Erik McCoy is a difference maker

They had a lot of weeks to learn how to play without him, so they probably just snapped back into last week’s mentality. But we’re clearly better with him. I don’t know if we have enough evidence, but we seem more resilient to injuries under Rizzi than DA. But we’ll see.
That one is simple you push yourself more when you believe you have a chance with Rizzy we have a chance with DA we were hapless and directionless, your playing under a coach that doesn’t have your back so why should you have his back? You get dinged, you tap out under Rizzy you get dinged, you get angry and fight harder.

It is all about motivation Rizzy can motivate and inspire DA could do neither.