WEBVTT - Mavs vs Celtics NBA Finals Preview, Kyrie Returns to Boston, Lakers Coaching Latest

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<v Speaker 1>I'm your host, VC. The playoffs are still rolling, a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of exciting basketball still going on. It has had

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<v Speaker 1>us on the edge of our seat. So we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>dive into that. We're gonna dive into new coaches, coaches

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<v Speaker 1>getting extensions, a whole lot of basketball talk. So kick

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<v Speaker 1>your feet up. The VC Show starts now what they wanted,

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<v Speaker 1>then said, what up everybody? Now that the finals are set.

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<v Speaker 1>I would have briefly talked about the Dallas Mavericks and

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<v Speaker 1>their season and their resiliency, their getting the job done.

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<v Speaker 1>They go up three three nothing, Minnesota gains a little

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<v Speaker 1>momentum and they find a way to get the job

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<v Speaker 1>done to move on to the finals. Uh.

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<v Speaker 2>It says a lot about that that team, staying focused,

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<v Speaker 2>living in the moment, But it also says a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about their superstars. And I'll be the first to admit

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<v Speaker 2>I was very, very curious to see if this duo

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<v Speaker 2>would work. That was the elephant in the room in

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<v Speaker 2>my opinion. It's just I'm not saying that we me

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<v Speaker 2>people wrote Kyrie off more so than my questions were

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<v Speaker 2>would it work because of two point guards, ball dominant

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<v Speaker 2>guys like the ball in their hands. And at the

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<v Speaker 2>same time, I've seen Kyrie make a sacrifice with James

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<v Speaker 2>Harden said hey, no, you're the point guard, you handle it.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's definitely made that sacrifice. But my other question was,

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<v Speaker 2>could Luca buy into allowing another superstar be a decision

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<v Speaker 2>maker in the score that they can be for the

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<v Speaker 2>good of the team. And he has done that and

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<v Speaker 2>look at them now listening to some of Luca's interviews,

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<v Speaker 2>he felt disappointed that he let Luca. I'm sorry he

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<v Speaker 2>let Kyrie down because of he felt he needed to

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<v Speaker 2>play better and I thought that showed growth. And the

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<v Speaker 2>one thing that we don't hear often. Yes, some people

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<v Speaker 2>say it, I'm not saying I'm the only person that

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<v Speaker 2>says this, but Jason Kidd does not get enough credit

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<v Speaker 2>for not for them winning and playing well, for his

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<v Speaker 2>approach immediately while getting Kyrie, sitting Kyrie down to the table,

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<v Speaker 2>whether it's the two of them or the three of them,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning Luka, j Kid, and Kyrie laying on the table

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<v Speaker 2>and have an understanding of how they're going to go

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<v Speaker 2>about this. And I think that is what started the

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<v Speaker 2>trust for Kyrie going through the first year, seeing like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>I understand what you're saying, coach. You think about his

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<v Speaker 2>interview in the summer talking about next year, like you

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<v Speaker 2>believe like he's going to come back ready to go.

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<v Speaker 2>And we still were like, we'll see, we'll see it

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<v Speaker 2>sounds good, the honeymoon stations. No, they got it done.

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<v Speaker 2>Luka was able to understand when he needed to allow

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie to do his thing, and it seems like they

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<v Speaker 2>had like an understanding. Luka kind of gets things started

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<v Speaker 2>in the first half and Kyrie still plays well. Kyrie

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<v Speaker 2>gets going in the third. In the early parts of

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth quarter, we see we will see an aggressive

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie and kind of Luca plays off the ball. Huge growth,

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<v Speaker 2>huge growth for him, and it's paid off and I'm

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<v Speaker 2>now looking forward to an unbelievable matchup with two duos

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<v Speaker 2>that we consider some of the best in the game,

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<v Speaker 2>with Kyrie and Luca versus Jason Tatum Jalen Brown. But

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<v Speaker 2>the interesting thing is the matchups that we're gonna see

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<v Speaker 2>more than anything. Derek White and Drew Holliday are going

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<v Speaker 2>to guard, gonna guard both of those guys a lot.

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<v Speaker 2>But then they can give you a different look with

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<v Speaker 2>Tatum guarding Luca, Jalen Brown guarding Luca, Jaylen Brown with

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<v Speaker 2>a taller guy on Kyrie because they've seen Kyrie and

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<v Speaker 2>they know hisy and tendencies and how he plays as well,

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<v Speaker 2>so from playing with him and seeing him every day.

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<v Speaker 2>So it'll be very, very interesting to see the matchups.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think BA will have that advantage by saying,

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<v Speaker 2>and I mean that by saying, they can throw different

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<v Speaker 2>bodies at both of those guys, and I think we'll

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<v Speaker 2>see some double teams. I think the one thing that

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<v Speaker 2>Minnesota did to get themselves back in the series is

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<v Speaker 2>they frustrated. They tried to frustrate Luca a little bit

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<v Speaker 2>by double teaming him, knocking them down, knocking them around

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit, making him get off the ball, denying

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<v Speaker 2>Kyrie and making Gafford, making Lively, making Jones Junior, making

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<v Speaker 2>those guys the playmakers and decision makers, which is huge.

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<v Speaker 2>Sometimes you got to give tip your hat when Jones

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<v Speaker 2>Junior hit a three or two and got to the basket,

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<v Speaker 2>But like, can they sustain that because that's not what

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<v Speaker 2>they do game in and game out, That's not their

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<v Speaker 2>role if you would. They tried to change it up,

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<v Speaker 2>and then the MAVs j Kid, Luka, Kyrie, they adjusted

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<v Speaker 2>and that's why they're here. So yeah, it's gonna game one,

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<v Speaker 2>game two, I think, I honestly feel like game two,

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<v Speaker 2>game three. Maybe the game three's when we'll kind of

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<v Speaker 2>see all the adjustments. I mean, obviously there will there

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<v Speaker 2>be more and where do you go from here? But

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<v Speaker 2>game one is going to be a feel out who's

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<v Speaker 2>going to guard, who how you can guard, because I

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<v Speaker 2>think Dallas won't be able to crack the code of

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<v Speaker 2>Boston until Luca and Kyrie has seen the matchups of

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<v Speaker 2>those four guys that I need, and they'll probably see more,

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<v Speaker 2>but once they got to see what it looks like

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<v Speaker 2>when they're going against those four guys individually is when

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<v Speaker 2>Dallas can really adjust and possibly take off diving into

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<v Speaker 2>Dallas and the importance of Jason Kidd. I got the

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<v Speaker 2>opportunity to play with JA Kid, and I understand how

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<v Speaker 2>valuable he is as a player. His knowledge of the game.

