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Rockets Opt to not keep HC Nevada Smith

Discussion in 'Rio Grande Valley Vipers' started by tallanvor, Apr 20, 2015.

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  1. tallanvor

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Rockets?src=hash">#Rockets</a> opt not to retain Vipers HC Nevada Smith (57-43 record). Previous 2 Vipers HC are NBA assistants in playoffs (Nurse-TOR, Finch-HOU)</p>&mdash; Adam Wexler (@awexler) <a href="https://twitter.com/awexler/status/590332752651624448">April 21, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    I guess players took too long to progress?
     
    #1 tallanvor, Apr 20, 2015
  2. BigMaloe

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    I had always felt he was a good coach? I'm surprised but than again idk if he is good or not
     
    #2 BigMaloe, Apr 20, 2015
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    Can someone with more info let us know what's going on with him?

    Didn't Morey recruit him out of some unknown place? Thought he was a bright mind in bball.

    It's pretty surprising.
     
    #3 Medicine N Music, Apr 21, 2015
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    He came from Keystone, which is a small school in the North.

    I know the Rockets were not happy with the development of some of their young guys down there but I don't know how much of that they related to Smith.
     
    #4 Nook, Apr 21, 2015
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    Can you get more specific on this?

    I don't know anything about it.
     
    #5 Haymitch, Apr 21, 2015
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    Nick Johnson struggled in the D League after a great summer league.
     
    #6 cdastros, Apr 21, 2015
  7. Medicine N Music

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    I thought both Capela and Johnson got plenty of good experience in the D-league. I don't know, I'm just surprised that they fired someone after only 2 years.
     
    #7 Medicine N Music, Apr 21, 2015
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    Surprising move. There must be more to this....
     
    #8 meadowlark, Apr 21, 2015
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    We need the cyberx of the d-league..

    Strange after 2 years.. Rockets must have been very low on him.
     
    #9 delishman, Apr 22, 2015
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    #10 Dr of Dunk, Apr 23, 2015
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    clay moser now is an assistent with the lakers now :eek:

    of coarse we all know finch and nurse is with the craptors
     
    #11 Voice of Aus, Apr 24, 2015
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    You can only yell "Shoot!" so many times.
     
    #12 basketballholic, Apr 24, 2015
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