The early returns on Jay Heaps' coaching career have been mixed. In five matches, his team has been horribly outplayed, picked up a huge upset and hung tough with some teams they probably shouldn't have been able to.
Jay Heaps Is Very Much Learning On The Job
On Thursday, the Revs suffered their first “gut-punch” loss under Heaps. Understandably, the first-year coach was a bit upset. But he was the kind of upset you expect to see from a player, not from a coach, which seems to illustrate he might not entirely understand the difference between the two yet.
Check out his postgame interview with his own broadcast crew, of which he was a member as recently as last season:
I'm not sure if there's a history here or what, but Heaps seems just a tad sensitive. His team just lost an early season match at the death, which sucks. But it's not the end of the world by any stretch. During his in-match interview, he got all snippy when he was about trying to contain Fabian Castillo.
Whether Heaps likes it or not, dealing with the media is definitely part of his job. As a former broadcaster himself, you would think that would be the easy part.
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