Last Game - Next Game Theory

The following comes from Bob Knight's "The Power Of Negative Thinking". 

"In basketball, If I thought we had an insurmountable lead toward the end of a game where we had beaten pretty good team, I’d pull our five starters and – while that game was still being played out and those starters were on the bench – I’d be talking to those five about the next game: getting them thinking about who they were going to guard, about what we were going to be facing, getting them over this game. I didn’t want them gloating about how well we played in a game that was almost over. That was not to deny them the satisfaction they deserved after a job well done. A coach should never forget to compliment his players on a well-played victory, but shouldn’t hesitate to tell them when they’ve played poorly – in a loss or a win."