That was a specific qoute I heard from Jeff Van Gundy in an interview following Saturdays pathitic showing in San Antonio. Could this mean that all bets are off regarding Steven and Yao as the only untouchables on this team?
In any organization it begins with mamangement. Time to rethink the JVG decision.... Like PHX and ORL....
I'll take a link with that rumor please, with an extra side of confirmation... Personally, I think Yao is the only untouchable after the season...
Not really. We have no chemistry anyway. Francis would fetch a really good player. One team's poison is another's magic potion.
If he means practicing the fundamentals, this team isn't getting to the playoffs. No team practicing fundamentals during the season is going to compete consistently. Grizzlies under Hubie Brown are well-learned in fundamentals. I think they are the darkhorse in the Midwest especially with their acquisition of Bonzi Wells. If he means changing the roster, I am for the Knicks trade proposal. However, I don't think the Knicks may be as willing to take on Steve's contract after the season. Rockets may have to drop in a draft pick.
At least Jeff Van Gundy realizes this group of players may not be working out. Rudy T kept giving the players time. 5 years is enough to me.
I don't think JVG meant rebuild the foundation, as far as players, but rather, how this group of players play and execute.
it's not about defensing the P^R JVG, they do fine with that, it's about using a pick and roll and implementing a modern offense - DUH.....
What you're talking about? the knicks and the whole city of New York would love to get Steve because that knicks organization has the worst gm in the NBA, He builds his team on has-beens and never-was'. i.e mutumbo and van horn.
That will be my guess too but JVG is a bit unpredictable to tell what he really means. He speeches often come coded.
I thought that was what he was already trying to do. And with a much better core of players to do it with at that. Actually I'm not knocking JVG too much altough with better offensive weapons the offense looks worse than last year. The thing is this Rocket group as individual may be talented but as a team the are a little better than mediocre. As a fan I would like to believe that isn't true but it just is. You would think because of that the coach should be blamed but the truth is some players may make the all stars but are just not championship material. And they will get the coach fired more times than not. I don't want to say Francis is one of those players but he just might be. Let's hope he proves me wrong. Oh and Yao may be also.. Sure he's fundamentally sound but he lacks the killer instinct of Hakeem. When Hakeem decided to score he wasn't going to let anyone stop him. Double triple quadruple him. He would not be denied. When the game was on the line he wanted the ball. And he delivered. When the game is on the line Yao doesn't want it enough and Stevie wants it too much. There'ss still hope for Yao. He is young and still has room for improvement. But Stevie I don't know...
What a ridiculous comparison. Phoenix is 8-16, Orlando 4-20 (1 and something when the coach was dumped). Rockets are 13-9. The offense can look pretty ugly this year, but it wasn't any prettier last year. The defense is significantly improved this year, and that's the coach's primary focus. The offense will come around at least some. Steve, Pike, & J.J. are all proven to be better than 38% shooters and they will come around at least some. But you don't dump a first-year coach at 13-9!!!
ricerocket, you're quite the one-trick pony aren't you? Is there a question that firing JVG isn't the answer to?
