PHILADELPHIA – In recent weeks as the Orlando Magic have elbowed their way into the Eastern Conference’s playoff race with several signature victories, head coach Steve Clifford has been repeatedly questioned about adjustments made and motivational ploys used to coax this stirring stretch of play.
An old-school thinker and someone well aware that actions speak infinitely louder than words, Clifford literally grimaces at the mention of the rah-rah rhetoric that often accompanies success in the NBA. Instead, it simply comes down to more shots falling and players bringing increased levels of intensity as the difference between winning and losing sometimes, he said.