It's not even close.

Who the greatest nick of all time is. It's disrespect to name anybody else. You expect to be coaching again soon? I expect to it. They'll understand the work that was done by me and my staff and that incredible franchise. Talent level is far superior today. Now the players back then were smarter, but certainly today, it's faster, more athletic, more versatile. Now the question is, do you hang the banner up? You know, New Yorkers, you don't hang up that banner.

What's up, everybody, and welcome to Boardroom Talks Holiday Edition.

Today we have the most special guests that I could ever have, my favorite basketball player of all time,

and he knows that. I know more about his career than he knows. So please without further to do, welcome New York City legend my friend Mark Jackson. Appreciate it, bro. What's up, man? I wish I could say you was lying that you knew more than me, but that's the absolute truth. It's scary, right? It's very scary. It's been scary. It's been scary. I understand it now.

If we weren't friends, it was bordering on sounding a bit insane, right? Initially, I started to contemplate blocking your phone calls. I was worried. I worked my whole life for that number. If you had blocked me, that would have been heartbreaking. This is a holiday edition. So we're going to talk first a little bit about Christmas Day games.

And I bet you again, I remember more than you remember, but you

played in two, you coached in one, and you commentated a few. Do you remember the two you played in?

Detroit and then what was the second one? Oh Toronto, right? Yeah. I do remember those, especially

the Detroit one because, you know, obviously that special team and the great history and playing against legends was quite memorable and especially on Christmas.

And that was your rookie year, right?

Yeah, I believe so. Yes, it was my rookie year. No, it was, bro. Playing Isaiah Thomas and obviously Joe Dumas in that great piston team.

Do you remember what that felt like and just the magnitude of it?

And was it a different vibe in the garden?

The vibe in the garden is always on 10.

Yeah.

But when you talk about Christmas and you're talking about a legendary team that you're facing with legendary

historic players, it has a special kick to it.

And for me, growing up in New York City, I remember going to St. John's and then going to a Nick Pistons game

and standing in the tunnel watching Isaiah Thomas warm up. And when he finished warming up, he walked towards the tunnel.

I didn't know him. He stopped. And I'm sitting there nervous like

Isaiah Thomas. And he goes, Mark Jackson, I love your game, man. He started talking to me.

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