What in McHale's resume made him the strongest candidate to coach Rockets?

Adelman and Van Gundy at best had average records each year, and low draft picks. If McHale at the same say can at least get us a high draft pick, then its a good investment.

I doubt the front office will reveal their tanking plan to the fans, first their tickets sales will plummet (which im sure will happen eventually anyways- but towards the end of the season), and second- they will be charged with tampering by the NBA.

I'm not saying tanking is the goal, but this is the best season to tank if there was ever one. The schedule is very short, and the good team are really good

 

The season is young but props to McHale for:

1) having the guile to put Parsons in the starting lineup

2) making the rox rebound harder/defend better

3) re-instill a no excuse mentality

 

1. If Morey and Alexander were planning to tank, they would not sign a veteran center like Sammie but leave the playing time for Patpat and Hill...
2. Lowry, Martin and Scola aren't players who are willing to play in a tanking team. If Rox were tanking this year, Morey would trade them quickly after the vetoed Gasol trade...

 

The reason McHale was the best candidate for the Rockets head coaching position is because of his and Morey`s Boston background.

 

^ what kind of User Id is "Bumpy Genitalia" haha.

Doormouse?

 

You got it wrong, McHale gave Morey an I-pad and a very smooth load of BS!

 

because Morey was sick of the .500 team getting nowhere....

.500 is the worst position in the league, you get a crap draft pick making it impossible to draft a superstar and an undesirable location in free agency...

I believe the Rockets will be stuck in mediocity for a long time unless they draft a Durant/Lebron caliber player which is only possible by hiring a .300 coach like Mchale..

 

Adelman 4-7. Roster full of high lottery picks.

Mchale 4-7. Roster mostly acquired via draft/trade with mid first picks and lower.


Adelman supporters/Mchale haters, you can suspend the "eat crow" thread until there's more proof to your argument.

 

Morey was once quoted in an article where he stated he was blown away by McHale's basketball knowledge. They were asking the candidates questions on what should be done during certain game situations and McHale's answers were off the charts. Former players raved about McHale when he was coach.

McHale is also more of a developing coach than Rick. He's willing to sit down and tutor the young guys, especially our bigs. No offense to Rick but I can't see him standing around the practice court yelling out advice and motivation while Hill and Thabeet are doing post-up drills and shooting off their palms. McHale has that patience to explain to our rookies all that basic stuff veterans take for granted.

McHale is also less stubborn than Adelman. Adelman just seems like a guy whose ground firmly in his ways. I love Rick and his system but he doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would go out of his comfort zone to try something totally unconventional. Dork Elvis is the opposite. They were at a divide and one had to go.

It annoys me to no end when people can't seem to wrap their brains around the fact that maybe, just maybe Morey hiring McHale wasn't a tanking move.

That doesn't mean I'm saying I love the McHale hire. I loved Adelman's system and the way the guys played under him, but Morey must've seen something special in McHale to hire him. Personally I love Kevin McHale so far in terms of attitude and personality. As for his coaching, I trust that Morey knows best.

 

I was unsure of McHale at first, but I am enjoying his commentary. He seems to be very knowledgeable about what is going on with his players.

Also, NBA coaches who yell and scream on the sideline are embarrasing and ridiculous. I like his swag, and I think the players do too.

 

Oh look, CF was wrong and assumed BS about tanking...again. Shocking!

 

Here is what bugs me about McHale, with .7 seconds left of a tie game he had Kevin Martin in playing defense.....and he had someone guarding the inbounds guy......if you are going to guard the inbounds guy put in a very tall player.....and for god sakes don't play Kevin Martin when you need a defensive stop.

Now it worked out, but it just looks like he is not paying attention to details.....and is making rookie mistakes.

DD

 

But, if I remember correctly, Adelman also played Martin on final defensive plays, depending on the matchups.

 

I don't recall that, but I do see McHale not able to get a mix of starters and bench together, and I do see him not making adjustments as needed, and I don't see him making situational substitutions.

And his rotations are not consistent, which leads to a lot of confusion in roles.

Not to mention his over reliance on Kyle who is looking more and more tired, especially on defense each and every game.

Guys are blowing by him like he is Aaron Brooks because he is expending so much energy on offense.

Got to get the guy some help either in system or off the bench.

DD

 

Pretty good coaching job so far considering how slowly Scola and Martin have started, plus the injury to Lee and having to work in Dalembert.

 

Don't see what's there to really complain about. Team record is about where you'd expect it to be given the circumstances. The rotation and team play isn't optimal yet, but with limited training camp it's par for the course. Hell, it took Adelman a couple months into the season to begin getting his rotations down. In January, Chuck's minutes went from from 20-23 mpg to 30+. In February, Jordan Hill began to be phased out. Hell, it took Morey shipping off the terrible Aaron Brooks for Adelman to quit killing the team by putting him in there.

 

It seems to me that the record could easily be a lot worse.

Another coach (i.e. Adelman) could still be starting Budinger and Hill.

Imagine how bad the Rockets would be if that were the case.

However, I would think the team "advanced stats" would show the Rockets to be worse than their record. Whereas last year it was the opposite: the stats showed that we were better than our record.

 

I don't blame him for inconsistent rotations at this stage. Its still early in the season, and he hasn't had much time with these players. He at least has found a starting group that seems to be working well. I think he's still searching for the best way to incorporate the bench players without us losing a lead.

 

Actually, as of last night, the Rockets's "Pythagorean W/L" (expected record given the point differential) is 7-7, exactly the same as their actual record.

Last seaosn, their Pythagorean W/L was 47-35, several games better than their actual record.

http://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_2011.html


In any case, the "advanced stats" for this team so far isn't too reliable a predictor right now. Some of the early blowout losses occurred when Hill and Budinger were still starters. I think the team will get better as they figure out which combo works and which must be abandoned-- and I agree, the team seems to be making these changes a lot sooner than Adelman's team did last season. Maybe a coaching staff more accepting of statistical data is having an effect in this regard.

 

The captain isn't the only one to blame for the ship sinking. That's just management deflecting blame.

wait...I might be in the wrong thread...or I'm mixing up my metaphors.