Mike Brown only really started getting wide appreciation by the Golden State Warriors’ fanbase once it was made known that he handled their defense last season.
Brown famously became a sort of a hybrid taskmaster/hype man once he was given the defensive reins. He made sure the team worked hard on defense by making them accountable for their shortcomings and mistakes.
No one was spared from his culture of accountability. Even superstars were called out if they weren’t defending well enough, which worked brilliantly and was highly appreciated by the Warriors players.
But Brown made sure to balance that kind of coaching with a reward system, which gave the Warriors incentives to play hard defense.