Mike Baker

you know, had a lot of great experiences in various other organizations, kind of brought a little something different.

Tiago, one of the only former players other than Chauncey on the staff.

And so he kind of brought that mentality.

And then obviously things go sideways and he steps into the, the head chair.

And I thought did a really great job.

I he's, he's an incredibly sharp basketball mind.

He's a great motivator.

He's, he, he's one, he, you know, when you're a former player as a coach, you,

You got to kind of straddle the line between kind of the things that made you successful as a player and dialing some of those things back to deal with other athletes.

I thought he was great doing that.

He's honest.

He has a good way of getting to players.

So, yeah, I think particularly for a young team like the Bulls, I think that Thiago is a great hire.

I think he's going to be successful there.

And I'm happy for him, too.

Thiago is just also a great guy, really easy to work with.

Again, as a journalist, the guy who who shoots you straight is honest.

And, you know, he's he's obviously an international, a Brazilian.

And I think a lot of times, you know, a little little less guarded sometimes for some of the international folks that come to the NBA when they're talking about teams and players.

So I think, you know, I think he's going to do a great job with the team.