John Amaechi

It was the hard network out. But now that I'm thinking about it and, you know, feeding Greg Cody's vanities and his ego and all that stuff. And Greg, you know, he likes it to be about Greg. The Vegas show we did at the Circa. Oh, wow. Just to see him sing on stage and perform in front of Wu-Tang, in front of Wayne Newton, for Greg, yeah, the Hee-Haw 3.

That's as happy as I've seen Greg Cody in as many years as he's been doing this. You know what?

That's as happy as I've seen Greg Cody in as many years as he's been doing this. You know what?

Wait a second. This is a good idea because how much would Greg Cody love his own episode?

Wait a second. This is a good idea because how much would Greg Cody love his own episode?

And he has no idea that you paid him.

And he has no idea that you paid him.

I mean, I was taking care of booking guests at this time in the show's history. You were helping out, yeah. High-end accounts. Yes, yes. Top-line accounts. Listen, you give me Dan Levitard, I'll get some good guests. You give me a Stan Van Gundy, and forget about it. We'll get Greg Popovich. We'll have Coach K on whenever we want.

I mean, I was taking care of booking guests at this time in the show's history. You were helping out, yeah. High-end accounts. Yes, yes. Top-line accounts. Listen, you give me Dan Levitard, I'll get some good guests. You give me a Stan Van Gundy, and forget about it. We'll get Greg Popovich. We'll have Coach K on whenever we want.

Yeah, but you know what I found? Is that we were getting different coaches. Relax. Like a different Greg Popovich. Not because he was talking to Dan and me. Because he was talking to Stan. Stan gave him license. It's like Stan knighted us. If Stan thinks these guys are cool, then they're good with me. Remember the Tom Thibodeau we got?

Yeah, but you know what I found? Is that we were getting different coaches. Relax. Like a different Greg Popovich. Not because he was talking to Dan and me. Because he was talking to Stan. Stan gave him license. It's like Stan knighted us. If Stan thinks these guys are cool, then they're good with me. Remember the Tom Thibodeau we got?

But this is not your normal head coach. This is a head coach who has opinions on other sports, on things inside of sports, outside of sports, politics. So many political opinions. And just a warm and gentle man. I love that man so much.

But this is not your normal head coach. This is a head coach who has opinions on other sports, on things inside of sports, outside of sports, politics. So many political opinions. And just a warm and gentle man. I love that man so much.

Am I wrong, Stan? Abaka seems a lot better this year than he was last year.

Am I wrong, Stan? Abaka seems a lot better this year than he was last year.

So, Mike, mine is a weird one only because it was significant in that Stan, I realized right then and there, Stan understood the show and didn't have much of an ego when it came to doing media. Maybe he does as a coach.

So, Mike, mine is a weird one only because it was significant in that Stan, I realized right then and there, Stan understood the show and didn't have much of an ego when it came to doing media. Maybe he does as a coach.

But when it came to doing media, Dan gave him the choice of listening to a mocked up graduation speech I did for the Connecticut School of Broadcasting or to talk about some serious NBA stuff. I think it was Stan's Nuggets. Dan gave him the choice. Stan did not let Dan finish the sentence before he said, you better go to that graduation speech.

But when it came to doing media, Dan gave him the choice of listening to a mocked up graduation speech I did for the Connecticut School of Broadcasting or to talk about some serious NBA stuff. I think it was Stan's Nuggets. Dan gave him the choice. Stan did not let Dan finish the sentence before he said, you better go to that graduation speech.

He knew what our audience wanted, which is pretty special considering what Stan Van Gundy has done with his life and his career. He wanted me. He didn't want him. He wanted me. And that was cool.