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
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.
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.
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.
When they got hot, I thought we tightened up a bit.
air bit heads knock late lost minute took
We lost our heads a little bit late in the ballgame. We're right there with two minute to go, then they knock down a three, and I think that really took the air out of us.
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.
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.
best
We'll always do what is best for the team.
work
I thought we were aggressive. We made them work for the most part.
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.
digging early fight game holes ourselves
We've got to play better defense. We can't keep digging holes for ourselves early in the game then try to fight our way out of it.
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.