I find it hilarious that Morey talks about how McHale "improved" with his 2nd coaching stint. I'm pretty sure all haters of the hire point to his 2nd coaching stint as proof positive that McHale is incompetent.
You're kidding, right? So you thought it was either Brown or McHale all along -- who else qualifies for your so-called prediction -- certainly not Casey or Frank, who are the "structure" guys. It actually reads a lot like Morey didn't really have a feel for which way to go until "McHale knocked it out of the park." So, you reinvent history much. I'm sure we can finds quotes of yours saying Morey already knows who he wants.
he wanted them for specific jobs, how would he know how good Casey or Frank were at what we wanted without talking to them? Because someone is good at structures (as an assistant, especially at certain teams, Dallas and Boston come to mind as the most prevalent...ironically enough, that's your role), does that somehow prevent them being good at what Morey wanted?
And I had nfi Mchale was good at that stuff, I just assumed he was doing a GM selected coaching lineup ala Dallas and Boston (Adelman even hinted that's where the issue was at)
Looks like the Rockets propaganda machine is now fully operational. More sunshine and roses getting blown up our collective behinds from Dick Justice. By God, you'd think that George S Patton has been reincarnated in the person of one Kevin McHale. Now all they need to do now is have today's dog and pony show er press conference take place in front of a gigantic Rockets emblem and the snow job will be complete. DM has found the perfect guy to lead his team back into the NBA lotto. Whoo-Hoo!
I can see Morey and Les laughing their asses off right now. Les: So Daryl, why did you choose McHale? Morey: Because he sucks. But he's also a nice guy, so we can make it look like he's actually good. Les: Why not just hire a good coach? Morey: Why hire a good coach, when you can hire a bad one, but leak to the press that he's actually good? Frank was obviously too competent, and Casey looked like he might get us to win. And we can't have any winning or players playing well. Les: But then our team would suck, and fans would stop watching games. Morey: But you're losing sight of the true goal of an NBA team. What does that matter when we can hoodwink the fans? Isn't that the entire point of owning an NBA basketball team? To try to suck but at the same time tell your fans that you aren't? Les: Indeed. It's not about winning or making money. The whole reason why I bought this team is so we can bring in crappy players and coaches, then pretend they're good.
When all a guy does is praise Kevin McHale, the new Rockets head coach, he is called a Les hired spammer. When all a guy does is crap all over the organization, what is he called? A Rockets Faithful. Some sad lot you old timers have turned into. Some of whom I used to enjoy reading. Now the schtick is just getting old. The real sad part is, when we end up winning more games next year than this year, all will be forgotten. The Rockets Faithful was there the whole time, always the faithful. Nevermind this little episode. And while we're at it, nevermind the last little episode when we traded the starting PG on a 50 win team for some backup scrub to tank the season. Of course that wasn't how the Rockets propaganda machine explained it. They actually said we got better. HA! But we knew better, because we are the Rockets Faithful. Oh and that other little episode, when we traded Ariza for Lee, just to save money, nevermind that too. Oh, and when we overpaid for Lowry, remember that one? Of course we don't. We Rockets Faithful don't pride ourselves on our memory much. And how about the last 3 coaches that we fired only to bring on someone who was better, and fit the team better. Oh, but this time it will be different. The Rockets Faithful just know it! I mean we were so right those other times. Well, nevermind that. Nevermind all those little episodes. Well, that is, until the next episode when the Rockets make another controversial move. Then all bets are off again, when the Rockets Faithful are once again the self-righteous geniuses, and the front office a propaganda machine. Whoo-Hoo!
can't believe i'm saying this about a Dick Justice piece, but ...that was a good little read. Makes me feel slightly better.
He interviewed Casey and Frank to be the head coach, as "structure" guys X/Os. They don't have the pedigree of McHale to be the other type of coach who more manages. So, if you think he wanted McHale all along, this article doesn't agree. It reads like Morey wasn't ready to make a decision until McHale knocked it out of the park...that everyone was a legit candidate, at least through their first interviews. Yeah, I agree, either type of coach would need to agree to FO helping select the assistants. I just don't see how you read that article and say it shows that Morey wanted or didn't want anyone out of his 10 candidates that he and staff/Jones selected.
OK, that's fair, if all you said was Morey wanted to select the coaching staff with the Head Coach. I think 99% of the board thought that, too. But Dallas is not like Boston wrt to Head Coach. In this thread you said Morey wanted a player mgmt guy with the Xs/Os guys behind the scenes, different than say a JVG or Adelman who are not delegators like we think of Rivers, Brown and McHale. I wouldn't compare Carlisle to Rivers, either. Carlisle is as hands on wrt Xs and Os as it comes.
It's a nice story and I'm happy with the McHale, but the "All the first interviews lasted close to 10 hours." thing seems a little exaggerated.
including physical exam to make sure he can stand for season long brutal schedule and metal detect screening to guarantee he can catch rox charter flight w/o being stopped by TSA.
If this is the how the Rockets organization is really making this decision, then I don't have much confidence...sorry. Playing "fantasy basketball" with hypotheticals? All this does is let the most articulate guy win. If you're hiring a trial lawyer, that's great. By the way...who was in on these interviews? Was it Morey and Les? Was there anyone in there who has ANY sort of experience that would qualify them as expert enough to judge whether McHale truly "hit it out of the park" in specific coaching situations?? Any former coaches in that conversation at all? And how can you "hit it out of the park" with fantasy hypotheticals? All that's being judged is how quickly you respond and how impressive you are in style of response. Honestly, this is silly.
I can't remember the last time Richard Justice had anything but praise and support for the Rockets management. This just feels like more PR, so right now I'm just in wait and see mode.
