[Bleacher Report] 10 Reasons Kevin McHale Has Already Failed as Coach

I'm going to go with JayZ's analysis since I could not read past slide 2. B- seems about the right grade, but it is hard to expect more when KM's first contact with his players came 3 or so weeks before the season started. Incomplete is probably the most appropriate grade.

 

Bleacher Report is starting to impact my user experience on the internets. It has trained a legion of idiots to think they are journalists.


Someone please help...



ZUCKERRRRRRRBURG!

 

I think the following video is a good illustration of this article:

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One thing that bothered me during the season ending losing streak was Mchale's persistence on playing a smaller lineup with Patterson and Scola. He kept going with that lineup and got killed in the paint and the boards. I dont know why he did this and it did not help that Patterson did not do jack on the offensive end. Its not like Camby or Dalembert were injured. I clearly recall games that they both played in the beginning only to be on the bench during the fourth quarter. Considering that Patterson absolutely sucked on the offensive side , would playing Camby been that much of a downgrade to the offense? not to mention that taking the big guys out left the rockets with no shot blocking or rebounding whatsoever.

 

Sincere question - why hasn't BR been banned/blocked by now?

And sidenote to Google:
Quit including ****ing BR nonsense in your news search!

 

Clutch considered it here: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=180033

 

Other than the slideshows, Bleacher Report is alright. They have interesting outlooks from people just like us armchair coaches here. As a matter of fact, they are probably one of us here on Clutchfans.
I would also like to say, Jonny Flynn is a professional. He will be alright.

 

You can always count on Bleacher Report to kick you when you're down...

 

Where he got the inspiration for his article.

Bleacher report...bleh!

 

This..

 

Clutch would actually have to update more to be as cool as bleacher report slides hahah I'll still take the lazy Clutch clutchcity 99er later

 

Did Not Rally the Team in the End - Sticks out hard.
Team Was Very Inconsistent - Maybe due to 1st year adjustment and injuries.

The rest of points like how he didnt make a trade or there outlook for future is bleak cant be blamed on McHale. Just silly to blame that stuff on McHale.

And the point on how McHale loves to pack the paint on both ends is just stupid. PLain stupid. This confirms who ever wrote that article never watched rockets games. 95% of shot attempts were from 20 feet out or 3s. We lived outside the paint in every single game and McHale hates leaving a 5 in the game to clog the paint for defense. The guy has no clue what he is talking about on this one.

 

I've been meaning to ask this for a while and this is the best reminder to do it:

Is there a way to exclude Bleacher Report and SBNation crap from Google search results?

Thanks in advance.

 

I remain convinced that McHale was hired because he is a company man. No boat rocking from him, no veering off message, no juicy soundbites thrown to the media, and no problem with agreeing to Morey's staff demands.

 

What Raven just mentioned sounds about right.

I actually wouldn't be surprised if Morey's intention was to subtly let the boat sink (Rockets tank) this season, because nothing in McHale's tenure in Minnesota would suggest he had the slightest clue how to 1) Run a franchise and 2) Coach a team. To say his tenure in Minnesota was unsuccessful, is actually putting it nicely.

I think McHale knew that if he ever wanted to get back into the ranks of the NBA, he was gonna have to be somebody's "Yes Man". Was/Is Adelman a better coach than McHale? Heck yes he was, but I can understand Adelman not wanting to be part of a rebuilding process. McHale was a pretty big eff up in Minnesota and the fact that he got a second chance this quickly certainly brings up a lot of questions. Who knows how long McHale will actually be with the Rockets, but it's probably a bit early to be calling for his head. After all, this is his most successful stint as a head coach--ever.

 

No I don't want to subscribe to updates from the Bleacher Report.

 

I stopped at page five. Coach made do with what he had. Its my thought that he got players to play better defense then what we have seen in the last couple years. (maybe Kmart hurt himself cause he hated the defense part....lol)

 

Well, I just voted to ban it, and it's over 50% now. So perhaps another try?

Bleacherreport makes random clutchfans trade threads look smart.

 

It's absurd that I'm even responding to this, but...
1) The list is redundant on several points
2) The guy doesn't know the difference between coach and GM, and shows it in multiple items
3) He's dead wrong on multiple points
4) He's right on such a minuscule level on several other points that it is absurd to even write it down

Worthless article, worthless thread.

 

1. Failed to Orchestrate Good Trades - Somewhat out of his control, while there really weren't alot of great realistic offers out there for the Rockets.

2. Did Not Rally the Team in the End - Coming into year and through a good portion of the season. The Rockets were mediocre team who were extremely streaky, like the last two season. A coach can only do so much with such a roster with no true go-to player or a dynamic talent.

3. Team was very inconsistent - Fair point, but read #2. Talent -wise, I must ask the writer did he really think the Rockets had a top 8 team based on talent alone.

4. Bleak Outlook for the future - Somewhat. Center and power forward positions are major concerns, along with finding a go-to scorer. Another problem is never really being bad enough to receive a higher draft choice. It's not really Mchale's fault, these picks aren't panning out, he has even been here a full year, yet.

5. Coaches like he plays - Somewhat true, I thought the offense played rather well this year and put our players in their best spots to succeed.

6. Very Weak Game Plan - The Rockets were competitive, this year. Often, I credit McHale with that, this team could've easily folded after that seven game losing streak early in the year. This team had alot of highlight games where they beat premier teams or made some interesting contests.

7. Not Using the Roster Correctly - Arguably, but the argument the writer used. I completely disagree with, because he failed to mention that Budinger and Martin are woeful defensively and often have their shooting struggles on offense (both players are notorious for going cold).

8. The Team Had a Better Record Year Before - , Same winning percentage as last year. Less competition, this year....hmmm San Antonio, OKC, Two Los Angeles teams, Memphis, Dallas, and Denver with a major dogfight with Portland, Phoenix, and Utah. You could argue in some regards that our team was weaker roster wise, this season, especially with Lowry and Martin missing alot of games. Scola declining a little, and the inconsistency from the overall roster.

9. Defense Not a Priority - I disagree actually. I thought defense ranged from very good to mediocre at times, and from my point of view our team has some really bad defenders on it. You can lay some blames on McHale, but not everything.

10. Not sperading minutes, efficiently - I can somewhat agree with that. It could've been better, but honestly this was not what held the Rockets back.