MAC is not a great coach, but the collective IQ concentrated in this thread is so low it might make the servers explode. Best to contain it I guess. Continue with your stupid memes par par.
Jtr, btw using the term "gay" then saying that I "cant think for myself" is the definition of Irony. Thanks
Im impressed that you were able to claim that you know it all and belittle the entire forum in the same sentence, o and target memes the greatest gift this world has ever known. How could you?
I think the team made several tactical adjustments during the game as far as defending Dirk goes. Several different guys defended Dirk on his post-ups and the team did different things vs. the Monta-Dirk and Calderon-Dirk pick and roll (having the big stay back, blitz, switch). Dirk just kept making shots, even tough contested ones. He also largely got the benefit of the whistle. With elite scorers like Dirk, sometimes it's gonna be that way. You can make him take mostly low efficiency shots and they'll be high efficiency ones for him at least for one night.
feels like kubiak. the team will do well, but in the back of your mind, you know winning it all isn't going to happen with the coach.
Once again Carlisle leaves McHale baffled. I bet he is more amused than anything. There was a pivotal stretch where Dirk set up in the high post and repeatedly screens Calderon's man until a switch happens. It's such a slow developing play but the switch eventually happens and allows Dirk to operate on the smaller man. Calderon never makes an intention to drive, just criss crosses Dirk over and over staying flat. You would think after the first time AB was switched on Dirk that this was not a favorable matchup but no... On about 5 possessions Dirk/Carlisle were able to have their way which was instrumental in the Mavs' run. I remember observing coach Carlisle, and his demeanor was one of almost arrogance as if he knew his tactic was going to work, and he ran it over and over again. Why was there no instruction from the bench to NOT switch? Even people in my section were screaming DON'T SWITCH! DON'T SWITCH! Let Calderon get free and challenge Howard, we got him to protect the rim. There are some games where the other team is simply the better team that night. But this was a game where the Rockets were handicapped by their coach and (lack of) tactics.
Though not great, Mchale is a qualified coach. I like the open system and the offense power. However, I didn't see discipline, especially on defense , without which we can't make an elite team, let alone the championship
Horrible, horrible coaching by Mchale. Barley went to Howard in the post. Dwight is killing it, and he cannot see that while standing on the side line. The Rockets game should be in and out every single time down, even with Harden in the game. McHale might be the reason this Rockets team is a first round exit, which would be the biggest disappoint in the NBA if it happens.
First round exit is what its looking like and would be a disappointment with the talent on this team. I would agree McHale should not be resigned if Rockets exit in the 1st round.
For some McHale haters this point just makes them happy but this just makes me sad. I do not hate McHale but I just think our team can be outcoachd on most given nights. I find it sad that McHale is so slow to make adjust ments during the game. Granted I think Carlisle is one of the better coaches in the league but it shouldn't be this hard to counter adjust. We have lost too many games because we were out coached this year. I've always said coaching is overrated. If you have enough talent you will when your fair share of games. If you have a good system and you run it as close to perfection as possible than you will win your fair share of games. But in hindsight Dallas was not as talented as Miami that year they won it all. They just were outcoached. Dallas made adjustments to Pat Rileys system. We even with our injuries are more talented than Dallas. But they made adjustments. Dirk can barely move but he finds it comical how easy it is to bite on his pump fakes. He just laughed at TJones as if what he was doing was almost cheating. Dirk can't jump. Why jump when he fakes? He certainly can't shoot over you when you jump. So what makes you think he would. You are better off just doing what Battier would do and keep your hands in his face. If you can't coach players to do that or at least sub the dummies with someone who can listen to orders than what is your purpose. Perhaps coaching is more valuable than I previously suggested or at least a minimal level of coaching. Morey provides the data and his assistant coaches show the players to a degree. McHale doesn't make the in game adjustments. That's the problem they way I see it. We still are lacking some players to win a championship. And perhaps we do not have the smartest players or most experienced players to get it done but it just seems so obvious McHale is lacking. I am not hating, I just want him to do better and I am just afraid it is not going to happen and we are wasting away an opportunity.
I should add on to this post and say, McHale did make adjustments to this tactic. At first AB was guarding Calderon. Then he put Lin on him (to eventually guard Dirk). That's when Dirk did most of his damage. After that he put Parsons on Calderon. No coach, the correct adjustment would have been NOT TO SWITCH everything. You can bet Carlisle went to this tactic bc he saw the Rockets switching and then exploited it like any astute coach. After this series of possessions, Carlisle mercifully broke out of Dirk in this high post and allowed him to operate on the block ISO'ed on Cisco. By this time Dirk was in rhythm and we know the end result.
Up 10+ at that point, Carlisle was worried if he did it a few more times, McHale would actually pick it up and game plan for this next time.
I don't understand why he over played Casspi and why he puts his 3 best players on the bench (Howard, Harden & Parsons) during stretches in the game. That should never happen unless the game is in hand!
I don't understand why there are people who still think he is a competent coach. It baffles me. It truly does.
It's the LOFs effect. How could a bunch of posters here ever admit the LOFs were right about anything on the Rockets. If McHale left, it won't be certain they can still use "that's racists" on LOFs. And God forbid George Karl, who was quoted saying Lin is the engine that drives the Rockets offense, ever gets hired as Rockets coach. Prefer McHale instead.
