WEBVTT - The BroadCast: 7/6/2018 ~ Summer League Spotlight - Kevin Young

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<v Speaker 1>The sun is up, the sky is blue, the mountains

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<v Speaker 1>are visible, and at the time that we fire up

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<v Speaker 1>the old podcast machine at around seven thirty local time

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<v Speaker 1>in Las Vegas Friday morning, the expected high temperature today

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<v Speaker 1>is only supposed to be one hundred eleven degrees, with

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<v Speaker 1>the thermostat reaching triple digits by ten am Pacific time.

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<v Speaker 1>With that, greetings from the Strip. Brian Seltzer from Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>dot Com, welcome you back for another Summer League edition

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<v Speaker 1>of the podcast. Our guest on this episode of the

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<v Speaker 1>Pot is Kevin Young. He is going to be the

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<v Speaker 1>head coach of the Summer Sixers this year as they

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<v Speaker 1>begin their quest for the MGM Resorts NBA Summer League Championship. Now,

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<v Speaker 1>this time of year is all about, of course development,

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<v Speaker 1>an opportunity to give guys who the seventy six Ers

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<v Speaker 1>have either drafted, have interested in, undrafted free agents already

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<v Speaker 1>had on their roster, might be property of the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>the draft rights of guys they own, the opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>give them reps, get them further introduced with the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers system. And you know what, of course, these guys,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a competitive setting. They want to win games. The

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<v Speaker 1>primary objective is familiarity development, and if you win some

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<v Speaker 1>games along the way, great excellent. That's ion on the cake.

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<v Speaker 1>Really exciting that in addition to first round picks from

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<v Speaker 1>this past year's Ayre Smith and Landry Shammitt, if you

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<v Speaker 1>got guys like fir Con Corkmas, Jonah Bolden, Demetrius Jackson

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<v Speaker 1>on the roster, guys who have solid professional playing experience,

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<v Speaker 1>you could throw Askia Booker, Chris McCullough, Cam Oliver into

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<v Speaker 1>that category as well Devondric Walker too. So it seems

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<v Speaker 1>like the Sixers they'll have a really nice balance of

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<v Speaker 1>youth and experience on their summer league roster as they

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<v Speaker 1>get ready for game number one on Friday against the

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<v Speaker 1>Boston Celtics. Seven thirty Before we start the conversation with

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<v Speaker 1>coach a Young, reminder that to subscribe to the podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>Kevin Young has been a part of the seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>development program and coaching staff for the last couple of

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<v Speaker 1>seasons now. He was the head coach of Delaware in

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<v Speaker 1>the G League from twenty fourteenth or two thousand sixteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's been on Brett Brown's bench the last two years.

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<v Speaker 1>This past season in particular, he was one of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys who really headed up these Sixers Special team's efforts.

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<v Speaker 1>So all the high efficiency production the Sixers got on

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<v Speaker 1>aftertime out plays on end line and sideline out of

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<v Speaker 1>bounds plays, Coach Young was heavily involved in that mix.

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<v Speaker 1>Coach Young, what's going on? What's the pulse of the squad? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean the thing I've been I say, we've been

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<v Speaker 1>impressed with this group is how quickly they've been able

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<v Speaker 1>to pick things up that we've been throwing at them,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, trying to get a lot in obviously in

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<v Speaker 1>a short amount of time. So happy with the intellect

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<v Speaker 1>of the group, and hopefully it shows how do you

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<v Speaker 1>structure the days that you're spending with the guys, Especially

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<v Speaker 1>when you look back on many camp there four days

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<v Speaker 1>of practice sessions, but it seems like there's always a

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<v Speaker 1>charter bus coming to and fro from Camden. So how

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<v Speaker 1>do you guys format each day to get the most

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<v Speaker 1>out of it. Yeah, well, we tried to break it

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<v Speaker 1>down where we really try to use the coaches that

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<v Speaker 1>we have strategically and get the most out of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys while they're here where we're doing a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>different station work, so we can kind of hit a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of different things in a short amount of time.

