Jason Strudwick

But, you know, I'm guessing these are some of the conversations.

I will push you.

I will make you better.

But it doesn't mean you're going to love me all the time.

And that's okay.

You just have to believe in what I'm doing.

And every coach has that challenge.

And I'll block, I think, try to do it a little bit more by just encouraging everyone and trying to get everybody to go in the right direction.

I think an interesting thing for me as well with this, we didn't really talk about all the assistant coaches.

I know that's a ways away, but, you know, I think this team is quite serious, the leadership group.

They need to have an assistant coach that maybe brings a little levity.

And I wonder if DJ Smith, he seems to have a little levity.

DJ all day.

Yeah, and bring a lot more energy to the group and kind of, and again, I know we're getting a little ahead of it, but these are things that I think that the general manager has to look at.

And even a guy or two in that room that are a little more outgoing and kind of bring energy because this year when you saw them play, it never felt like they could kind of get that energy going.

The coaching staff seem quiet, you know, subdued.

You need a guy or two in there that can bring that juice to the lineup.

And listen, you know, being the court jester doesn't win you a bunch of games, but it does find you some energy when you need it.

Yeah.

And again, like you don't, you know, it's nice when you can have guys that can just come in at the right moment, let it go.