Guess he knew he wouldn't be coming back with the next coach. Rockets assistant Boylen takes job with Warriors By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle Jim Boylen became the first member of Rudy Tomjanovich's coaching staff to land another position when he completed a deal to become an assistant coach with the Warriors on Friday, one week after Tomjanovich stepped down as Rockets coach. Boylen had been with the Rockets 11 seasons, four as a video coordinator and the past seven as an assistant coach. "I've very thankful for my 11 years," Boylen said. "Les (Alexander, Rockets owner) took good care of me. Les and Carroll (Dawson) and Rudy were such a big part of my development as a coach. This has been a great place for me. I had a chance to do a lot and learn a lot. "It's nice to be wanted. They pursued me. That's important. I was just sitting on my couch last Friday during the the Rudy T press conference, the phone rang and it was (Warriors coach) Eric Musselman." Boylen, a former Michigan State assistant, had turned down an offer from his former roommate, Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, to become an associate head coach with the Spartans. "It's nice to get a job that quick," Boylen said. "It's a great place for me. I'm really excited about it. But it's tough, too. You're at a place 11 years, your heart is in it. It's been an emotional roller coaster to say the least. But I'm a coach. I want to coach. And this will be a great place to do it. It's a great job." http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/sports/bk/bkn/rox/1931998
