Yeah he mentioned the pressure came from multiple angles, it wasn't just one single thing. Not worried about season ticket holders, or getting boo'd etc but it had more to do w/ the team needing a spark, and he admitted that Rizzi has provided that, now to see if it can be sustained.
I smirked at this. Just for raw logic purposes, typically firing a coach mid-season is a form of giving up or almost throwing your hands up. I don't think he wanted to send that signal, and I think there's proof of that because he'd just said they likely wouldn't be sellers. He and Allen during the offseason reiterated a lot, they aren't interested in trading guys who can help them win. So firing Allen mid-season was a subtle admission they don't think they can still win, and sending that message to the players can go either way.