Nate McMillan
Nate McMillan
Nathaniel "Nate" McMillanis an American basketball coach and former player who is currently the head coach for the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association. He coached the Seattle SuperSonics from 2000 to 2005, and the Portland Trail Blazers from 2005 to 2012...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth3 August 1964
CityRaleigh, NC
continue good hopefully
We've had some good days. We've got to get better in that area. We've been working on that, and hopefully we'll continue to improve.
finishing fourth games growing process quarter
Finishing games in the fourth quarter is something we have got to learn. It's part of a growing process for a young team.
nights
Some nights you just get beat. You do the right thing most of the time, but you just get beat. I think this is one of those nights.
against factors game good guys missing motivate opportunity pieces played written
Letdown is written on this game. For us, we have other factors that should motivate us, not so much that we played a good game against the Lakers. We only have 11 wins. This is an opportunity for us. Just as those guys are missing some pieces over there, they also see opportunity.
ball free movement passing shooting success throw
Our shooting from the perimeter and our free throw shooting were great. I thought the success we had (with 3-pointers) had a lot to do with ball movement and passing the ball with rhythm.
asked job regardless
The thing is you have a job to do. And when you're asked to go into a game, you've got to go, regardless of the situation, the score.
Defensively, I just thought that we weren't aggressive. We want to get up into our man's chest.
best
We'll always do what is best for the team.
deal figure help league percent playing situation surgery team tough toughest ways
That's a tough situation to come off. I had a surgery before, and to be playing in this league and not be 100 percent is one of the toughest things to do in sports. ... But it's something you have to deal with. It's something you have to figure out, 'How can I help that team? How can I help my team?' There are other ways that you have to find, ways to help your team get better.
boys came coach credit hill played ready team testament
I want to give coach Hill credit for having his boys ready to play. With all their suspensions and injuries, that team came out and played really hard. That's a testament to coach Hill.
accepted advantage main move opposed tried
The main thing was that they got down there and really accepted that move and really tried to use that to their advantage as opposed to being there and complaining. They've been pretty positive.
training one-day camps
I hope one day I can come into a training camp and not say someone is out for the season.
team reality winning
It's a reality here. We're a team that at this time of the season, with teams trying to get to the playoffs, it's going to be difficult to win.
continue effort focus game happy hard playing win
If you're playing the game the right way, you play hard and you play together. And I think if you continue to do that you'll win some games. So yes, I am happy with the effort and the focus and the togetherness that we're seeing.