 According to Stevens , in one of his first games as head coach , he was nervous and " felt like our team played on edge " because of it . He decided that a team 's play will reflect the mood of its coach ; a calm coach means a team that will remain poised in difficult game situations , while a nervous coach means a team that plays on edge . " I don ’ t want to lose a game because of my approach , " he told himself . Accordingly , he developed a strategy of always remaining calm and focused during games . He rarely raises his voice or gets emotional , instead quietly observing on the sideline with folded arms . He does not get upset about bad calls by referees or player mistakes , preferring to focus on " the next play " rather than what just happened . Butler player Willie Veasley explained Butler 's 2010 Final Four run by saying , " When those big runs [ by Syracuse and Kansas State ] came , Coach called a timeout and said a few calm words . Then he said he believes in us , he loves us and we 're going to win the game . " On the rare occasion Stevens feels the need to correct a player , he does it with " positive reinforcement , just at a little louder decibel " , according to former assistant coach Matthew Graves . Above all , Stevens wants his players to be confident , not living in fear of being yanked for making a bad play . 
 According to Stevens , in one of his first games as head coach , he was nervous and " felt like our team played on edge " because of it . He decided that a team <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>play will reflect the mood of its coach ; a calm coach <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>means</mark></a> a team <a href='null_relcl' title='3'><mark>that</mark></a>will remain poised in difficult game situations , while a nervous coach <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>means</mark></a> a team <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>plays</mark></a> on edge . " I don ’ t want to lose a game because of my approach , " he told himself . Accordingly , he developed a strategy of always remaining calm and focused during games . He rarely <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>raises</mark></a> his voice or <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>gets</mark></a> emotional , instead quietly observing on the sideline with folded arms . He <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>does</mark></a> not get upset about bad calls by referees or player mistakes , preferring to focus on " the next play " rather than what just happened . Butler player Willie Veasley explained Butler <a href='null_genetive' title='10'><mark>'s</mark></a>2010 Final Four run by saying , " When those big runs [ by Syracuse and Kansas State ] came , Coach called a timeout and said a few calm words . Then he said he <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>believes</mark></a> in us , he <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>loves</mark></a> us and we 're going to win the game . " On the rare occasion Stevens <a href='uninflect' title='13'><mark>feels</mark></a> the need to correct a player , he <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>does</mark></a> it with " positive reinforcement , just at a little louder decibel " , according to former assistant coach Matthew Graves . Above all , Stevens <a href='uninflect' title='15'><mark>wants</mark></a> his players to be confident , not living in <a href='negative_concord' title='16'><mark>fear</mark></a> of being yanked for making a bad play . 
According to Stevens , in one of his first games as head coach , he was nervous and " felt like our team played on edge " cuz of it . He decided that a team  play will reflect the mood of its coach ; a calm coach mean a team gon remain poised in difficult game situations , while a nervous coach mean a team play on edge . " I don ’ t want to lose a game becacuzmy approach , " he told himself . Accordingly , he developed a strategy of always remaining calm and focused durin games . He rarely raise his voice or get emotional , instead quietly observing on the sideline witt folded arms . He do not get upset about bad calls by referees or player mistakes , preferring to focus on " da next play " rather than what just happened . Butler player Willie Veasley explained Butler  2010 Final 4 run by sayin , " When those big runs [ by Syracuse and Kansas State ] came , Coach called a timeout and said a few calm words . Then he said he believe in us , he love us and we 're going to win the game . " On the rare occasion Stevens feel the gotta correct a player , he do it wit " positive reinforcement , just at a lil louder decibel " , according to former assistant coach Matthew Graves . Above alll , Stevens want his players to b confident , not living in no fear of bein yanked for making a bad play .