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<v Speaker 2>We all knew about the Kid vision. If you know,

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<v Speaker 2>for you young or you young people, you probably don't

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<v Speaker 2>know about the Jkid vision. But he could see the

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<v Speaker 2>game the play before it happened, and he put me

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<v Speaker 2>in positions to where I was able to shine and succeed,

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<v Speaker 2>which is probably why my jersey is getting retired now

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<v Speaker 2>because of him. I really believe that. Shout out to

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<v Speaker 2>j Kid, But I think I'm going to start with Luca.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought his hire for for for the MAVs was

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<v Speaker 2>essential to Luca's growth, and I talked about could Luca

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<v Speaker 2>buy into playing off the ball and allowing another superstar

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<v Speaker 2>player to be to do their thing to make the

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<v Speaker 2>game easier for him. Check he has done that. I

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<v Speaker 2>thought he also was great for Kyrie one. Kyrie Respectshim

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<v Speaker 2>were talking about a Hall of Fame point guard, super

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<v Speaker 2>successful at the position. Even j Kidd with me, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I talked about being an elite point guard and a

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<v Speaker 2>great decision maker. It was times where he got off

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<v Speaker 2>the ball allowed me to be the ball handler, to

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<v Speaker 2>make plays in situations, and he was a shooting guard.

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<v Speaker 2>So he's been there, he's seen it all, he's done

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<v Speaker 2>it all. He's been in all of these positions. Even

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<v Speaker 2>playing in the Olympic team with the Kobe d Wade Lebron,

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<v Speaker 2>he understood how to there I use empower but allowing

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<v Speaker 2>these guys to be themselves and giving them the ball

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<v Speaker 2>in their hands and saying, hey, I'll play off the ball.

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<v Speaker 2>And he did that and teams were successful. And I thought,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, and I mentioned it earlier and I'll say

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<v Speaker 2>it again, Jay kidds value of being upfront, being a

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<v Speaker 2>point guard, being able to navigate through players and understanding

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<v Speaker 2>how to coach that individual player. Sitting Kyrie down, having

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<v Speaker 2>a heart to heart conversation on his growth, their expectations,

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<v Speaker 2>and what the future could look like if everybody could

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<v Speaker 2>buy in. And everybody has bought in. And I also think,

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<v Speaker 2>like a lot of people have said, but when they

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<v Speaker 2>drafted Lively, I said, oh, that's gonna be a huge

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<v Speaker 2>pickup for them because of his live and active body

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<v Speaker 2>before he went down with his injury, getting knee kicked,

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<v Speaker 2>beat up, punched in the face, the whole nine. His

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<v Speaker 2>activity on the screen, to the screen, to the role,

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<v Speaker 2>to the lib set up everything for him. Not that

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<v Speaker 2>Gaffert was not doing it, but it was. It was

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<v Speaker 2>tough for Minnesota to guard. Then you go and get

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<v Speaker 2>a gaffer. So now maybe Lively is not having the game,

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe he Lively's in foul trouble. You bring another live

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<v Speaker 2>body in there that plays the same way, super active

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<v Speaker 2>on the glass, creates extra possessions for open threes, like wow,

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<v Speaker 2>that was another great pickup. Oh and then you go

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<v Speaker 2>even further and go get PJ. Washington, which a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of us I played against the young fella and you

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<v Speaker 2>knew he's a big guy who could shoot shoot the ball,

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<v Speaker 2>but he kind of got lost in the sauce in

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<v Speaker 2>in Charlotte. But kudos to Nico Nico Harrison over there.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, the GM seeing a gym, a diamond

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<v Speaker 2>of the rough, a piece that would fit their team,

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<v Speaker 2>and he's coming to his own and was a great

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<v Speaker 2>pickup for him. Toughness, fearless, another score, even though he

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<v Speaker 2>did not shoot well in the last series, once he

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<v Speaker 2>got the ball going in, he was a difference maker

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<v Speaker 2>because he gave them another perimeter score. That's gonna play

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<v Speaker 2>hard and play tough. So then you have Derrick Jones Junior,

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<v Speaker 2>who I think j kids said, look, I need you

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<v Speaker 2>to be athletic. I want you to shoot the ball

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<v Speaker 2>when you're open, regardless of makes or not. And you

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<v Speaker 2>can see that, like we get caught up into numbers,

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<v Speaker 2>and sometimes yes, you can look at the numbers, but

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<v Speaker 2>confidence is a mug man. And when you have a

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<v Speaker 2>coach that says, regardless of your numbers, I don't care

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<v Speaker 2>what the percentage, I couldn't even tell you Derek Jones percentage.

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<v Speaker 2>And if I'm on the other team, I'm still gonna

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<v Speaker 2>give him that shot. But as a teammate and as

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<v Speaker 2>a as a player that your coach says, if you're open,

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<v Speaker 2>shoot the damn ball, I don't care about the result.

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<v Speaker 2>Shoot it with confidence. We'll deal with the result because

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<v Speaker 2>he knows that he's gonna get that shot. So by

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<v Speaker 2>telling him to shoot the ball and to be confident

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<v Speaker 2>shooting makes a huge difference because I'm if I'm on

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<v Speaker 2>the other team and I'm saying, okay, we're gonna make

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<v Speaker 2>Derek Jones Junior the shooter. We're gonna make Lively and

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<v Speaker 2>Gafford the decision makers. We're hoping that they're hesitant. Oh man,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm out of a rhythm or I know, I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>supposed to really shoot this one. I'm only supposed shotwo

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<v Speaker 2>or three times and they're getting seven eight shots. After

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<v Speaker 2>a while, you get you get a little gunshot. But

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<v Speaker 2>if my coach is telling me to shoot every time,

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<v Speaker 2>well guess what. I'm gonna shoot every time. But when

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<v Speaker 2>I see the lane, I'm gonna drive the lane. And

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<v Speaker 2>you do it within the reason. And that's what has happened.

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<v Speaker 2>And everybody understands their role, which makes the game easy

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<v Speaker 2>for Luca and Kyrie because they play off of each

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<v Speaker 2>other as well, so they're gonna be a tough out.

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<v Speaker 2>I think this is gonna be a fantastic series and

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<v Speaker 2>I cannot cannot wait. And I'm not going to give

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<v Speaker 2>you a pick yet because i still need to think

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<v Speaker 2>this through, so don't ask. And then we have some

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<v Speaker 2>interesting parallels in this game, and I'm gonna start on

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<v Speaker 2>the other side. Persingus going back to Dallas after that

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<v Speaker 2>matchup was after that stint was very very interesting how

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<v Speaker 2>that ended. He wanted to have more of a a

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<v Speaker 2>more touches and a bigger role, and it just didn't

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<v Speaker 2>work out. So I think that's one. Yeah, that's cool,

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<v Speaker 2>and I started there because the obviously the bigger conversation,

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<v Speaker 2>or I want to say, that's that's that is an

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<v Speaker 2>elephant in the room. Kyrie going back to Boston and

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<v Speaker 2>what that's gonna look like, sound like, feel like for

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<v Speaker 2>him is what has intrigued me because I've been in

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<v Speaker 2>that situation before as a New Jersey net going back

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<v Speaker 2>to Toronto in the playoffs and he's gonna receive booz

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<v Speaker 2>And I've documented this for y'all, like whatever bulls like.

