dephh: “I’m pretty strict, but I also want to give the guys room to express themselves.”

I tend to stay in the background a bit. I don’t give many interviews. I’m not very active on social media. But I can’t take credit for what the guys do on the server. We recently brought on a new analyst, just for this event so far. And he’s been a huge help between maps; given the number of maps we have to play at the Major, it’s been really useful. But we have a strict game plan. We try to stick to it as much as we can. And we also ask the players during practice what they want to do. We want them to feel comfortable. So, I guess I’m pretty strict, but I also want to give the guys room to express themselves.

Even when I was still a player, I always talked a lot. So, I think it’s just carried over from the more than 10 years I’ve been playing. I really like timeouts when I can help out tactically. I much prefer that to timeouts where you have to be emotional and cheer the players on. So, if we’re in the flow and feeling the game, and I can help purely tactically, that’s when I consider myself at my best as a coach.