Jacque Vaughn said he's not worried about his job security as head coach of the Orlando Magic despite another rough patch of the season.
It helps him that he learned as a player to avoid social-media chatter and unsubstantiated speculation about potential moves.
"I really don't read it," Vaughn said after the Magic lost their sixth consecutive game Saturday night.
Vaughn has a 43-121 record as head coach of the Magic.
"I'm not on social media. And the great thing is I do my job as hard as I can every single day, and I'll always keep it that way. I keep it that simple. I don't complicate it. What I do know is, since Day One, since I accepted this job, everything I've done has been for this organization and it'll continue to be that way."
The consensus within the organization has been that the team's inexperience has been the primary reason for the losses. The recent struggles, however, have triggered team officials to search for the root causes of the problem.
"You can't blame it on Jacque," Nikola Vucevic said. "We're the guys out there playing. You can't say that it's Jacque's fault. The effort has to come from us. He can't control that. He can give us plays and X's-and-O's and all that, but if we don't come out with any effort ... it's not going to do anything.
"We obviously want this thing to turn around, not only for him but all of us. Nobody in this locker room enjoys losing. It's no fun. Everything's so much better when you win."