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Leading by sample: the Sonics' Nate McMillan is figuring out coaching through trial and error, offsetting inexperience with a special ability to relate to players that could turn out to be a rebuilding franchise's greatest asset. (NBA).
After it had been smacked away from the hands of Desmond Mason as he tried a layup with a fraction of a second remaining, the ball bounced off the backboard to midcourt and settled into the hands of Sonics coach Nate McMillan. McMillan gave it a couple of dribbles, as if to remind himself that, yes, this is the same game on which he has built a profession for 17 seasons. He took a moment to plead with referee Bennie Adams--goaltending? A foul? Something, anything?--but McMillan Knew it was futile. He soon gave up and went to the locker room, head shaking.
Mason's missed shot, blocked by Shawn Marion of the Suns, sealed the Sonics' fourth consecutive last-second ...
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