Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov go ISO with 2-time NBA All-Star Reggie Theus. One of the best players in the 1980's and the former head coach of the Sacramento Kings, Theus is remarkably candid and revealing as he discusses many of the rumors, setbacks, and triumphs of his illustrious career. He talks about the racial issues he faced as part of the first integrated class at Inglewood High School. He talks about his high school battles with Bill Laimbeer and their enduring friendship, which include...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 90
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov discuss what's ailing the Lakers, whether it can be fixed, and how it will impact them once they enter the playoffs. They also talk about Draymond Green getting fined for tampering and how we should view tampering in the league right now. Plus, they break down the reason why the knocks against Damian Lillard are ridiculous. -- Rejecting the Screen is part of the Locked On Podcast Network and is released on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thursday brings "Going ISO" where th...
Aug 11, 2020•33 min•Ep. 89
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov go ISO with 2016 NBA champion Dahntay Jones. The former All-ACC performer goes in-depth about his time at Duke, including how Coach K sets up his players for success, what made JJ Redick stand out as a freshman, and the real story behind why Jay Williams chose Duke over Rutgers. He discusses his incredible workouts against Dwyane Wade and others prior to the famous 2003 NBA Draft, why his draft night got crazy, and what he learned from Hubie Brown and Jerry West as ...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 88
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov discuss how the Shake Milton situation in Philly sheds light on an issue developing between the players and media within the NBA Bubble. They talk about how the racial injustice messaging could be getting lost because of how it is being delivered. Noah offers up advice for players on how to communicate in the most impactful way, while still saving room for basketball talk. Adam lays out his Marco Belinelli Theory and why it explains TJ Warren's recent 53-point outbu...
Aug 04, 2020•30 min•Ep. 87
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov go ISO with NBA skills trainer Rob McClanaghan. They discuss McClanaghan’s journey from Syracuse walk-on to the league’s most sought-after skills trainer. He tells the remarkable story of working out Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett for the first time. They get into the specifics on his individual workouts for MVP award winners Steph Curry, LeBron James, Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, and Russell Westbrook. They talk about how McClanaghan essentially controlled the first ro...
Jul 30, 2020•48 min•Ep. 86
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov get the conversation started by discussing a tweet by NFL Network's Kyle Brandt implying that media members are rooting against the NFL returning. They discuss why they take issue with the premise as it pertains to the NBA, including the generalization involved in the lumping together of "the media." They examine whether the Bucks are a cakewalk to advance to the NBA Finals in the bubble. Noah explains why he'd rather take the East field and Adam explains why he sti...
Jul 28, 2020•36 min•Ep. 85
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov go ISO with former New York Knicks head coach, legendary NBA executive, and current Big East associate commissioner, Stu Jackson. They discuss his remarkable career, going from an assistant on Rick Pitino's Final Four staff at Providence to the second-youngest head coach in NBA history to resurrecting Wisconsin's program to the first general manager for the Vancouver Grizzlies to the NBA's Sr. VP of basketball operations. Jackson goes in-depth about why the Grizzlie...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 84
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov break down the fascinating list of players most in need of winning an NBA title. Adam presents his year-end award winners (including a controversial Most Improved Player selection), while Noah critiques Adam's list and presents some names of his own. The guys explain the factors which make handicapping games in the bubble difficult. Plus, Noah shares ways in which NBA players can amplify their Black Lives Matter messaging. -- Rejecting the Screen is part of the Lock...
Jul 21, 2020•37 min•Ep. 83
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov go ISO with former lottery pick and 8-year NBA vet Gerald Henderson Jr. He discusses the early years of his basketball journey, including the pros and cons of growing up as the son of a 3-time NBA champion and being a high school teammate of another future pro, Wayne Ellington. He talks about battling an Oak Hill Academy team that had Ty Lawson, Nolan Smith, and Michael Beasley, calling Jay Wright to tell the coach that he wasn't going to Villanova, and playing in t...
Jul 16, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 82
Are we any more comfortable with the NBA restarting the season now that games are just 2 weeks away? Did the NBA make the right decision with its pre-approved list of messages for players to put on their jerseys? Adam and Noah dive into those questions, plus the latest development on NBA Twitter that's driving them nuts. -- Rejecting the Screen is part of the Locked On Podcast Network and is released on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thursday brings "Going ISO" where the guys conduct a longform intervi...
