phil jackson. >> lenny wilkins. >> greg popoveitch. greg simmons. great coach.ayed for him my rookie year if phoenix. real character. >> what did you learn from them. >> boy, i learned everything from them. they were all -- >> what makes a great coach? >> i think what makes a great coach is the connection, the authentic connection. between player and coach and the awareness of what that player needs and knows what the team is. t not about xs and os. that's a part of it. but there's lots out there that can draw up a great play. it's about the human connection and that's where popoveitch and phil jackson were so brilliant that i think of in terms of motivating, not by ra ra, let's go get them, team, but by fu finding about what's important. learning about your family. keeping things interesting and fun and different. the cumulative effect of all that is he just, you get this great sort of cruising sennation through the season where every day is fun and you're building and building and building. and obviously, they would both readily admit and when you have great t

phil: jake cutler out with a concussion. matt moore going against a tough defense. bill: that's the head coach in cleveland, hue jackson.up after

jackson five. >> not bad. >> jimmy: i think i'm going to say phil spector, i want to say, phil spector's "christmas present forut now, i have a new favorite now. i mean come on. this is what i'm talking about now. [ cheers and applause ] how did -- how did this come about? how did you go, "oh yeah i should do that?" >> i wanted to do it -- i'm like you. i'm like, i start early. like i've already been start -- well this year i'm christmas all year, but -- >> jimmy: yeah. >> and i'm not even tired at all. like, new york makes it so incredible. >> jimmy: it is -- can you feel the spirit? >> you guys do it big here. i love it. >> jimmy: right, exactly! [ cheers and applause ] yeah, trees outside. >> it's so good. i think every writer would fantasize about writing a a christmas hit because it's kind of that thing that comes back. and i think also like when you write songs, and you're part of people's journey through your music that you write, to write, and be part of their holiday, and their memories for that part i mean musically would be my dream. >> jimmy: forever, yeah. >> even when i die, hopefully, that would

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