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<v Speaker 1>And then as coaches sometimes we get a little over zealous.

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<v Speaker 1>Have been working with the sports science crew quite a

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<v Speaker 1>bit to make sure that we are keeping these guys

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<v Speaker 1>healthy and making sure we're ready for what Vegas has

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<v Speaker 1>for us. For you about how much time passes before

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<v Speaker 1>you're ready to get back in a gym, because this

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<v Speaker 1>year was different Unlike the last couple of seasons when

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<v Speaker 1>you were on the staff, the sixers, they were done

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<v Speaker 1>in the middle of April, and this year an extra

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<v Speaker 1>month for me. It's like things just happened so quick.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like a week and a half and then

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<v Speaker 1>it was draft prep and workouts and here we are.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, but when does the itch really start to

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<v Speaker 1>come back for you? Yeah, this year was unique, As

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<v Speaker 1>you said, I mean, the year has passed like the

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<v Speaker 1>draft kind of was our playoffs, so it was all

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<v Speaker 1>eyes were geared on that and this year, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>having the postseason run that we had gave us a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more basketball. So, you know, I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if it was a specific amount of time, but after

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<v Speaker 1>a while, you know that you can only annoy your

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<v Speaker 1>wife so much before she wants you out of the house.

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<v Speaker 1>So it was good to get back in the gym.

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<v Speaker 1>True words. Well, put as far as the material that

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<v Speaker 1>you're giving these guys, if you put it on a

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<v Speaker 1>scale for what the NBA amount of material you guys

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<v Speaker 1>asked the regular season team and roster to digest, how

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<v Speaker 1>would you compare that to what you're introducing these guys too. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, clearly you can't get nearly as in depth

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<v Speaker 1>with the with the summer league group. I think what

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<v Speaker 1>you can do, though, is you can instill the principles

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<v Speaker 1>that your team stands for with the guys that you're

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<v Speaker 1>trying to acclimate Zayre Smith, you know, Landry Sham and

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<v Speaker 1>even Shake Mill and although he's not participating, still there.

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<v Speaker 1>Really we've we've tried to focus on three things. And

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<v Speaker 1>I told the guys this the other day, is in

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<v Speaker 1>summer league, really it comes down to transition defense, pick

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<v Speaker 1>and roll defense, and being organized offensively, and so those

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<v Speaker 1>really are the things that we've tried to focus in

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<v Speaker 1>on Darien Camp, and again, the guys have picked things

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<v Speaker 1>up pretty well. And it's easy to say that having

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<v Speaker 1>not played a game, but well, once we get going,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully it'll carry over. You've been coaching in the pros

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<v Speaker 1>for over a decade now. During that time, if you've

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<v Speaker 1>seen an evolution for how better prod guys are coming

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<v Speaker 1>out of college into the pros as far as schemes

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<v Speaker 1>that are being run at the NCAA level from where

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<v Speaker 1>it is now to where it was let's say ten

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<v Speaker 1>years ago. Yeah, I think the defense in the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>to me is a little bit more multidimensional, a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit deeper to grasp for some guys offensively, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a lot more pick and roll common knowledge I think

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<v Speaker 1>is out there even today just watching guys come off

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<v Speaker 1>pick and roll, looking for rollers, looking for lob passes

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<v Speaker 1>and things like that. Whereas years passed that with certain

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<v Speaker 1>things you really have to kind of really coach guys

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<v Speaker 1>up on. I mean, just for people out there who

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<v Speaker 1>may be curious why you pick those three areas and

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<v Speaker 1>why that is important in summer league, What makes what

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<v Speaker 1>you were talking about transition, d pick and roll defense,

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<v Speaker 1>those things. Why is that particular to summer league something

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<v Speaker 1>that you look out for the games are just a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more ratty in terms of you know, as