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<v Speaker 2>There's no such thing as oh, this is the lot

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<v Speaker 2>oft boolls I've ever seen, because that's bs because I

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<v Speaker 2>was a part of the lot oft booze ever. But

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<v Speaker 2>to take you into that process or what that looks like,

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<v Speaker 2>it feels like excitement because you're playing your own, your

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<v Speaker 2>old team and trying to gather yourself and not make

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<v Speaker 2>it about you and you only because this is not

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<v Speaker 2>a regular season game. This is a playoff game, so

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<v Speaker 2>try not to get caught up into that. Proving to

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<v Speaker 2>a fan arena player on the other team more so

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<v Speaker 2>than doing what you've done to get you there, which

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<v Speaker 2>is it's tough to do. But the comforting thing about

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<v Speaker 2>what Kyrie is going through is there's one guy on

0:14:21.120 --> 0:14:25.480
<v Speaker 2>that team that has experienced that. That is Jason Kidd.

0:14:26.360 --> 0:14:30.720
<v Speaker 2>Jason Kidd was my teammate going into Toronto when all

0:14:30.760 --> 0:14:35.119
<v Speaker 2>that was happening, so he understands that moment. He understands

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<v Speaker 2>as a player what that's like and what it was

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<v Speaker 2>like for me, and helping me be in the moment.

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<v Speaker 2>But feel confident that your teammates have your back. You're

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<v Speaker 2>not doing this alone and not allowing me to go

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<v Speaker 2>off the beaten path and trying to beat Toronto by myself,

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<v Speaker 2>allowing Kyrie to beat tried to beat Boston by himself,

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<v Speaker 2>and I think that's a huge advantage for him. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I want you to be aggressive, and if i'm him,

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<v Speaker 2>meaning Jay Kidd, I don't. I wouldn't even run the

0:15:18.720 --> 0:15:22.200
<v Speaker 2>first couple of plays for Kyrie. I just let him

0:15:22.240 --> 0:15:25.040
<v Speaker 2>just play within the offense, make a play if he

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<v Speaker 2>has a drive. If anything, your first shot should be

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<v Speaker 2>a drive, because I can tell you my first shot

0:15:29.880 --> 0:15:33.280
<v Speaker 2>boy playing against him for the first time, didn't go well,

0:15:33.920 --> 0:15:35.720
<v Speaker 2>I felt like I shot an easy shot and I

0:15:35.760 --> 0:15:38.200
<v Speaker 2>wanted to make it so bad I airmailed. I missed

0:15:38.200 --> 0:15:41.400
<v Speaker 2>the whole darn rim and hit Jerry West on the

0:15:41.440 --> 0:15:43.200
<v Speaker 2>other side. And that was just a regular season game.

0:15:43.280 --> 0:15:47.520
<v Speaker 2>So obviously the anxiety and just the moment of finals

0:15:47.640 --> 0:15:49.640
<v Speaker 2>in itself, and yes, Kyrie has been in the moment,

0:15:49.640 --> 0:15:51.760
<v Speaker 2>but this is different when you're playing your old team

0:15:51.800 --> 0:15:53.960
<v Speaker 2>and you hear what you're gonna hear out there and

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<v Speaker 2>stuff like that. So I would allow a couple of

0:15:57.680 --> 0:16:01.160
<v Speaker 2>couple of possessions, maybe a couple of minutes to where

0:16:01.200 --> 0:16:04.960
<v Speaker 2>I don't I don't run and play for him and

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<v Speaker 2>maybe in the first, you know, the first two games,

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<v Speaker 2>and just allow him just to play in the moment

0:16:09.160 --> 0:16:12.680
<v Speaker 2>where he can settle down a little bit because he's

0:16:12.680 --> 0:16:17.800
<v Speaker 2>gonna hear a lot, see a lot, feel like he's

0:16:17.840 --> 0:16:20.960
<v Speaker 2>gonna his emotions are gonna be so high, Like you

0:16:21.000 --> 0:16:23.080
<v Speaker 2>can say, he can say what he wants and you

0:16:23.080 --> 0:16:24.320
<v Speaker 2>can say, oh it is he he said, He's like,

0:16:24.360 --> 0:16:27.920
<v Speaker 2>it's just another game. No, no, no, I've been there,

0:16:28.360 --> 0:16:30.720
<v Speaker 2>and we do that, we as players, we do that

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<v Speaker 2>for our own good. The approach you wanted to feel

0:16:35.280 --> 0:16:37.760
<v Speaker 2>like just another game, but the reality is not just

0:16:37.800 --> 0:16:40.120
<v Speaker 2>another game because it's the Finals. It's not just another

0:16:40.160 --> 0:16:45.040
<v Speaker 2>game because of how things ended and went in Boston.

0:16:45.120 --> 0:16:50.960
<v Speaker 2>So I think he'll be fine, particularly knowing that you

0:16:51.120 --> 0:16:53.680
<v Speaker 2>have that other guy by the same of Luka Doncas

0:16:54.120 --> 0:16:55.760
<v Speaker 2>up there who can get things going and get you

0:16:55.880 --> 0:16:59.880
<v Speaker 2>settled in and you can just ease into the game

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<v Speaker 2>as opposed to having to carry the load, which I

0:17:03.240 --> 0:17:06.640
<v Speaker 2>think makes things a little a little different and more

0:17:06.680 --> 0:17:11.280
<v Speaker 2>difficult for someone in that position. So I'm definitely interested

0:17:11.320 --> 0:17:15.399
<v Speaker 2>in seeing both dynamics because for for for for Zingis,

0:17:15.440 --> 0:17:17.359
<v Speaker 2>it's still the same thing. Maybe it's not going to

0:17:17.440 --> 0:17:20.840
<v Speaker 2>be as high scale, as high of a scale and

0:17:20.960 --> 0:17:22.719
<v Speaker 2>draw as much of attention, but it's going to draw

0:17:22.800 --> 0:17:26.119
<v Speaker 2>some attention because of that's just how it goes. Like

0:17:26.600 --> 0:17:30.480
<v Speaker 2>the MAVs. Remember he was there, and I think Boston

0:17:31.000 --> 0:17:34.119
<v Speaker 2>for Zincas, I think it's easier for him than it

0:17:34.320 --> 0:17:37.719
<v Speaker 2>is for for Kyrie because he's not the number one,

0:17:37.800 --> 0:17:40.080
<v Speaker 2>number two in my opinion, he's the number three, and

0:17:40.600 --> 0:17:45.919
<v Speaker 2>the early early in games, they're gonna play through Jalen

0:17:46.200 --> 0:17:51.200
<v Speaker 2>and Tatum, but he will benefit by getting some open shots.

0:17:51.240 --> 0:17:54.000
<v Speaker 2>But I if if they ask my opinion, ever, I

0:17:54.119 --> 0:17:56.440
<v Speaker 2>say drive the ball. I don't care how open three

0:17:56.720 --> 0:17:58.800
<v Speaker 2>you are from three for your first couple of shots,

0:17:59.040 --> 0:18:02.240
<v Speaker 2>drive the ball, get as close as possible, and work

0:18:02.280 --> 0:18:05.800
<v Speaker 2>your way out just because of all of the anxiety

0:18:05.960 --> 0:18:08.480
<v Speaker 2>and feeling that's inside of you. It's gonna come out

0:18:08.520 --> 0:18:11.800
<v Speaker 2>and you're gonna feel like Hawk Hogan out there when

0:18:11.840 --> 0:18:16.119
<v Speaker 2>you're shooting, as opposed to just a finesse player, because

0:18:16.280 --> 0:18:19.359
<v Speaker 2>of the emotion and excitement. So I'm interested to kind

0:18:19.400 --> 0:18:21.600
<v Speaker 2>of watch that. I'll be watching that closely just because

0:18:21.640 --> 0:18:23.480
<v Speaker 2>I've been there and just like to see how they

0:18:23.560 --> 0:18:26.680
<v Speaker 2>handle that. But j Kid, more than anybody, has been

0:18:26.760 --> 0:18:30.199
<v Speaker 2>there as a player and understands and has seen it all,

0:18:30.480 --> 0:18:33.399
<v Speaker 2>so he can kind of direct Kyrie in the right

0:18:33.440 --> 0:18:59.280
<v Speaker 2>direction towards this. The Eastern Conference right now is on hiatus.

