Hire Alvin Gentry or one of Doc Rivers assistants for starters there are so many better coaches out there than Mchale it's ridiculous dude.
Which doesn't mean that they would just give away a player that can net them more just for the hell of it. Per your statement, they would have already moved Lopez then. There is a reason why Lopez wasn't traded to OKC.
Did OKC have enough expirings to take all of that salary from them? Did ANY other team have enough expirings to take over 25 million from their payroll next year and be able to use the players they would be giving up...other than the Rockets?
If it was as easy as you think, Lopez would have been moved already. Here is a trade that the Nets rejected which is so much better than the one you proposed. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...ort-nets-reject-nuggets-offer-for-brook-lopez Again, this is NOT a video game. Other teams aren't just going to make trades that you want them to make.
The same reason why Damian Lillard hit a game series winning 3 pointer with .9 left. Mchale never has this team prepared to play. No system nothing innovative or creative just careless one on one reckless basketball that's undisciplined. The result is losing and failing.
BTW, they were not looking for a trade that could make them compete this year, they were looking to shed salary and position the team for a sale..get below the tax line, get some picks, and make the team manageable for a new owner. I doubt we OFFERED.
Plenty of teams do, but it's just a question of what they are willing to give up. They are not just expiring contracts, they are also roster depth. You do not deplete your team for a player like Lopez.
If you think that trade is better, please PLAINLY state why? Don't just post a link with out understanding the details. And let me help you, don't start off with saying because it's better players...wrong direction.
Again, let me help you. McGee and Hickson together are 17 mil plus that expire the same year as Lopez...so why do that trade if you are trying to save money next year? And then they have nothing to offer in expirings to also get rid of and take on Jack's 3 year remaining 6 mil plus a year.
If you consider getting Lopez and Jarrett Jack for Terry, Papa, Bev, Dorsey and Capella "DEPLETING" your team, I really don't know why we are discussing this. Lopez would EASILY be the BEST back up C in the league. No team could compete with Dwight followed by Lopez off the bench. And then you have DMo, Smith, Jones, Ariza, Brewer and our MVP still. Please...where is the depletion?
He also said he took the step, unprecedented for him, of signing Kevin McHale to a contract extension because he did not want any hard feelings for letting McHale coach through the final season of his contract. “He’s the winningest coach in the history of the Rockets (based on his .596 winning percentage,)” Alexander said. “He has a great rapport with the players. He’s a recruiter because everyone wants to play for him. But I also felt in a way I wanted to keep the relationship really good with Kevin so that he never felt negativity. I felt if we waited to the end of this year because he’s done so well there’d be some “Oh, they’re only keeping me because they have to, or because I won.’ I don’t think that was the right thing to do.”
The ONLY reason a deal like this probably wasn't done is because Lopez and Jack are expiring deals when we want to have cap room for the Durant sweepstakes. So instead of fielding a team that could win it all this year, we are remaining flexible for the Durant sweepstakes. Just like we stay flexible for the Bosh and Melo sweepstakes instead of making Kyle and offer and seeing if he would accept it. We will never really know since the offer wasn't made.
I love Mchale but he is starting to remind me of Mark Jackson. Everyone wondered how Golden State was going to do with Mark gone. In fact s ome thought the team was doomed. We eventually all see how awesome Curry actually is and with a better system, everyone surrounding Curry improved. I feel we are in a similar situation. It is not like Curry is handling the ball less but everyone surrounding Curry is more involved which makes the team twice as deadly. We can all blame the talent but there is no reason for anyone to just be standing around waiting for the ball. No one is being assertive and cutting or slashing. There are only a couple people attacking that basket. What worries me is with everyone knowing we are after Durant, I wonder if anyone is fully on board to giving the team full effort. If there's something that hinders chemistry it is job security. It makes for a very malcontent group.
I still don't get why there are not designed plays for dmo. He has the highest fg% in the nba on post ups, his simply has to have more looks, chucking 3s with average 3 pt shooters isn't cutting it
lol winning coach who has done well even though we have had a lot of injuries, when will people wake up and see it is the players who miss open shots and lose lapses during games. The coach may fire them up but it is up to the players to carry out the game plan
Its up to a coach to make some kind of decisions or call a play occasionally, McHale simply doesn't do that. The Rockets win because they have a top 3 player in the NBA and he is being forced to do EVERYTHING for this team, including coach. It's not fair to James to give him that responsibility as well.
Someone please tell Coach McHaleNO or McHellNO that Jason Terry is not a pg and having him run the offense is hard to watch. SMH!!!