Jul 14, 2020•27 min•Ep. 81
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov go ISO with 2-time NBA champion Lindsey Hunter. The current head coach at Mississippi Valley State talks about finding stardom at Jackson State, highlighted by a 48-point game against Kansas in 1992, and the wild pre-draft process that ensued. He shares remarkable stories about playing pickup with Michael Jordan at MJ's camp, the crazy fights he witnessed when he first joined the Bad Boy Pistons, watching Shaq in a layup line wearing nothing but a jockstrap, and a K...
Jul 09, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 80
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov talk about many of the issues surrounding the NBA bubble that aren't being discussed. They examine the importance of the NBA season resuming this season because of the impact it will have on next season and break down how we will ultimately view the players who have opted out returning this season. Noah has a thought on what it would take to actually get a current player in the bubble blackballed. Adam lays out what it would be like if the playoffs went away from a ...
Jul 07, 2020•33 min•Ep. 79
Adam & Noah go ISO with award-winning filmmaker Michael Tolajian as they focus on his basketball work, including the 30 for 30 Once Brothers (the story of Drazen Petrovic and Vlade Divac) and Q Ball (basketball inside California's San Quentin State Prison), plus his time at NBA Entertainment producing for NBA Inside Stuff and other projects. He is currently in charge of original content & league partnerships at FOX Sports. You can watch Q Ball on Netflix & Once Brothers on ESPN+. -- ...
Jul 02, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 78
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov tell wild NBA stories and examine the impact this unique NBA calendar will have on this year's NBA Draft. Noah tells a story about having to keep quiet as an intern in a precarious position during the 2003 NBA Finals. Adam tells a story about watching LeBron play against Carmelo in high school and not believing the guest Worldwide Wes brought along with him. They also go over the complexities of the upcoming draft, detailing the current pre-draft process, assessing ...
Jun 30, 2020•34 min•Ep. 77
Adam & Noah go ISO with former NBA big man Marc Jackson. Growing up without heat or running water in Philadelphia, Marc went on to star at Temple & play 13 years of professional basketball, including 7 in the NBA with the Warriors, Timberwolves, Sixers, Nets & Hornets. He joins the guys to tell Philly childhood stories of a 12 year-old Kobe Bryant, high school Rasheed Wallace & Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison. Plus, he details his ugly departure from Golden State, land...
Jun 25, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 76
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov discuss how much it will matter inside the NBA bubble that Coronavirus cases are spiking outside the bubble in Florida. They run through what may keep certain players from wanting to play when the NBA returns. The guys talk about how the normal routines for NBA players will be thrown out of whack and the impact that will have on specific players and teams. Adam thinks the Miami Heat will have an advantage in the bubble because of Pat Riley and his history with uniqu...
Jun 23, 2020•34 min•Ep. 75
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov go ISO with the man responsible for countless iconic NBA photos, Nat Butler. They discuss the legendary photographer's relationship with the late David Stern and what it was like working at the NBA during the early days of the Stern Era. Nat gives a fascinating behind-the-scenes look into his famous Sports Illustrated photo shoot with LeBron James when LeBron was accepting the 2009 NBA MVP trophy at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. The future Hall of Famer also sha...
Jun 18, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 74
Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov discuss how the NBA's return went from imminent to questionable. They look into why the momentum has shifted and ask what the NBA got wrong about the science of their plan. They also examine how the league is looking into the best way to amplify the Black Lives Matter movement. Adam talks about how former NBA players Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and Craig Hodges were blackballed after taking personal stands against racism and oppression. Noah wonders if Kyrie Irving considere...
Jun 16, 2020•31 min•Ep. 73
Adam & Noah go ISO with Nuggets assistant coach John Beckett. The Eckerd College grad shares his remarkable basketball journey from a production assistant with the Inside the NBA crew and a ticket sales rep with the Atlanta Hawks all the way up to his time as an assistant coach in the NBA. He provides rare insight into this current Nuggets team with a fascinating perspective on Michael Porter Jr., Nikola Jokic, and Jamal Murray. He tells remarkable stories about how he once paid for an open ...
Jun 12, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 72
In an eye-opening discussion, Ross Jackson (Locked On Saints) Aaron Freeman (Falcons) Tony Wiggins (Locked On Jaguars) John Hickman (Locked On Texans) Chris Carter (Locked On Steelers) Keith Pompey (Locked On 76ers) Coty Davis (Locked On Texans) and Your Boy Q (Locked On Raiders) come together for a special Locked On Podcast Network Black Lives Matter Roundtable. These eight Locked On hosts share their first-hand experiences as black men in America. When was the first time they clocked racism in...