0:18:59.440 --> 0:19:03.280
<v Speaker 2>Why because the Boston Celtics did what they're supposed to

0:19:03.359 --> 0:19:08.119
<v Speaker 2>do and they got the sweep. And yes it was

0:19:08.200 --> 0:19:10.400
<v Speaker 2>a sweep, and I think a lot of you, even

0:19:10.440 --> 0:19:13.520
<v Speaker 2>if you're a Boston fan or not, you will agree

0:19:13.680 --> 0:19:19.320
<v Speaker 2>it was a very entertaining series. The Indiana Pacers were undermanned,

0:19:19.680 --> 0:19:21.960
<v Speaker 2>they had guys down, and they still stepped up and

0:19:22.080 --> 0:19:26.680
<v Speaker 2>made it a series. I think, you know, there's a

0:19:26.720 --> 0:19:29.200
<v Speaker 2>lot of teams and I've said this on a couple

0:19:29.240 --> 0:19:33.840
<v Speaker 2>of episodes with some of our guests and otherwise that

0:19:35.119 --> 0:19:48.520
<v Speaker 2>you look at teams like the the Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers, Pacers, Timberwolves.

0:19:48.560 --> 0:19:50.960
<v Speaker 2>A lot of these young teams who are getting experience

0:19:51.040 --> 0:19:55.560
<v Speaker 2>have one games or one series. This is huge experience

0:19:55.640 --> 0:19:59.119
<v Speaker 2>for their superstars going into next year, and it's gonna

0:19:59.119 --> 0:20:02.720
<v Speaker 2>make it even more interesting because there's teams like the

0:20:02.840 --> 0:20:06.600
<v Speaker 2>Memphis Grizzlies who aren't in the playoffs this year, who

0:20:06.640 --> 0:20:09.720
<v Speaker 2>are trying to get healthy. Uh you know, the Miami

0:20:09.840 --> 0:20:12.600
<v Speaker 2>Heat who are banged up and injured. Le's see what

0:20:12.720 --> 0:20:15.240
<v Speaker 2>happens with them. The Clippers, like, you know, they're gonna

0:20:15.280 --> 0:20:17.760
<v Speaker 2>have the experienced teams, and then you're gonna have these

0:20:17.800 --> 0:20:21.080
<v Speaker 2>young teams who now understand what the playoffs are like,

0:20:21.600 --> 0:20:27.560
<v Speaker 2>understand how you must play to win playoff series round

0:20:27.600 --> 0:20:30.119
<v Speaker 2>a round and as you move forward. And so I

0:20:30.200 --> 0:20:32.320
<v Speaker 2>think the Pacers are going to be a very scary

0:20:32.440 --> 0:20:36.320
<v Speaker 2>team next year because of this. And you know, shout

0:20:36.359 --> 0:20:40.000
<v Speaker 2>out to Nie Smith, who was fantastic on both ends

0:20:40.040 --> 0:20:43.959
<v Speaker 2>of the floor, Nim Hart who I think got an

0:20:44.000 --> 0:20:46.720
<v Speaker 2>opportunity to elevate his game to the next level, being

0:20:46.760 --> 0:20:51.640
<v Speaker 2>that Halliburton went out and did not play games three.

0:20:51.720 --> 0:20:55.400
<v Speaker 2>In games four, and he shined and kept them afloat

0:20:55.920 --> 0:21:00.480
<v Speaker 2>and almost got them a win in game four, losing three.

0:21:03.080 --> 0:21:07.920
<v Speaker 2>The young rookie Shepherd, I thought, being that he'd never

0:21:08.000 --> 0:21:10.399
<v Speaker 2>been there before. All those guys never been there before.

0:21:10.640 --> 0:21:16.720
<v Speaker 2>You could see the young mistakes, first time mistakes as you,

0:21:16.960 --> 0:21:21.520
<v Speaker 2>like I said, as you move into deep into the playoffs,

0:21:22.880 --> 0:21:26.960
<v Speaker 2>turnovers are magnified to the next level, and I think

0:21:27.080 --> 0:21:30.879
<v Speaker 2>turnovers hurt the Indiana Pacers three of the four games

0:21:31.920 --> 0:21:34.240
<v Speaker 2>which they should have won. I think game two they

0:21:34.280 --> 0:21:36.680
<v Speaker 2>were blown out, but Game one, three and four, I

0:21:36.760 --> 0:21:40.920
<v Speaker 2>felt the Indiana Pacers had the game in hand. We

0:21:41.080 --> 0:21:46.640
<v Speaker 2>recall a simple inbounds play, late game turnovers by their

0:21:46.800 --> 0:21:51.480
<v Speaker 2>go to guys superstars. I know Siakam had a turnover,

0:21:51.800 --> 0:21:54.000
<v Speaker 2>a big turnover in each of those games that they

0:21:54.000 --> 0:21:57.840
<v Speaker 2>should have won. The turnover getting the ball in. I

0:21:57.880 --> 0:22:03.159
<v Speaker 2>think that was game one, late game execution, so on

0:22:03.240 --> 0:22:05.520
<v Speaker 2>and so forth. It's just those are the things that

0:22:05.600 --> 0:22:07.879
<v Speaker 2>they will learn to settle in a little more. You

0:22:07.960 --> 0:22:11.440
<v Speaker 2>can see the more experienced team in the Boston Celtics,

0:22:11.520 --> 0:22:15.399
<v Speaker 2>and shout out to the Boston Celtics who for taking

0:22:15.840 --> 0:22:20.600
<v Speaker 2>the Pacers' best punch. There were times where Jason Tatum

0:22:20.640 --> 0:22:23.600
<v Speaker 2>didn't play his best basketball, but the experience that they have.

0:22:25.200 --> 0:22:31.040
<v Speaker 2>Jalen Brown is a number two guy that lives for

0:22:31.240 --> 0:22:34.680
<v Speaker 2>that opportunity when their number one guy isn't playing. He's like,

0:22:34.720 --> 0:22:37.000
<v Speaker 2>I got it, let me handle this, and he's done that.

0:22:37.200 --> 0:22:41.760
<v Speaker 2>He did that is why he deservingly in my opinion,

0:22:41.800 --> 0:22:44.359
<v Speaker 2>I know it could have gone either way. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>won the award for I guess the most valuable Player.

