Can we at least agree now that coaches don't really matter that much?

Irrespective of winning/losing/tanking etc - Les Alexander doesn't exactly seem to be the type to want to stick with one coach for more than a 4-5 year window. YOu can argue Rudy, but even 2 years bought about 2 extra seasons of grace.

 

You said if Adelman could get us to 50 wins, we would be closer to contending than tanking so those who believed this should stop talking about tanking. That logic is flawed because closer to contending than tanking is not the same as close to contending. A lot of posters believe that the current management direction will never get us close to contending. With Adelman, it might be closer but still not close. That's why they'd rather tank.

A 50-win team is a playoffs team and is capable of winning the first round. From what Les and Morey have been saying, that clearly is what management want before we can become a true contender. In other words, they still want to win. You still have no answer to the question, if they wanted to keep winning, why did they fire a winning coach?

 

of courses, the coach matters. but he has to have the players for his game plan.

look at greg popovich. no way, we thought the Spurs would be contenders when their big 3 are getting on in years. but look at how he has successfully blended his youngsters with his veterans. look also at how he gave up on Richard Jefferson after 2 years when he couldn't or wouldn't function within his system.

we let adelman go because the FO thought he wouldn't be able to mold us into a defensive squad. Under McHale, the team was successful for a time on defense, but the offense really went by the wayside. Which was what Lowry was ruing--why when the Rockets had figured out the Adelman offense would you turn around and change something that was successful?

 

Agreed. He would ACTUALLY PLAY Dally and Camby...

 

On a team with no stars but a lot of good players, coaching becomes a lot more important. You can only play five players at one time on the court, and the coach is who determines this.

I don't think McHale did a good job with consistently having a good five on the court. In a close game, that's the difference between winning and losing. That can be why your team doesn't go on a run, while letting the other team go on a run.

The teams where coaching is the most insignificant are those with superstars, good player leadership, floor generals, and teams that use small rotations. We are not one of those teams.