Doesn't this sound familiar?

[AtHomeInTheDahlbergDen]

Coming from me, some people are going to see this as a shot at Tinks but I purely mean to point out how well LK is doing in the NBA and also how he's doing the exact same thing he did here by putting fire into his team for the second half.

Here's an interesting piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel from about a week ago.
Some quotes:
Lost in the hoopla surrounding guard Mo Williams' first career triple-double in Wednesday's victory over Miami at the Bradley Center was the fact that assistant coach Larry Krystkowiak deserved an assist for the victory.

Krystkowiak entered the halftime locker room and reminded the Bucks - a team that likes run for a living - that they had exactly zero fast-break points at that stage of the game.

Asked about Krystkowiak's halftime message, guard Michael Redd said, "That was shocking to us. We were scoring but we didn't get any fast-break points and we were like, 'Wow.' So we made an effort in the second half to go out and push it."

How dramatic was the change in style from half to half?

Let's put it this way. In the first half, the Bucks scored 53 points on 44.2% shooting. In he second half, the Bucks scored 68 points - two shy of their season high for a half - and shot 61.5%.

Miami, on the other hand, scored 56 points in the first half on 55% shooting. In the second half, the Heat scored 39 points on 35.1% shooting.

The Bucks have been searching all season for an identity and might finally be finding one as an open-court team.

Short summary/analysis here.

 

[putter]

Yep, and that in your face attitude, regardless of who you are is what made the Griz go as high as they did. I think this is the biggest difference between coach K and Tinks.

 

[Grizbacker1]

Yep, and that in your face attitude, regardless of who you are is what made the Griz go as high as they did. I think this is the biggest difference between coach K and Tinks.

I didn't take the post as a shot at Tinks at all. Last season Tinks played the good cop as the HC normally has the bad cop role. I think the players are testing the waters with Tinks to see what the boundaries are now. Tinks cannot be their buddie anymore. That doesn't mean he has to become a jerk, but the HC is the guy that lays down the law. If players are complaining about PT, they need to be told in no uncertain terms by Tinks why, and what the solution to THEIR PROBLEM is. What I mean by that is when Tinks was an Asst Coach he would play a big brother role, encouraging the player to hang in there, keep working hard, and their chance would come. Some of these guys are doing that, in their view of things, and Tinks is now the guy dictating minutes. I think Tinkle will get there, but the transition hasn't gone as smooth as maybe he thought it would. :twocents:

 

[putter]

Yep, and that in your face attitude, regardless of who you are is what made the Griz go as high as they did. I think this is the biggest difference between coach K and Tinks.

I didn't take the post as a shot at Tinks at all. Last season Tinks played the good cop as the HC normally has the bad cop role. I think the players are testing the waters with Tinks to see what the boundaries are now. Tinks cannot be their buddie anymore. That doesn't mean he has to become a jerk, but the HC is the guy that lays down the law. If players are complaining about PT, they need to be told in no uncertain terms by Tinks why, and what the solution to THEIR PROBLEM is. What I mean by that is when Tinks was an Asst Coach he would play a big brother role, encouraging the player to hang in there, keep working hard, and their chance would come. Some of these guys are doing that, in their view of things, and Tinks is now the guy dictating minutes. I think Tinkle will get there, but the transition hasn't gone as smooth as maybe he thought it would. :twocents:

I agree and didn't mean to put Tinks down, but when I have watched him this year, albeit, not much, his personality is not that of Larry's. Maybe these kids need that in-you-face type coach to get them motivated, maybe not. As you said, Tinks is transitioning, so we will see how it plays out. Good start with a 6 point win on the road! :thumb: