WEBVTT - The Coaching Carousel Is Hotter Than Ever This Summer

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<v Speaker 1>So we've not had an off season like this in

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<v Speaker 1>a long time where there are like a bajillion good

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<v Speaker 1>coaches will like pretty good coaches on the market who

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<v Speaker 1>have been fired and are also like just on the

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<v Speaker 1>market for their teams at the same time. Like you've

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<v Speaker 1>got Milwaukee, Toronto, Phoenix teams that have either been to

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<v Speaker 1>the finals or won a championship in the last four years,

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<v Speaker 1>all on the market at the same time, all have openings.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's take a quick look right now at the open

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<v Speaker 1>spots and talk a little bit about who's being tabbed to.

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<v Speaker 2>Fill those spots. Let's start with Detroit Detroit Pistons.

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<v Speaker 1>So Troy Weaver right now has done an exhaustive search

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<v Speaker 1>involving interviews with ten candidates.

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<v Speaker 2>Right now it is narrowed to three guys.

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<v Speaker 1>Charles Lee, the Bucks assistant, who is a Bell of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball former Yukon coach, Kevin Ollie and both of

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<v Speaker 1>whom are being interviewed a second time, and then Heat's

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<v Speaker 1>assistant Chris Quinn, who will be interviewed after the finals

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<v Speaker 1>are over. Of the three, the fan base might not

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<v Speaker 1>have a clear favorite, but they are very clear about

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<v Speaker 1>who they do not want.

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<v Speaker 2>Kevin Ollie.

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<v Speaker 1>That's right, the former Yukon coach who has not coached

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<v Speaker 1>in five years, whose name hasn't been connected to one

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<v Speaker 1>coaching opening in the NBA since twenty fifteen, who is

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<v Speaker 1>not interviewed by any other team, and is very close

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<v Speaker 1>with Troy Weaver. That is who the fans do not want.

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<v Speaker 1>The smarter decision probably is Charles Lee. He's been ready

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<v Speaker 1>to take over a team for years now. He was

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<v Speaker 1>Budenholzer's lead assistant since the Atlanta days.

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<v Speaker 2>Quinn is definitely in the mix as well. He's been

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<v Speaker 2>an assistant in Miami since twenty fourteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Very important higher for a Weaver, and if he doesn't

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<v Speaker 1>start winning, he's going to be the one who's under scrutiny.

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<v Speaker 1>Milwaukee Bucks after firing their championship winning coach two seasons

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<v Speaker 1>after hoisting the trophying. According to WOJ, the Bucks have

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<v Speaker 1>narrowed their search down to Nick Nurse, Nick Nurse's assistant

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<v Speaker 1>Adriene Griffin, and Kenny Atkinson, current.

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<v Speaker 2>Assistant for the Golden State Warriors. Here's an interesting little nugget.

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<v Speaker 1>I have been told by multiple people, three different quote

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<v Speaker 1>unquote sources, that Jannis does not want Nick nurse. Whether

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<v Speaker 1>that plays into things at all is not known, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think you have to wonder why on.

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<v Speaker 2>Earth the team would hire a coach that their superstar.

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<v Speaker 1>Does not want, even if he says he kind of

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<v Speaker 1>like doesn't want them, And how damning is it If

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks hire Adriene Griffin over the head coach that

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<v Speaker 1>he sat on the bench within that would be something.

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<v Speaker 1>Another fascinating story around the Bucks will be the one

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<v Speaker 1>of Kenny Atkinson, who was hired and then quit on

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<v Speaker 1>the Hornets in twenty four hours last year. Great coach,

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<v Speaker 1>really a good coach to build a team. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>know how he is in terms of like maintaining a

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<v Speaker 1>championship roster, but he said that the reason that he

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<v Speaker 1>stayed in Golden State was because his light wife liked

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<v Speaker 1>it there. So if he goes to Milwaukee, m kind

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<v Speaker 1>of tells you that was a lie. Also, is there

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<v Speaker 1>a potential situation where Steve Kerr moves on to the

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<v Speaker 1>front office, if Bob Myers, the current GM of the Warriors,

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<v Speaker 1>moves on, and then maybe Kenny steps in as head

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<v Speaker 1>coach coach for our dubs big offseason. Giannis is not

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<v Speaker 1>guaranteed to stay if they continue to underperform or steps

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<v Speaker 1>to success along the way. Let's move on to Philly.

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<v Speaker 1>They fired Doc Rivers, as you know, for losing get

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<v Speaker 1>another closeout game, and the Sixers at this point are

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<v Speaker 1>kicking the tires on at least six candidates. Nick Nurse again,

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<v Speaker 1>Manny Williams. That's interesting, Sam Cassell, Mike Budenholzer, Frank Vogel, and.

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<v Speaker 2>You guessed it, Mike D'Antoni. What do they all have

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<v Speaker 2>in common?

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<v Speaker 1>They have a lot of experience, They've got winning pedigrees,

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<v Speaker 1>except for Sam Cassell. Sam Cassell is very well liked.

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<v Speaker 1>He's a Sixers assistant, and I think that's why he

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<v Speaker 1>made the list.

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<v Speaker 2>As for the other five, I think Vocal is out.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think he's gonna. I mean, he's kind of

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<v Speaker 1>giving me Brett Brown vibes. D'Antoni seems like a long

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<v Speaker 1>shot as well. He's seventy two years old, literally, like

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<v Speaker 1>not like the fake seventy two you know when you say, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>that person's good jillion, No, he's actually seventy two. Nick

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<v Speaker 1>Moni and Bud probably are the favorites. Very different coaching styles,

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<v Speaker 1>with Harden probably going back to Houston or trying to.

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<v Speaker 1>We don't even know what type of team Philly has.

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<v Speaker 2>My guess is that you.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait until the team that you have is constructed to

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<v Speaker 1>name a coach for that team. It's also possible that

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<v Speaker 1>Morey could just throw a wrench in things and look

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<v Speaker 1>at a dark horse candidate like Massi Usueri is right

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<v Speaker 1>now in Toronto. Speaking of Toronto, Toronto threw an ice

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<v Speaker 1>cube into everyone's team. Today, it was announced by Shams

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<v Speaker 1>that the Raptors had conducted a full interview with none

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<v Speaker 1>other than Steve Nash.

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<v Speaker 3>Yes, the same Canadian, the coach the Brooklyn Nets, the

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<v Speaker 3>same guy who is also a soccer coach, the same

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<v Speaker 3>guy who is Canada's favorite son. The same Nash who

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<v Speaker 3>is handed the keys to a tesla and then found

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<v Speaker 3>out that the AI had become sentient and wanted to

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<v Speaker 3>drive it by itself. Steve Nash Messiah Ujerie has looked

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<v Speaker 3>at no less than twelve candidates so far, ranging from

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<v Speaker 3>Becky Hammond, whose.

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<v Speaker 1>Luster has worn off after her suspension for berating Deerica

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<v Speaker 1>Hanby for what was what does she do wrong? Oh,

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<v Speaker 1>she got pregnant two years in a row, and also

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<v Speaker 1>looked at JJ Reddick, current ESPN personality and podcaster.

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<v Speaker 2>These are real names. These are real names he's looking at.

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<v Speaker 1>That's pretty much the dartboard method of picking a coach.

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<v Speaker 1>If they have held a basketball in the past five years,

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<v Speaker 1>put him on the board, put him on the interview list. Seriously,

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<v Speaker 1>the Raps have also looked at a few young coaches

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<v Speaker 1>who could fill in and kill it.

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<v Speaker 2>In Toronto.

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<v Speaker 1>Jordi Fernandez, King assistant who took over for Mike Brown

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<v Speaker 1>for a game this year.

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<v Speaker 2>When he won, his.

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<v Speaker 1>Team celebrated like they all won a ring, huge sign

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<v Speaker 1>of love and respect.

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<v Speaker 2>Charles Lee the Bell of the Ball from.

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<v Speaker 1>Milwaukee, Chris Quinn in Miami, Adrian Griffin again for Toronto,

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<v Speaker 1>all in the running. Even Kenny Atkinson is on this list.

