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I hate to invoke the spectre hanging over Yao Ming, but "Hakeem Olajuwon." Hakeem didn't win until RT showed him the value of unselfishness....
You are the one who is confused. I still believe JVG was the one who turned down Elie. Nothing contradicts that viewpoint, and circumstantial...
You are incorrect. We may be referring to different posts, but DocRocket reported an incident between JVG and Les on the practice floor, which...
That, too firmly lies on the shoulders of three people: Yao Ming, Jeff Van Gundy, and Patrick Ewing. I think a big part of Yao Ming's...
:rolleyes: Please read: "if Doc Rocket and others are to be believed." I believe him. If you don't, or choose to write it off as...
...and I am telling you, there is no "getting there." I believe a top tier coach could get fifty wins from T-Mac, Yao, and ten other NBA...
"Year after year?" Nonsense. Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady should be able to generate fifty wins (52, actually). If Van Gundy cannot...
...and despite a nice four game stretch, almost halfway through the season, the Rockets have proven themselves to be at best a 7th/8th seed club,...
There is just as much, if not more inertia from fans, and internally (if Doc Rocket and others are to be believed) that it is equally...
...yet JVG continues to court and sign guys who are days away from receiving Social Security checks.
You are assuming facts not in evidence.
No.
Incorrect. Like it or not, JVG seems to have done that with Yao Ming, or at least the Yao Ming/T-Mac duopoly. Not that they aren't...
I wasn't the one who brought it up. Go blame Fegwu.
Championship coach for a championship coach is a different matter.
Memo to JVG: Getting older is not typically a good way to "get quicker."
I think that only applies to defense. Van Gundy isn't offensive-minded enough to micro-manage on that end.
