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Keeping Score: NBA 'Executive of the Year'

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    Why some players make great coaches and others don't

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I'm Brian -- this is keeping score don't forget to watch FOX & Friends they're -- six listen to kill -- difference from -- him.

First things first congratulations to Larry Bird not only for great career and be -- is fantastic coach.

And a role model but now he's executive of the year as -- chief executive with the Indiana Pacers even though is gonna retire at the end of the season.

Being a superstar player superstar coach and becoming successful GM he's truly defy the dot.

I can only think of one of the -- my -- Joseph do -- who's done the same thing but he wasn't the mega star like Larry Bird.

But Nolan Ryan has also been an incredible executive after being -- whole thing pitcher.

But besides that there's a long line of great players in every sport that have not been great coaches or executives Magic Johnson comes to mind Isiah Thomas has failed at every level.

Ted Williams as a manager for brief -- time Mike Singletary with the 49ers.

Had some hope and promise but in the end flamed out.

Wayne Gretzky did nothing with Phoenix so in the end a special congratulations to Larry Bird I think there's a magic in the as a method to why -- successful some aren't.

Fundamentally they got to come from modest backgrounds and number two they had to have achieved what they achieved.

But the overwhelming work ethic as opposed overwhelming talent.

-- and a it's incredibly well for the New York mets' list and which means by the end of August if this team continues to be operating under the Wilpon administration which means they have no money.

If they want to continue to scrap it out with minor leaguers they have to do the right thing.

And trade to thirty something year old pitcher for about four or five quality prospects if they hold on -- -- again.

And bring him back next year's they have a few sellouts than they going against their own rebuilding system.

Darrelle Revis did something that many people have done he's now in New York -- And so was Tim Tebow first he was against it tweeted about it and after witnessing team Tebow getting to work out with a team in the locker room.

He says he's a natural born leader with extremely rare gift.

Evil guys try to give my hard time about jesus' news religion it doesn't work Bart Scott tried to intimidate and it's not gonna be effective he can see already.

-- as much as you'd like marks images and they like Tim Tebow theories just no way.

They could exist together when -- asked Woody Johnson -- pocket presence at this morning.

He had a generic answer.

In other words let them fight it out and let's see who's standing -- in the end of the year I'm probably not going to be able to -- Would -- think about what I think.

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