Luke Loucks
Head men's basketball coach at Florida State University and former NBA assistant coach
Luke Loucks (Head men's basketball coach at Florida State University and former NBA assistant coach) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Golden State Warriors, Florida State Seminoles men's basketball, New York Knicks.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Golden State Warriors
Loucks says De'Aaron Fox's forearms cramped during his first workout with Stephen Curry because of its intensity.
“his forearms were cramping. I've never seen someone's forearms cramp”
Pardon My Take: NBA Finals With Kirk Goldsberry, FSU Head Coach Luke Loucks, Myles Garrett To The Rams + Memes Vs Zac (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 2:08:26
Loucks says he saw Stephen Curry make 105 consecutive corner threes in a shooting drill.
“He runs off, and there's a video of it. He runs off 105 straight, doesn't know, 105 straight corner threes”
Pardon My Take: NBA Finals With Kirk Goldsberry, FSU Head Coach Luke Loucks, Myles Garrett To The Rams + Memes Vs Zac (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 2:06:47
Loucks recounts giving up a six-figure European playing salary for a minimum-wage Warriors internship.
“I was leaving like six figures on the table to take a minimum wage internship in the most expensive city in the world”
Pardon My Take: NBA Finals With Kirk Goldsberry, FSU Head Coach Luke Loucks, Myles Garrett To The Rams + Memes Vs Zac (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 2:00:00
Florida State Seminoles men's basketball
Loucks says his recruiting pitch is that FSU's NBA-experienced staff will train players like professionals before they reach the league.
“we're going to train you like an NBA player before you get there”
Pardon My Take: NBA Finals With Kirk Goldsberry, FSU Head Coach Luke Loucks, Myles Garrett To The Rams + Memes Vs Zac (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 2:20:24
Loucks says a 44-point home loss to NC State was the turning point that led him to abandon three-point-heavy play for rim attacks and better transition defense.
“We lost at home by 44 to NC State. And I felt like it was a layup line for him”
Pardon My Take: NBA Finals With Kirk Goldsberry, FSU Head Coach Luke Loucks, Myles Garrett To The Rams + Memes Vs Zac (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 2:14:04
Other remarks
Loucks recounts training De'Aaron Fox for two hours every morning during Fox's honeymoon in Venice.
“And for two hours a day, every morning, we would boat to the same gym. I'd work them out for two hours and then we would leave”
Pardon My Take: NBA Finals With Kirk Goldsberry, FSU Head Coach Luke Loucks, Myles Garrett To The Rams + Memes Vs Zac (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 2:36:01
New York Knicks
Loucks says it is unheard of for the Knicks to lead the playoffs in both offense and defense.
“But then to also be the best defense, that's unheard of”
Pardon My Take: NBA Finals With Kirk Goldsberry, FSU Head Coach Luke Loucks, Myles Garrett To The Rams + Memes Vs Zac (Jun 3, 2026) · Listen from 2:26:19
Appearances
NBA Finals With Kirk Goldsberry, FSU Head Coach Luke Loucks, Myles Garrett To The Rams + Memes Vs ZacPardon My Take · Jun 3, 2026 · 2 h 56 min
The Pardon My Take crew covers the Zach–Memes feud, the Myles Garrett and A.J. Brown trades, and NBA Finals picks, with guests Kirk Goldsberry and FSU coach Luke Loucks.
Often appears with
- Dan Katz · 1 shared episode
- PFT Commenter · 1 shared episode
- Kirk Goldsberry · 1 shared episode
- Hank Lockwood · 1 shared episode
- Max Delente · 1 shared episode
- Memes · 1 shared episode
- Zach · 1 shared episode