By Eurohoops team / info@eurohoops.net
Former Final Four MVP Tyrese Rice joined Antonis Stroggylakis and Cesare Milanti at the EurohooPOD to talk about his current work with athletes, a documentary that he’s preparing about his very successful career in Europe, and give his opinion on several EuroLeague topics.
Rice, a former player who won major MVP awards in all three big European competitions, looked back at his days with Maccabi Tel Aviv, explaining the secret that pushed the team towards winning the 2014 EuroLeague championship.
He also discussed how the EuroLeague MVP should be elected, why he believes that USA Basketball should have trials (including EuroLeague players), and revealed the one team he’d like to have played for.
Watch the newest EurohooPOD episode w/ Tyrese Rice on YouTube:
(1:38) Helping athletes work on the mental side of the game
(2:31) The different perspective from his EuroLeague experience that helps NBAers
(4:28) Tyrese Rice preparing a documentary on his career
(7:28) Does Tyrese Rice miss playing? Well…
(8:43) Praising the longevity of Huertas, Chacho, and Llull
(10:17) Completing the Master in psychology, helping the community
(15:25) Current EuroLeague action. Why Kendrick Nunn may decide to stay with Panathinaikos?
(20:28) Similarities between that 2014 Maccabi team to today’s roster
(21:15) Getting to know Bonzie Colson early in the day
(22:46) Being an inspiration to emerging European Basketball stars
(25:03) Why 2014 Maccabi felt like “high school”
(28:58) The one team that Tyrese Rice always wanted to play for but didn’t
(31:57) Should non-Final Four players be considered for EuroLeague MVP?
(34:50) Sasha Vezenkov has always been one of Tyrese Rice’s favorites
(37:55) Who’s the best EuroLeague player at the Twitter game?
(40:03) Who was the best defender he has faced during his EuroLeague career?
(45:28) USA Basketball must bring trials back
(48:10) Tyrese Rice picks the EuroLeague players he’d bring to USA Basketball?
(50:40) Addressing the development of Will Clyburn’s game in Europe
(52:33) Should USA Basketball start to consider EuroLeague players?
Listen to the newest EurohooPOD episode w/ Tyrese Rice on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0oAdapE05gRMGFZuIfodBc?si=47b4d0c7b32647e4
Listen to the newest EurohooPOD episode w/ Tyrese Rice on Apple Podcasts:
Full list of EurohooPOD’s 2023-24 season episodes:
- EurohooPOD reloaded featuring Malcolm Delaney
- Chima Moneke at EurohooPOD: Baskonia, proving doubters wrong, career dreams
- Dylan Ennis talks about career mindset, BCL growth, EuroLeague favorites, coaches’ criticizing players
- Tiago Splitter on Houston Rockets, Baskonia, EuroLeague, becoming coach, Brazil’s basketball future
- Sasha Djordjevic on being fired after winning titles, Partizan, why he was done quickly with NBA
- Is Justin Cobbs the best player who never played in the EuroLeague?
- Mike Batiste reflects on life lessons at Panathinaikos, Obradovic, and why he prefers the EuroLeague to the NBA
- Petteri Koponen talks future of Finnish basketball, Markkanen, playing after a near-deadly accident
- Tyrese Rice talks about life after basketball, the secret of Maccabi’s success, being an inspiration
PHOTO CREDIT: Turkish Airlines EuroLeague