"Nobody wants to play us in the 1st round" RESULT: Get spanked 4-1 in the 1st round "The new head coach needs to shore up our defense" RESULT: Hires MDA "Moving into the 1st round will be easy" RESULT: Does not move into the 1st round "We plan on adding star level players in free agency" RESULT: Signs nobody on Day 1
"Coach is not that very important." "Chemistry is overrated." "Mid-range shot is the least efficient way to score."
Houston is a PREMIERE free agent location, everyone already lives here anyway - Only Kent Bazemore semi-seriously visits
He's confident, that alone isn't horrible, in fact I'd say its a good trait to have; in trades and contract negotiations you gotta overvalue your assets and team because nobody else will. Unfortunately, he carries that demeanor into public interviews and he will get torched for it relentlessly as well as build up a crowd of those that will hate him. Look at that one douche owner from Golden State talking ****.
We feel like Houston is a top five free agent destination. Durant meets with six teams not named Houston.