I can't find the story right now, but I recall him being quoted as he likes to take timeouts after made baskets so he can build up confidence or something to that effect. Conversely I think he said he doesn't take them as often in situations where we aren't playing well so people don't come to the bench with low confidence.
I thought of that when I read - either in Hines' story or message board discussion surrounding that story - that Prohm is tough in practice but doesn't like to get too negative with players during games to keep their confidence high.
And while I hate to play amateur sports psychologist, that seems...off to me. Your whole season shouldn't be a never-ending quest to reinforce confidence. You breed confidence by putting your guys in a position to succeed, and by them succeeding.
Yeah and you know what a guy wants to do after hitting a big 3 or something? Get after the opponent on D and see if they can keep it going with a turnover or something because that internalized confidence is brewing. Did David Montgomery get taken off the field after a big run so the staff can tell him what he did was good?
Hilton isn't known for its crowds because of a stop and go of play. It's about the huge runs and making the other team get so frazzled they have to call a time out to regroup. That's actually just typical basketball, really.
The practice vs. game thing---you can be tough and critical and positive at the same time to build real growth.
I'll say this--in limited experience, but still experience, a coach that seems to change their personality or demeanor often will eventually lose credibility and attention.