[Deer in the headlights] Coach Adelman During the Game

In OT almost every coach sticks with the guys they trust and sub one only when fouled out. That's the conventional wisdom. Can't fault coach A for doing that. The foul to give not committed, looks like coach A doesn't like to foul in that type of situation for fear of give FTs. Well, it's like stand on 16 when dealer has face card showing, 50/50 call. Can't fault him for doing that. Let's face it, Minny hit some unbelievable shots and executed like a 31-8 team. No coach can stop that.

 

Against the Wolves, we lose that game against any decent team.

Adelman simply does not react, does nothing, it's like playing without coach. I've never seen a coach as passive as Adelman, sometimes is frankly hard to believe. Do SOMETHING man, a blunder, make a mistake, but try something, show signs of life.

 

The bench was not getting it done in the first half while the starters were destroying the Wolves, so I can see why Adelman gave his starters the majority of minutes in the second half. Also, he played the small backcourt with Ariza at the SF quite a bit. I suppose he could've given Budinger a few minutes more, but it wasn't like Air Bud was playing that well to begin with.

RA had our best lineup out there for the OTs - Brooks/Ariza/Battier/Landry/Hayes.

 

Adelman is great at teaching an effective offensive system and getting his players to buy into it.

However, he is terrible at making in-game adjustments. Like some posters above said, he just doesn't react. His stubbornness in some instances border into total incompetence.

 

Did you see the tough shots the Wolves hit to get in that position?? If the Rockets can make a layup or a FT Adelman looks like a genius. That has nothing to do with in game coaching.

 

The only thing I see him doing wrong in game is managing minutes. Even then, I only have a problem with Ariza because of his two month slump. Scola doesn't have the stamina...he's older. Andersen doesn't get that much minutes and his defense isn't that great. Chase is a shooter but you can't expect him to be calm in OT. Besides, his game has been off ever since his first ankle injury. I really don't see what could be done differently at this point. As for plays, the team as a whole seems to be just standing around....so either he's drawing them like that or they're not doing a good job. I think RA is a good coach but not a clutch coach.

 

ADDLEMAN BEARLY REACTED WHEN THE WOLVES TURNED UP THE PRESSURE ON THE FREE THROW DEFENSE, HE JUST LET AB AND CARL MISS CRITICAL FREE THROWS.

ROCKIES WILL BE A MUCH GOODER TEAM WITH A GOODER COACH WHO ADJUSTS TO DIVERSITY.

 

Last time i checked, Phil had Michael and Kobe as go to guys... Rick currently has AB and Ariza

 

I dont care about the free throws. The Rockets obviously dont miss them on purpose.

As far as the distribution of minutes is concerned, the only good thing i saw him do was give Chuck and Brooks as many minutes as possible. And yes, not keeping Landry out of the game like he did last time.

 

And you can't say Phil Jackson is clearly better than Adelman as a coach, just look at the players they've had to coach. Jackson has/had Kobe, Shaq, Jordan, Pippen. Adelman's best player was Drexler and then Yao.

 

...because you'll praise him of that?

How do you know he does nothing? Are you in the huddles with him?

And your first statement? We've beaten quality teams before. So we slip up today. No big deal. This Rockets team isn't perfect.

 

I hate to say it, but at times this seems to be the only explanation.

 

Adelman is known for giving players a long leash. He'll often let them try to figure out their mistakes instead of making quick substitutions. It sometimes may be frustrating to watch, but it pays dividends in player development in the long term.

He's less forgiving with rookies, though. You can see it in the way he manages Budinger and Anderson's minutes this season as well as Brooks and Landry in their rookie year.

 

I agree whole-heartedly! It looks like he is in a trance at times.

 

Can't really blame him. Bench wasn't doing well today.

 

What change up could he have possibly come up with? Do we have a Kobe or two to spare?

 

Indeed. I bet we miss even more clutch FTs against decent teams than we did against the Wolves. And that Brewer half-court heave? I bet anyone else would've turned that into a 4-point play. The Rockets are obviously lucky that the game went OT.

 

I bet Gerald Wallace still hates him. A is very stubborn, ask the Sac beat writers. But I like him.

 

Haters having a party after a win?