star 3-point shootout and how it differed from Coop’s experience in the same competition.
8:00
The important lessons that you learn through basketball and why sports and competition are really important lessons to instill in young people.
9:55
Coop’s 5 D’s: Determination, Dedication, Desire, Disciple and Decision Making
12:29
How Roger Lodge got to host the dating game show Blind Date.
16:30
Roger Lodge hosts the Michael Cooper blind date with Ari Temkin.
17:17
Memories of the Great Western Forum and the Showtime Lakers for Roger and his friend actor John Stamos.
19:00
Memories of the famed Forum Club.
20:54
Better Forum duo: Magic and Kareem or Kobe and Shaq?
22:30
Better Forum coach: Phil Jackson or Pat Riley?
24:53
Coop with anecdotes and the subsequent lessons he learned in playing for Pat Riley.
27:12
Was Coop’s 1985 championship for the Lakers over the Celtics the highlight of his Lakers career?
28:27
Coop’s lightning round:
Dick Clark
Chick Hearn
Dick Enberg
Dr. Jerry Buss
Kobe Bryant
34:30
Angels or Dodgers this year? What does Roger think about Major League Baseball in southern California. MLB players and NBA players are doing an unbelievable job for the sake of sports and entertainment, b/c of how much this has removed them from their families and the risk of getting COVID-19.
36:52
Lakers or Clippers: Who will win it all?
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Ep. 18 Greatest Players and Coaches in NBA History
Guest: Mychal Thompson
Michael Cooper: @ShowtimeCooper
Ari Temkin: @arisports
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Mychal Thompson joins Michael Cooper and Ari Temkin on the Showtime Podcast to discuss the modern game, how the playoffs are shaking out in the bubble, what the NBA playoffs are missing and the greatest players and coaches in the history of the NBA.
1:20 - 3:51
They used to tell basketball players not to lift weights and that lifting weights would ruin your shot. Coop and Mychal Thompson discuss how much weight training and nutrition has evolved from the time they played to today.
5:10 - 6:10
Where does Mychal Thompson’s twitter game come from?
6:20 - 7:10
Overall thoughts from Coop, Ari and Mychal Thompson on the NBA bubble and the competition. Mychal Thompson says there’s something missing from the NBA playoffs.
7:25 - 8:10
Are the same indicators of NBA playoff success still in play? Does experience matter in the bubble and how much will a lack of home court advantage matter in the outcome.
8:16 - 10:05
Is the NBA too soft now?
Thompson: “The referees call every little bump especially on screens.”
11:25 - 13:36
Do the Blazers have a shot against the top seeded Lakers?
Thompson: “Portland is not an 8 seed. When they’re fully healthy they’re a 2 or 3 seed.”
14:55 - 15:43
Other series around the NBA. Who wins: Boston Celtics or Philadelphia 76ers?
Thompson: Celtics in 5
Ari: Celtics in 5
Cooper: Celtics in 5
15:44 - 17:12
Raptors vs. Nets
Thompson: Raptors sweep
Ari: Raptors sweep
Coop: Raptors in 7
17:15 - 18:14
Mavericks vs. Clippers
Thompson: Clippers in 5
Ari: Clippers in 6
Coop: Clippers in 7
18:16 - 20:03
Rockets vs. OKC
Thompson: Rockets in 6
Ari: Thunder in 7
Coop: Thunder in 7
20:05 - 21:03
Miami Heat vs. Indiana Pacers
Thompson: Miami in 5
Ari: Miami in 5
Cooper: Indiana in 7
21:06 - 21:50
Orlando Magic vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Thompson: Bucks sweep
Ari: Bucks sweep
Coop: Bucks in 5
21:56 - 25:13
Coop’s lightning round:
1- Black Lives Matter: “Why would that even be a question?”
2- Calvin Natt: “Magic told me, ‘man, Calvin Natt that’s one guy I didn’t want to guard.’”
3- Bobby Gross: “Wasn’t required to carry the team, but he was the kind of player every team needs to win a championship.”
4- Michelle Obama: “Talk about an accomplished lady, huh?”
5- Ghandi: “Wanted to do it through peaceful means.”
25:23 - 28:00
Five best Point Guards in NBA history (not including current players)
28:03 - 29:08
Five best Shooting Guards in NBA history (not including current players)
29:10 - 30:48
Five best Small Forwards in NBA history (not including current players)
30:50 - 32:19
Five best Power Forwards in NBA history (not including current players)
32:21- 33:58
Five best Centers in NBA history (not including current players)
34:00
Who is the greatest coach of all time?
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Ep. 17 The Western Conferece Past, Present and Future and the Best Way to Carve out an NBA Career
Guest: NBA Champion Antonio Daniels
Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
Ari Temkin: @arisports
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Coop visits with NBA champion Antonio Daniels on the influences he's had In his career, the players he watched growing up, the toughest player he ever had to guard and the modern game. As the TV voice of the New Orleans Pelicans AD also discusses the Pelicans and their future in the NBA playoff picture.
1:22 - 2:34
What got Antonio into playing basketball? Who were the players in the NBA who influenced him when he was growing up in inner city Columbus, Ohio.
2:48 - 4:04
Who was the guy while you were growing up that you had to beat and provided the best competition for you?
4:17
What are the ways Antonio was influenced by his late brother and what he taught him about the game of basketball.
6:25 - 8:26
How Antonio dealt with the loss of his brother and how he was able to find sanctuary in the game of basketball.
8:33 - 10:38
Antonio is the fourth overall pick in the 1997 draft to the Vancouver Grizzlies, what did he learn about the NBA from his time in Vancouver?
10:56 - 12:23
What was it like to join the Spurs and play for Gregg Popovich?
AD: “He demands the most out of you. He doesn’t allow you to take shortcuts. He wants you to be the best version of yourself.”
12:54 - 15:27
Coop and Antonio discuss the similarities between Gregg Popovich and Pat Riley. Also Antonio Daniels on what makes the Spurs different.
