Below The Rim - Episode #07 - Kyle Armstrong
Below The Rim Podcast
English - October 06, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsBasketball Sports Comedy basketball sports nba sports talk baseball pop culture football Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episode 7: Recorded on August 8th, 2020
Kyle Armstrong was our high school basketball coach at Temecula Valley High School. He was the head coach of the program from 2012-2020. In his eight year span, he led the Golden Bears to five Southwestern league titles, a state playoff win, and the school’s one and only CIF-SS championship game appearance. He played a vital role in both of our basketball careers and lives and is an all around fantastic human being. We really enjoyed this episode and took a deep dive into Temecula Valley basketball. In this episode, we discussed:
00:01 The podcast up to this point
02:40 Coach Armstrong’s TVHS Hoops legacy
04:28 Bill Walton
06:00 Armstrong’s initial connection to TVHS
07:30 Ryan’s middle school hoops career
09:50 How Armstrong met Riley
11:15 How Armstrong got the TVHS coaching job
14:55 The interview process of a high school coaching job
18:00 Putting in a new offense
20:00 Contract clause
23:00 The 2012-2013 season
26:00 The 2013-2014 season
27:10 Summer 2013
32:30 Year 2
37:50 Stanley Johnson
42:40 Going undefeated
44:38 Owning Vista Murrieta
47:50 Losing in the playoffs
54:50 Riley’s junior season
56:40 Riley’s wrist injury
1:04:20 Schaefer’s history of ankle-rolling
1:08:32 Nasir Ahmed
1:11:54 Dewayne Holmes
1:13:10 Robert Phillips
1:19:00 Adapting to different play styles
1:24:40 TVHS’s only state playoff win
1:28:38 The beginning of the Garrett Schaefer era
1:34:00 Armstrong’s official resignation
1:36:30 Parents complaining
1:39:50 Ice in his veins
1:44:15 Armstrong’s future in coaching
1:47:30 Coaches like their best players