Hawks Fire Lloyd Pierce, Zion Williamson Is a Force of Nature, and the Nets Still Have Higher Levels to Reach

The Mismatch

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🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Verno and KOC get into all the factors that led to the Atlanta Hawks firing head coach Lloyd Pierce midseason and what this Hawks team’s ceiling can be moving forward (0:30). After the Pelicans' exhilarating win over the Jazz, they look into the roster and leadership decisions that still need to be made in order to maximize the Pelicans’ potential (14:00). Then they discuss Brooklyn slicing and dicing its way through the league over the past couple of weeks and the even higher levels of play the Nets can reach once Kevin Durant returns (28:30), what Julius Randle and RJ Barrett are doing for the Knicks (39:00), Malik Monk and LaMelo Ball’s production on the Hornets (51:00), and the steep decline of the Sacramento Kings (58:00). Hosts: Chris Vernon and Kevin O’Connor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Baseball season is right around the corner, and Jake Mintz and Jordan Schusterman will
0:04.0	serve as your guides to the good, the bad, and the utterly bizarre corners of the baseball
0:08.3	world on Baseball Barbecue.
0:10.2	In the run-up to the season, they'll dive into the rabbit hole on some of their favorite
0:13.2	fascinations from the home run derby to Baseball Brawls and more.
0:17.0	Once the MLB season returns, they'll break down the latest news and developments with
0:20.5	their trademark wit and irreverence.
0:22.3	Check out Baseball Barbecue on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:40.3	Welcome to the mismatch.
0:41.3	I'm Chris Vernon.
0:42.3	Joining me is he does every Tuesday from the wringer.com.
0:44.6	It's Kevin O'Connor, aka Kevin Obama, Kevin O'Conflict, Kevin O'Canabas, Kevin O'Connor,
0:48.6	Kevin O'Climor, Kevin O'Kindness, Kevin O'Connor!
0:51.8	There we go!
0:52.8	What up?
0:53.8	Man, we have had a lot of stuff happen since we last spoke, including yesterday, our second
1:00.7	firing of an NBA coach.
1:03.1	It was Lloyd Pierce, who was the coach of the Atlanta Hawks.
1:09.0	Atlanta's 14 and 20.
1:10.9	They've lost 11 of their last 16 games.
1:15.3	And these last couple losses have been the last straw.
1:20.7	And it is not going to be easy as they're going to move Nate McMillan over a seat because
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