“If your top player never gets ripped, you lose your locker room.”
15:43 - 17:50
How Coop got into his role with the Lakers and how Antonio came into his role in the league and who they both got into spots where they had to specialize on defense first.
“Your offense will eventually come. If your defense is there, you are going to put yourself into position to play.”
18:01 - 22:33
Coop’s lightning round:
1- Tim Duncan: “The greatest teammate in professional sports history.”
2- George Gervin: “On the most underrated players in basketball history.”
3- The Alamo
4- David Robinson: “Maybe the nicest guy on the face of the earth. Still today.”
5- Avery Johnson: “I got so many stories about Avery Johnson.”
22:40
Who was the best player AD played against while he was in the NBA? Michael Jordan? Kobe Bryant? What made those guys so difficult to guard? What made a guy like Allen Iverson difficult to guard?
25:38
What was Antonio’s perspective on the Lakers vs. Celtics rivalry? Who was AD’s favorite NBA player growing up?
Coop: “Isiah Thomas, that boy gave me 25 on a bad ankle.”
27:00
What’s his perspective on the bubble as the TV voice of the New Orleans Pelicans.
29:05
Would this be an asterisk champion?
“Whoever wins this championship deserves more credit than any champion in NBA history.”
30:32
The young New Orleans Pelicans and is Alvin Gentry the right coach?
32:38
What does Zion need to work on in order to improve?
“There is so much that Zion doesn’t know yet, but that he has to learn to understand.”
34:20
Does Alvin Gentry get enough credit? Will he stick around with the Pelicans?
37:08
The importance of family in both of their lives and if there is a positive of the COVID 19 pandemic and subsequent quarantine, family is certainly one of them.
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Ep. 16 Showtime From the Guy who Wrote It
Guest: Author, Jeff Pearlman
Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
Ari Temkin: @arisports
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Coop visits with Jeff Pearlman who wrote the book: Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. They discuss what he learned about the Showtime Era, great stories about the Celtics vs. Lakers rivalry and modern players who wouldn't be able to handle the NBA in the 1980's.
00:35 - 1:44
Why is Coop not on the cover of Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime?
2:08 - 2:55
The importance of the Showtime Lakers and why Pearlman decided to write a book about the Showtime era of Lakers basketball.
4:50 - 6:21
The evolution of the Showtime Lakers and how the pieces were all put in place, and all of the different guys that moved through the organization. The Lakers were the type of team that were far more advanced in scouting and the rest of the league missed on many hidden gems.
6:45 - 7:25
Kurt Rambis was one of the best characters on the Showtime Lakers.
7:20 - 9:39
How Jerry West was different as a general manager and how he was able to put the pieces in place.
Jeff Pearlman: “He’s an interesting guy because he shows you when he’s wounded.”
9:45 - 11:02
Jerry West is one of the rare great all time athletes that also excelled in the front office, what is it about Jerry that made him successful in the general management and talent acquisition part?
11:08 - 12:37
When Coop was coaching the Lakers with Magic for a brief stint, Coop noticed first hand how and why it’s difficult for a great all time player to become a coach.
12:45 - 14:37
The role of Claire Rothman in the Showtime Lakers and her relationship with Dr. Jerry Buss.
Jeff Pearlman: “You can make an argument Claire Rothman belongs in the basketball Hall-of-Fame.”
15:16 - 17:34
The most interesting time period for the Lakers, and a year span that changed the organization forever. The World Champion 1980 Lakers had one of the craziest years in the history of pro sports.
17:42 - 20:24
When did Paul Westhead lose the team in 1981? Why was Westhead’s firing pinned on Magic Johnson?
20:47 - 23:04
What were the best things Jeff heard in his research for the SHowtime book about the Lakers vs. Celtics rivalry?
Jeff Pearlman: “I was very fascinated by Red Auerbach and just the lengths he would go to tilt the scales in their favor.”
23:37 - 26:20
Coop and Pearlman on the 1984 Lakers and the Celtics victory in the championship.
Cooper: “Their frontline: Bird, McHale and Parrish, was probably the best front line to ever play in the game of basketball.”
26:38 - 27:45
The story of Josh Rosenfeld and Robert Parrish.
27:55 - 28:50
Jerry West and the title for the Lakers over the Celtics in 1985 and exercising the demons of the Celtics past with terrible loses for those great Lakers teams with Jerry West and Elgin Baylor.
28:58 - 29:44
Why most who won titles during the Showtime era of the Lakers will say the 1985 Lakers title was their favorite championship.
29:55 - 32:18
The history of the Lakers rivalry with the Celtics through Coop’s eyes as a kid growing up in the Los Angeles area. Will Coop ever have a friendly relationship with any former members of the Celtics?
32:30 - 33:22
Is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the greatest basketball player ever?
33:28 - 34:26
Will Jeff Pearlman ghostwrite Coop’s book: “A View from the Bench”
34:37 - 35:10
Jeff Pearlman on why Carmelo Anthony would not have worked in Coop’s NBA. Melo would not translate to the 1980’s era of NBA basketball.
35:25
What players from the modern era could play in the 1980’s?
38:29
The new book Jeff Pearlman is releasing about the Kobe/Shaq era Lakers.
42:00
Someone will write a great book from their experiences inside the NBA bubble.
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Ep. 15 Lakers Stories, the '84 season and '85 title and Importance of coaches
Guest: Bob McAdoo
Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
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Coop and Bob McAdoo talk about the Showtime Lakers and particularly the 1984 season and how that loss led them to their triumphant championship over the Lakers in 1985. Plus, McAdoo and Michael Cooper argue about the importance of coaching in the NBA.
00:25 - 2:00
Covid is really getting bad in California and Florida where Cooper and Bob McAdoo are located.
Bob McAdoo: “They said 97% of the people in Italy wore masks.”
2:05 - 2:50
Coop sings and talks basketball and the bubble.
2:57 - 3:30
What Coop sees in the Lakers and what the addition of Dion Waiters means for the roster.