0:22:48.920 --> 0:22:51.560
<v Speaker 2>I mean, he played like it, he was most consistent,

0:22:51.680 --> 0:22:57.320
<v Speaker 2>But the hero in my opinion was Drew Holliday. Drew

0:22:57.359 --> 0:23:03.159
<v Speaker 2>Holliday by far showed his value to this team for

0:23:03.280 --> 0:23:06.520
<v Speaker 2>both teams. He shows his value in general, and I

0:23:06.600 --> 0:23:08.920
<v Speaker 2>think any team that he goes to he will adapt

0:23:09.040 --> 0:23:12.159
<v Speaker 2>and be just what we saw, a score when you

0:23:12.320 --> 0:23:17.159
<v Speaker 2>need him. And obviously on defense, he's gonna make the

0:23:17.200 --> 0:23:19.920
<v Speaker 2>big play just like he did for the Milwaukee Bucks

0:23:19.960 --> 0:23:23.520
<v Speaker 2>to help them get a championship. And I think the Bucks,

0:23:23.640 --> 0:23:27.239
<v Speaker 2>regardless of them making the trade and getting a lot

0:23:27.280 --> 0:23:30.879
<v Speaker 2>of scoring, they miss him. Tremendously on the defensive end

0:23:31.359 --> 0:23:33.800
<v Speaker 2>because of just his intangibles and the things that he

0:23:33.920 --> 0:23:36.159
<v Speaker 2>brings to the table that you do not see on

0:23:36.280 --> 0:23:40.560
<v Speaker 2>the stat sheet. That still that he got Game three,

0:23:40.600 --> 0:23:44.359
<v Speaker 2>if I'm not mistaken, falls down, gets back in the

0:23:44.440 --> 0:23:50.320
<v Speaker 2>defensive states, able to slide, guess correctly, get to steal

0:23:50.400 --> 0:23:54.600
<v Speaker 2>without a foul, and seal the game. You say, oh,

0:23:54.680 --> 0:23:56.879
<v Speaker 2>he's not a great score, he doesn't score much whatever,

0:23:57.040 --> 0:23:59.560
<v Speaker 2>but guess what he had twenty eight points I think

0:23:59.640 --> 0:24:02.840
<v Speaker 2>in that game and another big scoring night Game four,

0:24:02.920 --> 0:24:07.320
<v Speaker 2>close out game. So when he drew Holliday is most valuable.

0:24:07.400 --> 0:24:10.440
<v Speaker 2>And I heard whispers, don't shoot the messager, but I

0:24:10.520 --> 0:24:14.240
<v Speaker 2>heard he was one of the first guys called to

0:24:14.359 --> 0:24:18.440
<v Speaker 2>be on the Olympic team because of his value on

0:24:18.560 --> 0:24:21.600
<v Speaker 2>both sides of the ball. He's a point guard that

0:24:21.680 --> 0:24:25.359
<v Speaker 2>can get guys, put guys in position, and then obviously

0:24:25.400 --> 0:24:27.639
<v Speaker 2>you know what he can do on the defensive end.

0:24:29.760 --> 0:24:33.800
<v Speaker 2>I think on the other side, Halliburton and Obi Topping.

0:24:33.880 --> 0:24:37.480
<v Speaker 2>I didn't mention Obi toppin the growth that he's gotten.

0:24:37.840 --> 0:24:40.199
<v Speaker 2>We just we could see how comfortable he was. They

0:24:40.240 --> 0:24:44.520
<v Speaker 2>played through him, Pascal Siakam, Miles Turner, They have so

0:24:44.640 --> 0:24:48.159
<v Speaker 2>many guys that I think learned a lot and they

0:24:48.200 --> 0:24:50.280
<v Speaker 2>couldn't get over the hump. But I'll tell you what.

0:24:51.160 --> 0:24:53.359
<v Speaker 2>I got to give my shout out to coach Rick Carlisle.

0:24:53.400 --> 0:24:58.040
<v Speaker 2>I played for him in Dallas, for him to have

0:24:58.240 --> 0:25:00.280
<v Speaker 2>his particular style and the way he wants to play,

0:25:01.560 --> 0:25:05.440
<v Speaker 2>and being able to buy into a new style of play,

0:25:05.960 --> 0:25:09.680
<v Speaker 2>the new generation, and getting those guys to buy into him.

0:25:10.400 --> 0:25:12.120
<v Speaker 2>They score a lot of points and you would think

0:25:12.400 --> 0:25:14.879
<v Speaker 2>they played isolate some basketball, which yes they do. But

0:25:14.960 --> 0:25:17.680
<v Speaker 2>at the same time, that ball moves. That ball moves,

0:25:17.680 --> 0:25:19.760
<v Speaker 2>and that's a lot of it. Because of Halliburton and

0:25:19.880 --> 0:25:25.280
<v Speaker 2>his unselfishness, I think he's gonna learn how to be

0:25:25.520 --> 0:25:29.000
<v Speaker 2>a scorer and distributor because I think they needed his

0:25:29.119 --> 0:25:32.160
<v Speaker 2>scoring in the first In the first game or two,

0:25:32.240 --> 0:25:34.199
<v Speaker 2>it drove me crazy because he would get in there.

0:25:34.280 --> 0:25:36.320
<v Speaker 2>He's just a setup artist. He's just used to it,

0:25:36.640 --> 0:25:38.440
<v Speaker 2>finding guys, finding guys. But it was at a point

0:25:38.480 --> 0:25:41.359
<v Speaker 2>they needed him to score, needed him to score, and

0:25:42.800 --> 0:25:44.520
<v Speaker 2>he was kind of not looking at the basket, and

0:25:44.600 --> 0:25:47.920
<v Speaker 2>once he decided to do so, it made a difference,

0:25:47.960 --> 0:25:53.200
<v Speaker 2>a huge difference, and in making a push into trying

0:25:53.240 --> 0:25:55.359
<v Speaker 2>to win. So I looked, I mean, we saw that

0:25:55.840 --> 0:25:58.640
<v Speaker 2>in against the Knicks. That's another team. I didn't even

0:25:58.680 --> 0:26:01.400
<v Speaker 2>mention the Knicks. Look Out for the Knicks next year,

0:26:01.800 --> 0:26:04.080
<v Speaker 2>and I'll be interested to see what the summer looks

0:26:04.160 --> 0:26:06.879
<v Speaker 2>like because there will be a lot of moving parts,

0:26:06.960 --> 0:26:09.800
<v Speaker 2>not only for these young teams, but in teams in general.

