In the revival of his head coaching career, Nate McMillan thought perhaps he could be the older, wiser, calmer coach who didn't feel the need to stand and hover over the action. It hasn't turned out that way.
McMillan, back in the "big chair" following a four-year absence, has found the urge to stand an irresistible force during the Pacers' preseason, which concludes on Wednesday in Milwaukee.
"I thought I would be sitting a little more, and that lasted about two minutes in the first quarter (of the first preseason game) and a minute in the third," he said Tuesday, following practice at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.