I absolutely agree with this. It is so obvious and sad that some posters have a clear vendetta against McHale because he puts the team before a certain player. What they don't get is that Jeremy will be a better player for it. Jeremy Lin gets it but his LOFs don't.
And this is why he has the youngest and most I un-experienced team in modern NBA history to make the play-offs right Your knowledge (or lack of knowledge) of the game is mind blowing.
Yeah because noones ever heard of a team winning despite someone. Your last line is just trolling. Please dont be ridiculous like that and then complain about the GARM in future posts
Phil Jackson's success was mostly due to the fact that he had Tex Winter, IMO. Phil was a great leader and motivator. But as far as X's and O's are concerned, it's all Tex Winter.
No it's not drop facts in this discussion. You can't because McHales moves have been effective. That is a fact, the results back me up. When you ignore facts and attack the results of the coach, you are the one trolling. The youngest team in the NBA is not winning its way into the play-offs despite their coach. That is a ridiculous statement and that my friend is just trolling.
Only Rockets fans poop on McHale as a coach - the rest of the league respects him and speaks well about him. I think that says a lot. And I don't hear former players under McHale speaking badly about him. I don't hear rumblings from the current players either. Not one. Is McHale a great coach? I don't know. But he got us to be the highest scoring offense in the league for a while. Now that teams are buckling down and playing better defense against us - especially better teams, we are going to find it harder. What I see when I watch the games isn't bad coaching, but I see dumb mistakes and poor decisions by players. Is McHale to blame for players throwing the ball away? Is he to blame for missed passes? For dumb fouls? For blown lay-ups? I mean, the coach can only do so much. I think it's safe to say with this team, McHale is getting a fair amount out of them.
I completely agree with this. The mistakes you see the Rockets make are mistakes typical of a young team.
Mchales human, mistakes happen and he shall fairly be criticized for it on some nights. Looking at the big picture since his offense stinks so much, rockets have constantly been ranked top or second in points, and in possessions per game. This means his players are hustling and buying into his philosophy. But his defense sucks you'd say? Players available and mchale would be part to blame. Once he gets that part worked out, will he be considered a good coach then? Thus far, only 2.5 years of coaching experience, leading the youngest team a shot to the playoffs, top ranked offense making true Houston Rockets fans excited about a team again. If you think hes bad, see kieth smart, Lindsey hunter, and mike brown and tell me what they've done. COY worthy in my honest oppinion.
I thought it was all about Jordan/Pippen or Shaq/Pao and Kobe. The triangle is about facilitating passes to the open guy based off opposing defenses. Iso plays by MJ or Kobe do not make a polygon. Outside that, Phil was a great coach for motivating players, keeping them focused for the long haul, and his defensive adjustments during playoffs.
If ra was the coach do you think wed be a better team? Would harden be playing 42 minutes a game when we are not involved in blowouts? Would there be an insistence for defense at the 1 and 5 spot but none at the 2 3 or 4? Would a guy who has taken and missed more game changing shots than anyone else in recent history continue to get the pt delfino is getting? Would there have been the complete indecisveness that mchale displayed when it came to handling our pfs, i.e. not giving anyone consistent minutes, pulling them when they got hot, etc.) Mchales in game move consists of feeding the ball to harden even when hes obviously slowed down by injury. Thats it. He has zero feel of the flow of the game. The team wins despite him because it has harden.
Funny thing is that these guys swapped jobs and neither one did better with the team they inherited than their predecessor. So at best it's a wash. I'd really like to see JVG with this group but I don't think you are losing a whole lot with McHale. People used to call JVG a horribly coach, and people would call RA a horrible coach. But the truth is the coaches role isn't so much about X's and O's as it is taking the personal you have and getting the most out of them. And the biggest issue is getting guys to buy into playing together. I think these guys do that pretty well for a young team. They got a way to go for sure, but you have to be somewhat realistic. Young teams playing together for the first year - they don't usually do well. Certainly they don't make the playoffs in a tough conference. And for that reason, I am holding off judgement on McHale at the very least until next year.
I think mchales gameplan is fundamentally solid actually. I lime the way his system emphasizes spacing on he offensive end. I just feel he has missed so many opportunities to make a positive impact once the game starts.
