Canadians can only hope the prime minister they elect today has as much self-confidence as Sam Mitchell.na Bucks. Raptors director of player personnel Alex English will have a role to play on the bench, and it isn't known if incumbent assistant Jay Triano will stay in that position or will be re-assigned.
Regardless, assistant coaches can do only so much if the head coach doesn't act like a head coach.
Most people who have worked with Mitchell laud his ability to kick butts and pat backs, at the appropriate junctures. He'll need all his people skills to communicate with a Raptors locker room that is full of sensitive underachievers.
In other words, Sam Mitchell will need a demeanour that is almost, well, prime ministerial.
