Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Chapter 3: How does Stan Van Gundy describe his experience working with Amazon?
I think it's sustainable because especially at the offensive end, what they've done so far has been done without arguably their best offensive player in Tyler Herro. So I think when he comes back, it certainly makes it more sustainable. And I just love watching. Look, I'm biased because I worked with Eric for a long time. But I think even unbiased people, more neutral people, would tend to agree.
I think it's always interesting watching Eric's teams and the way that he finds a way to maximize that talent. Is anyone off to a slow start that you're especially surprised to see? Well, I mean, there's always early in the year. Look, I think neither New York or Cleveland are off to great starts. Orlando, I thought was a team really on the rise, and I still do.
I mean, we're just early, but, you know, they took another loss last night and are at 3-5. In the East, I think those teams. Minnesota in the West. You know, has not been off to a good start now. Anthony Edwards is hurt. I guess those would probably be the biggest surprises to me, but I wouldn't say, nothing that happens in the first eight games of the year is a surprise. Amin's been around it.
I would be interested in his input on it. I got asked the other night on our broadcast by Iron Eagle, how far into a season before you have, think you have a pretty good handle on who teams are. And I think 20 games. I think you've got to be a quarter of the way into the year. And even then, that's only if your team has been reasonably healthy before you know what you have.
So eight games into the year, I don't think a lot is really shocking. We'll just have to see how things play out. Absolutely, coach. I always like to remind people eight games into the year. This is like a game and a half into the NFL season. So if you were at halftime of game two of the NFL season, oh, everything's awful. Everyone will call you overreacting there.
It's the same thing for us at this point. 20 games is the same thing I've always gone with as far as feeling like you got to feel for a team. I totally agree. Really, it takes time. And to be honest, I mean, I think it takes coaches that long to really know what they have. So we were just talking about Eric Spolstra. Eric Spolstra, like he's going to go into the season with this.
plan and style of play as all these coaches are but there's always going to be tinkering now he's not going to go back to walking the ball up the floor that I would bet on but there's always tinkering because you as a coach need time to figure out who your team is Oklahoma City probably does not you know and they know who they are but a lot of these teams you need time to
to figure out if what your plan was, if what you thought you had, will actually materialize on the court. So we will see these teams change as the season develops. And I always think that's one of the most interesting things to watch, at least from a coaching standpoint for me, is the adjustments guys make as time goes on.
Coach, the Sixers are in a weird place because they have two windows that are open, right? They've got the young core that looks really good, but they also have PG and Joel Embiid who doesn't look really good. Where do you see the Sixers this year? You know, that's a great question. We just had their game last Friday. And I think it's really interesting, especially in the PG part of it.
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Chapter 4: What advice does Stan give Chris about eating 99 nuggets?
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Don Libetard. Punctuate this segment with what is your strike three call.
Strike one would be strike. And then you stand up and you give a good point to the right. Stugatz. That's the same for strike two. But strike three, you get down low. You got your hands behind the catcher. All right.
The right arm goes up into the air. Yeah. And then you finish it with the punch. The right arm flings way up into the air.
Yeah.
Yeah.
I wish I could see that. It's terrible. The audio is great.
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Chapter 5: What insights does Stan share about the John Morant situation?
I think Mitch Johnson's done a very, very good job. And I think Wim Benyam has made some good adjustments. He's taken far fewer threes, fewer than half as many threes as he took last year. And look, he's not a bad three-point shooter. And so you certainly want that element in his game.
