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The Open Run With Will Strickland

Where Basketball x Life Are One! The Open Run With Will Strickland: The News, Views x Truths You Choose On The NBA x Beyond!

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01:23:38

Chronically Loquacious

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/10/12

Words have Meanings… And these Meanings form Mentalities.Words can make or break a spirit, a day or a career.Tap in as Wall $t. runs the court with actor and multi-talented entertainer, forever hooper and old friend Ramon Rodriguez as the two talk being on “the greatest television show ever writ or spit”, working with the late Michael K. Williams, what he learned from sharing the screen with Denzel Washington, next steps as an auteur and producer, why proper and accurate representation of Latinx

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00:27:05

2022 NBA Eastern Conference Preview – Central Division

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/10/11

With a new season on the way, Ryan Antonio Henry of Below The Hardwood joins Wall $t to preview the 2022 NBA Season. In this episode, they will preview the Central Division out of the Eastern Conference. They predict the winners, losers and surprises coming out of the division and provide their thoughts on each team ahead of the upcoming season.Don't Get Beat Off The Dribble! Find Will On These Rough Interweb Streets:Twitter: @W_Strickland1IG: WillStrickland1@RAHenry on Instagram and

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01:19:21

Movie Morning Breath

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/10/05

If we only knew as much as we think we do… If only…My Dear Ol’ Grams (Bless The Dead) has a third grade education, but her Intellect of Curb was top shelf.She once told me that sometimes in Life, The Obvious is the Hardest to See… Mostly because we don’t want to see it.Perhaps this is the paradigm in which we are dealing in this alleged NBA vaccine “civil war”, but are we all being bamboozled… by ourselves?James “J-Ro” Robinson of the venerable 90s rap group, Tha Alkaholiks, laces ‘em up with Wall

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01:13:19

The Attention Economy

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/09/28

It’s been said that Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder… but what exactly attracts that gaze?In what can be viewed as an epic battle between Reality and Virtual Reality, the fine line between the two has been blurred and inextricably altered.We now live in an entire culture centered on the validation of others, lusting for the “like”, “retweet” and emoji hearts.Wall St. invites Canadian Senior Men’s National Team PG Duane Notice to step in the area and chat the journey of a young pro looking to

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01:36:58

They Hate Us Cuz They Anus

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/09/21

If Change is The Only Constant, Why Is It That Some Fight So Hard Against It? There are certain inevitabilities that draw fear, like Death, as for others, Taxes...and this podcast. So, too, is the fact that the late, great Sam Cooke was correct: A Change Gon’Come! This week’s special guest, Cleveland Cavaliers broadcast network #TheChaseDownpodcast host and Winnipeg, Manitoba’s Finest, Justin Rowan, steps in the arena withWall $t. to share thoughts on the NBA’s 75 At 75, adulting, being a

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01:22:30

The Other Side Of Hard

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/09/14

What happens when you Plan Your Work So You Can Work Your Plan, but... the plans don’t always workas you planned? Do you quit? Start over? Count Victory in ever Loss and learn from it all? This week’s special guest, ESPN’s Bomani Jones, chills with Will and spits game on the resilience of spirit it took for him to ascend the heights he has to date. There have been some wild times and great characters along the way, down for the cause and not just because, who make of The Bomani Jones

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01:24:53

Alone Together

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/09/08

Hard to believe Summer is almost over... The transition toward Fall brings a different level of introspection and initially, the plan was not to toil during the state-mandated holiday weekend. But when you love what you do, is it really work? This week, I task former Raptors 905 color commentator and fancy assed fashion model Warren Ward to get busy and do work that’s not really work as we build on the Lakers as the 2013 NBA All Star team, Team Canada and Hoops World Cup group selections, a

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01:42:52

Presence over Presents

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/09/01

It would have been The Great Michael Joseph Jackson’s 63rd birthday this past weekend. I was blessed with the opportunity to work once. I have stories to share... but, in ways, you had to be there... “Being There” matters... especially when you are WARPed!: Warm. Attentive. Responsive. Present. Your best ability is availability and Wall St. is joined by friend and Co-CEO of the Legendary Duck Down Records label, Drew “Dru Ha” Friedman. They pontificate on the NBA’s Nets, straight outta

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01:06:27

The Words Of A Thousandaire

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/08/25

All The World’s A Stage... And All The Men And Women (Or However You Gender Identify)Merely Players.... Some have roles and responsibilities, earned, given or otherwise, with more extensive requirements than others. And with those things, quite often come the rewards. Doesn’t diminish the thoughts, actions and opinions of others with lesser roles as their voices matter just as much At surface glance, many may see the gap between the salaries of the players of the NBA and WNBA as indicative

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01:31:57

Approximately Accurate

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/08/17

What exactly is “The Truth” today? Not the nicknomenclature of newly-minted Hall of Famer Anthony Pierce, but whatever it is, does it really set you free? Will’s Dear Ol’ Dad (Bless The Dead) used to always say: “There are two sides to every story... Three when you include The Truth!” And each and every week, I endeavor to bring you an honest, insightful and nuanced lens to the News, Views and Truths on the NBA and beyond during the podcast where Basketball and Life are One. Ain’t a

