http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=2439143 Not technically fired, since this was the end of his contract, but curious given how good their season ended up. Evan
i think we cud use him here as an offensive coach...why not? i mean afterall we r trying to be different with that gm n everything
This is genius by the Maloofs. This all part of their master plan to make the franchise as terrible as possible, antagonizing their loyal fan base to the point where they won't come to the games anymore, thereby giving them an excuse to haul the team out of Sacramento when the voters don't approve a new arena for them
I want him to coach the Rockets!!!! Basketball is gonna be fun again in Houston. Yao and Tmac's offensive skill sets are a perfect match for Adelman's motion offense!!!! Demote JVG to defensive coach and hire Adelman as coach on offense.
Adelman would be a great fit for Yao and T-Mac, but you know JVG's defense is going to win a title real soon I can feel it. We are stuck with ugly ball for at least another season until Les gets tired of losing then he'll can JVG and Adelman will be coaching some place else.
Adelman out after eight years with Kings http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...8vLYF?slug=ap-kings-adelman&prov=ap&type=lgns SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- Rick Adelman made eight straight playoff appearances in eight consecutive winning seasons coaching the Sacramento Kings. His teams won two division titles while crafting an exciting new image for one of the NBA's least lovable franchises. And it wasn't nearly enough to save his job when the Kings' owners and executives looked at their empty trophy case. The Kings dismissed the most successful coach in franchise history Tuesday in a firing mostly motivated by the club's desire for something better than the above-average results delivered by Adelman, 14th on the NBA's career list with 752 coaching victories. Geoff Petrie, the Kings' president of basketball operations, wouldn't give any clear-cut reasons for the decision not to extend Adelman's contract, which expires in September. But owners Joe and Gavin Maloof, apparently dissatisfied with Adelman for years, are widely thought to be behind the move. Sacramento was eliminated from the playoffs Friday by the San Antonio Spurs, and the club wasted no time removing the final on-court link to the franchise's revitalization in 1999, when the run of consecutive playoff appearances began. ADVERTISEMENT "I came to the conclusion that continuing this way just wasn't feasible," said Petrie, who also hired Adelman -- his former roommate from their playing days -- when both worked in Portland. "The dynamic that needed to be there to help it move forward just wasn't there." The Kings also declined to renew the contracts of Adelman's four assistants: Elston Turner, T.R. Dunn, Bubba Burrage and Pete Carril, the Hall of Fame former Princeton coach who spent nine of the last 10 years as a Sacramento assistant. Adelman, who has won more games than all but five active coaches, spent this season as a lame duck, but still got the Kings into the playoffs at 44-38 with a midseason makeover as a defense-dominated club. Sacramento made a tremendous late-season surge after the arrival of Ron Artest, who got along well with Adelman. The notorious forward jokingly said he would play for free next year if Adelman and free-agent guard Bonzi Wells were re-signed. Adelman's departure ends the most successful tenure by far of any coach in the franchise's peripatetic history -- from Rochester to Cincinnati, from Kansas City and Omaha to 21 seasons in Sacramento. But although Petrie refused to acknowledge it, the Maloof brothers have been unhappy with Adelman's leadership for at least two seasons. Adelman had far more success than all the coaches in Sacramento's two decades of NBA experience combined, but his sometimes-prickly demeanor and his failure to win a championship left him less than beloved. The family tentatively courted Phil Jackson last summer while Adelman still was under contract, perplexing and angering Adelman. This spring, the brothers could be heard yelling advice at the Kings' bench from their courtside seats when things went poorly on the court. When pressed on the reasons for Adelman's departure, Petrie replied: "I've answered that to the extent that I can." Petrie plans to meet with Joe and Gavin Maloof late this week to begin a coaching search. The brothers were in Las Vegas on Tuesday and unavailable for comment. Surrounded by reporters, Geoff Petrie, president of baseketball operations for the Sacramento Kings, announces that head coach Rick Adelman will not be offered a contract extension during a news conference at the Kings practice facility in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, May 9, 2006. Adelman, who has been head coach for eight season starting in 1998, is the winningest coach in Kings franchise history and had guided the team to the playoffs in each year including back-to back Pacific Division titles in 2001-02 and 2002-03. No replacement for Adelman was announced. AP - May 9, 7:00 pm EDT More Photos "In theory, you would