The Crucible Weekie is about us.

John Hollinger, how have you enjoyed this week of the playoffs?

Well, I think I can survive the playoff crucible.

It's surviving the intro to our show that I think is the real question.

In fairness, I did warn you this time, but I suppose you don't really have a choice.

Just mute me.

So yeah, let's get into the playoffs in a moment here.

But I think first where we need to start is with some of the coaching stuff and maybe a little talk about some of these vanquished teams.

Mike Budenholzer is moving towards a deal.

I don't know if it's official yet, but he's supposed to get eight figures per year as would probably be a market rate to coach the Phoenix Sos.

Yeah, it's amazing because I guess they fired Frank Vogel and then they had him. get eight figures per year as would probably be a market rate to coach the Phoenix Suns.

Yeah, it's amazing because I guess they fired Frank Vogel and then they had a meeting and were deciding who they should go after and settled on Mike Boodenholzer within four minutes.

Yeah, pretty impressive. Although I think like, isn't that the right process, though?

Who can we get that is, who can we get that is better than this guy?

I think that if you're realistic about your coaching hire, that's definitely, like, that,

that should be a piece of your process.

Yeah.

Like, not just, not just, oh, we hate this guy, fire him.

Who are you getting?

That is an upgrade. You know, that's, that, that part is actually reasonable.

Did they get an upgrade?

I, I think they may have.

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