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<v Speaker 1>I said, being organized is something we tried to do. Oftentimes,

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<v Speaker 1>it's hard for teams to get organized, so it ends

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<v Speaker 1>up being a lot of transition basketball, a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>just broken plays that end up in picking rolls, and

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<v Speaker 1>so that's what that's why we wanted to focus and

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<v Speaker 1>on that. And then again for us trying to avoid

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<v Speaker 1>solely just being a broken play team, we try to

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<v Speaker 1>get him organized with you know what we do here

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<v Speaker 1>in Philadelphia. We'd have to think that having a season

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<v Speaker 1>point guard or something like that could help with the

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<v Speaker 1>organization as we start to look at some of the

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<v Speaker 1>guys and the roster, Demetris Jackson, is he one of

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<v Speaker 1>the people that you're leaning on, someone who's had two

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<v Speaker 1>years worth a summer league experience in a handful of

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<v Speaker 1>NBA games under his belt. Yes, all those things. And

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<v Speaker 1>then and then obviously with him being with us for

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<v Speaker 1>the season, has a has an understanding of what we

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<v Speaker 1>you know, what we do, and so the combination of

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<v Speaker 1>him having summer leagues under his belt, you know, him

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<v Speaker 1>understanding the concepts that we want to play. When I

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<v Speaker 1>was told he was going to be our point guard,

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<v Speaker 1>I was I was pretty excited about that. And he's

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<v Speaker 1>been He's been great. He's been great for the coaches.

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<v Speaker 1>He's really helped Zayre Smith and Landry make their kind

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<v Speaker 1>of transition. And you know, you could see it when

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<v Speaker 1>they were on you know, some of those team in

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<v Speaker 1>practice and then they get on Dmitris's team. That kind

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<v Speaker 1>of studies the ship and that's what we're looking for

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<v Speaker 1>out of him from an outside perspective, whether you're a

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<v Speaker 1>member of the media, guilty he's charged, or a fan.

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<v Speaker 1>There's always so much interest, natural interest during summer League

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<v Speaker 1>about new guys, new talent brought into the organization. And

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<v Speaker 1>in terms of whom the Sixers picked up on draft night,

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<v Speaker 1>we're looking at Zaire Smith, Landry Shammitt. As you said,

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<v Speaker 1>Shake Milton not available to play in summer League. What

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<v Speaker 1>are the early impressions of Smith and Shammut that you

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<v Speaker 1>got from at mini camp. So Shammitt start with him

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<v Speaker 1>because I thought he played well really to start camp,

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<v Speaker 1>and then and then Zayre had had some really good

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<v Speaker 1>days after that. But so with Landry, just his ability

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<v Speaker 1>to play without the ball, move cut and make shots,

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<v Speaker 1>just to kind of a well rounded offensive player, which

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<v Speaker 1>is what we saw when we looked at him on

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<v Speaker 1>the film and he got here and that's what he

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<v Speaker 1>did with Zaire. For me person, I've been really happy

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<v Speaker 1>with what he's been able to do offensively was just

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<v Speaker 1>more to his game than I than I saw in

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<v Speaker 1>the film or maybe gave him credit for. So he's

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<v Speaker 1>been able to attack the rim, which I thought he

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<v Speaker 1>would be able to do, but his ability to kind

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<v Speaker 1>of get into the paint and elevate over guys and

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<v Speaker 1>make shots has been impressive. I thought he shot the

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<v Speaker 1>three well on top of that. And then you know, defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>his ability to just get in guys is something that

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<v Speaker 1>will obviously help us in Summer League, but will clearly

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<v Speaker 1>help him as he you know, tries to get on

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<v Speaker 1>the court for us in the season. Just having a

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<v Speaker 1>guy that you can throw at all these unbelievable players

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<v Speaker 1>you have to guard in the NBA. Like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>there's certain things you can pick up on tape, but

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<v Speaker 1>to see Zaire leap his first leap in person for

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<v Speaker 1>the first couple of times. It's pretty outrageous, it is.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's the thing I like about him too, is

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<v Speaker 1>he's he's real, even healed, you know, for a young

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<v Speaker 1>guy that's impressive so far hasn't been able or has

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<v Speaker 1>not been rattled much. It's kind of the same guy

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<v Speaker 1>every day, every possession, which has been been you know,

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<v Speaker 1>good to see. But in terms of his just not

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<v Speaker 1>only his athleticism, but his body's got long arms, He's strong,

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<v Speaker 1>you know for a nineteen year old kid. Uh, it's impressive.

