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.
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.
drop game heads respond saw took wind
Those were two big three's. I thought that took the wind out of our sails. We couldn't respond and I saw heads drop as if the game was over.
drop game heads respond saw took wind
Those were two big 3s. I thought that took the wind out of our sails. We couldn't respond and I saw heads drop as if the game was over.
against control encouraged figure games good win
I am encouraged that we've been in control in two games against good teams. Now we have to figure out how to win those games.
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.
early fought looked ourselves quicker
I thought we looked a little fatigued early in the first half. I thought we scrapped and fought to keep ourselves in the game, but early, they were just quicker to the ball.
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.
work
I thought we were aggressive. We made them work for the most part.
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.
cake guys league needs worked
I think he's worked hard, but he needs to play. The thing is, that's not a league where you just go and it's a cake walk. For him, there's going to be guys down there challenging him because he's up here, he has a position, and they want to come up here.
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.
aggressive beat defense finish good needed number played playing plays sharp steal team work
We were aggressive and made them work for the most part. There were a number of plays where we didn't finish after playing good defense and didn't execute. But it wasn't just one play like Devin Harris' steal and bucket. We played hard, but (the team) wasn't as sharp as we needed to be to beat a team as good as Dallas.