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KC was class. Watching him coach with all the cool in the world, I always felt everything was under control in any game. His players were hard-nosed sons of guns, and meanwhile KC would chill out. He was criticized back then as being kind of a cheerleader (which was weird because he didn't even cheer), but it was a style that was a key to that team. When you have people like DJ, Bird, Parish and Ainge on the court, I don't think a coach really needs to lay into them. McHale and Walton could be goofballs, and Cornbread was a little loopy, but seeing KC just take it all in with a smile on his face? He was iconic.