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<v Speaker 1>He seems like a yes sir, no sir kind of guy. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a no nonsense guy. So far, he's been incredibly

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<v Speaker 1>easy to coach, eager to learn, but at the same

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<v Speaker 1>time has a competitive spirit that you that you really like.

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<v Speaker 1>People have talked about his shot trajectory, his shot development.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm assuming does that start as early as right now.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you introduce someone like that who clearly the

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<v Speaker 1>organization has high hopes for at this early stage, for

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<v Speaker 1>the really the first foreign two professional hoops. Yeah, so

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<v Speaker 1>even before we started our mini camp, coach Monie Williams

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<v Speaker 1>was able to kind of get his hands on him

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<v Speaker 1>and give him some some different workouts and so forth,

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<v Speaker 1>and I think that helped him, give him a nice foundation.

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<v Speaker 1>And then for us what we've tried to do on

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<v Speaker 1>the team side with this mini camps indoctrinate him with

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<v Speaker 1>our terminology, our philosophies, just the things that are just

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<v Speaker 1>totally different, probably than than where he's come from, because

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<v Speaker 1>there is quite a few terms. Coach Brown has a

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<v Speaker 1>term for everything, so and you know what obviously helps

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<v Speaker 1>us be organized. So we're just trying to get him

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<v Speaker 1>up to speed with all that. You've only had him

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<v Speaker 1>in front of you for a couple of days now.

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<v Speaker 1>But with Smith, how much of what he's able to

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<v Speaker 1>do defensively comes from ability skill, how much of it

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<v Speaker 1>comes from determination, mindset, that sort of thing. And I

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<v Speaker 1>think with any good defender you have to have a

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<v Speaker 1>combination of all the things you just listed. But the

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<v Speaker 1>most important thing is that desire and that competitiveness. And

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen that in him. You know, Coach Billy Lang

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<v Speaker 1>has been on the floor and also has noticed that,

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<v Speaker 1>which again, the physical stuff is one thing, but the

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<v Speaker 1>mental makeup and the ability to want to stop somebody

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<v Speaker 1>as another thing. And you know we've seen that so far.

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<v Speaker 1>For someone like for Con cork Mose, who is just

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<v Speaker 1>overseason Europe had a tremendous run in the World qualifiers

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<v Speaker 1>for FIBA, What are the expectations, what's on the to

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<v Speaker 1>do list for someone like that. Oh, for me, it's

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<v Speaker 1>to look at his passport and see where he's where

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<v Speaker 1>he's coming from yet guys all over the place. But uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, yeah, he'll be he'll be coming in with

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<v Speaker 1>confidence based on how well he's done in that tournament. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>with him, he already knows what we're doing. I think

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<v Speaker 1>it's just a matter of him getting there and getting

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<v Speaker 1>real quickly acclimated with the guys that we have, and

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<v Speaker 1>and then just just playing. I think he needs to

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<v Speaker 1>play play at a high level and you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>wants to see the ball go in. We want to

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<v Speaker 1>see that for him and just kind of get confidence.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what some league is so good for. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>guys that may not be able to get the run

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<v Speaker 1>that they want during the season, they're able to play

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<v Speaker 1>in that setting and get you know, get reps, get

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<v Speaker 1>confidence and kind of get a little swagger, which he

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<v Speaker 1>certainly does not lack. Even as fur Con had to