0:26:10.280 --> 0:26:15.160
<v Speaker 2>We're hearing, obviously Jimmy Butler possibly moving. We're hearing PG

0:26:16.920 --> 0:26:22.120
<v Speaker 2>possibly going somewhere. So many sorrys. That's the two guys

0:26:22.160 --> 0:26:25.679
<v Speaker 2>that I think right now are valuable pieces to teams

0:26:25.760 --> 0:26:27.920
<v Speaker 2>that can go and put them over to hump. So

0:26:28.080 --> 0:26:32.280
<v Speaker 2>we gotta stay tuned with that. But I would to

0:26:32.359 --> 0:26:35.520
<v Speaker 2>go back and I think about the Pacers and I

0:26:35.600 --> 0:26:38.359
<v Speaker 2>said how they were in every game and just did

0:26:38.440 --> 0:26:40.240
<v Speaker 2>not get over the hump. I think about my first

0:26:40.240 --> 0:26:43.800
<v Speaker 2>playoffs with the Toronto Raptors against the Knicks, more experienced

0:26:43.880 --> 0:26:49.879
<v Speaker 2>team I saw. I saw double teams and some triple teams,

0:26:49.920 --> 0:26:52.760
<v Speaker 2>and we were in games and mind you, I don't

0:26:52.760 --> 0:26:54.600
<v Speaker 2>remember the score and I don't know the comparison in

0:26:56.080 --> 0:26:58.320
<v Speaker 2>point differential, but at the same time, I felt like

0:26:58.440 --> 0:27:01.480
<v Speaker 2>we were in some game and our lack of experience

0:27:02.600 --> 0:27:05.920
<v Speaker 2>and them putting pression on me, making other guys beat me.

0:27:06.119 --> 0:27:09.680
<v Speaker 2>T Mac had an unbelievable series and I had to

0:27:09.760 --> 0:27:14.240
<v Speaker 2>work extremely hard to get a bucket, make a play,

0:27:14.840 --> 0:27:18.399
<v Speaker 2>find guys that were open while trying to maneuver in

0:27:18.760 --> 0:27:26.280
<v Speaker 2>those situations. And seeing that, we watched Denver do that

0:27:26.400 --> 0:27:31.440
<v Speaker 2>to end. Edwards put two guys, sometimes three guys on

0:27:31.560 --> 0:27:34.080
<v Speaker 2>him where he struggled and he had to make plays

0:27:34.160 --> 0:27:36.600
<v Speaker 2>for everyone else. And you have to kind of trust

0:27:36.720 --> 0:27:41.720
<v Speaker 2>in your teammates in the simple fact of that they'll

0:27:41.800 --> 0:27:43.520
<v Speaker 2>make the right you will make the right play, and

0:27:43.560 --> 0:27:45.560
<v Speaker 2>they'll make a bucket for you, because if you get

0:27:45.600 --> 0:27:47.919
<v Speaker 2>off the ball and those guys make shots, it opens

0:27:48.000 --> 0:27:51.120
<v Speaker 2>the door for him. And that happened for me. Year two,

0:27:51.200 --> 0:27:53.520
<v Speaker 2>where I was experienced, we got to play the knicks

0:27:54.440 --> 0:27:57.480
<v Speaker 2>again and I was prepared for it, and I was

0:27:57.600 --> 0:28:00.359
<v Speaker 2>settled in because I understood stood the dying mix of

0:28:00.400 --> 0:28:03.440
<v Speaker 2>the playoffs and seeing those doubled and triple teams and

0:28:03.720 --> 0:28:06.800
<v Speaker 2>not only making the right play, but I made quicker decisions.

0:28:07.040 --> 0:28:09.960
<v Speaker 2>And that's what I think will continue to learn, and

0:28:10.000 --> 0:28:13.960
<v Speaker 2>I just think the young pacers will learned that as well,

0:28:14.560 --> 0:28:17.280
<v Speaker 2>being a little more decisive in different situations and not

0:28:17.440 --> 0:28:22.120
<v Speaker 2>settling or holder onto the ball too long, and then

0:28:22.160 --> 0:28:24.600
<v Speaker 2>I jump into the other side. I dive in to

0:28:24.960 --> 0:28:29.400
<v Speaker 2>the Celtics. You know, it's easy to say, if you're

0:28:29.440 --> 0:28:31.720
<v Speaker 2>the Celtics, you want to get this series over with.

0:28:31.960 --> 0:28:35.840
<v Speaker 2>And we talked about Game three, sorry, game four. That

0:28:36.160 --> 0:28:39.360
<v Speaker 2>was what was important. Obviously, trying to get Prozingis back,

0:28:40.240 --> 0:28:43.320
<v Speaker 2>getting him as healthy as possible in rhythm, which is

0:28:43.480 --> 0:28:46.840
<v Speaker 2>to me impossible to do because the only way you

0:28:46.880 --> 0:28:49.320
<v Speaker 2>get in rhythm and get in game shape is to

0:28:49.480 --> 0:28:54.560
<v Speaker 2>play the game. So I Expectzingis to his minutes to

0:28:54.600 --> 0:29:01.200
<v Speaker 2>be monitored, probably short stints throughout the finals, but he's

0:29:01.280 --> 0:29:06.560
<v Speaker 2>gonna play a huge factor in Boston's success and quest

0:29:06.600 --> 0:29:10.640
<v Speaker 2>to win a championship. And Boston now having nine days

0:29:10.680 --> 0:29:14.480
<v Speaker 2>off until they play again. It's kind of a gift

0:29:14.520 --> 0:29:17.760
<v Speaker 2>in the curse, and I think Boston would always say, yes,

0:29:18.240 --> 0:29:21.600
<v Speaker 2>we're gonna get our guys healthy, rested and ready to go.

0:29:21.840 --> 0:29:26.680
<v Speaker 2>And then you have to find that finals energy. You

0:29:26.800 --> 0:29:30.200
<v Speaker 2>have to find that first game energy, that hit first mentality.

0:29:32.000 --> 0:29:33.560
<v Speaker 2>I mean, obviously they'll be on their home court, so

0:29:33.640 --> 0:29:35.480
<v Speaker 2>you'll get the energy of the crowd, but sometimes you

0:29:35.600 --> 0:29:37.880
<v Speaker 2>get a little too hyped and you wear down. So

0:29:39.240 --> 0:29:43.440
<v Speaker 2>nine days is I think a week five days would

0:29:43.480 --> 0:29:46.680
<v Speaker 2>be enough. And I think now you get antsy and

0:29:46.920 --> 0:29:49.000
<v Speaker 2>ready to play again. And so what as a coach,

0:29:49.080 --> 0:29:51.920
<v Speaker 2>what do you do? Simulation? You got to try to

0:29:51.960 --> 0:29:53.920
<v Speaker 2>simulate these moments, so you want to play pick up

0:29:53.920 --> 0:29:56.040
<v Speaker 2>a little bit. And as a coach, you're over there

0:29:56.080 --> 0:30:00.200
<v Speaker 2>crossing your fingers that you don't get anybody injured by

0:30:00.280 --> 0:30:03.880
<v Speaker 2>any means. So everybody has to be careful on how

0:30:03.920 --> 0:30:06.240
<v Speaker 2>they go about it because you need guys ready to

0:30:06.320 --> 0:30:08.400
<v Speaker 2>play more so than trying to prove a point in

0:30:08.560 --> 0:30:12.760
<v Speaker 2>practice prepping for the finals. I think back to twenty ten,

0:30:14.680 --> 0:30:20.160
<v Speaker 2>nine to ten with the Magic, We we did some damage.

