@ a very loud bar tonight couldnt hear @#(@*$&*!!! Asked in game thread, no answer. Never get to hear what JVG says but he usually says good things 1. what was the difference in Coach Cams? Mchale and Jackson 2. what was some of the topics discussed by JVG and company. Thanks!
If by coach cam you just mean what they were saying during timeouts, Jackson said something to the effect that we are a shooting team, they have to stay relaxed, and they "make threes and don't clap hands and celebrate, just get back on defense." Which was kind of a slight at us and how we celebrated in that game earlier in the season. Only remember an interview of McHale, which happened after the 1st quarter, he said we were playing "selfish" ball and not moving it like we normally do. 2. JVG said Harden is in the MVP race, McHale should be COTY. Magic/Simmons gave a lot of props to Parsons in halftime.
Unfortunately i dont think anybody for the Rockets were mic'd up or wired for sound but like pattern said JVG was insisting on Mchale for COTY and Harden has to be in MVP consideration
Best part: When Motiejunas got into foul trouble, Robinson came in, JVG questioned why they are staying big and not going with Delfino at the 4. Rockets went to hell in a hand-basket immediately. Things turn around almost right away when, you guessed it, Delfino enters the game to play PF. The man does his homework. Also, McHale's 1st qtr sideline interview was good. JVG praised him for it.
JVG did a lot of praising on the players and the coaching. He was very specific, knew the players well and the plays, you can tell he has really been following the team closely this season.
He made a very interesting point and compared us to GSW a few years back when they beat the 1st seed Dallas. He said shooting a lot of 3s means you will go on cold streaks, but it will also be our greatest weapons in the playoffs. The Rockets offense tend to generate a lot of good open 3 point shots, and if we can consistently make them we in a playoff series we could do some serious damage. I'm actually kind of glad we got Garcia with that in mind. He can shoot very well from behind the arc.
Garcia's certainly going to be an interesting case. I (and perhaps many others) have basically written him off as dead weight, but he's definitely contributing while on the floor with limited mistakes. Still, the defense is severely lacking, especially on close-outs. Really frustrating.
Thanks everyone, I remember they had the coaches coaching Side by side....Mark was using his finger signaling that "something was crazy" I would of loved to of heard what Mchale said in that huddle
Actually Jackson was telling his players not to celebrate because the Rockets push the ball so fast even on made baskets. McHale was wired for sound also but the one huddle they showed of him was just basically generic coachspeak.
I mean yeah, that's why you don't celebrate in an NBA games, but I got the impression he was taking a jab at us. Maybe not, I don't know.
On the topic of the coach cam wired thing, do note that it's for just that reason--the cameras. If you notice, every coach says the same stupid things for the camera. They give the coach a mic button that turns it on and off, and during certain time outs when they decide to keep it on, they say the same BS you hear every coach on those Wired segments say. So just a note, please don't consider any of the crap that's said on these segments and factor it into your judgment of the coach.
Jerry West is working for the GSW, and he's been on record about his dislike for 3 point celebrations.
Not to screw up your entire premise, but as a fan that sat behind the bench for 11 games in the 2010-11 season, I can tell you that it's basically exactly the same.
I wasnt aware that they could turn it on and off. Most coaches would "forget" to turn it on. I thought they they have some kind of agreement to not really show any kind of strategy and it's more like "They made some shots but we gotta keep playing our game" stuff.
I remember at one point in the 4th quarter, Mchale tells the guys during a timeout, "Alright, so they made a couple shots, big deal. This is our game, this is where we come back on. Go out there, make your plays, you guys are the better team" you can really tell McHale is a good motivational coach
I don't know if this qualifies but one guy on GS who really gets under my skin is Jarrett Jack. He just always seems a little too pleased with himself anytime he does anything.