3:40 - 4:30
What Bob McAdoo sees in the Miami and the landscape of the Eastern Conference? Do the Heat have a shot?
5:05 - 6:20
What is different or noticeable watching about these exhibition games in the bubble?
Coop: “It looks like those NBA 2k video games.”
6:38 - 7:00
Who is the best team in the Eastern Conference?
7:40 - 840
Experience tends to matter during the NBA playoffs, but will that be different based on circumstances this year in the NBA bubble?
Cooper: “Situations will benefit the veterans or those players that can handle the pressure.”
10:54 - 12:14
How important is coaching for team success in the NBA? How important is Frank Vogel to the Lakers success?
Coop:: “I think coaching is overrated.”
12:20 - 13:00
The importance of luck in winning in the playoffs. Bob McAdoo reminisces on the 1984 loss to the Celtics and the bad luck of injuries that derailed that season for the Lakers.
13:20 - 14:00
Why McAdoo thinks coaching is overrated. Coop defends his former profession as he won two championships as head coach of the Sparx and a D-League championship as well.
14:08 - 16:50
Coop on a coach that contradicts McAdoo’s claim about coaches being overrated in San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
17:53 - 18:40
Coop on a great example of a team with bad coaching and wasted talent and the Houston Rockets.
18:53 - 19:55
Would the Rockets have won a title with Gregg Popovich as their coach?
20:37 - 22:00
When the Philadelphia 76ers swept the Lakers in the NBA championship.The role of luck and bad luck in winning or not winning championships.
22:03 - 23:20
McAdoo and the best part of the Showtime Lakers.
McAdoo: “we only had one player that could only play one position.”
23:27 - 24:19
What was different about the 1985 Lakers and what they learned in their loss in 1984 to the Boston Celtics.
Coop: “After 1984, we came back with a vengeance in 85.”
24:32 - 25:55
McAdoo on the importance of coaching and Dean Smith with the North Carolina Tarheels.
McAdoo: “When he died, he sent every letterman a check for $200.”
26:00 - 28:50
How important is ego in the NBA and the ability for coaches to properly manage egos in the locker room.
29:00 - 31:10
Lightning Round
Xavier McDaniels
Stokley Carmichael
Tom Chambers
Maurice Lucas
31:28 - 32:10
Could these guys guard McAdoo?
Bobby Gross
Joe Barry Carroll
32:16 - 35:49
Best memories about the1985 championship series with the Boston Celtics.
What the psyche of losing continually as an organization with the Lakers and the Celtics and all of the pressure of so many Lakers teams that lost the title series to the Lakers.
35:53 - 36:40
The memory of losing in Boston in 1984 and the Lakers getting crushed on the floor at the Boston Garden. The memories of playing in the Boston Garden and the fans that were brutal.
36:44 - 39:01
Lasting memories for Coop and McAdoo and the Lakers winning the championship in 1985 against the Celtics.
39:05
Memories from back in the day with the Lakers and Celtics and the BS shenanigans they pulled to try to gain a competitive edge.
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Ep. 14 Becoming More Accountable with Jamaal Wilkes
Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
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Coop brings on his former teammate Jamaal Wilkes, who discusses playing at UCLA under John Wooden, his impressions of Magic Johnson when he was a young player and his feelings on the game today. Wilkes had quite the affinity for Wooden, and he opens up in the episode on the things that made Wooden different as a coach and why he's still influencing him to this day.
1:40 - 2:45
What was it like for Jamaal to grow up in Ventura? The Wilkes family moved around a lot when Jamaal was younger and finally ended up in Southern California.
2:45 - 4:15
How Jamaal got into basketball and what was his dad’s influence in his love for sports.
Jamaal Wilkes: “My dad loved baseball, did a short stint in the Negro Leagues. We loved baseball growing up. As I went into 9th grade, I was a tall kid and I had the chance to make the varsity, which was unheard of, and that meant I had to give up baseball.”
4:50 - 9:45
What was it like growing up in LA and being recruited by John Wooden to go and play at UCLA? What was John Wooden like as a coach?
Jamaal Wilkes: “I really liked USC and they told me: ‘You come here, you’ll be a Trojan for life and you go there and you’ll be a Bruin for 4 years.’”
10:06 - 12:03
How would you characterize John Wooden’s leadership style. What made Wooden such a legendary leader.
Jamaal Wilkes: “His whole thing was you are a work in progress.”
12:05 - 13:15
Jamaal Wilkes on Wooden’s Pyramid of Success and how the legendary UCLA coach would teach the pyramid to the team every year.
Jamaal Wilkes: “Every year he would show us how to tie up our shoes, how to lace up our shoes.”
13:15 - 14:56
John Wooden was asked once who his ideal player would be and his answer was Jamaal Wilkes. What does Wilkes think about that quote?
Jamaal Wilkes: “Let’s face it, no one deserves it and I like to think it’s more of a reflection of I gave him all I had when I was out there.”
15:20 - 16:08
Jamaal’s story in meeting Kareem Abdul Jabar for the first time when he was at UCLA.
16:10 - 19:17
What were the teams and seasons he remembers the most during Jamaal’s time at UCLA.
Jamaal: “Coach Wooden had this bubble. We had a lot of attention and the alumni were very expectant and he just had this thing that we focused on what we did and tried to do it as well as we could.”
19:36 - 23:51
Jamaal went from winning all the championships at UCLA to winning a title in his rookie year with the Golden State Warriors.
Jamaal:” THey had a five year history of drafting number one picks who were total busts. One guy turned out to be a heroin addict. Going in, it was looking good at all.”
24:01 - 24:39
How was Rick Barry to play with? Was he as bad of a teammate as a lot of people claim that he was?
25:03 - 26:57
After Golden State, Jamaal went to the Lakers, and then in 1980, Magic Johnson joined the team. What were his impressions of Magic when he first got to the team?
Jamaal Wilkes: “I thought Magic was going to be a great player, I didn’t know it was going to happen right away.”
