2 Shots Pod Podcast

2 Shots Pod

2 Shots Pod
Explore the successes and failures of NBA athletes & executives when the stakes are high. We're talking about what’s really happening when the game is on the line. Hosted by - Omar Usman, a lifelong NBA fan who thinks Hakeem is the GOAT, and loves thinking about how principles of leadership, teamwork, and decision making manifest themselves in the NBA And Mohamed Hussein, an entrepreneur and obsessed NBA fan who knows Kobe is the GOAT. He enjoys exploring the corollaries between sports and business.
Passing on Luka
Why would a team pass on Luka Doncic, and what does it say about their organizational health?
Dec 24, 2019
39 min
How Media Narrative Shapes Basketball Decisions
Far reaching effects of the stories we tell about ourselves and others
Dec 11, 2019
38 min
Low Ratings and Schedule Changes
How can the NBA fix its low ratings numbers?
Nov 25, 2019
29 min
Career Endings - Melo
Will Carmelo Anthony on the Blazers work? A look at the awkward decline of Melo's career.
Nov 19, 2019
21 min
Ownership and Culture (Suns and Knicks)
Organizational leadership, culture, and success - through the lens of the early season performances of the Suns and Knicks who have arguably the 2 worst owners in the NBA.
Nov 12, 2019
31 min
Load Management
We got tired of listening to everyone talk about load management so we decided to talk about it ourselves.
Nov 8, 2019
28 min
Lebron vs. Morey
We get into Lebron vs. Morey plus some hot take predictions
Oct 24, 2019
45 min
Career Endings - Linsanity
What happens when you still have something left in the tank but no one wants you?
Oct 13, 2019
28 min