Jerry Stackhouse on Michael Jordan comparisons, NBA career, coaching at Vanderbilt, NIL, more
On the latest episode of the Rex Chapman Podcast, the guys are
joined by former NBA All-Star and now Head Coach of the Vanderbilt
Commodores, Jerry Stackhouse. 12:10 - Basketball will always
be a part of Stack's life, describing his love for the game. Now in
this next chapter of his career, he enjoys being able to share it
with others. 15:45 - How good was Stack's Oak Hill Academy team?
Were they even good enough to match up with his UNC team? 23:00 -
From Oak Hill to Chapel Hill, Stack says his time with Steve Smith,
and then Dean Smith, was a formal education in the art of
basketball. 25:30 - For all the critics of North Carolina's
academics, Stack is a prime example of what it takes to be a
diligent student athlete. Now as the Head Coach at Vanderbilt,
he takes pride in setting the standard for academics in college
basketball. 29:10 - That wasn't a scowl Stack was playing with, it
was seriousness. You have to be serious to not only make the NBA,
but stay in the NBA. It was especially hard coming into a losing
situation after the success in high school and college. 34:30 - The
comparisons to Michael Jordan were always flattering, but Stack
never saw himself as the next MJ after following him at North
Carolina. Leave it to Mike to turn that into bulletin board
material when they battled in the NBA. 34:45 - Stackhouse on
Michael Jordan 40:30 - How NIL has impacted college athletics, and
what approach Stack and Vanderbilt has taken to enhance their
platform for the student athletes. 51:00 - What impact will Scottie
Pippen Jr have at the NBA level after wrapping up his collegiate
career at Vanderbilt? Who's the next man up for Vandy with Pippen
Jr headed to the next level? 56:00 - The rivalries in the SEC are
alive and well, especially when talking about the Commodores and
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