27:09 - 30:01
People forget how instrumental Jamaal Wilkes was in the decisive Game Six of the 1980 NBA Finals, after Kareem got hurt.
31:05 - 32:12
Coop’s lightning round:
Bill Walton
Jerry West
Magic Johnson
Langston Hughes
John Woden
32:25 - 35:51
Wilkes on “Cornbread, Earl and Me” and being a movie star!
35:52 - 40:05
Where did Jamaal’s shot come from and how many coaches tried to change his shot over the years.
Jamaal Wilkes: “No one ever said anything to me...until I got to UCLA, my first week of practice and coach Wooden calls me over.”
40:40 - 42:25
What does Jamaal Wilkes think about the NBA Bubble and who is going to win the 2020 NBA Championship.
Jamaal Wilkes: “I think the NBA does have to try and finish the season. I think it would be psychologically devastating with everything else going on.”
42:47 - 43:50
Jamaal Wilkes on getting into the Basketball Hall-of-Fame and what the achievement means for him.
43:50 - 45:16
Jamaal is impressed and encouraged by what he’s seen recently with what is going on in the country over civil rights issues.
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Ep. 13 How To Turn In A NBA Career Spanning Nearly Two Decades.
Guest: Drew Gooden
Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
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Coop welcomes Drew Gooden (@DrewGooden), who played in the NBA for more than a decade, and then played for Coop in the Big 3. Drew discusses playing at Kansas for Roy Williams, watching LeBron James play on his AAU team at 15 years old, and then playing with LeBron in Cleveland and what players are saying inside the bubble.
1:54 - 3:45 Why go to the University of Kansas being from Oakland, California?
Roy Williams told Drew: “I’m not going to promise you a starting position. You are going to have to earn everything here. All the other schools were telling me you can start right away.”
4:05 - 5:42 Drew’s experiences in being a high level recruit and playing in Sonny Vaccaro’s famed ABCD Camp.
5:46 - 7:02 How did Drew get into basketball and how much of an influence was his dad growing up?
Drew on his dad’s influence: “A lot of my peers didn’t have that growing up and I think that helped me separate myself in life.”
7:14 - 9:59 On Roy Williams’ influence and how he almost transferred out of Kansas.
10:12 - 11:16 How the incident that led him to nearly transferring from Kansas taught him a lot about life and basketball.
Drew: “That taught me how valuable each possession is out there.”
13:17 - 16:52 Drew became the 4th pick of the Memphis Grizzlies, so what were his expectations after being a top 5 pick.
Drew: “The conversation with Jerry West was: ‘You know I’m the guy who picked Kobe right?’”
17:53 - 19:08 Where did Drew’s toughness come from? How did he develop his toughness to play so long in the NBA?
20:10 - 22:15 What’s with Drew’s number choices over the years. He wore: 0 and 90 in his NBA career.
22:25 - 25:46 Drew played with LeBron when he was first getting into the NBA, so what was LeBron like when he was coming up in the league?
26:04 - 27:42 Drew on LeBron’s development: “He didn’t really lift weights.”
29:33 - 31:00 Who is the toughest player Drew ever had to go against?
31:10 - 34:24 How much did the NBA change over the course of Drew’s career?
Drew: “I came in the league as a tweener, which was a knock. But, later on in my career, that’s actually the best position you want, a tweener.”
35:12 - 36:35 Coop’s Lightning Round
LeBron James
Mark Cuban
Barack Obama
Horace Silver
Michael Jordan
Roy Williams
36:55 - 39:50 Drew’s thoughts on the restart of the NBA and the Orlando Bubble. Drew also discusses his conversations with Bradley Beal and Aaron Gordon about their decisions on playing vs. not playing in the Orlando Bubble.
39:58 - 41:15 Would Drew play in the bubble if he were still in the NBA?
41:25 - 42:13 Drew has a surprise team in the East that he thinks could compete for an Eastern Conference Championship.
42:14 - 42:21 Drew’s final 4 prediction for the NBA’s Eastern and Western Conference Finals.
44:44 - 45:06 Who does Drew pick to win the NBA championship in 2020?
45:09 - 46:40 Does Drew keep up with his Finnish heritage? Also Drew speaks in Finnish.
46:50 - 49:51 Coop and Drew on the Big 3 and Three’s Company
Drew: “I look at the Big 3 as the Senior PGA Tour mixed with the WWE.”
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Ep. 12 The NBA from Andy Bernstein's Viewfinder
Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
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Coop welcomes Lakers team photographer, basketball HOF'er, Andy Bernstein.
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Ep. 10 The Insane Story Behind the Coaches of Showtime
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Coop and Ari Temkin discuss the return of the NBA, who the favorites are and what we think about the remainder of the 2020 season. Also, Coop discusses his least favorite part about the current NBA and lists his five favorite and five least favorite teammates of the Showtime era!
0:00 - 0:40 - Intro
0:40 - 3:09 - The return of NBA basketball and why it’s important, Avery Bradley’s decision to opt-out
3:10 - 4:53 - Balancing championship aspirations with guys who decide not to play to protect their families
4:54 - 7:39 - Will the adjusted schedule and bubble format actually work for the NBA?
7:40 - 9:55 - Parity of the NBA and who is going to win the championship this season?
9:56 - 11:38 - What should the approach to this restart be from a head coaches perspective?
11:39 - 12:26 - Do the attributes the Showtime Lakers had to win championships carry over to today’s game?
