#SoWizards

About #SoWizards

I considered making a podcast the Washington Wizards franchise deserved, but that would be #SoWizards.

Publisher

Kevin Broom

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 Jun 2020

Latest episode

11 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

63 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Oct 2025

   Player Development: How the Washington Wizards Can Help Their Youth Improve, with Brian McCormick

   We're back! The first episode of the #SoWizards Podcast in nearly a year is a fun one -- an in-depth conversation with coach Brian McCormick about player development strategies and techniques, and how those might be applied by the Washington Wizards and other NBA teams with young players. McCormick has coached CYO, AAU, high school, junior college, and college basketball and worked as a strength and conditioning coach for two junior-college basketball programs. His coaching career has landed him in Denmark, Estonia, Ireland, and Sweden, and he's directed clinics in Canada, China, Greece, Ghana, Kenya, India, Macedonia, Trinidad & Tobago, Uganda, and throughout the United States. McCormick completed his PhD in Exercise and Sports Science at the University of Utah, and has had peer-reviewed papers published in the International Journal of Exercise Science, International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, and Strength & Conditioning Journal. He has spoken at coaching, strength & conditioning, and sports psychology conferences in the United States and Canada. He's also the author of several books to help players and coaches improve in their craft. Check them out on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00PKIKVW4/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=277059fc-f69d-4f36-ba1f-250a50156076&ref_=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1) or wherever you get books.

2. 

   24 Oct 2024

   Washington Wizards 2024-25 season preview with Troy Haliburton

   In this episode of the #SoWizards Podcast, I’m joined by Troy Haliburton to discuss all things Wizards — everything from the season opener to player development and the team’s long-term competitive strategy. Our conversation covered: Last season’s performance The coaching change and the emphasis on teaching and development Roster changes — who left and the new arrivals Jordan Poole’s role and realistic expectations for him this season Corey Kispert’s new contract and NBA future Over/under predictions for the team’s rotation based on my preseason PPA forecast What to expect from the rookies, and Final predictions. Along the way, we discovered definitive statistical proof that Troy is more optimistic than I am (he took the over on six of the 11 players we discussed, while I went over on just three). Interestingly, while we noted that last year’s team was the worst in franchise history, and this year’s team is probably worse, we’re both more optimistic about the team’s direction than we have been in years. That’s because the losing is part of a long-term strategic plan to build a future winner. They may fail to build that winner, but they’ve chosen a direction, and it’s not on the treadmill of mediocrity they’d been on for so long. Listen here, below, or wherever you get your podcasts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sowizards/support (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sowizards/support)

3. 

   2 Jul 2024

   Offseason smorgasbord with Ben Becker

   The Washington Wizards have launched into a busy and somewhat perplexing offseason. Joining me to help make sense of the team's roster moves and long-term plan is my former cohost and longtime friend, Ben Becker. Ben is a stalwart member of the Wizards' online community from message boards to Bullets Forever to Twitter, X and podcasts. In this episode we discuss: The Wizards' 2024 draft, and the team's overall draft strategy The art of building a competitive roster that's designed to help young players grow while continuing to lose Roster moves, including signing Jonas Valanciunas and re-signing Richaun Holmes Predicted trade values for the team's veterans, and Notable or surprising moves around the NBA so far this summer. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sowizards/support (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sowizards/support)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.3 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

3.7 / 5

17 ratings

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