0:30:20.400 --> 0:30:22.680
<v Speaker 2>We swept the first two rounds. I think we swept

0:30:23.480 --> 0:30:27.400
<v Speaker 2>the Atlanta Hawks, then we went on to sweep the

0:30:27.480 --> 0:30:34.160
<v Speaker 2>Charlotte Bobcats. At the time, and the first question was

0:30:34.240 --> 0:30:38.920
<v Speaker 2>after the first week, how would we react and handle

0:30:39.000 --> 0:30:43.600
<v Speaker 2>ourselves into the second round, which I thought we did

0:30:43.640 --> 0:30:48.640
<v Speaker 2>a great job because the team prior to me getting

0:30:48.680 --> 0:30:51.280
<v Speaker 2>there had just left the finals, so they understood the

0:30:51.400 --> 0:30:54.520
<v Speaker 2>lack of focus. I'm sorry, they understood the focus and

0:30:55.280 --> 0:30:58.440
<v Speaker 2>not really getting caught in the moment and every game

0:30:59.640 --> 0:31:01.960
<v Speaker 2>counted and being prepared for me. I think even if

0:31:02.000 --> 0:31:04.480
<v Speaker 2>they were a little lack of days ago, here's me

0:31:04.560 --> 0:31:07.160
<v Speaker 2>getting the opportunity to kind of move on. I was

0:31:07.200 --> 0:31:09.200
<v Speaker 2>ready to go. So we had different people who could

0:31:09.440 --> 0:31:10.960
<v Speaker 2>step up and kind of bring our team. But we

0:31:11.040 --> 0:31:15.960
<v Speaker 2>were locked and focus and got into Game one against

0:31:16.000 --> 0:31:19.600
<v Speaker 2>the Boston Celtics in the Conference finals and I thought

0:31:19.680 --> 0:31:22.440
<v Speaker 2>we got we got ahead of ourselves. I think we

0:31:22.480 --> 0:31:24.760
<v Speaker 2>had our chance poked out a little bit and Boston

0:31:24.840 --> 0:31:28.840
<v Speaker 2>hit us in the mouth, and we thought we were

0:31:29.600 --> 0:31:34.320
<v Speaker 2>invincible going eight in a row, and felt like we

0:31:34.400 --> 0:31:36.000
<v Speaker 2>knew it was gonna be a challenge. Don't get me wrong,

0:31:36.040 --> 0:31:38.200
<v Speaker 2>but we felt like we could we could compete with anybody,

0:31:38.200 --> 0:31:41.440
<v Speaker 2>which we did. We ended up losing in six Boston.

0:31:41.760 --> 0:31:45.600
<v Speaker 2>Boston moves on to the finals. So for the Celtics

0:31:45.680 --> 0:31:47.920
<v Speaker 2>this year, I just think they're focus. I think their

0:31:47.960 --> 0:31:51.160
<v Speaker 2>focus because of the fact that they've been there before.

0:31:51.840 --> 0:31:54.840
<v Speaker 2>Al Horford I think told the story to me in

0:31:54.960 --> 0:31:58.960
<v Speaker 2>his interviews, like I'm ready for this, They're waiting for

0:31:59.040 --> 0:32:00.880
<v Speaker 2>the They're chomping at the big ready for the moment.

0:32:02.160 --> 0:32:03.600
<v Speaker 2>You know when you're right around the when it's right

0:32:03.680 --> 0:32:05.800
<v Speaker 2>around the corner, the opportunity, you're ready to go and

0:32:05.840 --> 0:32:07.800
<v Speaker 2>you're gonna do what you have to do. They're experiencing.

0:32:07.840 --> 0:32:09.840
<v Speaker 2>They're not a young team, so I think they'll be

0:32:09.920 --> 0:32:33.000
<v Speaker 2>fine and they're gonna be a tough out. Moving on

0:32:33.200 --> 0:32:36.040
<v Speaker 2>to other topics, let's talk about some coaches that have

0:32:37.520 --> 0:32:42.160
<v Speaker 2>made some headlines, you know, starting with tylu getting the

0:32:42.360 --> 0:32:47.960
<v Speaker 2>extension from the Clippers, becoming if I'm if I'm not mistaken,

0:32:48.120 --> 0:32:54.480
<v Speaker 2>one of the highest paid coaches ever, well deserved, but

0:32:54.640 --> 0:32:56.760
<v Speaker 2>he was one of the guys that was talked about

0:32:56.880 --> 0:33:02.600
<v Speaker 2>potentially becoming a Laker, the Lakes head coach and the Clipper,

0:33:02.680 --> 0:33:05.200
<v Speaker 2>saidnam Man, And it makes sense if you're if you're

0:33:05.280 --> 0:33:09.520
<v Speaker 2>moving into a new building, you want to have your

0:33:09.600 --> 0:33:12.600
<v Speaker 2>coach established, particularly that the fans are very are familiar

0:33:12.640 --> 0:33:16.600
<v Speaker 2>with already players that they're familiar with hit the ground,

0:33:16.760 --> 0:33:19.720
<v Speaker 2>hitting the ground running, and they're going to do that.

0:33:20.440 --> 0:33:22.000
<v Speaker 2>He's a He's one of the best coaches in the

0:33:22.080 --> 0:33:24.840
<v Speaker 2>game right now. Very he's proven, and I think they

0:33:24.920 --> 0:33:30.880
<v Speaker 2>made the right decision on not allowing any thoughts of

0:33:31.040 --> 0:33:35.120
<v Speaker 2>ty lou leaving, particularly going into that Laker locker room

0:33:35.680 --> 0:33:40.080
<v Speaker 2>with transition into JJ Reddick being the front runner for

0:33:40.360 --> 0:33:47.520
<v Speaker 2>the head coaches sounding like he's potentially the guy to

0:33:47.600 --> 0:33:50.440
<v Speaker 2>get that job. So, uh, it's just interesting to me.

0:33:50.880 --> 0:33:56.760
<v Speaker 2>You fire a coach to get, you know, with who

0:33:56.880 --> 0:34:00.120
<v Speaker 2>gained experience, had some success, and then you go and

0:34:00.200 --> 0:34:05.320
<v Speaker 2>get a guy who is with with who doesn't have

0:34:05.360 --> 0:34:07.960
<v Speaker 2>any experience coach. He's a smart guy. He knows this stuff,

0:34:08.280 --> 0:34:10.920
<v Speaker 2>you know, he knows the game. It's different obviously being

0:34:10.960 --> 0:34:14.520
<v Speaker 2>the coach. So it's just interesting that that's the avenue

0:34:14.560 --> 0:34:18.200
<v Speaker 2>they chose. I feel like when you're you have a

0:34:18.239 --> 0:34:21.400
<v Speaker 2>guy like a Lebron James, uh, and you're trying to

0:34:22.120 --> 0:34:24.920
<v Speaker 2>take advantage of his window and what's left you go

0:34:25.040 --> 0:34:30.040
<v Speaker 2>get an experienced coach. But uh, j J is showing

0:34:30.120 --> 0:34:34.800
<v Speaker 2>that he he's very he's he's a smart guy, and

0:34:35.040 --> 0:34:37.120
<v Speaker 2>I guess they feel like he's very capable. We don't know,

0:34:37.320 --> 0:34:39.600
<v Speaker 2>you know, so it's not knocking. It's like, we just

0:34:39.640 --> 0:34:43.320
<v Speaker 2>don't know. So I'm just interested to see how that