12:27 - 22:05 - Load management in today’s NBA - the positive’s and the negative’s, minutes in today’s NBA versus in the NBA of old
22:06 - 24:39 - Not thinking of the fan’s when it comes to load management, utilizing a team’s bench in place of load management
24:40 - 26:29 - The biggest differences between the NBA today and the NBA of year’s past
26:30 - 29:23 - What is meant by today’s game being played “inside out”
29:24 - 31:52 - The lack of physicality in the modern game and why it happened
31:53 - 34:35 - The loss of “enforcer” type of players in todays game, the rarity of elite jump shooting teams
34:36 - 40:27 - Coop’s five favorite Laker teammates
40:28 - 45:47 - Coop’s five worst teammates
45:48 - 46:07 - Outro
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Ep. 10 The Insane Story Behind the Coaches of Showtime
Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
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Coop and Ari Temkin discuss the 1980 season, Magic's rookie year, and the loss of the father of Showtime Jack McKinney to a head injury that saw Paul Westhead become the coach. The story of how the Lakers found Pat Riley is crazy with twists and turns along the way. Pat Riley is synonymous with Showtime, but he wasn't meant to be Showtime's coach at first!
0:00 - 1:32 - Intro
1:33 - 5:52 - The 1979 Lakers and the coaching situation they were dealing with, how an injury kept Coop in Los Angeles his rookie season, sharing the court with Magic in summer league
5:53 - 8:12 - Jack McKinney as the Lakers head coach
8:13 - 12:34 - How McKinney, not Pat Riley, acted as the father of the Showtime Lakers and heavily influenced the way they played, McKinney’s bike accident and how it affected the Lakers
12:35 - 14:21 - The Lakers locker room reaction to Paul Westhead being named the new coach in place of McKinney following the accident
14:22 - 16:50 - Playing Philadelphia during the 1980 NBA Finals, Spencer Haywood’s dismissal from the team during the Finals
16:51 - 22:08 - The factors that aligned against the Lakers in the 1980 NBA season and how they had to battle to overcome the obstacles, Kareem’s sprained ankle in the Finals, Magic’s emergence as a leader for the team
22:09 - 24:02 - Magic taking his play to the next level after Kareem’s injury
24:03 - 26:49 - How the coaching style of Paul Westhead changed after the Lakers won the 1980 NBA Finals
26:50 - 28:51 - What was the issue with Westhead and what made the 1981 season so difficult for the Lakers?
28:52 - 33:15 - Pat Riley becoming Westhead’s assistant and the struggles for the Lakers in 1983
33:16 - 35:33 - The firing of Paul Westhead and what actually happened form Coop’s perspective
35:34 - 37:06 - How Magic needed to be free to play through his feel and Westhead affected that from happening
37:07 - 38:16 - Coop’s impressions of Pat Riley before he became the head coach of the Lakers
38:17 - 39:24 - How did Riley change from being the assistant coach to the head coach
39:25 - 44:38 - How did the offense and scheme change when Riley took over the head coaching role for Westhead, what was Riley best at as a head coach
44:39 - 50:07 - Do the Lakers still win five championships if Jack McKinney is the head coach the entire time? Plus some more on Riley’s greatness as a head coach
50:08 - 50:22 - Outro
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Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Ep. 9 Pro Basketball Hall-of-Famer, The Iceman, George Gervin Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
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Coop is joined by longtime rival of the San Antonio Spurs George "The Iceman" Gervin. Gervin talks about growing up in the inner-city of Detroit, playing in the ABA, then the crazy story of how he ended up playing for the San Antonio Spurs. Coop and Gervin also talk about the Spurs battles with Pat Riley and the Showtime Lakers and the Iceman discusses the current civil unrest and protests going on throughout the country and the world.
0:00 - 2:33 - Introduction, Gervin introduction
2:34 - 3:57 - Growing up in Detroit for Gervin, adjusting to college lifestyle
3:58 - 5:07 - How he got the nickname “Iceman”
5:08 - 7:38 - Gervin talks about the best players he faced growing up in high school and college, what was the difference between him making it and others not making it, how Gervin grew his game and became fundamentally strong
7:40 - 8:37 - Gervin on whether or not he had NBA aspirations growing up
8:38 - 11:03 - Growing up in Detroit and having to face and deal with racism
11:04 - 15:49 - Who was the mentor that helped keep Gervin grounded and focused, facing racism in the game of basketball, time spent playing in the CBA
15:50 - 17:52 - Guys who played in the ABA at the same time as Gervin, what the league was like in his playing days, how the ABA got him ready for the NBA
17:53 - 19:14 - The story of how Gervin went from the Virgina Squires in the ABA to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA
19:15 - 20:16 - What did Gerv think of the city of San Antonio when he arrived, what he thought about the coach of the Spurs at the time
20:17 - 21:25 - How much money did Gervin make in his playing days? He and Coop being the foundation for the league to grow
22:20 - 23:45 - Gervin says player’s in todays game are less skilled than they were in his playing days, not being able to get over the hump against great teams
23:46 - 25:15 - How a coach can impact a team in the NBA
25:16 - 26:32 - Gervin talks about playing with Mike Mitchell
26:33 - 28:43 - The story of George Gervin’s disdain for Pat Riley
28:44 - 31:48 - Winning the 1978 NBA scoring title on the last night of the season
31:49 - 32:40 - What made Gervin such a good scorer?
32:41 - 33:34 - Lighting round - Stan Albeck, Tim Duncan, Mike Mitchell, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant
33:35 - 33:55 - How did Gervin score the ball so efficiently with is smaller frame
33:56 - 35:26 - What can we do as a country to get better in regards to civil rights
35:27 - 37:39 - The George Gervin foundation and the importance of education
37:40 - 38:51 - The Michael Jordan GOAT debate - Magic Johnson, Kareem, Bill Russell and more
38:52 - 39:14 - Of the 50 greatest players ever, who isn’t on the list that should be?
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Showtime Podcast with Lakers Legend Michael Cooper
Ep. 8 Longtime Lakers Trainer Gary Vitti
Twitter: @ShowtimeCooper
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Coop is joined by longtime Lakers trainer Gary Vitti, who was with the team from 1984-2015. Vitti talks on being the athletic trainer for the Lakers during multiple title runs over multiple decades and what it was like to be one of the first who knew about Magic Johnson testing positive for HIV.
2:47 When did Gary Vitti come on board with the Lakers?
6:50 Why did Gary decide to get into athletic training?
8:45 What happened when he took over as athletic trainer for the Lakers and how he helped to change the culture of the team in 1984.
