Keith Calkins just said on the Fox 26 Sports Extra that Mike Dunleavy doesn't care if he's 1st, 2nd, or 3rd option, he just really wants the job. From hearing this and other interviews with the guy, it seems impossible that he'll be coaching another team next year. He seems desperate for the Rocket's coaching spot. This coupled with his "homerun" at the interview this week and of course the probability that Larry Brown will be headed to the Motor City points to one thing. Mike Dunleavy will be the coach of the Rockets next year. And...to those of you who are against getting Mike D: This guy really wants to coach Houston, which might mean he has a great plan for the team. I don't know, to me Mike Dunleavy is looking better and better.
Plain and simple: he knows it's the best out there. Why would it be "impossible for him to get another coaching job? There are 8? out there.
This team will not and should not run. We have Yao Ming. Why should we run? Do the Spurs run? Do the Lakers run?
Well if they walked, I think I would never watch another basketball game in my entire life. On the topic, I just dont know enough about Dunleavy to warrant him as being a good fit for our team. I think we need someone who can grab the team by the balls and get them to play with more fire.
The one thing that I think about is a coach that will stay with a team... LB has a history of staying around for 4-5 years, JVG quit on the Knicks.... So who's left, Mike Dunleavy, Paul Silas and Rick Carlisle... I think Mike Dunleavy will work really well with CD, Rudy T. and Les... I won't lie, I want LB but I just think that in 5-6 years, we will be looking for another coach... What if LB wins a ring and then retires... He's 62 guys... Dunleavy played for the Rockets, knows the organization well and is a well respected coach/person around the NBA... Paul Silas is also a good coach... Rick will get on another team real quickly... I was shocked that Detroit would make this bold move, especially Dumars making it... You would think that a dedicated player Joe was would want to be loyal to a coach but I guess its a business move... Joe D wants to keep his J-O-B... I'd take anyone of the above mentioned coaches except JVG... So right now I'm just happy with the coaches we have to choose from... If not LB, then Dunleavy or Silas or maybe a Rick Carlisle...
While that is true, then he should have resigned in the off season. It wasn't cool leaving an org after the season started. They end up with Don chaney who is an average coach at best.
You misunderstood me. Of course there's other teams that would love to have him. I just can't see him roaming the sidelines of another team next year based on his wishes - just because he really wants to go to Houston, and whenever he's been asked about his future he mentions the Rockets.
Everyone runs. I don't mind running as much as the Spurs, but they don't run all that much. Here are your runnning teams: Dallas Nets Sacramento Phoenix Milwaukee Here are your half-court, slower paced teams: LA Lakers San Antonio Spurs Detroit Pistons Philadelphia Sixers The results are clear. Running N Gunning is less effective than a true post-up, half-court style. You may like watching the teams that run, but I'd rather we crawl our asses to a championship than run ourselves into countless entertaining playoff dissapointments.
Dunleavy is not desparate, he is SMART for wanting this job Don't confuse hunger with desparation. Dunleavy knows the Rocket opening is the bluebird opportunity. He's inherited teams which had inherent limitations (psychologically unstable Trailblazers, egocentric Lakers). The Rockets of '03, in contrast, are quite coachable and I think Dunleavy will do a terrific job. Even his approach this whole matter: 1. he is sincere and frank about his interest in the job 2. despite rumors of Atlanta's interest in him, Dunleavy makes it CLEAR that he wants to be here in Houston 3. he acknowledges how well positioned Houston is and realizes how Houston is aeons ahead of the Cavs, Hawks, AND Pistons in terms of championship potential. 4. he acknowledges his loyalties to Houston as a former player and as a Texan. 5. **impt**he has something to prove! (after his curtailed stints with the Trailblazers and Lakers) His hunger to win is as clear as day and I am pulling for him to get the job. theSAGE
Well really......this is bad for the Rockets... Brown to Pistons... Carlisle to Blazers.. Cheeks to 76ers.. Van Gundy to Cavs.. Silas to........ Fratello to Hornets. Dunleavy to Hawks...or us? It doesn't look good. Rockets need to decide or need to really go after somebody that best fits...... Dunleavy. I like him cuz he's a homer.....that's all. Just like Rudy.
Of course he's desperate, or smart, or eager, or whatever you want to call it. 2 Options: Atlanta - doomed to fail. Taking that job is like floating in quicksand. Houston - Best job available. IF we sign Dunleavy, I hope he gets a SHORT contract - no more than 3 years. Make him prove he deserves it.
What's wrong with running? We have an athletic backcourt, they should always try to run. If the opportunity doesn't present itself, then you back off and throw it down to Yao. Why not do both? We certainly can with the makeup of this team...
It is HEAVILY dependant upon personnel. The Lakers and Spurs have two of the most dominant half-court players ever to walk on the court. Detroit has no scorers so they have had little other choice. The Sixers have Allen Iverson and nothing else so they have to run plays for him. The Nets are in the finals and Sacramento could have been had it not been for Webber's injury. Dallas losing Nowitzki was a huge blow though I still think they are one year away. Phoenix still has a little way to go before they are a serious contender. Milwaukee is Milwaukee - they had no shot this year anyway. The key is having a balanced attack and getting easy baskets. If getting an easy basket means giving it to Shaq - which it frequently does - you get the ball to Shaq. If it means getting it into the hands of Jason Kidd so he can create on the break, you do that. The Rockets have a combination of talent. They could have a devastating running game to mix with the half court offense. Imagine Yao with his unreal passing skills hitting guys with long passes on the break or his blocked shots creating a transition game? Just because you have a dominant big man doesn't mean you ignore the other talent or the abilities that they have.
i didnt mean run all the time, and out of control. I meant good, timely fast breaks. We had Hakeem and depended on the half court, but if wasnt for our running game, especially in 95, we wouldnt have won the ring. If u dont remember us running, watch the games from that year again, especially game 7 vs. Phoenix and game 1 against Orlando, in which we trailed in both games by more than 15, and came back w/ fastbreaks, mainly lead by the Glyde. San Antonio runs well, if they didnt, they might not beaten the Lakers. And we all know NJ can run as well. And last time i checked, they are in the finals this year. I think Houston has the players to run a good break. ESPECIALLY because of Ming. If he doesnt block shots, he leads to missed shots, which SHOULD result in breaks. Its all about a good balance of half court sets and using the right opportunity to run. Houston has stunk in the fast breaks department lately, and Dunleavy will help there.
