What is DA's message to the team?

i like what DA said, that to avoid eating the cheese, etc etc. You dont focus on that, you focus on the plan and if each individual player is doing their individual part of that plan. With them already knowing, that if they follow the plan, then the results will take care of themselves either way.

IMO,You can apply the same thought process in anything you do. Forget the end result, instead live where your feet are and do your job.
Exactly. If you think you are doing the right things that will eventually get you to where you want to be, keep it up. Thats how DA operates, thats how he wanted his team to operate, so thats how he communicated. It's a process that doesn't always provide immediate results. It's a process that may take a year or two to fall in place. Makes total sense. Made sense then, makes sense now. He had to go with what he had at those moments. The last thing you want to do is become desperate. While some suggest the team was falling apart, I tend to think he was holding it together. Having the defense in his corner and believing in the process helped too.