like to find someone as quickly as possible because of the draft and whatever trade opportunities can come your way," Petrie said. Adelman, who plans to meet with reporters at the Kings' training complex Wednesday, also didn't immediately return a call seeking comment. He would be a prime candidate for any offseason vacancies, but few coaches are expected to change jobs this summer -- and Adelman might want to take a prolonged vacation after his tumultuous years with the Kings. Adelman is 752-481 in 16 seasons as an NBA coach, the last eight in Sacramento, where he won 395 games and led the Kings to the most success in a franchise history that stretches back to the NBA's founding days, when they were the Rochester Royals. Adelman's streak of five consecutive 50-win seasons ended this year when the Kings got off to a terrible start. But Adelman might have done the most impressive coaching of his Sacramento tenure this season, molding a cohesive team with just two holdovers from the 2002-03 season. The Kings transformed themselves into a defense-oriented team when Artest arrived in a late-January trade for Peja Stojakovic. Sacramento won 25 of its final 36 regular-season games and pushed San Antonio in the first round of the postseason, eventually losing in six games. Both Adelman and the Maloofs made it clear they wouldn't discuss the coach's future until after the season. Adelman met with Joe Maloof on Monday. "We knew that it was going to be a looming issue," Petrie said. "We put it aside and concentrated on the job at hand. We were so focused on trying to get the team there, trying to reconfigure the style of play." Adelman led the Kings to the playoffs in each of his seasons, starting with his surprising one-year revitalization of a longtime loser in the strike-shortened 1999 season. With new acquisitions Chris Webber, Vlade Divac, Jason Williams and Stojakovic, the Kings captured the NBA's attention with their high-flying, sharp-passing style. Sacramento increased its win total in each of its first four seasons under Adelman's watch, eventually winning the club's first two Pacific Division titles while going 61-21 in 2001-02 and 59-23 in 2002-03. The Kings reached Game 7 of the Western Conference finals in 2002 before losing to the Los Angeles Lakers and missing a chance to play for the franchise's first championship since 1951. Adelman reached two NBA Finals during six seasons in Portland, and also spent two losing seasons coaching the Golden State Warriors. Only Pat Riley, Larry Brown, Jerry Sloan, Phil Jackson and George Karl have more victories among active coaches. ****************************************************** Personally, I dont think Adelman will be a great fit for the rockets. Yes he will make the rockets into a fun-watching team and maximise T-mac and yao offensive ability and make playoffs but wont have much success in the playoffs. It is JVG's defensive scheme that will make rockets have to beat in the playoffs. But again, JVG' scheme seems to have problem helping the team to make the playoffs....
The Maloofs don't have to apologize or explain anything. Adelman had a hell of a run, it was time for a change. Eight years without winning a ring is enough of a reason to make a change.
It reminds me of a song by 80's legends Cinderella...... I can't tell ya baby what went wrong I can't make you feel what you felt so long ago I'll let it show I can't give you back what's been hurt Heartaches come and go and all that's left are the words I can't let go If we take some time to think it over baby Take some time, let me know If you really want to go Don't know what you got till it's gone Don't know what it is i did so wrong Now i know what i got It's just this song And it ain't easy to get back Takes so long I can't feel the things that cause you pain I can't clear my heart of your love it falls like rain Ain't the same I hear you calling far away Tearing through my soul i just can't take another day Who's to blame If we take some time to think it over baby Take some time let me know If you really wanna go Don't know what you got till it's gone Don't know what it is i did so wrong Now i know what i got It's just this song And it ain't easy to get back Takes so long Do you wanna see me beggin' baby Can't you give me just one more day Can't you see my heart's been draggin' lately I've been lookin' for the words to say Don't know what you got till it's gone Don't know what it is i did so wrong Now i know what i got It's just this song And it ain't easy to get back Takes so long Don't know what you got till it's gone no Don't know what it is i did so wrong Now i know what i got It's just this song And it ain't easy to get back Takes so long My fearless prediction: Nellie ends up in Sac-town and the Kings revert back to the bad old days when they were horrendous.
I think he did a great job given the talent that he had. You have to have great players to win in this league - at best he had really good players. At this point I would welcome him taking a year off and then coming to coach the Rockets. JVG is on my short leash until I see the Rockets have at least one year with an average or better offense.
