he hasn't really, i don't think, helped them on the court, mostly due to his injuries (as i mentioned) but has at least tried to help them learn better professionalism and gain some work ethic. tried bringing up a few archived links from trib where he called them out on some things but you have to pay. come to think of it, the results he got from calling guys out were mostly shortlived (which wasn't pips fault, it's a result of some of the young guys' character) so he hasn't made significant enough changes.
i don't remember where he didn't show up to the game or why. but depending on why that's a poor message. and i don't know if i want someone as oft injured as pip to regularly be hitting the weight room. maybe he just gave up on the brats (like most of us have) though?