Why can't McHale get an injury or something, so we can get one of the assistants to coach? I thought his POR series coaching was the pits, but this week has been even worse. How is that mediocrity even possible?
i woke up still pissed about this loss, and something that admittedly pisses me off in itself, because i dont like feeling like this about ANY regular season games. my bigger issue is, Rockets offense last 90sec of that game is perfect synopsis for our late game offense under McHale for as long as he's been here. For a "strong" team, we are always scrambling late in the shot clock for just an average look. and turnover. i mean this is essentially how we lost the Portland series (end of game 1, end of game 4). I mean games all of a sudden pop up from everywhere in my head (think home loss v. memphis last season). its a real and serious issue so hard to believe in BIG things from this team with that being a constant
Mchale needs to go. We are winning off of talent alone (like always) against bad teams so far. We have won against one team that looked good ( Heat), but they are not even that good. He needs to go, but who do we bring in?
You mean the Rockets keep having the same problem executing? Gee, I wonder why that is. We can no longer use the youth argument as Harden has been in the league a long time and this is his 3rd season with the Rockets. We can't say that he and Dwight are still getting used to playing with each other. Even the talent excuse is weak since Ariza is not a bad replacement for Parsons, and Bev is back from injury. The only guy missing is T-Jones and his absence doesn't account for the struggles against the likes of Philly at home(on a B2B), OKC(missing their two stars), or the Lakers at home(also on a B2B). What I don't get is why Morey and Les brought McHale back so quickly after that Portland loss. It wasn't even a day later that they announced they'd pick up that 4th year option. I mean at least see what else is out there first. It's not like some other team was gonna swoop in with an offer and steal him out from under us(we'd only be so lucky). I said it months ago, and I'll say it now. Bringing McHale back was the biggest blunder of the offseason. Even more than the Bosh whiff and Parsons miscalculation. Because McHale was entirely up to the Rockets organization. At least with Bosh, you only had so much leverage given Miami's ability to throw 118 mil at him. And with Parsons, there may have been other considerations like an under the table agreement with Fegan.
LOL...struggled to beat winless Philly and an injured team in OKC. Losing to the only two playoff teams in Golden State and Memphis (Spurs sat out Duncan and Ginobili so not counting them). And last night blowing a decent lead to at home to a terrible Lakers team. 1st round exit is the ceiling for this team with McHale.
Truth be told I'm not a fan of McHale as the Rockets head coach, but I don't often say that because I don't want to align myself with the morons in this thread who are constantly screaming and crying about how McHale is the reason for every Rockets shortcoming. But still, last night was a poor coaching performance. Not just at the end, but especially at the end. We can't lose to the Lakers when they're on the second half of a back-to-back on the road - even if our starting big men are out. I don't understand why we didn't sub DMo in on offense for Black in that last possession, and I don't understand why Terry is getting all of the backup PG minutes. Canaan isn't a great playmaker or penetrater, but at this point in their careers he is better than Terry at it. We could have used him last night (and the previous game).
McHale is dumb as rocks. I thought Lin had terrible basketball IQ but this fool McHale is even worse. Absolutely the worst coach out there. We claim to run a read n react offense or motion offense but all that is just for the delusional folks. We run a gimmick offense. Read n React is based on ball movement, cutting etc. What we run is ISO's through our superstars and the occasional drive n kickout to jack up 3 after 3. That is why when it comes to close games, we inevitably come out 2nd best because opposition teams know how to defend this gimmick offense. This may be pathetic Moreyball but if McHale doesn't have the cojones to stand up to it, then he needs to go. At this point if Morey doesn't let go of McHale, then both need to go. Wake up Les.
one day we'll log into clutchfans and see that the last post on this thread was from J.R. That day will be a glorious day in which we all celebrate. That day can't come soon enough
You'll see a new thread. After a first-round flame out, he'll be gone! Wait, I/we said that last year. But his contract is up so a decision is coming one way or another.
Think about this for a moment. Harden when playing at OKC was efficient with his shot selections and decisions. He played with 2 other elite scorers on the court...which indirectly demanded that he play well with the opportunities he got. For the past 3 years in Houston, Harden has lost that awareness. To him, every shot is a make-able/good shot. He takes tough long distance shots (some go in, some dont). And its not like he is selfish...Harden has had terrific assist numbers throughout his career and has been a elite offensive weapon. However, one of Harden's greatest attributes that often times gets overlooked is his shooting ability. Harden should making close to 50% of his FG attempted. His FT percentage shows that when left open, he is an assassin. This is where I believe Morey has failed Harden and Howard...getting a player(specifically a PG) that alleviates this unnecessary stress. (This could also be the primary reason, Morey tried going after Lowry when FA began) Including this year, Mchale has been the head coach for 4 years in Houston. In that time, Mchale claims, that our plays are supposed to be "read and react". At times we see some aspects of a fluid/unselfish brand of ball, but down the stretch of games...there isnt a resemblance of an offense that we can honestly say is a "go to play" other than: ISO HARDEN @ the top of the arc. This team lacks poise and discipline. They lack direction. They lack continuity. I've seen this as a problem since the very beginning of Mchale's tenure...Some are seeing it now. Mchale will lead this team to another epic collapse, and when players are struggling to lead...there has to be a coach that directs them. Mchale just doesnt have that skillset as a head coach. Unfortunately, its going to take yet another late season collapse/1st round exit for us to see that.
I blocked you last season but I can still see when people respond to you. You are way out of line judging how a guy you never met deals with his wife dying. You have no respect for life or family. What's the cool way of dealing after your wife dies? Who is worse: a retired guy who supposedly has no life spending hours on this board, or a guy like you who supposedly has a real life making close to a thousand posts a year? Let's hear how cool your life is, Cool Dude. Don't be shy: we'll all be very impressed by your life. I'm unblocking you now in anticipation of the news about your well-run life. As a matter of fact, someone in McHale's family died too. What's your opinion on how McHale is dealing? I bet you think McHale sucks at having people in his family die too.
McHale only thinks in 4 directions. Anytime hes asked about basketball stategy he only mentions east-west, north-south over and over. It's irritating as hell.
