You won't hear any of these wunderkind 30 something Coaches using the D'Antoni lingo:
“I thought the second half we started
snuffing off the inside a little better,” D’Antoni said. “We started getting back underneath a little better. They hurt us with penetrations when they finished on their own and the dump-off to the big kid."
Verb Phrases
snuff out ,
- to extinguish: to snuff out a candle.
- to suppress; crush: to snuff out opposition.
Where does he pull these gems from? Maybe one of his relatives will know.... ;D)