BTN the journey

[TourneyBound]

Anyone see miles in locker room after Iowa game point to Webster and asks are you helping us win? Can you? He also asked Rivers? Thought he was right on as usual!

[AuroranHusker]

Yep, that was a very insightful behind-the-scenes view of Nebraska basketball.

 

Kind of an interesting side note, Rivers certainly knows how Webster might be feeling about now...

[PeltzFan12]

Loved it.  Wish we could get more behind the scenes....

[ajb5856]

That was awesome. I know they'll replay the episode all week but usually they put them up on the BTN2go app. Miles said something like, 'I'm tired of losing. And when you guys are tired of losing, you'll play like you want it."

[throwback]

Yeah, another great segment. The other two segments were good too - didn't know Kaminsky & the NW point guard whose name I can't spell grew up together.

 

I know we see it plenty, but it's good for others in the B1G footprint and around the country to see that although Miles comes across as a prankster, and seems like he doesn't take anything seriously, that he's actually an intense competitor who isn't shy about getting after people when it's needed ... as Crean has found out. 

 

Finding that balance of being a fun players' coach while also having enough respect from them that when you get after them, that they listen & respond - it's a tough juggling act and to me is one of the least recognized keys to being a great coach. But it really seems like Coach Miles excels in that area, as these segments show. Love the inside look at the huddles during timeouts too for the same reasons.

 

As an example, I didn't notice it live, but watching the Illinois TV replay after Petteway threw that long pass away late in the game, then NU got it back & got fouled. Coach called Petteway over and Terran looked like he didn't really want to go over there, knew what was coming. I couldn't tell what Coach said, but after a few seconds, Petteway had a small smile on his face before they cut the shot away. A lot of coaches would've come unglued on him there, but Coach knew the play didn't cost us anything in the big picture, he knew Terran knew better, and he knows Terran plays on the edge, so you have to take some bad with good with him. So he appeared to say something sarcastic/funny to Terran as a way of helping Terran shake it off and let it go. Now in film session today Coach may have a different take, but at that time in the game, I think that was the way to handle Terran - he seems like he beats himself up a lot, so he doesn't need Coach doing that for him at that moment in the game.

 

Had that been a different player making that mistake or had it occurred at a different spot in the game, I'm sure Coach handles it differently. He just seems like he knows which buttons to push with most of the players & reads their moods/personalities well in the moment. A very under-appreciated skill in all walks of life, but especially in coaching. 

[Huskerpapa]

Yeah, another great segment. The other two segments were good too - didn't know Kaminsky & the NW point guard whose name I can't spell grew up together.

 

I know we see it plenty, but it's good for others in the B1G footprint and around the country to see that although Miles comes across as a prankster, and seems like he doesn't take anything seriously, that he's actually an intense competitor who isn't shy about getting after people when it's needed ... as Crean has found out. 

 

Finding that balance of being a fun players' coach while also having enough respect from them that when you get after them, that they listen & respond - it's a tough juggling act and to me is one of the least recognized keys to being a great coach. But it really seems like Coach Miles excels in that area, as these segments show. Love the inside look at the huddles during timeouts too for the same reasons.

 

As an example, I didn't notice it live, but watching the Illinois TV replay after Petteway threw that long pass away late in the game, then NU got it back & got fouled. Coach called Petteway over and Terran looked like he didn't really want to go over there, knew what was coming. I couldn't tell what Coach said, but after a few seconds, Petteway had a small smile on his face before they cut the shot away. A lot of coaches would've come unglued on him there, but Coach knew the play didn't cost us anything in the big picture, he knew Terran knew better, and he knows Terran plays on the edge, so you have to take some bad with good with him. So he appeared to say something sarcastic/funny to Terran as a way of helping Terran shake it off and let it go. Now in film session today Coach may have a different take, but at that time in the game, I think that was the way to handle Terran - he seems like he beats himself up a lot, so he doesn't need Coach doing that for him at that moment in the game.

 

Had that been a different player making that mistake or had it occurred at a different spot in the game, I'm sure Coach handles it differently. He just seems like he knows which buttons to push with most of the players & reads their moods/personalities well in the moment. A very under-appreciated skill in all walks of life, but especially in coaching. 

I saw this from the stands...it was actually kind of funny.  That being said, I do not believe there is another player alive that is harder on himself than TP.  He wears his emotion on his body and face.