13:20 Gary Vitti's relationship with Dr. Jerry Buss and Coach Pat Riley.
14:50 What made the Lakers organization so successful, especially during the Showtime era.
17:30 That time Kareem got Coop back for a prank.
21:45 Gary Vitti on his all-time favorite championship with the Lakers.
24:19 On Pat Riley's challenge of guaranteeing a back-to-back championship and how that impacted both Vitti and Coop in their lives.
27:02 Gary Vitti on the story of Magic testing positive for HIV and the impact it had on society and how it felt about the virus.
39:50 What Magic said to Gary Vitti before he acknowledged he had HIV publicly.
45:42 The day Vitti's life changed forever when Magic sustained a cut during a game after testing positive for HIV.
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America is Burning: NBA Legends Special with Coop, Cedric Maxwell and Bob McAdoo
0:31-1:47 - State of affairs in the country. How are things on the west coast versus the east coast?
1:48-5:26 - Bob McAdoo on growing up in times similar to the way things are now, being a black man in the south as he grew up, dealing with racism
5:27-8:27 - Cedric Maxwell on what he had to go through growing up as a black man
8:28-10:11 - Michael Cooper hearing stories from his grandparents on what it was like to go grow up in the deep South and face oppression, plus his own dealing with racism growing up
10:12-16:47 - Black communities in the ‘60s who disciplined children together, the loss of prevalence of religion in the world today, agitators ruining the protests, integration of schools and how black players made white schools prominent
16:48-18:15 - Players of color choosing schools that used to not allow them through the doors changed the landscape of college basketball
18:16-21:46 - How can people such as Coop, Max, and McAdoo use their platform to help these movements, learning history of racism that occurred in the past
21:47-23:59 - What the NFL owners did to Colin Kapernick for taking a knee, teaching kids to understand what’s going on in today’s world
24:00-25:43 - How the event’s of today's world affects the Cooper household, the importance of understanding what is going on around you, knowing that voting matters
25:44-30:26 - Voting for the sake of the next generation, understanding that your vote matters because the people before you worked to gain that right
30:27-34:42 - The misconceptions regarding the protests, the potential of a July 7th blackout, opening people’s eyes with change
34:43-36:15 - The importance of not staying quiet, keeping the movement going
36:27-39:16 - Things happening for a reason, the movement going on has the potential to create change in the future with a vote
39:17-41:33 - Did you ever think a Black President was a possibility in your lifetime? Could a female President be on the horizon? The backlash after Obama’s terms in office
41:44-46:01 - Kareem Abdul-Jabaar being a figure in terms of standing up and protesting for what’s right, teaching kids how to live in the world today
46:02-50:02 - The symbol Kapernick created being turned into something other than what it was meant to be, the lingering effects and impact of coronavirus, not allowing focus to change from what it is meant to be
50:03-54:23 - The challenge of getting people to think about and be concerned with the same things, starting with one person before reaching them all to create change, passing knowledge on to the next generation
54:24-1:00:50 - The need for black people to build each other up and push forward, surviving through years of oppression and racism
1:00:51-1:04:23 - Remembering Wes Unseld
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Showtime with Coop: Mychal Thompson
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Coop is joined by Mychael Thompson, who won two championships with the Showtime Lakers. Thompson discusses his upbringing in the Bahamas, the top 5 players in the NBA today, a better competitor than MJ and an update on his son Klay's rehab.
8:35-9:40 - Introducing Mychal Thompson to the listeners
9:41-10:30 - Growing up in the Bahamas as Black Gilligan
10:31-11:55 - First love was soccer as a youth, love of sports other than basketball
11:56-13:15 - Getting involved with basketball, 61 rebound game, 22 blocked shots in a game, playing in the church league
13:16-15:12 - Why does he spell his name the way he does, sweet bells nickname
15:13-17:36 - How did he find his way to Minnesota for college
17:37-18:30 - Kevin Mchale joining Thompson during his time at Minnesota
18:31-19:46 - Mychal Thompsons aspirations to be the minister of the Bahamas
19:47-20:31 - What is the best dish to eat in the Bahamas?
20:32-22:07 - 1978, first foreign player drafted to the NBA by the Blazers. How did he feel about that?
22:08-23:23 - How he felt about having to fill big shoes going into Portland (Bill Walton had led Portland to a title)
23:24-23:58 - Playing for Coach Ramsey...similar to Pat Riley?
24:00-25:47 - Favorite teammate to play with in Portland and Los Angeles
25:48-26:49 - Thoughts on joining the showtime Lakers
26:50-29:11 - Jerry West being the greatest executive in sports
29:12-32:53 - Lightning round
31:32-32:00 -Ali specific portion of lightning round
32:54-37:43 - Thompson as a boxing fan and talking boxing with the rest of his Lakers teammates back in the day, great fights in boxing history, great competitors in the boxing world, top five fighters all time
37:55-38:21- Where did Thompson’s love of boxing come from, growing up as a lakers fan
38:22-39:23 - How much did approach to the game change when going to the showtime Lakers
39:24-40:18 - What Thompson like’s about todays game as compared to when he played
40:20-41:46 - European guys who came over to the NBA with the ability to knock down shots from deep
41:48-42:23 - Thompson’s five best players in the NBA today
42:24-45:31 - Could the 80s Lakers beat the peak Warriors team from this generation? The progression of a jump-shooting team like Golden State to win a title, three greatest shooters even on a team
45:32-45:53 - Will we have a season return this year?
45:54-46:44 - How would you run a return to play?
46:45-47:20 - Who wins the NBA Championship this year, Clippers or Lakers?
47:21-48:03 - Who comes out of the Eastern Conference?
48:04-48:40 - Top three European players in todays NBA?
48:41-48:57 - How his Klay Thompson’s rehab going?
