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BREAKING: Rick Adelman is out as Houston Rockets coach

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by karthik.08, Apr 18, 2011.

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  1. fumduck

    fumduck Member

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    It does sound like it's Rick's call. He does have the right want to win it all, and the Rockets as fun as they have been to watch, are far from winning it all.

    What is the knock on Mike Brown? He is from Pop's coaching tree right? Wouldn't that fit well with how the team is built?
     
    #61 fumduck, Apr 18, 2011
  2. sammy

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    Ya right. Hell naw
     
    #62 sammy, Apr 18, 2011
  3. J.R.

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    In each of the Rockets previous coaching hires, they went with proven coaches in Rick Adelman and Jeff Van Gundy that had sat out the previous seasons. Former Cleveland coach Mike Brown, former Hawks coach Mike Woodson and Van Gundy could fit that pattern.

    Rockets assistant Elston Turner, Dallas' Dwane Casey, San Antonio's Mike Budenholzer and Boston's Lawrence Frank, the former Nets coach, are assistant coaches expected to be targeted by teams with openings.

    Larry Brown and Mike Dunleavy discussed the Rockets opening before Van Gundy was hired.

    The job, however, has changed greatly since the previous coaching changes.

    The Rockets reached the playoffs in Adelman¡¯s first two seasons, beating the Trail Blazers and pushing the Lakers to seven games in the 2008-09 Western Conference semifinals. But Yao Ming was injured in Game Three of that series and played just five games in the two seasons. Rather than coach a team led by Yao and Tracy McGrady, who played just 72 game together in Adelman¡¯s tenure, Adelman instead oversaw the transition of the franchise from the Yao and McGrady era to a team built around Adelman¡¯s motion-based offense.
     
    #63 J.R., Apr 18, 2011
  4. thadeus

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    This looked like it was coming but seriously ... this strikes me as, at best, a move that doesn't make any difference at all and, more accurately, a remarkably DUMB move.

    Seriously, who else is out there who's going to be able to coach a no-All-Star team to a winning record consistently?

    Just dumb, dumb, dumb.

    I'm betting Les Alexander, stuck with salaries and future prospects, felt he needed to do something so he just fired the coach.
     
    #64 thadeus, Apr 18, 2011
  5. brosef

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    ask morey how that bj feels while ur down there
     
    #65 brosef, Apr 18, 2011
  6. STR8Thugg

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    What's with the Mike Brown rumors? Any truth to this?
     
    #66 STR8Thugg, Apr 18, 2011
  7. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    that is a fire sale estimate to be honest. I would expect a lot more but I see a full blow up by Morey.
     
    #67 REEKO_HTOWN, Apr 18, 2011
  8. karthik.08

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    so the texans keep a coach thats underachieved the past 3 season, and the rockets fire a coach thats overachieved the past 3 seasons.

    FML
     
    #68 karthik.08, Apr 18, 2011
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  9. penda45

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    Sad news....

    He needs to go to a championship contender, maybe the Lakers if Jackson actually retires after this season.
     
    #69 penda45, Apr 18, 2011
  10. sammy

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    Only a contender would want Martin. That means crappy draft picks. Martin is only packaged for a young player with high potential or a proven star.
     
    #70 sammy, Apr 18, 2011
  11. clutch citizen

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    This ...
     
    #71 clutch citizen, Apr 18, 2011
  12. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    whichever comes first and before Martin drops in value.
     
    #72 REEKO_HTOWN, Apr 18, 2011
  13. HeyDude

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    The only thing good about the Rockets the past several years with injuries was that they were still competitive fun to watch....even thats gone now :(
     
    #73 HeyDude, Apr 18, 2011
  14. coachbadlee

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    This is apropriate....
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    #74 coachbadlee, Apr 18, 2011
  15. johnstarks

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    For the most part, I've been pretty happy about Morey's personnel decisions, but this is completely idiotic. A better coach than RA cannot be had. Now, we'll have to watch the team struggle to learn a new system.
     
    #75 johnstarks, Apr 18, 2011
  16. fumduck

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    It's maybe more of Rockets prepping to tank instead of continuing this constant hamster wheel of mediocrity.
    If you're a hall of fame coach, is that something you'd be interested in doing?
     
    #76 fumduck, Apr 18, 2011
  17. RocketRaccoon

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    Morey has been a good GM so I'll give him a pass on this.

    But this new coach had better be impressive in his first season or my opinion of this whole situation is going to leave a very long lasting bitter taste.

    One thing for sure, Morey is no longer a god.
     
    #77 RocketRaccoon, Apr 18, 2011
  18. RocketsPimp

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    You've got to be kidding and should lose all those green thingys for proposing such idiocy.
     
    #78 RocketsPimp, Apr 18, 2011
  19. Rockets Pride

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    wtf would anybody want Mike Brown? Dear god.

    2 things i don't get

    Why fans want Yao Ming back

    and why fans want Mike Brown?

    why?
     
    #79 Rockets Pride, Apr 18, 2011
  20. Rockets2K

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    yeah, we get it, you are tickled.

    We got it after the first post and the second and third and fourth.

    You are seriously starting to develop DD syndrom, and as such you better self moderate before what happened to him happens to you.

    Not a threat, but an observation based on your posting tendencies lately.



    Ftr, I dont think this is wise, but will withhold judgement till I see who they have a mind to replace him with.
     
    #80 Rockets2K, Apr 18, 2011
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