The Two Cents Podcast with Penny Hardaway

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NBA icon and head coach of the University of Memphis Tigers, Penny Hardaway has become on for the most unique and respected voices in the game.

On the The Two Cents Podcast, Penny is joined by players, coaches and personalities from across the basketball landscape, bringing their unique perspectives together to give us the most compelling and informative hoops discussions on the game. From the AAU, to the NCAA, the NBA, international competitions, and beyond, they’re breaking down the game — the one on the court to the one played off it — to bring us inside the game, connecting generations through experience, insight and legacy.

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Have a Basketball Jones? Legendary NBA point guard and current head coach of the University of Memphis Tigers Penny Hardaway has the hoops talk you need in your life. On each episode of “Two Cents Podcast with Penny Hardaway,” Coach Hardaway and his guests from all over the world of basketball bring their unique perspectives to the most interesting and informative hoops discussions being had today. From the AAU, to the NCAA, the NBA, international competitions, and beyond, they’re breaking down the game — the one played on the court as well as the one played off it — to bring you closer to the action than a court-side seat could ever get you.

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Episode One | Rasheed Wallace | Ball Don't Lie

One of the most original and unique personalities the game of basketball has ever known, Rasheed Wallace has always marched to the beat of his own drum. Sheed also established himself as an unstoppable talent and high IQ player.

Penny's experience with Sheed began within the lines of intense competition, and evolved to a relationship of mutual respect and admiration. As we find out, Sheed's basketball journey began from humble Philadelphia roots, onto a persona that found him loved by fans and players of his era and beyond.

Now Penny and Sheed remain closely connected as coaches, shared perspectives on how the game should be played and where this next generation can take it.

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Episode Two | One Time for the Knuckleheads | Darius Miles

Darius Miles discovered early and immediate success on the basketball court. As a prep-to-pro phenom, D-Miles literally grew up on the NBA stage. A trailblazer in the early 2000's, he ushered in the movement straight out of high school draft picks when he was picked 3rd overall by the Clippers (the highest ever for a high schooler at the time).

Penny takes a look at the impact and contributions Darius had on the game -- and also should get credit for. While the game has definitely changed, D-Miles had to find out what life as a pro was like, with basically no peer to share the experience with. Now, his experiences have given him a greater perspective and connection to the game that made him.

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Episode Three | Made for the Big Stage | Quentin Grimes

As the new NBA season is upon us, we’ve got a rookie to definitely have your radar. Selected in the first round by the Clippers, Quentin Grimes was part of a draft night trade then sent him to the New York Knicks. Now, the kid from Houston is ready to show out in the Big Apple.

Penny got a first hand look at Quentin, from when he came up with a dagger for his Houston Cougars against Memphis last season. As Penny tells us, the co-AAC Player of the Year, has the makeup, not only to lead his squad, but to takeover when it’s crunch time. And with the priority of the NBA on skill at the guard position, the Knicks got a top tier player in Q.

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Episode Four | Perception vs. Reality | Bonzi Wells

Bonzi Wells was recently named head coach of LeMoyne-Owen College, an HBCU school in Memphis. As a player, he was a hard nosed bucket that could score in all phases on offense. Bonzi lit it up at the mid-major program, Ball State, before ending up a Portland Trailblazer in 1998.

Always part of contending teams, Bonzi was most often misunderstood as a player. It’s something that stuck with Bonzi throughout his career, but taking a closer look, he was a team player that produced in winning systems. Now, as Penny points out, what people did not see in Bonzi, are what franchises recognize in upside and consistency. While the perception didn’t meet the reality, Bonzi has found his lane to success in the game as a coach.