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<v Speaker 1>sit out a bit last season with injury. What do

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<v Speaker 1>you think he was able to take away from his

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<v Speaker 1>first season around an NBA team. I think just the

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<v Speaker 1>big picture of how the whole thing works. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>the travel, the schedules, you know, playing with older guys,

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<v Speaker 1>playing with superstars, being in a big market, all those

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<v Speaker 1>things that you know, for a guy coming in not

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<v Speaker 1>only as a rookie, but as a European rookie, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's all new to him, and so I think having

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<v Speaker 1>had that experience and having all that stuff under his

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<v Speaker 1>about sets him up well to kind of hit the

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<v Speaker 1>ground run and moving forward. This probably happens in the

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<v Speaker 1>preseason and regular season two. But as someone who's in

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<v Speaker 1>a position to evaluate talent and you're coaching it obviously

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<v Speaker 1>with the Sixers, but when you're in these games, is

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<v Speaker 1>it almost impossible to ignore someone who jumps out on

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<v Speaker 1>the other side and file that name of someone away

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<v Speaker 1>in the back of your mind because who knows what

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<v Speaker 1>shakes out after Summer League's done. Absolutely. I mean for me,

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<v Speaker 1>especially with my background coming up through the minor leagues,

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<v Speaker 1>it was, you know, Summer League was kind of one

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<v Speaker 1>of the marquis scouting events, and so you know, you're

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<v Speaker 1>coaching games during the day and writing scouting reports at night,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I just kind of have that background. So certainly,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, take middle notes to different guys. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the other thing too, is when you go through a

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<v Speaker 1>draft class, you know, you get curious about all the

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<v Speaker 1>guys that you studied, and so when you're able to

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<v Speaker 1>get a chance to see him play in person, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of fun to just say, oh, hey, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of what I thought he'd be here. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>that guy really surprised me. And so I'm sure as

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<v Speaker 1>an organization we will We'll have eyes on a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of these guys. The pre draft period, it seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>the theme was very much all hands on deck for

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<v Speaker 1>the organization. Were you guys, as coaches, as assistants given

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<v Speaker 1>more of an opportunity to do certain things what you

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<v Speaker 1>were asked of? Was that any different this time around

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<v Speaker 1>with Brett Brown leading the ship. Yeah, you know, certainly

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<v Speaker 1>from last season, you know, where we weren't nearly as

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<v Speaker 1>involved with it, and then this around with coach Brown

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<v Speaker 1>you know taking things over. It was you know, he

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<v Speaker 1>asked us to, he gave us specific projects and there

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<v Speaker 1>were specific groups of players that we that we looked at,

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<v Speaker 1>two of which we drafted, which was fun. Like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I enjoy that side of it. Sometimes it becomes hard

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<v Speaker 1>to do that with how much other stuff you have

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<v Speaker 1>on the plate, with the actual coaching side, but I

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<v Speaker 1>enjoyed being able to kind of get my hands on

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<v Speaker 1>that side of it. And while Summer League might give

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<v Speaker 1>off much like Spring training, let's say, a more loose,

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<v Speaker 1>relaxed vibe, I gotta think this is precious and valuable

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<v Speaker 1>time for someone like yourself too, and the assistance that

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be on the summer league coaching staff,

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<v Speaker 1>because here's a great chance to work with guys coming

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<v Speaker 1>up through the ranks, some real elite level talent, and

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<v Speaker 1>you get to get raps. Sure right, yeah, no, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean again, like with my background in the minor leagues,

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<v Speaker 1>haven't been a head coach in that league, and then

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<v Speaker 1>now I've been here for a couple of years. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you he almost forget a little bit about of everything

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<v Speaker 1>you have to do as a head coach. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's been a great refresher for me. I'm excited to

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<v Speaker 1>have that experience, but more importantly, I'm excited for all

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<v Speaker 1>of our young kind of our younger staff that that's

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<v Speaker 1>been able to get a lot more responsibility. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I had a lot of people helped me grow as

