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Who should the Rockets target for their Head Coaching position?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by StripedPajamas, May 3, 2014.

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Who should coach the Rockets next year?

  1. Hollins

    33 vote(s)
    12.6%

  2. Karl

    45 vote(s)
    17.2%

  3. Sloan

    27 vote(s)
    10.3%

  4. JVG

    83 vote(s)
    31.7%

  5. SVG

    32 vote(s)
    12.2%

  6. Adelman

    7 vote(s)
    2.7%

  7. Other

    35 vote(s)
    13.4%
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  1. Kiddsir

    Kiddsir Member

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    Whoever with Moreyball will never win championship.
     
    #121 Kiddsir, May 3, 2014
  2. Bezzle

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    I can see Morey putting a stop to coaching rumors early and confirming McHale will be back. What I would like to see in that case is a smarter, defensive assistant beside him. Pay Shane Battier to come help with execution and defensive schemes. Although he likely go straight into media work.
     
    #122 Bezzle, May 3, 2014
  3. waytookrzy079

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    Do whatever it takes to bring in Thibs IMO
     
    #123 waytookrzy079, May 3, 2014
  4. zenithnadir

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    We need a coach that can change the direction of this team; namely

    1) coach an inside-out game, making the focus Dwight
    2) increased focus on defense
    3) balancing egos on a star packed team (Howard, Harden.. and?)
    4) have the credibility to push the players (won a championship).


    Isn't it obviously clear? With his prediction for the Rockets to go all the way, even when we were down 3-1. It is JVG.

    He coached Yao/T-Mac. He's a defensive maniac. He's won a championship. He loves Houston.

    No more "etch-a-sketch" McHale, please!!
     
    #124 zenithnadir, May 3, 2014
  5. J.R.

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    Just gonna bring in an assistant to replace Sampson :rolleyes:
     
    #125 J.R., May 3, 2014
  6. khanhdum

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    yup get him before LAL

    I'm sure he would want to go home and in a great situation
     
    #126 khanhdum, May 3, 2014
  7. Rudyc281

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    Everything you said as requirements were spot on where you messed up was the coach lol
     
    #127 Rudyc281, May 3, 2014
  8. BamBam

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    Who to target as our next coach?


    1. Hollins?.......he's anti-analytics..NO,NO with Morey
    2. Sloan?........he's 72yrs old...Jurassic!
    3. SVG.......... he's got a bad history with Howard
    4. Adelman?....he resigned to take care of his ill wife
    5. Karl?..........has said negative comments about Melo
      <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Coach George Karl on Carmelo Anthony: &quot;He's an individual that produces individual success but doesn't produce Championships&quot;. <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNNBA">@ESPNNBA</a></p>&mdash; Jay Williams (@RealJayWilliams) <a href="https://twitter.com/RealJayWilliams/statuses/408632397300006912">December 5, 2013</a></blockquote>
      <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>


    That leave's JVG as the only viable option from that group!....:eek:
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    #128 BamBam, May 3, 2014
  9. DocRock

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    I must have fallen asleep that time Jeff Van Gundy won a championship :confused:
     
    #129 DocRock, May 3, 2014
  10. HorryForThree

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    I miss JVG. He was the one coach we fired in the past decade that I truly regretted seeing go. I didnt feel like he deserved it, and there was an observable difference between the way the team played before he came and after he started coaching us.
     
    #130 HorryForThree, May 3, 2014
  11. count_dough-ku

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    Yeah that'll really instill confidence in that locker room and among the disgruntled fanbase that's quickly running out of patience.
     
    #131 count_dough-ku, May 3, 2014
  12. YallMean

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    I love JVG. But we cannot make up stuff.
     
    #132 YallMean, May 3, 2014
  13. Progs

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    Return of the Gundy!
     
    #133 Progs, May 3, 2014
  14. Play07

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    I actually like mchale, hopefully he will just step down to spend time with family like what has been rumored.

    I don't think everything was his fault, we just lack that hard nose defense with parsons & harden, you don't need a coach to be out there tell players what to do on a play like that you have to lockup ya man know when to switch be aggressive, we just dot have with harden and parsons being over there PERIOD

    but it is time for mchale to go, 2 first round exits, I would have liked to see him with a stretch 4 that can pick & pop but morey didn't give it to him. This causes lack of plays if you don't have a guy that can do this
     
    #134 Play07, May 3, 2014
  15. edc

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    All of this love for an average NBA coach (Mr. J. Van Gundy) who has a .575 record, a .500 playoff record, never won an NBA championship as a head coach (and only reached the NBA Finals in a strike-shortened season) is pointless.

    This team is young, exciting, and can score. Those three things are the exact opposite of every team Mr. JVG fielded fielded. Remember, by the coach's choice, the Rockets were consistently among the oldest teams in the league during those years.
     
    #135 edc, May 3, 2014
  16. edc

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    Yep, they won a championship before Mr. Jeff Van Gundy's era, and have rarely gotten past the first round during or afterwards...
     
    #136 edc, May 3, 2014
  17. brantonli24

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    They should hire Shane Battier as an assistant, and then promote him to head coach once McHale fails at his job once again.
     
    #137 brantonli24, May 3, 2014
  18. NewRoxFan

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    Thibs, JVG, Hollins, McMillan, Ollie...
     
    #138 NewRoxFan, May 3, 2014
  19. Zboy

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    Yes, bring in Gundy because the last playoffs run under Gundy was such a brilliant success!
     
    #139 Zboy, May 3, 2014
  20. houston#1

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    No to Ollie. Ollie doesnt have NBA experience.
     
    #140 houston#1, May 3, 2014
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