Milwaukee Bucks coach Adrian Griffin joins The Woj Pod to discuss the Giannis-Lillard partnership, his long road to a head coaching job, why he reached out to Tony Dungy, and how every Adrian has to endure people yelling out the famous Rocky line thinking they're the first one to ever say it.
Finally getting a job after a dozen or so interviews over the years (1:57)
Giannis’ participation in the interview process (4:42)
Where were you went you heard about the Lillard deal? (8:05)
Impact of his father (9:40)
Getting recruiting by and playing for PJ Carlesimo (11:35)
Journey as a player (15:12)
Making the Celtics in 1999 (20:10)
When did you first think about becoming a coach? (25:27)
Still has all his notes from days as an assistant (28:45)
Biggest takeaways from head coaches he’s worked for (30:13)
Finding his voice as a coach/getting advice from Tony Dungy (36:11)
Learning from Avery Johnson (41:17)
Taking over a readymade title contender (45:40)
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