48:58-50:30 - Thoughts on the passing of Kobe Bryant
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Showtime with Coop: James Worthy and special Guest Cedric Maxwell
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Coop is joined by Hall-of-Famer James Worthy about growing up in North Carolina and joining Showtime as the number one overall pick. Plus Coop reunites two bitter rivals in Worthy and former Boston Celtic Cedric Maxwell. Subscribe and give the podcast a rating!
2:01 How Coop saved James Worthy by feeding him early on in his career.
3:25 Where Worthy grew up in Gastonia, North Carolina, sports was very influential in children's lives.
6:19 Why does Worthy think he was able to make it to the NBA?
7:47 Why did Worthy pick UNC and what influenced him about Dean Smith?
Worthy: "Coach Dean Smith had recruited and signed the first black player to the ACC and it was Charlie Scott. So I always was conscious of coach Smith and he almost lost his job because of that."
9:16 What did Coach Dean Smith instill in Worthy?
10:12 Where would James Worthy put himself on the all-time list of UNC Players?
11:49 What was Dean Smith like schematically when Worthy was at North Carolina?
12:46 What was Worthy's initial impressions of Michael Jordan at UNC?
Worthy: "He utilized all his energy all the time and so once he learned how to let the game come to him a little bit.."
15:43 After he left UNC did he think he was going to play for the Lakers or someone else in the NBA?
Worthy: "Ralph Sampson decided to stay at school at Virginia, now what a big mistake that was in my opinion."
18:24 What Worthy thought when he first got to the Lakers.
21:29 James Worthy on his relationship with Jerry West.
Worthy: "He has the ability to see things that other people can't see. He sees the missing pieces."
24:51 Worthy's thoughts after breaking his leg during his rookie season in 1980.
26:09 Lighting round: One sentence each
Kevin McHale
James' Parents
Domique Wilkins
Magic Johnson
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Forum Club
31:30 Special Guest: Cedric Maxwell joins the show and James Worthy talks about when he handed Max the MVP trophy.
34:16 Cedric Maxwell and James Worthy go back to North Carolina where they both grew up.
38:30 Will James Worthy apologize to Max for pushing him from behind?
40:21 James Worthy and his relationship with Boston and Boston sports fans.
42:04 What really bothered Cedric Maxwell about the Lakers vs. Celtics rivalry.
Maxwell: "Our blackness was challenged."
43:20 What James Worthy respected about Red Auerbach.
45:21 Did these guys on the Lakers and Celtics really hate each other?
49:35 How the Celtics made the Lakers a better team and helped them turn misery into championships.
50:50 Cedric Maxwell's story about playing against Kareem for the first time ever. Kareem was Max's favorite player of all time!
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Showtime with Coop: AC Green Changes Showtime
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Coop's former teammate AC Green joins Showtime to talk about when he used to eat Breakfast with the Showtime Lakers in college, his first experiences in joining Showtime, how he helped to change Showtime and then eventually how he brought Showtime back to the Lakers!
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2:23 How did AC Green get into playing basketball, while growing up in Portland, Oregon.
AC Green: "I was always the tagalong to the park. Mama always said 'take your brother.'"
6:08 How his future teammates inspired AC Green in college at Oregon State.
7:14 The Lakers couldn't get passed the hated Boston Celtics, did AC Green communicate with Jerry West before the Lakers ended up drafting him?
8:25 Coop and AC Green reminisce on AC's first Lakers training camp.
13:20 The moment Michael Cooper knew that AC Green was going to contribute to the Lakers.
15:21 When AC Green realized he had arrived.
18:45 Based on AC's religious background was it difficult to join the Showtime Lakers?
AC Green: "There's no precursor to Showtime. There's no prerequisite class you can take, nobody can tell you, you've just got to experience it."
23:02 How AC Green helped to change the Showtime Lakers.
24:40 What is the most influential book to AC Green.
26:31 Lighting round: One sentence each
Karl Malone
Jesus Christ
Adrian Dantley
John Salley
Pat Riley
Kevin McHale
Jerry West
Kobe Bryant
29:55 Coop has a bone to pick with AC Green.
34:19 How AC became the NBA's ironman.
36:10 How AC Green brought Showtime to the New Age Lakers with Kobe, Robert Horry, Shaq, etc.
38:47 Best offensive players AC Green went up against in the NBA.
42:38 AC Green lost to Jordan's Bulls twice with the Lakers and the Phoenix Suns. Is he watching The Last Dance and what is his perspective on MJ's Bulls.
45:40 Would the Showtime Lakers have beaten the '91 Bulls?
47:31 What should the NBA do with the remainder of the 2020 season?
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Showtime with Coop: Insightful BS with Legends: Bob McAdoo and Larry Springs and what formed one of the greatest all-time benches in NBA history. What made their bench great and are teams built with as much depth in the modern game? Plus, who was the toughest player to guard in Michael Cooper's career?
2:40 What made the Lakers bench so great during the Showtime era?
7:13 Favorite memories from the Lakers bench.
15:23 Was it difficult for Bob McAdoo to come off the bench with the Lakers being a prolific NBA scorer?
20:18 Would you rather have the money or the championship ring?
29:50 Why the money matters more because no one remembers the champions.
32:01 Bob McAdoo thoughts on not being named to the NBA's top 50 players in history. McAdoo: "That's a disgrace."
35:35 Who scared you on the playground growing up?
41:20 Lighting round: One sentence each
Larry Spriggs:
Bob McAdoo
ML Carr
Bob McAdoo:
Dave Cowens
Bob Lanier
Jack Sikma
Randy Smith
46:50 Toughest defensive assignment for Michael Cooper?
50:50 Who were guys Coop respected as defensive players?
54:25 Memories from the 1985 Championship season.
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Showtime with Coop and special guest Lisa Leslie. Lisa discusses the start of the WNBA, winning championships and getting over the hump against Houston with Coop as her head coach. She also answers the question on if she could see herself coaching and discusses the late great Kobe Bryant.
2:02 How is Lisa and her family during the COVID pandemic.
3:04 Coop worked out every morning with Lisa while she was pregnant.
