McHale is great at motivating guys and the players all love McHale. I don't recall a player ever disliking McHale as their coach. He rewards guys who play hard.
I wouldn't give him Coach of the Year, but other than that, no complaints from me. This is a young team that plays hard almost every game and rarely quits. That kind of attitude has to begin with the coach.
I love Lowry as a player, but he strikes me as being a little high maintenance. His excellent relationship with Adelman hid a lot of that IMO.
The only issue I have with naming him Coach of the Year is that it implies he coaches. If you are looking for someone to call timeout and tell Harden to ISP, or to roll his eyes after a game, stick a finger in his ear and say "I don't know", then McHale's your man. But coach? Not so much.
I like Mchale because he is a players coach. There is no mutiny within the team. The players like to play with him. I also like what he can teach our big men like Asik, Trob, and Dmo. His constructive criticism and constantly trying to push players like Jeremy Lin will only make the players better. I would resign him to 2yr contract unless some other big time coach was available. NO Mchale is not coach of the year but I think he brings something valuable to the team.
The reason we are over achieving is NOT because of the Coach, it is because of the following: 1. No one expected Harden to be traded. 2. No one expected Harden to be this good. 3. No one expected Asik this be Offensively relevant. 4. No one expected Delfino to shoot lights out. 5. No one expected parsons to be offensively this good. 6. No one expected Lin to Improve Defensively and Ball handling. 7. No one expected Greg Smith to see the floor. 8. No one expected Tony Douglas to improve his shooting.
Exactly right. I think if we had an average coach with this roster we would be dangerous. I do have to admit that he had done a lot better then I thought but I credit the G.M. much more then Mcchoke.
I'm pretty sure you know nothing about the Lowry situation. I doubt that you have any experience in the recovery phase of a sudden, bewildering, and life-threatening illness that leaves you wondering if you will ever be the same again. It is much harder to be brave during the recovery than during the illness and the emotional surges are hard to bear. You don't even seem to realize that Lowry felt badly betrayed by the organization, yet supported by McHale. Any bitterness Lowry felt for McHale came very late, as he felt he should have been able to step right in to an exclusive role as the point guard. It may be true that to Lowry, even McHale had abandoned him. But I seriously doubt it.