0:34:43.440 --> 0:34:48.799
<v Speaker 2>works and if he becomes the head coach of that team,

0:34:48.920 --> 0:34:53.080
<v Speaker 2>I'm curious to see. And I know we've heard Lebron

0:34:53.239 --> 0:34:56.640
<v Speaker 2>is out of the process and not in the decision making,

0:34:58.080 --> 0:35:02.920
<v Speaker 2>but I hope Anthony Davis is in this process because

0:35:04.000 --> 0:35:07.480
<v Speaker 2>the next year or two, or whenever Lebron chooses to

0:35:07.680 --> 0:35:11.360
<v Speaker 2>walk away from this game, Anthony Davis is going to

0:35:11.360 --> 0:35:15.160
<v Speaker 2>be your guy. And you hope that he and JJ

0:35:15.320 --> 0:35:18.680
<v Speaker 2>Reddick or whoever the coach is has a good rapport

0:35:19.480 --> 0:35:23.080
<v Speaker 2>and get along and have a great understanding, because he's

0:35:23.120 --> 0:35:26.960
<v Speaker 2>the guy now that has to he's the voice. He

0:35:27.000 --> 0:35:29.200
<v Speaker 2>will be the franchise guy and the guy that you're

0:35:29.239 --> 0:35:33.520
<v Speaker 2>going to play through. So I'm curious to see what

0:35:33.719 --> 0:35:36.160
<v Speaker 2>JJ uses as an offense. It goes about it like he's,

0:35:36.200 --> 0:35:38.160
<v Speaker 2>like I said, he knows the game and I'm sure

0:35:38.200 --> 0:35:41.440
<v Speaker 2>he has an idea. And I'm curious to see if

0:35:41.680 --> 0:35:44.400
<v Speaker 2>JJ gets a job, who he has on his staff,

0:35:44.760 --> 0:35:47.759
<v Speaker 2>because I feel like that's extremely important because JJ's going

0:35:47.840 --> 0:35:50.720
<v Speaker 2>to have a lot of responsibility as a new coach,

0:35:51.120 --> 0:35:53.839
<v Speaker 2>and it's just like being a rookie coming into the league.

0:35:54.120 --> 0:35:56.160
<v Speaker 2>Everything's going to go one hundred miles an hour and

0:35:56.200 --> 0:35:58.719
<v Speaker 2>you're still trying to figure out what works, what does it,

0:35:58.840 --> 0:36:00.680
<v Speaker 2>what you like, what you don't like, how you go

0:36:00.760 --> 0:36:03.800
<v Speaker 2>about it as a coach, and feelings and anxiety, the

0:36:03.920 --> 0:36:07.319
<v Speaker 2>all of this stuff, you know, goes into coaching as well,

0:36:07.440 --> 0:36:11.640
<v Speaker 2>So you're gonna have he's gonna need a great assistant

0:36:11.800 --> 0:36:15.319
<v Speaker 2>in staff in general, but first assistant to really help

0:36:15.400 --> 0:36:22.160
<v Speaker 2>with the process, a calming voice, and a decision maker

0:36:22.239 --> 0:36:25.480
<v Speaker 2>sometimes where you're not quite sure on what direction you

0:36:25.560 --> 0:36:27.520
<v Speaker 2>want to go, because like we can, we can sit

0:36:27.600 --> 0:36:29.880
<v Speaker 2>here and say in different situations, hey, that's what this

0:36:30.000 --> 0:36:31.480
<v Speaker 2>is what I would have done, this is what I

0:36:31.520 --> 0:36:34.600
<v Speaker 2>would do, and then we tend to forget about situations.

0:36:34.640 --> 0:36:41.640
<v Speaker 2>We don't think about whether it's a like offense defense situation,

0:36:42.600 --> 0:36:47.680
<v Speaker 2>utilizing your timeouts or to review plays, all of this stuff.

0:36:47.880 --> 0:36:49.880
<v Speaker 2>Like when you're in the moment, like that's when you're

0:36:49.960 --> 0:36:52.359
<v Speaker 2>hit with it and you're like, I never really thought

0:36:52.360 --> 0:36:54.719
<v Speaker 2>about it. But you have that coach who's been there

0:36:54.760 --> 0:36:58.359
<v Speaker 2>before who can make those decisions to help help you along.

0:36:58.400 --> 0:37:00.879
<v Speaker 2>I know Jason Kidd when he first got the job,

0:37:01.560 --> 0:37:04.919
<v Speaker 2>literally from playing his last game to becoming a head coach.

0:37:05.000 --> 0:37:07.640
<v Speaker 2>I soluted it because that's tough to do where you

0:37:07.680 --> 0:37:11.920
<v Speaker 2>don't have any experience. Obviously, he's very smart, understands the

0:37:12.000 --> 0:37:15.520
<v Speaker 2>game like JJ does, but he had Lawrence Frank, our

0:37:15.600 --> 0:37:18.120
<v Speaker 2>former coach, as his first assistant, who's been there, who

0:37:19.280 --> 0:37:22.200
<v Speaker 2>has who had been to the finals twice who understood

0:37:22.239 --> 0:37:28.600
<v Speaker 2>every aspect which helped him understand the coaching chair and

0:37:29.320 --> 0:37:32.160
<v Speaker 2>help him slowly go through it. While having that guy

0:37:32.600 --> 0:37:35.920
<v Speaker 2>is important. So I'll be interested to see who his

0:37:36.040 --> 0:37:38.520
<v Speaker 2>first assistant and his coaching staff in general is. So

0:37:39.040 --> 0:37:41.800
<v Speaker 2>we have to stay tuned. So, yeah, those are my

0:37:41.880 --> 0:37:44.280
<v Speaker 2>thoughts on that. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts

0:37:44.320 --> 0:37:48.800
<v Speaker 2>and what you think about that. I think always the

0:37:48.880 --> 0:37:52.520
<v Speaker 2>coaching decision for an organization is whether is rather interesting

0:37:52.640 --> 0:37:56.200
<v Speaker 2>and why did that go in that direction? What they're

0:37:56.239 --> 0:37:58.680
<v Speaker 2>thinking about? And you know, we can easily say this

0:37:58.800 --> 0:38:01.120
<v Speaker 2>guy hasn't had experience, you know, and then we draw

0:38:01.760 --> 0:38:05.520
<v Speaker 2>comparisons to other coaches and who who hasn't had success?

0:38:05.600 --> 0:38:08.360
<v Speaker 2>And you know, we shall see. But I know I

0:38:08.480 --> 0:38:11.880
<v Speaker 2>need some experience before I take a coaching job. But anyway,

0:38:12.080 --> 0:38:15.279
<v Speaker 2>I appreciate you guys listening once again, continue to tune

0:38:15.320 --> 0:38:18.000
<v Speaker 2>in week after week, interesting topics. We're going to dive

0:38:18.080 --> 0:38:25.359
<v Speaker 2>into the playoffs that higher and Kyrie and and persingus

0:38:25.719 --> 0:38:28.160
<v Speaker 2>what's been going on. So stay tuned, Man the VC

0:38:28.360 --> 0:38:30.359
<v Speaker 2>show Man, it has been a great we out of here.

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go