After the game tonight: “The guys played hard,” McHale said. “They challenged shots. The bigs were really active. Everybody was active. That was a very good defensive game for us. The thing I liked about that we were able to win the game. I think a couple weeks ago, all those missed shots and some of the turnovers would have disheartened us and we would have just started thinking, “This just isn’t our night.’ We just kept battling.
From this quote, it sounds like the great communicator is addressing the "IT" issue just fine by discussing "IT" in the open, and the team is responding.
If nothing else, he would have the same impact as he did for JVG, with a few more years of experience. He'd still be a defensive gem, but I suppose we could say Rick got the most out of him on the offensive end, by getting him away from the basket.
I don't get these quotes, and I've seen several like it. Are people insinuating that the Rockets didn't try hard the last few years?
I could have sworn the Rockets were consistently lauded for being the little team that could the last few years. Lack of effort was rarely cited as one of their shortcomings.