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<v Speaker 1>So you've got a lot of the same coaches on

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<v Speaker 1>all of these same lists. I think you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>know everything that you want to know about the direction

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<v Speaker 1>that this franchise is heading based on who they hire.

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<v Speaker 1>If they hire a young coach without any experience, it's

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a will Hardy situation the ar rebuilding. If

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<v Speaker 1>they hire an experience coach, they are going to try

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<v Speaker 1>to keep their assets and they are going to try

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<v Speaker 1>and win. Now, Phoenix Sun's head coaching search is I

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<v Speaker 1>have no idea. Honestly, I've looked and looked and looked,

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<v Speaker 1>and there's a lot of names floating, but there is

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<v Speaker 1>no definitive list.

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<v Speaker 2>Matt Ishbie is probably gonna hire Isaiah Thomas, isn't he?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, Like there's no list, there's no list. He's got

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<v Speaker 1>a deep pocket, He's connected in Detroit. He loves Isaiah Thomas.

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<v Speaker 1>Either Isaiah Thomas is coaching this team or he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>be the GM of this team. I don't think you

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<v Speaker 1>can scratch off any of out of work coaches off

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<v Speaker 1>the list right now. There's probably coaches under contract he's

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<v Speaker 1>looking at. Tyler's name has been prominently mentioned, and this

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<v Speaker 1>is a very intriguing search. He could go with assistants

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<v Speaker 1>like Jordi Fernandez, or I don't know, like possibly another

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<v Speaker 1>coach that has worked under Sam Prest. So more likely

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<v Speaker 1>it will be a splashy and expensive higher because that's

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<v Speaker 1>what Isshbia wants to do. I would guess that maybe

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<v Speaker 1>Nurse or Bud would be the choice in Phoenix, although

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think either one is a fit in my mind.

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<v Speaker 1>As Michael Bridge's former Phoenix Suns recently said Amani Williams

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<v Speaker 1>isn't the problem and wasn't the problem in Phoenix. So

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<v Speaker 1>if the coach wasn't the problem, who was? Can another

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<v Speaker 1>coach come in and fix it? Lots of speculation, but

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<v Speaker 1>one thing is for sure. Phoenix is facing a fascinating

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<v Speaker 1>offseason where DeAndre Ayton has mentioned in multiple trade rumors

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<v Speaker 1>to Detroit, to Dallas and to Portland.

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<v Speaker 2>A couple of final points.

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<v Speaker 1>In Houston, our man Imy Yudoka is assembling his staff.

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<v Speaker 1>He's just brought in Royal Ivy from the Nets as

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<v Speaker 1>his first major hire. I think he is likely to

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<v Speaker 1>retain Rocket's assistants John Lucas, the second a Rockets legend,

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<v Speaker 1>and ma Mood abdel Fata, who's.

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<v Speaker 2>Been credited with bringing along the Baby Rockets.

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<v Speaker 1>I think probably Aaron Miles, who's currently assistant for the Celtics.

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<v Speaker 1>I could see him joining him in Houston. And it

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<v Speaker 1>will probably depend on Joe Mizula's job.

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<v Speaker 2>Status, which brings me to this.

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<v Speaker 1>We've talked a lot about Joe Mosula this episode, but

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<v Speaker 1>we did not ask the question it's his job in

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<v Speaker 1>Danger forty eight hours ago I would have said, no

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<v Speaker 1>fucking way, But now even Wolje, even Brian Windhorse, is saying, well,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe his job is in danger. And the reason that

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<v Speaker 1>every single Celtics fan as I rate right now is

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<v Speaker 1>just howling mad is Joe Mizula. And when your fan base,

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<v Speaker 1>who is rapid, makes this much noise, you must listen

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<v Speaker 1>or you risk losing the team to your fans altogether.

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<v Speaker 1>So it's possible we might have another job opening very soon.

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<v Speaker 2>It's a coal world out there, folks.

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<v Speaker 1>Coal world.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all the time that we after the heat check,

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<v Speaker 2>will be back Friday with an all new episode, and

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<v Speaker 2>we are now well in to the conference finals. May

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<v Speaker 2>be done with one of them tonight.

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