A few nights ago during a blowout win over the Suns, Warriors coach Steve Kerr let his players coach -- letting them run timeouts, call plays, etc. -- which was viewed as a coaching tactic to make the team better.
Some people around the league agreed, while some didn't.
Appearing on The Ringer's GM Street podcast, former Patriots executive Mike Lombardi compared it to something Bill Belichick did during OTAs a few years ago with his players not wearing numbers.
“It is one of the things, Belichick, I think, it was one of the brilliant things Belichick would do during OTA days, and the media gave him a wrath of crap for it," he said. "Back in the day, the Patriots never wore numbers out at practice during their OTA days. People would say, ‘Belichick is just trying to be an [expletive] to the media.’ No, Belichick is not really interested in what the media thinks, obviously by the Malcolm Butler [situation], whatever he wants to do. He wants to do something that benefits his team. What he was trying to accomplish was, if the numbered guy doesn’t have a jersey on him, he has to communicate, he’s empowered to have to talk and unify the team together. If you can create a dynamic in practice to do that, wow, that is awesome.
“Kerr did the same thing - ‘I am going to step back and now you guys have to communicate. You guys have to work it out because I am not always going to be standing in front of you.’ 82 nights, do you really think Kerr is giving a pep-talk? This is not 'Hoosiers'. You can’t do it. I thought this was a way to enhance himself and the team, and empower the team, which in that sport being empowered as players is important.”
Obviously, based on their success Kerr and Belichick are among the best at what they do.