Coach Nick is joined by Ben Guest on the couch while Warriors vs Nuggets plays in the background, and they get into a real solution to NBA tanking that would flip the incentives without rewarding losing. They break down the idea of using post All-Star records for lottery teams to determine the top pick, and why the league keeps running into unintended consequences every time it tweaks the system. From there they talk about how much of the draft is still a coin flip even with “can’t miss” prospects, and why landing spot matters even more once you get outside the top tier. Then the conversation pivots into coaching culture, and why the angry old school sideline routine hurts performance instead of helping it. Coach Nick and Ben dig into Mick Cronin, the difference between preparation and relaxation, and why the end of game “draw it up on a whiteboard” myth often falls apart under real pressure.

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