Justin Verrier

All right, coach of the year.

Joe Mazzulla doesn't want it, which means that he's going to get it, and he will like it.

I have Mazzulla, then I have Bickerstaff and Mr. Johnson.

Okay.

Finally get something after pining for a head job for 20 odd years.

God, it's brutal with Sam.

But Ott's a good pull there.

I actually think he probably deserves more consideration for this because what he did, basically not only turning the team around in terms of wins, but just the culture and the vibes going from the worst in the league to a team that plays hard as their identity is certainly significant.

Now, are they on a different tier than the Portland Trailblazers?

He didn't qualify for the 65 game rule.

He might not be here next year.

Have you guys seen any of the new owner Tom Dundon's press conferences or any of the quotes coming through?

What's he been saying?

he came in hot man he's just like really trying to establish the culture like it's it's both like new owner syndrome but also like he seems like a hard-o by nature and at one point he was like I think he told the team directly like his first like address to them in a locker room I think it was in when they played the Clippers the first time in LA he's like our job like your job is to be irreplaceable and our job is to replace you and I was like I don't know you want to say that out loud that's fucked up

Yeah, I mean, it is true, but I don't think that's the way to motivate humans.

He's going to do something.

I could tell.

He was also like, oh, Joe Cronin had a big deal in his pocket during the deadline, and if I was here, I would have done it.

I was like, oh, shit, he's going to fucking trade for Giannis with half a season on his deal left, and they're going to have to trade him at the deadline.

Sheesh.