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Going ISO - Rex Walters
Going ISO - Rex Walters
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Length:
79 minutes
Released:
Apr 23, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Adam & Noah go ISO with 7-year NBA vet and current Wake Forest assistant coach Rex Walters. The former first round pick talks about how his coaches in middle school and high school doubted him and how that drove him throughout his career. He takes us through his remarkable run through the 1993 NCAA Tournament while leading Kansas to a Final Four and talks about the trash talking he did to opponents and media members. Rex explains how he landed his role in Blue Chips and what it was like to play epic pickup games on the set. He tells some ridiculous stories about the larger-than-life personalities he played with on the New Jersey Nets, including Derrick Coleman, Rick Mahorn, and Chuck Daly. He also details the incredible experience of playing with Allen Iverson in Philly during A.I.'s first seasons in the league. Rex recounts what it was like to be a part of the infamous Knicks-Heat rivalry. He also talks about his own coaching experience, including why he loved the G League and how he's managing to coach from home in the midst of a pandemic.
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Why his middle school & high school coaches doubted him
Dealing with negative media attention after leaving Northwestern for Kansas
Getting upset by 9th-seeded UTEP in the 1992 NCAA Tournament
What went into his competitive fire
Specifics of his trash talking
What the Border War rivalry between Kansas & Missouri was like
Why he spoke out against Mike Francesa
Being the best player in the 1993 NCAA Tournament
Losing to North Carolina in the 1993 Final Four
Playing against the Fab 5
Auditioning for a role in Blue Chips
Inside the pickup games that took place on the set of Blue Chips
Getting compared to Drazen Petrovic in New Jersey
Infamous Chris Morris "trade me" story
Derrick Coleman's incredible contract negotiation tactic
Phenomenal pranks the Nets would play on each other
What he learned from Chuck Daly
Getting roasted by Isiah Thomas
Finding out he was traded to the Sixers
Taking part in a teammate's intervention in Philly
Kobe Bryant practicing with Sixers while he was in high school
Memories of playing with Allen Iverson
Iverson's happiness over Rex's career night
Intensity of Knicks-Heat rivalry
Pat Riley getting his Heat teams fired up
Infamous fight when Jeff Van Gundy hung onto Alonzo Mourning's leg
Playing for Thibodeau, Carlisle, and Spoelstra when they were assistant coaches
Coaching in the G League
Balancing being a coach and a father to standout son Gunner
Coaching from home during the Coronavirus pandemic
Who he'd want to reject the screen and go iso in a must-win situation
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Why his middle school & high school coaches doubted him
Dealing with negative media attention after leaving Northwestern for Kansas
Getting upset by 9th-seeded UTEP in the 1992 NCAA Tournament
What went into his competitive fire
Specifics of his trash talking
What the Border War rivalry between Kansas & Missouri was like
Why he spoke out against Mike Francesa
Being the best player in the 1993 NCAA Tournament
Losing to North Carolina in the 1993 Final Four
Playing against the Fab 5
Auditioning for a role in Blue Chips
Inside the pickup games that took place on the set of Blue Chips
Getting compared to Drazen Petrovic in New Jersey
Infamous Chris Morris "trade me" story
Derrick Coleman's incredible contract negotiation tactic
Phenomenal pranks the Nets would play on each other
What he learned from Chuck Daly
Getting roasted by Isiah Thomas
Finding out he was traded to the Sixers
Taking part in a teammate's intervention in Philly
Kobe Bryant practicing with Sixers while he was in high school
Memories of playing with Allen Iverson
Iverson's happiness over Rex's career night
Intensity of Knicks-Heat rivalry
Pat Riley getting his Heat teams fired up
Infamous fight when Jeff Van Gundy hung onto Alonzo Mourning's leg
Playing for Thibodeau, Carlisle, and Spoelstra when they were assistant coaches
Coaching in the G League
Balancing being a coach and a father to standout son Gunner
Coaching from home during the Coronavirus pandemic
Who he'd want to reject the screen and go iso in a must-win situation
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Please subscribe to the podcast, rate, review and share with your friends!
Rejecting the Screen is part of the Locked On Podcast Network and publishes every Tuesday and Thursday. The Thursday edition is called Going ISO, an interview with someone connected to the NBA. Guests include Adam Morrison, Shawn Marion, Richard Jefferson, Earl Watson, Peter Vecsey, Anthony Morrow, Kevin Willis, Howard Beck, Kenny Anderson, Doug Gottlieb, Robert Sacre, John Hollinger, Sam Mitchell, PJ Carlesimo, Ryen Russillo, Eddie Johnson and more.
Follow Noah on Twitter @NoahCoslov, Adam @NaismithLives and the show on Instagram @Rejecting_the_Screen.
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Released:
Apr 23, 2020
Format:
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