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Episode Five | A Life in Basketball | Larry Brown

Larry Brown is the definition of a basketball lifer. A back in the day hooper out of Brooklyn, he played at North Carolina for both legendary coaches Frank McGuire and Dean Smith. He won gold on Team USA in 1964. He played in the ABA, winning a championship and was a 3-time All-Star. As a coach, he won a national championship for Kansas in 1988, and an NBA championship with the Pistons in 2004. He coached legends including Allen Iverson, Reggie Miller and David Robinson. And now at 81, he is the assistant coach on Penny’s Memphis staff. Larry Brown is a basketball lifer.

Beyond his knowledge and experience, Penny knows coach Brown has that true coaching gift -- the ability to connect with his players. Basketball really is coach Brown’s life. It’s what gives him energy and what keeps him going. As he tells us, the game has definitely changed from one generation to the next. While some principles stay the same, it has evolved for the better. Now both Penny and Larry are positioned to move the game forward, by knowing where it came from.

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Episode Six | Loyalty and Identity | Buzz Peterson

When it comes to basketball life stories, Buzz Peterson has an all-time great one. From Asheville, North Carolina, Buzz came up as state player of the year, and was recruited by Dean Smith to the University of North Carolina in 1981. His teammate and roommate was, Michael Jordan, and before MJ was MJ, he and Buzz created a lifelong friendship. They won the national title at UNC, and that propelled Buzz to a life in coaching and player development.

He was the head coach at Tennessee, Tulsa, Appalachian State and UNC Wilmington. Living and working in the game, Buzz has established a strong reputation in recognizing talent. And now, he’s back with MJ, working with the Hornets as the assistant general manager. As Penny sees it, that loyalty and respect is evident in what’s building in Charlotte’s culture. While they have assembled a dynamic group of young, athletic and skilled players, it is that foundation that will make things succeed for the Hornets. Penny knows first hand, as important as talent is, identity matters just as much in creating a winner.

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Episode Seven | Evaluating Talent | Jonathan Givony

One of the most important aspects of a basketball player’s career is how they are evaluated. It can impact their playing time, how they’re drafted and their contracts. For years, Jonathan Givony has established a benchmark for player evaluation with Draft Express. He has specialized in tracking and gathering measurables on players for teams, coaches and fans to follow. A job with a tremendous amount of depth and influence, we rarely get to find out how it works.

Turning the tables on things a bit, Penny has some thoughts on the process from both a coach and player’s perspective. As he sits down with Jon during the Memphis Pro Day, we find out just what the criteria is for rankings, and how projections can be as accurate as possible. Penny continues the thought by getting to the point with Jon, determining where a player should dedicate their focus and let their production on the court do the talking.

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Episode Eight | Winning Culture | Ed Pinckney

When it comes to all-time great teams, the 1985 Villanova Wildcats stand as college basketball’s greatest underdog champions. Proving that when a team comes together at the right time, they can accomplish the unthinkable. At the center of that historic champion was Ed Pinckney. Coming up the 80’s basketball wave in New York, Ed anchored Nova at both ends of the floor, leading in their famous upset over Georgetown, earning tourney Most Outstanding Player.

After a 12 year NBA career, Ed found his way to coaching, first as an assistant at his alma mater, and now on the Minnesota Timberwolves staff. Of course it’s something Penny is very familiar with, but as he sat down with Ed, he wanted to focus on the formula to build a winning culture. It’s something that requires a number of ingredients, and takes time, but as Ed tells us, comes from dedication above everything else.

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Episode Nine | Attention to Detail | De’Anthony Melton

Every basketball journey has its own unique detail to it. For De’Anthony Melton, his story shows that if you stay focused, good things happen. A SoCal kid, De’Anthony went to nearby USC, but played just one season in two years. Then after being drafted by the Rockets, he was traded to the Suns before his rookie season started.

His two-way talent got him minutes, but his ability to lock in on defense and basketball IQ kept him on the court. What Penny has seen in De’Anthony is improvement and consistency year-over-year throught his young career. His fit as a backcourt mate of Ja Morant is one the Grizzlies can build the new version of Memphis Grit and Grind on. By making Memphis his home, De’Anthony is flourishing before our eyes...and only getting better.

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