The Sixer Sense Podcast is back following the news of the Sixers hiring their next head coach, Nick Nurse. Nurse was most recently head coach of the Toronto Raptors and led them to the 2019 NBA Championship over the Golden State Warriors. He was also the NBA Coach of the Year the following season in 2020.
Lucas Johnson and Jonathan Geib give their initial reactions to the hiring of Nurse. Do they think he is the right coach to help get this franchise over the hump to advance to a Conference Finals? Some of the known pros about Nurse are his experience coaching stars in Kawhi Leonard, Pascal Siakam, and Kyle Lowry, as well as his player development skills with younger players.