Griff on NBA Radio right now

Joel is hosting, I will try to relisten when I get a minute and recap

They were very deliberate and took their time. From the time they let go of Gentry to when they made their first call it was about a month. They spent that time looking and researching candidates.

What settled them on Stan was no matter what happens with Salary Cap, free agents, trades, they felt he offered the most flexibility in the short and long term.

Defense was a big factor, in both personal and scheme. Holding the players accountable on that side of the ball, and getting the players that pay attention to those details on that side of the ball.

With a young roster like ours, its not enough to be driven and to pay attention to the details, you have to get through to them as to the why.

Talking about his time in Cleveland, blah blah blah. Sounds like he would have rathered Lebron not go back as it changed everything they had planned. He would prefer a young group that grows together.

Stan and his wife reminded him of Griff and his wife, and they both are at a point where they just want to grow a basketball team the right way, a family, and they both are like minded about that.

No matter how much you can hate Stan on the court, he's someone you will love off the court.

A real area of focus on the roster this year will be on the defensive end, looking for players with an edge, toughness and grit. Anytime anywhere under any conditions we need to compete, and we will look for those types of players.

The one thing we have on the roster is a pretty versatile group, we have a lineup that can play small and fast or a lineup that can play big, on the perimeter or in the paint. Some of the players struggled with the read/react on offense. Sounds like we will simplify the offense.