1. I can not imagine Rick Adelman or even Dr James Naismith himself getting more out of this team. I'm a huge Rick Adelman coach but let's be honest, no one expected the Rockets to even challenge for a play-off spot this season and KMac has them as the 7th seed with only 9 games to go. So to be blunt, No. I absolutely do not think this team would be better at this point with Rick Adelman as coach. 2. I don't know why you are trying to creat a lie about James Hardens minutes? James Harden does not get close to 42 minutes a game in blow outs. I checked the last several blow outs against Cle, Dallas, Utah, GS and the most Harden played in any of those games was 32 minutes. There are not as many cases of Rocket win blow outs with Adelman the coach but the there was a 20 pt win against GS in 09 - 10 season where 2 starters (Aaron Brooks & Trever Ariza) got 40 & 39 minutes so to answer your question, Yes Rick Adelman would play his starters heavy minutes in a blowout. Yao Ming played 35 minutes in a 23 point blowout to NJ Nets in 08 - 09. 3. McHale has not been indecisive about our PFs. Where do you get that? Before the trade PPat was the starter, period. Mook was the back up period. Like all good coaches McHale used Parsons or Delfino to creat mismatch problems for other teams but absolutely not indecisive. He has since given DMo first shot at replacing PPat as the starter but smartly started Smith against Griffin. 4. Kevin McHale has displayed great game management skills as has been proven by the team way overachieving and far surpassing even the highest expectations.
I'm lovin' this, Clutch... I posted this in the Clippers game thread in response to your post there. I know Clutch doesn't have the time to deal with each of these types of posters, but man... it's an excellent start. These types are the only real negative on this unbelievably cool site. I am all for venting, griping, expressing your frustration and anger, as long as it's in a mature, reasonable and sensible way. Some of the constant negative posters continue to show their basketball (and life's) IQ, maturity and lack of any understanding of what actually goes on in the league. To claim someone "has it out for" a player or "hopes they fail" is just absurd and makes no sense whatsoever. The knee jerk posts are beyond comical anymore - they make it hard to even want to sift through to get to good ones. I have been a Rockets fan since the Murph and Malone days. While I was disappointed to lose both our point guards, I was very happy when Morey signed Lin. I knew he wasn't as good as his Linsanity run, but felt he was a young, developing point guard with potential, and much better than anything we had at the time. His story and his attitude and demeanor make him easy to root for. I actually purchased his jersey - only the second for me since the Elie, Horry, Max, Dream and Clyde ones (Stevie being the other). So, I obviously LIKE him. But, man... if you guys can't see when he is struggling - picking up his dribble, not utilizing his left AT ALL in spurts, making careless passes, etc - something is wrong. And to blame that on McHale or anyone "taking away his confidence" is just crazy. I definitely didn't want McHale as our coach. But, to consistently call him out for each and every little thing that someone doesn't agree with - especially when, as Clutch describes - this team is in position to make the playoffs when almost no one thought they would - is just unbelievable. I don't agree with everything he does (definitely agreed with benching the starters the other night though!), he's done a very good job overall, all things considered. I know Clutch has very little time to "patrol" the site, but there's no doubt if he (and associates?) were able to weed out some of these guys, like the ones he's recently moved out, we'll all be much better off. Great job, Clutch!
Here is how I look at Coach McHale - He has coached this team to the 7th place - the youngest team with cap room is ranked higher than the Lakers. That's all I need to know. Go Coach MH.
I like McHale generally. With everyone there are plusses and minuses. He may not be a great X and O's guy. We have assistants who are. He is a great interview. He is old school, but he has the Hall of Fame credentials. Players likely respect that. The bottom line rules, so if he leads the youngest team in the league to the playoffs, he is good to go. He does have some odd rotations from time to time, but Adelman was far worse and is supposed to be one of the league's best coaches. JVG gave some of the most depressing post game interviews in Rocket's history. I loved Rudy, always will. I think McHale kind of reminds me of him.
Having Delfino guard Dirk who is one of the best power forwards of all times is horrific game management dude... And you say McHale is a great coach and I say Harden is just that d@mn good and if Sampson was still coaching we would have a few more wins then we do now... So I agree to disagree.
