But before we go, I want to catch up with some of the new head coaches around the league here.

There were nine coaching changes since the end of last season.

There's a list of them.

They're so coach fizz.

What's the biggest obstacle as we tackle a few of these facing Steve Nash in his first season with the Nets?

Well, I think first office is, you know, really making them understand championship expectations.

Luckily, he's got a couple of champions there that could help him manage that.

But I also think managing the egos, keeping everybody's ego and check is gonna be a huge deal.

And I think ultimately at the end of the day, can he keep these guys playing at a high level, even though he's got some guys coming back off injury and still put them in position to have home court advantage.

I mean, yeah, I think the big thing is, you know, how do you balance two guys who like to play a certain way with a different style that will help everybody else on the team and being able to manage that as coach that manage those egos.

You let them do what they do but also get them to buy into something that's bigger than themselves.

And I think the the reason why Steve got this job over several other deserving candidates was because he's got a different personality and he can connect with those guys on the level that not many people in the world can.

He is a former two time M V P and and they would respect his opinions, so part and parcel that is selling them on things that maybe they wouldn't have bought from someone else.

And I think that's the biggest obstacle that Steve's gotta face in his first season.

You know, I just think that dealing with rotation, I think, will be a thing right like and just kind of managing that aspect and those expectations.

But to your point, I mean and and fizz.

You know he's a guy that was so well respected during his time and certainly after his time.

But I think that that will be a new adjustment because it will just be part of the regular everyday stuff that he's got to do.

But I think he'll be able to handle it pretty well.

All right, Next up.

I mean, what's the biggest obstacle facing Stan Van Gundy with the Pelicans?

Well, that we talked about a little bit earlier with Zion is managing his health and his weight in his conditioning and these air questions that we are going to ask repeatedly throughout the first two years of this guy's career.

Look, when he was health and he was playing last year.

Alvin Gentry looks like a pretty good coach to.

And so you know, it's hard to win games when your best talent is not available.

And Zion played.

As I said, barely 20 games last year.

Stands gotta find a way to keep him motivated.

Keep him in good condition.

Also not burning him out.

Yeah, I totally agree with that, I think.

But I do think that stand has a system and a formula for doing that.

I mean, he comes from the heat culture where they thrive on getting guys in great condition.

And so I think Zion will buy into that because a stand is going to explain it to him in a way that really makes them understand why and how this really is gonna help him long term over the course his career.

But the other thing I think they're really big challenges is getting these young guys to play elite level defense and really be committed and tied together and playing at a level that will get them in the playoffs and get them over the hump every single night.

We'll see if they could do that.

Stands a defensive coach.

We know that he can bring that out of guys.

Yeah, look, I think that defense is certainly something that he'll have to keep an eye on.

I think that they at times missed the requisite amount of shooting.

I mean, I know JJ's on that roster, but right, But beyond that, I think that there's some questions there potentially as far as they're shooting and how stand.

Try to kind of manages that aspect of it As far as making sure the spacing is right.

I think that that will be on his plate.

And finally, coach Fit is what's the biggest obstacle facing Tom Thibodeau in his first season with the Knicks.

You know what I think at the end of the day is just gonna be a process.

You know, as tips Institute, a top notch defense, it starts to build those great defense of habits.

I think it's gonna be the Knicks putting the right pieces around tips that he can coach and push to that level That will get the Knicks over the hump.

But I think ultimately tips has got a hammer home.

What means the most to him, which I know him.

He is a defense of minded guy.

He's gonna try to get the habits and get that team playing at a consistent level defensively, understanding how important that is to them becoming a better basketball team.

You know, George Ian O'Connor wrote an excellent piece for ESPN dot com that came out today, where he talks about parcels and, UH, Tom Coughlin and Joe Girardi, other New York coaches who had to learn.

I'm not going to compromise who I am in terms of being demanding and demanding excellence, but I have to be able to connect with these guys on a human level, and I think that's Tibbs big.

I think his big obstacle is tips away from the game is a lovely person.

We've worked with him a jump He's an awesome guy.

How do we bring awesome tips toe work, though that's his struggle.

He's got to figure out to bring the focus and also the personality there.

But I also think that's why you hired Mike Woodson.

That's why you hired Kenny Pain.

That's why you put together a staff with Johnny Bryant and guys like that so that you have for anything that may be, uh, miscommunicated or not understood from the coach to the player.

You got great people there that can communicate what was meant.

And that way guys can keep moving forward and getting better.

Yeah, and I think that, you know, teach those young guys to be pros, right?

Like I think that's the biggest obstacle he has real quick on Billy Dee in Chicago.

You got anything on them?

I think they're young.

He's gonna get him playing his style of game, and he's gonna make all those young kids better basketball players for sure, thanks to coach, thanks to a jump returns tomorrow on ESPN.

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