If this is the source of that claim, you seem to be pretty much making up something he didn't say.
https://twitter.com/PowerMizzoucom/status/1495826955245174794
He says nothing about Cuonzo not being on the hot-seat even if he had won the single possession games. He says nothing about fans being proud of last season. If anything, I think he is pointing out how close he was to having a bad season last season.