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<v Speaker 1>a as a young coach, and still him, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with Coach O'Brien, Coach Brown, Coach Monty, coach Billy, all

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<v Speaker 1>these guys that have helped me, Coach Pierce, all these

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<v Speaker 1>guys that have helped me, And now I kind of

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<v Speaker 1>get to like pay it forward a little bit, which

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<v Speaker 1>one makes me feel old a little bit, and then too,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just being able to help guys, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>help Connor as he prepared Connor Johnson prepared to be

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<v Speaker 1>the Blue Coats head coach, you know, help some of

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<v Speaker 1>these guys that are moving up in our organization. And

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<v Speaker 1>for me, that's been really fun. I think that's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the more undersold storylines surrounding Brent is that, at

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<v Speaker 1>least from this seat, it looks like he's a guy

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<v Speaker 1>who places almost just as much effort and energies on

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<v Speaker 1>developing his own coaches as he does guys out on

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<v Speaker 1>the floor with like a fir con court master Tim

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<v Speaker 1>Laile Cabra. I mean, he seems like he's genuinely invested

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<v Speaker 1>in moving you guys along as well. Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I certainly wouldn't be here if it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it wasn't for him. He's done a lot

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<v Speaker 1>for me and my family, and he's given me an opportunity,

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<v Speaker 1>opportunity to have a real responsibilities within the organization and

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<v Speaker 1>really let me own certain areas that he's given me,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's made me a much better coach. And it's

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<v Speaker 1>given me, you know, like we talked about before with

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<v Speaker 1>Firk on that confidence and even as a coach, you

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<v Speaker 1>need the confidence. And that's what I've tried to help

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<v Speaker 1>some of the younger coaches understand, is the confidence that

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<v Speaker 1>you need as a coach, and there's no better way

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<v Speaker 1>to get that than doing what they're doing right now,

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<v Speaker 1>is coaching on the floor, all right? To put a

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<v Speaker 1>bow on this, what would constitute a successful summer league

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<v Speaker 1>in Las Vegas for the Philadelphia seventy six ers. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously everybody is competitive and everybody wants to win, but

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<v Speaker 1>I think, going back to the three pillars that we

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<v Speaker 1>kind of talked about, if we can really just try

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<v Speaker 1>to be organized, that's the one thing I want to

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<v Speaker 1>make sure that when we get out there are guys

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<v Speaker 1>are organized, they know what they're doing, you know, be

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<v Speaker 1>able to get back on defense and be able to

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<v Speaker 1>guard pick and rolls, all the things that we've invested

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<v Speaker 1>time in here and then ultimately have Landry and Zayre

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<v Speaker 1>pick up all those things so that they kind of

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<v Speaker 1>have a head start for the season. Great stuff, turfic

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<v Speaker 1>insight from Kevin Young. He'll be leading the seventy sixers

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<v Speaker 1>at the MGM Reserts Summer League in Las Vegas. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>so much man, Thanks Boo, And you figure that if

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<v Speaker 1>you're throwing guys like Jonah Bolden, whom the seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>acquired in the second round of two thousand and seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>and had a really solid season playing professionally overseason Israel

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<v Speaker 1>this past year, plus Askia Booker, who has professional raps

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<v Speaker 1>under his belt in the G League and internationally to

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<v Speaker 1>the roster, that should only deepen the talent pool and

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<v Speaker 1>help these seventy sixers. Cause this week, sorry, we didn't

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<v Speaker 1>have a chance to touch upon Bolden or Booker on

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<v Speaker 1>the roster in that interview. We actually sat down and

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<v Speaker 1>taped that. Kevin and I did before the moves were

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<v Speaker 1>official and announced. But gotta like those two are in

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<v Speaker 1>the mix, and gotta like that tonight from Las Vegas

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six Ers and the Boston Celtics yet again, this

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<v Speaker 1>time in a Summer League setting. Who knows when the

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