I think with Rudy still being in the organization that may not bode well for the hopes of a new coach having total autonomy on the floor. There's the problem with Cat and Stevie, do they really listen? Can someone come in and configure the offense in a way that that compliments everyones talent? Yao is a phenom, but the jury is still out as to where he fits in here. Lest we forget the potiental bomb in Eddie Griffin, the organization has committed a lot to him so who pulls the trigger to trade? Cap issues Fan attendance High expectations Maybe there is more to consider than is on the surface.
I'm not sure about some of these. 1) Our cap situation isn't all that grim, as we will get a few albatross contracts off the books in the next couple of years, and we aren't in dire need of another star-level player. 2) I think that there is probably a largely jusitifed opinion that the combination of Yao and a new arena will go a long way to curing the mystery of why the Rockets draw so little. Certainly there are no rumblings of moving, etc. or other aspects in which attendance would make a coach's job harder. 3) Expectations are high all over. look at some of the other vacancies; Cleveland's got LeBron coming, nuff said. Detroit had better be in the hunt ofr the East next year or there will be hell to pay. Toronto management believes that, if healthy, they would have been a top seed this year, and they're adding a Bosh. The Clippers...well, yeah, I'll give you that one. There are few tougher cities, in terms of patience, than Philly. I don't think that immediate expectations for the Rockets are all that exceptional to the norm. A lot of the other stuff is the usual stuff coaches have to contend with. The one real concern is Rudy remaining in the organization. A lot of coaches wouldn't want an incredibly popular and successfull coach former coach looking over their shoulder, especially given the vague way in which he left the job in the first place. Rudy being such a class individual might sooth a lot of feathers in this regard, and especially if the incoming coach, say Brown, has enough weight/standing that he feels invulnerable.
If cap is an issue then nobody is getting a head coach because virtually every job opening has a team with very limited if any cap space. Coaches don't care about attendance, if they did the Cavs job wouldn't have been looked at. And I would think that coaches would love to coach at an organization that has high expectations and will do anything and everything to help that coach achieve that expectation. Bottomline, people here at Clutchcity said this is probably the most coveted spot, ESPN and media said it, but people are panicking already because one coach, Larry Brown, took another job. Relax.
Cap issues :arent too much of a problem..Rices contract is a plus if the Rockets want to trade and MoT and Cato will be pretty close to fair value if they improve on last season. Attendance :will take care of itself..the Astros got a shot in the arm when they unveiled their new park, expect the same. Expectations : The most important thing here is does the prospective coach have high expectations about the team hes joining. Its almost consensus thought ..that Steve and Yao are great building blocks.
My Brutha!!! WHAT?!?? That's not the reason. People are just greedy for more money. Our team is fantabulous man. And what??!?!? Mobley doesn't listen? If he didn't....then I'm sure Alexander would trade him!!!!! Les would do anything to win! He'd even disassemble the greatest team ever assembled to win. He wants to win. He wants the best coach. Maybe he was too......somethin...cuz now all the coaches are about to be taken!!!!!!!
I have a "cap" question. If Glenn Rice stays with Houston through this season, which is his last, right? Would'nt that cap relieve go to us? And if so how come everyone wants to send him to another team so they can get cap relieve? Now so I dont get "blasted" getting off topic. I am in the Brown camp, I believe he will improve our team ALOT. And I think the majority of the problems you mentioned shouldnt us back from getting a quailty coach.
Yeah...well many want to trade Glen Rice cuz maybe we can get a good player in return. But...hmm...it's a good idea to keep him as well for just one more year. And toooooo bad and sad. Cuz Brown's goin to Mo-Town. If BROWN wanted to have control of all personel.....then nah. Let him go to Detroit for whatever.
I believe that we're so far above the cap that simply letting Rice's contract end won't help us at all. Teams that are at the cap or below would be interested in trading for Rice because it will give them space to sign a FA that offseason, plus they would have a chance to dump a bad contract.
Considering Brown is the only one who may have turned us down, I don't see anyone not wanting to be here. Silas said this is the best job out there. We'll see. I just don't see Brown deciding against Houston as a sign that others don't want to coach here either.
I agree..if Brown goes to Detroit i dont' think this will cause other coaches to run away from us. I mean...if the guy is getting 8 mil from Detroit the other coaches would be understandable on whey he left...b/c that's the craziest thing i've ever heard..paying 8 mil for a coach. i think if Brown goes to Detroit as stated, Dunleavy and Silas will want the job.
A lot of coaches want this job. There's no doubt they're using other teams as clout to fatten their coaching contract. It would be harder to get fired in case the youngsters decide to rebel.
The Rockets could have had basically their pick of coaches if they had went after someone, rather than dicking around as they have.
He won't get it in Detroit either, not with the job Dumars has been doing there. He and everybody else said that before Detroit opened up. They were in the finals THIS year. They have an excellent roster and will get a chance to add a really good prospect with the number 2 pick. What coach wouldn't want that chance. Since there appears to have been personal issues of the court (so says Billups) with Carlisle in Detroit there won't be any real hate Brown to take over this quickly after the firing. Houston has a lot of promise with our current roster but Detriot is just a step away from getting that ring, something an older coach like Brown will be hard pressed to pass up. The Rockets just became the number two job boys, bitter pill to swallow that it is.