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01:01:21

I Got A Letter From The Government

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/08/10

Bet you can’t remember the last time you hand wrote a letter... if ever. There is a certain intimacy to it that could never be achieved via zeros and ones on a screen from Thumb Technology, dependent upon from whom the letter is received. Stimulus Check. IRS. FBI. The Artist Formerly Known As Carlton Douglas Ridenhour aka Rock x Roll Hall Of Famer Chuck D of the legendary rap group Public Enemy, steps into the square with Will to chat The New York Knickerbockers, Earl The Pearl, Jeremy Lin,

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01:11:14

Fight The Feeling

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/08/04

Urges... Whims... Impulses. Temptation to fall prey to the delights of the world may never leave us, but some things you just cannot resist. One thing in particular is getting the News, Views and Truths you choose on the NBA and beyond during The Open Run with Will Strickland! This week, Wall $t. welcomes another fellow bball lifer, Slam Magazine’s Anthony Gilbert, to pontificate on All Things NBA Draft, Summer League, Olympic medal rounds, feedback on the debut of 3x3 at the Games and The

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00:52:10

The Open Run x BTH 2021 NBA Draft Aftermath

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/07/30

Wall $t is joined by Below The Hardwood podcast hosts to discuss the 2021 NBA Draft just mere moments after the end of the first round. They discuss the top 5 picks, the teams that drafted them and the potential impacts they will have on their new franchises. They name their sleepers, best international players, possible busts and more. Find Will On These Rough Interweb Streets:Twitter: @W_Strickland1IG: WillStrickland1Find Ryan, Alan and Dexter of Below The Hardwood atTwitter: @RAHenry,

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01:16:50

Adjust for Inflation

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/07/27

Cliches can be fun sometimes... they can also be trite. “The Game Has Changed”. “The Game Is Afoot”. In our case, those phrases are one and the same as Will Strickland invites legendary Canadian AAU bawse Tony McIntyre in to talk The New World Order in the NBA, his sons and the Draft process, Moroccan food in Philly and the high school athletes’ everchanging landscape. Wall $t also celebrates Giannis Antetokounmpo’s ascent to the hoops mountaintop, along with his 2021 NBA Champion

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01:15:07

4:59

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/07/20

It’s been said that plans are what you made while Life is happening...And while Life is happening, does what you do with your time ultimately matter? Will Strickland ponders the question as yet another hip hop legend takes his leave from the planet. In addition, he introduces us to NBA.com Global Edition Digital Content Manager and former Wake Forest Demon Deacon baller Gabriel McGregor to preview the men’s and women’s Olympic hoops groups, predict the finals and identify rising stars of whom you

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01:31:59

Plata-Plomo

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/07/14

You get what you can negotiate in this Life. Earning your way to that status matters as well.At points in the journey, you may be asked to do some things counter to your core principles for the benefit of the greater collective. This week, Will Strickland calls upon NBA TV Canada’s Akil Augustine to reflect on Canada’s downfall at the FIBA Americas Qualifying Tournament, the greatness that was Nike Battlegrounds 2003 in Toronto, and the legacy of a playground legend gone far too soon.The guys

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00:55:06

We Met On a Monday

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/07/07

Clean slate. Fresh start. Sometimes, the start of a week feels that way, no matter your discipline. Opportunities to craft greatness from thousands of hours of dreams, wishes, and work reveal themselves. With the NBA Finals, WNBA All-Star Game, and 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games on the horizon, Will Strickland breaks down the possibilities for both the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks, explores the issues with the Canadian Men’s National Team, reviews potential issues in the

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00:42:40

Die Empty

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/06/30

If you knew you were going to pass away today, can you say with the utmost certainty that you’d done everything you wanted to do in Life? Are you living without regret today? In a deeply personal episode, Will Strickland finds catharsis in words exchanged with his best friend over a vegan soul food lunch about what we give back to this world, be it through hoops, podcasting, the music industry, teaching, just being a solid human being or any other discipline. The Association’s coaching

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01:24:27

The Value Of Value

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/06/23

One day, when we are no more, maybe someone will remember us… remember this…But for now, we do what we must to bring meaning to Life and hopefully leave the world a little better than it was before we got here.Will Strickland brings a friend to the proceedings as they talk truth ban, Juneteenth, and hoops with B-U-N-B, Your OG’s Favorite OG, reppin’ P.A.T. (Port Arthur, Texas)!Wall $t and The Artist Also Known As Bernard James Freeman tell you something good and break down from the front, back and

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01:36:33

Virtue Signaling

The Open Run With Will Strickland ·

2021/06/15

Masks. We all wear them… Some more than others.Be not amazed at the energy we spend in ensuring we put on our best face for the world to see. Yet, in the words of a famous Brooklyn emcee: “I’m sure that everybody out listenin’ agree… that everything you see ain’t really how it be!”, no matter how well-manicured your social media pages or how your playoff team looks on paper.When it’s all stripped away, there is nothing left but you… unless you have another Brooklyn emcee who is easily one of the

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