NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown visits 48 Minutes

0:00 ... Opening Animation, Hello, and Welcome

0:16 ... BetOnLine live commercial read

1:15 ... Bruce introduces special guest Mike Brown of the Sacramento Kings

1:54 ... Bruce asks Mike what the staff is focusing on as we head into the new season and physicality is at the top of the list

3:38 ... World B asks Mike about the special relationship between the Kings team and their very passionate fan base in Sacramento and Mike explains how tight and authentic those connections are

5:50 ... Ross asks Mike about the viral clip from last year's training camp where Mike sprinted down the court demanded that his team "turn on the jets." Mike then tells a funny story about how it spontaneously went down and how he worried about hurting himself after he took off.

9:08 ... Bruce asks Mike if his philosophy changed regarding the balance between offense and defense during his time as Steve Kerr's assistant in Golden State and Mike explained how Steve's philosophy rubbed off on him.

12:22 ... Ross asks Mike about the addition of Euroleague MVP Sasha Vezenkov, who Mike praises as one of the best shooters he has seen.

14:02 ... World B asks Mike if there were any players on the Kings roster who surprised him last season and he singled out Kevin Huerter, Malik Monk, and had high praise for several other players like De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis.

17:54 ... Ross asks about the importance of two nationally televised games from last season that the Kings won. Mike responds that winning those games really was huge for the team's psyche because it showed that the organization had something really good going on and boosted the prestige of their players.

20:21 ... Bruce asks Mike about being hired by Gregg Popovich as an assistant coach for the Spurs in 2000. Mike tells the story of how Pop wasn't sure if he was ready to sit in the front row on the bench but was soon convinced that he was and what convinced Pop that he was.

22:48 ... Bruce asks Mike how coaching LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, and Tim Duncan made him a better coach and Mike explains what they all taught him.

24:47 ... Ross thanks Mike for joining us and before Mike says goodbye, he asks Ross a funny question about "turning on the jets."

25:46... Closing animation

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