I would just like to see the Rockets sign Dream to a one-day contract, if possible, and him retire a Rocket. I think some consulting work might not be bad, but not a full-time coaching position.
Yao and Coach Olajuwon during private practice. Dream Okay, you haff to get de ball in dee poast. Yao What? Dream Dat way, you can trow de ball to de guards, dey shoot de tree. Yao thinking, Why are Americans so violent? Shooting at trees? Do they all have guns? Mr Hakeem... Dream Call me Dream. Yao Mr Dream, what does "Bee-yotch" mean? Dream Where you learn dis word, "bee-yotch?" Yao Mr Cato, he calls me "Bee-yotch." He tells me, "This my house, bee-yotch, go collect unemployment!" What does this mean? Dream I tell you someting, Grasshopper, stay away from dat man Cato. He is no good. You know, dey have Kelvin Cato bobble-head night. De next day, e-bay has all dese Cato bobbleheads, but no one buys. I put in bid: 2 cents. And I ween eet (win it)! Also, stay away from dat man, dere, on de bench. Yao Stay away from...Mr Terrence? Dream No, stay away from udder one, de fat one, Mo. He will get you into de trouble. OK? Now, we go to McDonald's. I show you my famous dip-dunk. Sometimes I dip two, tree fries at a time.
Has any Center ever been an effective coach in the NBA? I can not think of any that were not also playing at the time(like Bill Russell). I couldn't see Akeem coming back to coach after having blasted RT and Lenny wilkens for not using him properly. Coaches have to be able to get the best out of their students, and ragging people in the press is not the best way to do so. Besides, could he really teach Ming the Dreamshake? It would go like this: Akeem: This is how you do it. (Shows the shot off) Ming: But you didn't even hit the rim! Akeem: Yes, But did you see how I did it? Ming: Miss? Yes, I saw how you missed. Akeem: You must Fokass.... Ming: Uh, I ain't gonna touch that.... Akeem: I want a trade! You are not using me properly!!! Ming: You are right. You can be my towel boy....
Generally, great players don't make great coaches, as someone suggested above. The best are the guys without that much physical ability, that had to cut corners and rely on smarts to win. Not that Hakeem was a dumb player, but it wasn't his fantastic grasp of basketball strategy that made him a great player. Stockton, as much as I hate to say it, would be someone I'd considering hiring.
After reading this thread, I found out the last thing we want is to have Ming learns to speak English from Hakeem.
But think about it. Instead of "Houston, I am come" Yao could be saying "Houston, I am come unbeatable"!
OMG! I'm roflmfao!! This is the second funniest thread ever! First Will, then Roxtxia...second that notion..post of the month at least! Oh now I feel bad, I do like Hakeem...but those were just sooo damn funny! on-topic...I do agree that I think Yao might have trouble understanding Hakeem even if he was inclined to attempt to teach him. most of what Hakeem had was God-given talent, and you just flat-out can't teach that.
Well I never thought this thread would provide so may hall-of-BBS laughs, but ROXT was definitely the best. After this informal poll's conclusion maybe I should have suggested Kareem Abdul Jabbar instead. At least he could have taught Ming English and maybe even teach him to be a Muslim. Naw, he was too good. If the criteria is they need to be average players, how about Billy Paultz? He could teach him how to add some weight and take up space in the lane. Naw, he was too white and fat, might make Ming into the Doughboy. Let me think some more.
BTW, apologize, but my "n" on my keyboard doesn't always work. Some of my posts appear slightly off key.
