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
defensive game given good knew looked plays possibly saw stretch win
I saw us get tight. We looked like we knew we had possibly given this game away. But we made plays down the stretch to win it -- two good defensive stops, which was the difference.
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.
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.
dropped locker shots
I thought those were the shots that we dropped our heads. That's the first thing I said in the locker room, that those were two big threes.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
dealing experience majority players team
When you're dealing with a team that doesn't have the experience ... having players out there who can read and know where to go and where to be, it helps. I'm comfortable with him, the majority of the time, being in the right spot.
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.
capable road shown together win
When you play like we did tonight, those road games, you can't win a game. You have to really be together out on the road and we haven't shown that we are capable of doing that.
adjust attitude constantly drama gets goes minutes night playing saying single together until worse
We can't put together 48 minutes and we're saying the same thing every single night and every single day. It's just drama and it constantly goes on with this team. Until we adjust the attitude of playing the game, it's going to get worse before it gets better.