6:10 The great advice Coop the coach gave to Lisa Leslie.
7:08 What was it like coming up playing basketball when during a time when it was primarily a "man's sport."
Lisa: "I can do anything but maintain my femininity."
9:01 The influence of the Showtime Lakers on Lisa and growing up in LA.
10:26 Lisa on the start of WNBA and what she originally planned after Olympics: "I went on to sign a modeling contract. I was in New York."
12:01 The WNBA wasn't just about basketball.
14:50 Would Lisa coach in the NBA?
16:40 Lisa and Coop on finally breaking through and winning the WNBA championship after Houston Comets won 4 straight championships.
20:50 The difference between a college and a professional basketball coach.
21:51 "The Dunk"
28:08 What was it like to get to the HOF?
30:51 Lisa's biggest influences throughout her basketball career.
32:58 Lisa Leslie on the loss of Kobe Bryant.
37:10 The influence of Kobe on the women's game and the impact it had.
41:41 Lighting round: One sentence each
Kevin Durant
Cynthia Cooper
Steph Curry and Klay Thompson
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird
Hakeem Olajuwon
Lauren Jackson
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1:28 Kareem on how his family is doing through the COVID-19 pandemic.
3:26 Kareem's thoughts on the 1980 season after the Lakers drafted Magic. What was it like to have Magic join an established team?
4:27 Did Kareem think Magic was going to be great from the start?
4:57 What was it like to play for a legendary head coach like UCLA's John Wooden?
6:05 How influential was John Wooden in Kareem's life overall? Not just in basketball, but in life.
7:20 How easy was it for some of those Showtime Lakers teams to defer their personal egos for the betterment of the team?
8:05 Coop: Magic was not a great individual defender, but he was very good defensively at one thing.
8:52 What would The Last Dance or camera crews following around the '87-'88 Lakers look like? Kareem: "I see these guys as my brothers still now, thirty years later. Those guys as my brothers we did something that will last a lifetime."
9:46 The birthday trick Coop and other Lakers played on Kareem in the mid 80's. Kareem: "You sow the wind, you reap the whirlwind."
12:17 Kareem: "Those were good times Coop. I remember one time we had to circle around back a half hour later to pick you up from the airport, because you got left at the airport."
13:01 How Kareem got into jazz and his dad's influence.
14:29 Kareem on the house fire that destroyed his famed record collection and how fans helped him to restore the collection.
15:35 Of the six championships, which one is Kareem's favorite title? Kareem: "We're the only team to win a world championship in Boston Garden other than the Boston Celtics and they got to live with that forever."
17:10 In the early 80's what was Kareem's favorite memories of the Lakers.
18:38 Kareem's thoughts heading into his final year with the Lakers when Byron Scott got injured before the NBA Finals vs. Detroit Pistons. Coop: "Every game [in that series] getting swept, we were ahead at halftime. They just had more than we did going down the stretch."
19:57 Kareem on his farewell tour and gifts that he received. Kareem: "It was draining in a lot of ways because I had to go out there and be genuine and that will take something out of you."
21:40 Kareem on being an English Major in college and how writing became a big part of his life. Kareem: "When I got into my retirement and realized 'you have to do something creative and positive with your life. You can't just stop living' and writing has always been something I've wanted to pursue."
22:38 Kareem on his relationship with Wilt.
23:43 Kareem on Kobe's passing. Kareem: "Kobe was an incredible athlete and parent. He really set an example in both areas that would be hard to emulate."
24:45 What makes Kareem laugh now. Kareem: "Sometimes I'll go passed the court and people will go: 'Take your shot,' and I can't even reach the hoop man, it's like 'Did I ever do that?'"
26:44 Does he get satisfied more from playing basketball, writing or acting?
27:15 Lighting round: One sentence each
Herbie Hancock
Bill Russell
James Wilkes
Barack O'Bama
Langston Hughes
Larry Bird
30:26 Deborah Morales is Kareem's manager and Coop asked her what it's like to manage his schedule and Deborah shares an incredible story about managing Kareem's schedule.
31:40 What's the oddest request Deborah Morales has ever had for Kareem.
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1:09 How much did growing up in the streets get McAdoo, Maxwell and Coop ready to play in the NBA.
7:20 Bob McAdoo's first impression of Chapel Hill, NC and what it was like to meet Dean Smith.
15:30 How did Coop develop his game?
21:40 Cedric Maxwell had to go everyday in practice against Larry "Joe" Bird and how the Bob McAdoo trade built the Celtics.
28:00 Was Cedric Maxwell correct when he said the 80's Lakers teams had a "penny ante" playoff schedule to come out of the West.
33:55 Cedric Maxwell: "We talk about going up against great players, and I had to deal with Larry Bird in his first year."
39:44 The Lakers vs. Celtics series were some of the best in the history of the NBA, but it's obvious to see why the game is not played like that anymore
44:20 What type of player would Cedric Maxwell, Bob McAdoo and Michael Cooper be in today's game?
54:50 Cooper believes that James Harden wouldn't be able to score on him.
1:00:01 What Cooper remembers most about Lakers and Celtics rivalry and what he hated the most about the Celtics.
1:04:00 How is Bob McAdoo not in the HOF?
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Coop is a five-time NBA champion and was a key member of Lakers’ Showtime era, along with Hall of Fame players such as Magic Johnson, James Worthy and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and as the only person to have won a championship, as either a coach or a player, in the NBA, WNBA, and the NBA D-League he brings a unique perspective to his audience.
Legendary Laker swingman, Michael "Coop," Cooper lends his view on today’s game in comparison to how the game was played in the ‘80s. From lighthearted comments to serious analytics he and a co-host Ari Temkin of SiriusXM will discuss current basketball games both form a player and a coach perspective. Known for his defensive skills, highlight dunks and tenacious defense he will break down the dos and don’ts of the game of basketball. Coop shares a ‘view from the bench’ with intimate stories from the Laker days as the 6th man and from the WNBA, D-league and the Big3 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.)
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