But I just know if you're coaching against him, every time the 7'5 guy plays at 24 feet, 25 feet from the basket, I'm happy. Because when he's around the rim at either end of the floor, there's nothing you can do with him.
he's around the rim a lot more and what mitch johnson has done is when they get to their half court offense and they're one of the slowest paced teams in the league is they're playing him at the elbow a lot which means he can get to the rim easily in one dribble but he's not starting behind the line like you know most of the teams now you see those centers starting out high
behind the three-point line. He does some of that, but in large part in their half-court offense, he's down at the elbow. So he's not in the position starting out initially to just catch and shoot the three. He's thinking attack the rim. That has really helped him, and that's just the offensive end of the floor. Defensively, he's dominant. In a strange sort of way, though,
Their defense is going to have to get better. I think they lean on him a little too much. I'm not talking about the coaching staff. I'm talking about the players. They lean on him a little too much, and I don't think they take enough responsibility individually on the perimeter guarding the ball because they just count on him to clean everything up.
I think they're going to have to get better in that area. Did you like how the Suns tried to approach it? I think they had a guy at the nail at all times. And then as soon as the help would come from the post feed, the guy at the nail would rotate over and then the guy on the weak side. And they just kept going in a circle.
And it seemed to really stymie Wemba Nyama a little bit in terms of just not knowing where the help was coming from. Yeah, a little bit. I thought actually that it was great defensive strategy by Phoenix because you have to center your strategy on Wimbinyama. And I think two things, though.
I think number one, with all the rotating Phoenix was going to do, I'm not sure there's that many teams right now that will play as hard consistently as Phoenix does. Jordan Ott's done a great job instilling that. They've only won three games, but Look, that team plays exceptionally hard.
I think a lot of teams, if it's the same strategy with not that level of intensity and effort, you're not going to get the job done. Your rotations are going to be too late. And then the second thing is, I thought Wimbinyama made really good decisions. I don't think he forced the issue. I thought he found the right people. Let's remember right now, San Antonio is really banged up.
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Chapter 6: How are new offensive strategies impacting the NBA?
You know what? I would absolutely love that, but no, I don't know enough at all. I'm a fan, period. How about single A? I tried very hard, you know, when my friend Freddy Gonzalez got the Marlins job years ago, I angled hard to be the bullpen coach. Wow. He said, but you don't know anything about pitching. And I said, no, but I can answer the ball. And I can ask the guy if he's ready.
And he says he is, you know. And I even offered to make like the dinner reservations at night. Inexplicably, Freddie decided to go with someone who actually knew baseball and knew pitching. I didn't understand it, but that was, I thought, my best shot at breaking into the major leagues. I just love the idea of Stan answering the call. You ready? Yeah, he could go. In a baseball uniform.
Stan, I know you've imagined what your pitching change would be like when you walk out. Are you tapping the right wrist? Are you just holding up the right arm? What would be your pitching change?
You know what? I hadn't thought of that, but that's a good question. I think I'm a wrist tapper. I'm tapping the wrist. I think the wrist tap is more dramatic.
Sometimes they try to be cute with it and just throw up the right hand. Just throw up the right hand. No, no, I'm tapping that wrist.
Yeah, I think you're right on that. I hadn't thought about it, but I'd go with you on that one, Chris.
There's also the finger point. There's also just the simple, like, two fingers out. So you don't need the wrist tap. You don't need the, hey, I'm throwing. You just need the, hey.
Well, especially if you've only got one guy warming up. Right.
Because you know who's coming in. Exactly. Now, Stan, if you were the bullpen coach and there's a fight, you know when the bench is clear, the bullpen, the relief pitchers, they all run from the outfield. Would you run with them?
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Chapter 7: What does Stan think about the sustainability of the Miami Heat's new style?
Happy to have a C. The Widowmaker would be proud. Walking out with that report card held high.
Stan, thanks so much for joining us. Thanks, Stan. We appreciate it. Absolutely, guys. Always great to talk to you. Love you, Stan. Okay. Bye, guys.
He didn't get one back. Sucks when that happens. Love you. Okay. Zaz has been doing that to people in the office too, man.
What do you mean? People say they love you and you ain't saying I love you back. You say all right.
Yeah, all right.
You think you're a player?
I mean, you think I just hand out I love you's like candy? Is there anyone in this office that you love? My love is no joke. Thanks for answering the question. The question is. I think I did answer the question. What about Dan?
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