Jun 11, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 71
Adam & Noah discuss their excitement level for the NBA returning and explain why they each have reservations about what's to come. Since the regular season will only have eight games left, the guys break down what the standings looked like when the season was just eight games old and what can be gleaned from looking back at that marker. They talk about the significance of teams not having home court advantage in these playoffs, how top teams are frustrated about this, and why Adam thinks the...
Jun 09, 2020•30 min•Ep. 70
Adam & Noah go ISO with former Gonzaga star and former first round pick Dan Dickau. The 2002 first team All-American takes us inside his relationship with fellow Zags legend John Stockton and shares the invaluable lessons Stockton taught him about the game. He tells a bunch of wild stories, including how the Atlanta Hawks drafted him without ever seeing him work out, how he used team employees to try getting mementos from Michael Jordan and Will Ferrell, and how he played poker in Boston wit...
Jun 04, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 69
Adam & Noah always talk hoops and a little bit of life and, with all of the chaos going on in the country, they still tried to do both. Adam gives his three players with the most on the line if the NBA returns this season and Noah explains why Adam Silver has even more to gain in the end. The guys discuss how we'll look back on this season, whether it will always have an asterisk next to it, why the lockout-shortened 1999 season could be a good indicator of what's to come, and why LeBron is ...
Jun 02, 2020•45 min•Ep. 68
Adam & Noah go ISO with former Marshall standout Jon Elmore, the only player in Division 1 history to hold conference records in points and assists at the same time . Elmore provides rare insight into the journey of a mid-major superstar who goes through the process of trying to reach the NBA. He details his unique experience when first arriving at Marshall, dominating the intramural hoops scene in shocking fashion. He shares stories about the experience he gained declaring early for the NBA...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 67
Adam & Noah use their TV production expertise to lay out how the NBA's television product should look & sound if the league gets going again from a single site without fans, and possibly without broadcasters in the building. -- Rejecting the Screen is part of the Locked On Podcast Network and is released on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Thursday brings "Going ISO" where the guys conduct a longform interview. This week, Marshall University legend Jon Elmore joins the show to detail his whirlwin...
May 26, 2020•37 min•Ep. 66
Adam & Noah go ISO with Chad Ford, the host of the Locked On Podcast Network's newest podcast: Chad Ford's NBA Draft Big Board. Chad discusses how he got his start in two different careers: one as an NBA Draft expert and one in conflict resolution as an associate professor at BYU-Hawaii. In combining those careers, he details the communication breakdowns that exist within NBA teams, especially between head coaches and general managers, and says some NBA teams have asked him to mediate confli...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 65
Adam & Noah react to episodes 9 & 10 of The Last Dance and give their final thoughts on the entire documentary . The guys question the legitimacy of the revelation that bad pizza (and not the flu) was the reason behind Michael Jordan's illness during Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals. They have intriguing thoughts about the remarkably large list of people Jordan has a vendetta against. Noah thinks Toni Kukoc deserved more love during the doc. Noah also wants the league to bring back awarding...
May 19, 2020•32 min•Ep. 64
Adam & Noah go ISO with the Pac-12's all-time leading scorer and the NBA's 1994 Most Improved Player, Don MacLean. He provides a unique look inside the life of an NBA player who played for seven different teams. MacLean shares jaw-dropping pickup hoops stories about Michael Jordan's relentless nature, Magic Johnson's refusal to lose, and battling with James Worthy. He tells many other legendary stories, including Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol playing one-on-one, fighting with Juwan Howard ...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 63
Adam & Noah react to episodes 7 & 8 of The Last Dance. Michael Jordan was worried about how he would come across in this documentary because of how he treated his teammates, but the guys argue that it turned out to be a brilliant public relations move. Noah explains how those teammates benefited from the "Jordan Economy." Adam theorizes that Jordan singlehandedly impacted the legacy of Danny Ainge. Also, they discuss Jordan's stint in minor league baseball. Noah provides context as to wh...
May 12, 2020•33 min•Ep. 62
On today's Rejecting the Screen , Adam Stanco & Noah Coslov go ISO with 4-time All-Star, 2-time all-NBA selection & current Bucks assistant coach Vin Baker. They go back to Vin's college days as an unknown star at Hartford and hear stories about what it was like going up against Shaq, Hakeem & Shawn Kemp. Plus, Vin recalls the time when he got into an unexpected heated exchange with Michael Jordan and he is open and honest about his battle with addiction. They lead with Vin being und...
May 07, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 61
