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4p- What's Goin' On
-DJ & PK: How recruiting has changed locally, what the future of divisions is for the Power 5
-Hans & Scotty: Mark Pope's thoughts on NIL
430p- serious thoughts on the NBA Finals
450p- Not Sports Report
Scott Howard-Cooper has covered professional and college sports since the 1980s for some of the most prominent outlets in the country, including the Los Angeles Times, ESPN.com, NBA.com and NBA TV, SportsIllustrated.com and the Sacramento Bee, among others.
On Wednesday he joined The Big Show to discuss the NBA Finals as well as his new book, Steve Kerr: A Life.
•The shot to beat the Jazz in Game 6 in 1997 is everything in the big picture of Kerr’s career. I cover it in depth in the book with new context. In a life of terrible moments turning into some of his best — blowing out his knee at Arizona, a practice fight with Michael Jordan, a terrible few months with the Magic that had him considering retirement — nothing tops going from a terrible Finals to the best moment of his playing career. It was the intersection of his life. John Stockton on the court as an opponent after Stockton ruined Kerr’s chances of a Gonzaga scholarship years before, Jeff Hornacek on the court after Kerr had spent years pretending to be Hornacek as part of a practice routine, Jud Buechler there as a connection to Kerr’s beloved Arizona days, Phil Jackson and Jordan as signs of how far Kerr had come to be in that situation at all. Hornacek was a fun interview on that moment. Kerr always believed that basket set up the rest of his life, that it made him enough of a name for TNT to later want to hire Kerr as a commentator and that being hired as a commentator gave him the visibility to remain a candidate for future jobs as a coach or GM. I think he’s wrong, but that’s what he believes.
•Kerr’s name came up at the highest levels of government and in the strangest of roles: emissary to North Korea. An advisor recommended Kerr for the job to President Obama during a meeting at the White House as Obama sought ways to connect with new North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Blood drained from the faces of members of the National Security Council in the meeting and the suggestion didn’t gain traction.
•Without anyone beyond his inner-circle being aware, Kerr considered quitting his dream job as coach of the Warriors because of ongoing health issues in 2016. The pain, dizziness and exhaustion from spinal fluid that leaked into his system was that bad. Few realized Golden State almost had to find a replacement.
•The Kerr family sued Iran — and won — near the end of his playing career. Steve was not in favor of the idea, but joined the action to support the family members who were, and missed two games with the Spurs to testify in Washington. Details of Kerr on the witness stand had never been reported before.
•The deal Phoenix General Manager Steve Kerr thought he had in 2009 to acquire Stephen Curry in the draft, a great disappointment at the time, turned out to be one of the best things to happen to him. Coach Steve Kerr won three titles at Golden State with the same Stephen Curry as his star player.
•None of this was ever supposed to happen. His parents were never supposed to meet, he is the first to say he had no business playing at a Pac-10 school like Arizona, on his most optimistic days he thought he could last a season or two in the NBA as a player, and he shouldn’t have become the Warriors coach. Strange path. Fascinating life.
3p- NBA writer Scott Howard-Cooper on the NBA Finals and his new book, "Steve Kerr: A Life"
330p- BYU football expectations
350p- TryDayTrading.com's Market Update / Utes expectations
Jake and Gordon discussed Game 1 of the NBA Finals, which saw the Suns take a 1-0 lead over the Bucks.
They then wondered how much the viewers / listeners in Salt Lake care.
2p- a discussion about what the guys did last night
230p- Split Story: the NBA Finals are one game in (Suns 1-0 vs Bucks) but do our listeners really care
250p- rebuttals from segment two
5p- Utah Jazz Insider Report: Craig Bolerjack, TV voice
530p- Jake saw a very strange video on social media
550p- 20 Seconds of Baseball
650p- show wrap
4p- NBA Daily Assist: Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated
430p- What's Goin' On, part 2: Hans & Scotty discuss awkward play-by-play moments
450p- Not Sports Report
Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated dished his thoughts on the NBA Finals, the off-season as a whole, and what the Jazz need to do this summer to keep their title hopes alive for the immediate future.
NBA coaching legend Gordie Chiesa joined 'The Big Show' on Tuesday afternoon to preview the NBA Finals and talk about the Utah Jazz roster choices this summer.
3p- Utah Jazz/NBA Insider Report: Gordie Chiesa, NBA coaching legend
330p- What's Goin' On, No.1: DJ & PK with Steve Cleveland's thoughts on NIL in college sports
350p- TryDayTrading.com's Market Update / Gordon's Fun Fact of the Day
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