Just for fun- if you had a choice of the following, who would you want to coach the 2000 Rockets? Rudy T Phil Jackson Larry Bird Pat Riley Van Chancellor Give us your picks, your reasons why, and how you think they would run the offense & defense.
Pat Riley because he is a great coach , He likes to run alot. He is very smart and knows the game really well and also he wears Armani suits.
Of the three coaches who have won NBA championships, Rudy did it with less talent. My pick is Rudy. BTW, Bird doesn't even coach his own team; he more of a "manager" and figure head. His assistants do all the real work.
Come on!! Larry Bird? He's like the worst coach in the NBA! *Larry Brown *Pat Riley *George Karl *Danny Ainge *Mike Dunleavy *Rick Pitino (in that order..)
Rudy T. I can think only of who I would'nt want. Definatly not CHANEY! ------------------ We would like to get rookie Francis on the break for some easy scoops in the first quarter...
C'mon guys, give us some more substance. No Worries and Francis3 gave us some reasons why they chose who they chose.
Rudy T. Three reasons why: 1) There is no one 2) else that works harder 3) or loves his job more. ------------------ Live Rocketball. Breathe Rocketball. Die with Rocketball.
Rudy T. because he is so. . .Rockets. But a distant second would be George Karl. He's humble, creative, I like him. Screw the rest of the losers, though - Riley, Brown, Jackson. Maybe Moses Malone #3. Dead last is Isaiah Thomas.
Yea, I do gotta give RT major props on that. Dude's the definition of workaholic. Noone in the NBA prepares harder than him.
George Karl would probably be my choice for the Rockets. He's a good guy, and I think he's doing a great job with Milwaukee. If he was hear he'd probably figure a way to get Dale Ellis somehow, they get a long really well, ever since he was with Seattle. ------------------ "Not NOW, Cato!!!" -Kevin Calabro, Sonics Commentator
Tom Penders Tom Penders was the Texas coach who put the runnin' into Runnin' Horns. Strong believer in the offensive board and hardly ever used anyone over 6'8 to score a basket. Only problem is his teams never hit an average percentage of shoots and had many turnovers. Fun to watch. His chaotic defensive something (I originally put scheme instead of something, but scheme implies that it had some order)shut Duncan down, but lost to Wake Forest anyway because a 6'8 PF tried a wide open point blank finger roll instead of dunking it with a second left and down by one. Do I sound bitter? He would insure a lottery birth since he is not that good a coach. I wouldn't have to read all the posts about the rockets needing to run more. Actually, I would like the rocs to get a coach out of the college ranks or an assistant from the nba with no head ewxperience. I want a person with the spirit of penders, only to have some order besides the old blacktop system.
Joe Joe, here is something to consider: Most college basketball coaches are better X's and O's wise compared to NBA coaches due to the fact that to score they have to design good plays to set up good shots. This is because they don't have the one-on-one players like Grant Hill which every NBA team has. This is the big advantage with college coaches such as Rick Pitino and Jon Calipari. They know their play design. However, I would NEVER, hire a college coach for the NBA level. They are usually more demanding after being used to the college life-style. NBA players don't like to pushed around and yelled at, and that is what college coaches do. In college, players need that guidance, but once they get to the NBA, they are on their own. This is why Calipari got fired from the Net's job. He pushed the guys too far...they stopped playing....they rebelled against him. The fans come to watch the players play, not the coaches, thus the coaches will always get fired before the players are traded.
First would someone tell me the last College coach to do well in the NBA?? If you want to see a college coach try that style of running, watch Boston play. My pick would be Rudy T. and get Larry Brown to be the X and O man and Rudy deals with the players as head coach. If a way to do that can be figured out we got a winner.
EJ Tucker: That would be pretty cool. Rudy T is probably at the top of the list when it comes to dealing with players and player relations, and Larry Brown is the best at setting roles, designing offenses in the NBA. Brown can be the brains of the operation and tell Rudy what to tell the players. Rudy then tells the players their assignments from what Brown told him. That would be something.
ME Or the Chef of the triangle. [This message has been edited by Caveman (edited November 26, 1999).]
My choice is Rudy T. We have 2 championships back to back. Sometimes I don't understand what he does with certain players playing and certain others not playing, and I am sure he makes mistakes like we all do, but he has a gift for the big picture, and he stays positive, and he is a player coach. And I like him. Let me tell you I love Van Chancellor too. As much as Rudy actually. He is a great coach and person also. And his team comes out of a timeout and usually changes the momentum and straightens up whatever they were doing wrong (credit the players too). He is smart and sharp and quick to change on the fly if he needs to. Seems like on the fly to me - I imagine he has seen every situation there is. However, he knows the women's game inside out but I don't think he is all that familiar with the men's game cus he asked Carroll Dawson for advice when the Los Angeles Sparks coach began using NBA plays. Besides, I like him with the Comets. Can't stand Pat Riley that's why. Can't stand Phil Jackson. I want "good people" as my coaches. That is what we have. I don't know that much about what offenses and defenses each would use. Gotta wimp out on that one. I think George Karl would have been an interesting coach to select from here. He seems to thrive anywhere he goes. I don't like him much though so NOPE, I will keep Rudy T. and his staff!
