Hour 1: Coach Approach

First Take

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4.2 • 5.5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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On another episode of First Take, Christopher 'Mad Dog' Russo, Monica McNutt and Brian Windhorst discuss if they believe the Nuggets made a mistake firing Mike Malone. The crew debate whether or not Luka deserved the ejection. They debate who needs a playoff run more: Giannis or Anthony Edwards? Louis Riddick and Marcus 'Swagu' Spears joins the show to debate whether or not Shedeur Sanders is a top-10 pick. Mad Dog shares his A-List of top 5 changes needed in sports! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	My outfit is phenomenal and shots are already fired, but that's okay.
0:05.4	At least I'm in the right season.
0:07.0	Christopher Mad Dog Russo digs already on a Wednesday.
0:11.3	It's that kind of day.
0:12.5	It's that kind of.
0:13.0	Hello, Monica.
0:13.6	How are you?
0:14.2	Good morning.
0:14.5	Did you guys see Brian Winhorst on television yesterday?
0:16.9	I did not.
0:17.4	I missed it.
0:18.0	Oh, you missed Wendy?
0:19.9	Just Google that, okay? Just Google Wendy, air quotes, Perk, Jason Tatum, and you won't be mad. All right, guys, we got a lot to get into, and we're starting in the NBA. Going to be a fun show here today. The Nuggets fired head coach, Michael Malone and General Manager Calvin Booth, just days before the end of the regular season, the decision to fire the coach and eventually part ways with the GM
0:38.9	who won a championship in 2023.
0:42.0	Comes at a time when the Nuggets have lost four straight games
0:44.5	and are in danger of falling into the playin.
0:48.2	We definitely did not predict that in the offseason.
0:51.5	Wendy, please tell me why did Denver make this decision and right now?
0:56.7	I don't have a good explanation. I will try my best to explain what I think they were thinking,
1:04.7	not that I'm endorsing it, to be clear. What Josh Cronkey, the governor of the Denver Nuggets, expressed in his comments to the team media,
1:13.3	he did not take questions, at least not yet, from the overall media,
1:17.2	was that he felt that there needed to be a change,
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