Paul Pierce you were not with us on Friday so I gotta ask what

letter grade could you give the Lakers for hiring Jay

Oh my god this is a hand-scratcher.

You know what?

Guys, I apologize for not being here on Friday.

I had Duck Bowl reservations.

But I did bring you guys back a gift. You know, key, the king of the ifs. I brought a gift for you. You know what I'm saying? I hope you like it. But to answer your question,

skip, there it is, the gift. Here you go, Key, King of the Ifs. But to answer your question, skip, I give them a C, but check this out.

If the Lakers...

If the Lakers to the King of the Ifs.

The gift, it's a gift.

It's a gift. It's a gift.

If the Lakers buy in, you know, to what Jay-J is selling, you know, it can be

something respectable. But the reason I give him a C in all of this because when you

look at the hire I think you had to hire that somebody LeBron respects just

off the top.

And I just think with their relationship,

he's going to respect JJ.

And yeah, he doesn't have the experience.

Yeah, he's never coached on any level. I think I heard just

morning coach the fourth graders, blah, blah, whatever. That's his coaching experience. But, you know, I once

play for a coach Jason Kidd you know and he didn't have any

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