Beilein is just a very good coach. Has a great basketball mind. Love his approach.
He coaches hard, demands a lot...but it seems he also has an ability to still get his players to stand by him and buy in. Even if they aren't always happy with his methodology. Especially vets that have been stars/won titles. But I think he has a unique ability to kind of thread the needle between being too tough( Skiles, Boylan, Thibs, etc) and being too lackadaisical and letting the inmates run the asylum so to speak (Lue).
Able to delegate---did a good job putting Bickerstaff in charge of the D. Has put together a very talented coaching staff.
Works well with Altman. They have developed a true partnership and are on the same page.
Honestly, despite being 2-5, this team has been very watchable. They compete hard. Totally different from last year. Our schedule has been kinda tough early on too--which is another reason I'm not surprised Garland is struggling early on.
Besides the game against the Magic(who are built to bother guards on the interior and they have a lot of length and athleticism)-- the other 4 losses are to teams with a current total record of 20-9. The Magic are 2-6, but they were a playoff team last year and are better than 2-6 for sure.
I'm confident Beilein was a good hire, and I'm already convinced he's clearly the best coach we've ever had under Gilbert.