The Grounded Theory Podcast

Basketball, life and other rabbit holes we find ourselves going down

The Grounded Theory Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Malachy Simpson, with 41 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Malachy Simpson hosts The Grounded Theory Podcast, a sports show with 41 episodes published.

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  Episode #42

  042 with Amorey Womack: Real Estate, Leveraging Social Media for Success and Webster Basketball

  Oct 2, 20261h 24mS1

  Amorey Womack is a licensed real estate agent with Ascend Real Estate Advisors. Mo and I were teammates at Webster High School so it was crazy enjoyable to chop it up with him. Amorey grew up training at WITTS with Corey Fraizer in the same gym as Jayson Tatum, Tyler Cook, Xavier Sneed and many other top talents to come out of St. Louis. From there Mo went to Cardinal Ritter high school, then transferred to Maplewood to reunite with Coach Fraizer and continued his career at Webster Groves for 2 years where we won a state championship together in 2018. From there Mo was a redshirt freshman at Tennessee State University, then went to Moberly Area Community College, Shelton State in Alabama and then Philander Smith University. We found a great pocket talking about social media, how what we see shapes our reality and how that affects the goals we set and our idea of what success looks like. We also talked about his process for creating content, his current journey of being at Ranken to get his degree in architecture, and what a day in the life of a real estate agent looks like. If you're interested in real estate or just want to connect with Mo go tap in on: Instagram: @ amoreywomackFacebook: Amorey Womack Tik Tok: @amoreywomack1

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  Episode #41

  041 with Carl Givens: Given100, Building Relationships with Athletes and Faith

  Sep 2, 20262 hourS1

  Carl Givens is a strength and conditioning coach and owner of Given100. He also is currently in charge of strength and conditioning for Harris Stowe Athletics. Born and raised in St. Louis, Carl played basketball and football at Chaminade high school and football at Westminster college in Fulton, Missouri. After pursuing NFL opportunities, Given100 was born. In this conversation we talk about his faith, the importance of helping athletes on but also off the court, the importance of getting to know athletes as people and how that translates to better performance, owning his own business and more. Go get some work in with Carl on Instagram @ given100

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  Episode #40

  040 with Freeze Calipari: Developing Young Talent, NIL Landscape and Red Pills of the Music Industry

  Aug 17, 20262h 34mS1

  Freeze Calipari aka Jarell Graham is currently the assistant coach at Confluence Prep Academy here in St. Louis. Freeze has coached some of the best talent St. Louis has had to offer throughout the years when they were kids and has coached multiple nationally ranked AAU teams. Being in the mix for so long, he's coached with and against lots of NBA guys like Cam Boozer, Darius Acuff Jr., Thompson twins, Cooper Flag and more. Freeze has been on the front lines in a way that gives him a really interesting perspective on basketball in St. Louis as well as nationally. We talk about the And 1 mixtape era, the differences between developing young talent vs trying to win right now, the differences in play styles from state to state, the importance of being able to effect the game by more than just scoring, AAU politics, the NIL generation of athletes and a lot more. Lots of St. Louis basketball name drops and a little peak behind the curtain of the music industry at the end. Very entertaining conversation.Go tap in with Freeze on IG: @freezycalipari

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  Episode #39

  039 with Dwayne Polk: Vashon Basketball, Developing Buy In with Players and Enjoying the Process

  Aug 10, 20263h 1mS1

  Dwayne Polk is currently the head coach at Lutheran North high school here in St. Louis. He played, then later on came back to coach at, Vashon high school. After being highly recruited and ranked top 30 in his class, he chose to play at St. Louis University in college. After playing professionally in the PBL (premier basketball league), he began his coaching journey as the head coach at McCluer North for the girls. A handful of state championships at Vashon later, he is going on year 3 at Lutheran North. We talked about the strong culture and tradition of Vashon basketball. Going undefeated his senior year, him playing against future pros like Lebron James, Chris Paul, Monta Ellis and Adam Morrison. Being coached by Rick Majerus at SLU and how that's developed his ability to create buy in from his players as a coach, and a bunch of St. Louis basketball pulls along the way. First pod to reach the 3 hour mark and rightfully so. Great convo with a great human. Go tap in with him: Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: @teampolkwinning Also on Instagram @lncrusadersbasketball to follow along with their season and get some Xs and Os breakdowns throughout the season

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  Episode #38

  038 with Greg Gentry: College Coaching, Mental Health for Athletes and Dad Life

  Jul 23, 20262h 28mS1

  Greg Gentry is currently an assistant coach at Clayton high school (St. Louis, MO). Growing up in California he played his freshman year at Taft high school in Los Angeles along side Larry Drew II then finished high school at Durango high school in Spring Valley Nevada. After a cup of coffee at Cosumnes River Junior College in Sacramento, Greg went on to finish his playing career at Fontbonne University in St. Louis. After graduating and going back to California to coach at Calabasas high school, he came back to Fontbonne and joined the coaching staff as a graduate assistant. After 9 years with the Griffins, he joined the staff at Clayton high school where the team just made it to the final four in the 2024-2025 season which was the first time they've made it that far since 1975. In this conversation we talk about the California hoop scene, differences between there and St. Louis, mixtape culture and how that effects the on court product, the JUCO grind, mental health for athletes, a deep dive into his process for cooking up scouting reports as a college coach and a lot more. G is a former coach of mine and someone I've always had a lot of respect for so it was awesome to get to chop it up with him. Instagram: @youngcal_24And to follow along with the Grey Hounds next season: @chsgreyhoundbasketball on Instagram

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