Fact: Adelman has consistently proven his worth via respectable records with teams with lukewarm talent. Kevin McHale is a giant question mark after sucking terribly with a poor team, and his resume leaves little to be excited about from a fan perspective. He has potential, and that seems to be what we're banking on. It is what it is.
Super Fact: Adelman has consistently proven his worth via lukewarm records with teams with lukewarm talent. And respectable records with teams with respectable talent. Unless two straight lottery seasons here, and in Golden state is anything beyond lukewarm?
I figured you'd mirror my phrasing. How mechanical of you. Maybe we can just avoid being cute, as I have no doubt you can easily contradict anything, no matter how generally accepted. Most self-respecting basketball fans will easily admit Rick Adelman has had an amazing career with rosters that are middle of the league on the talent scale. You'll undoubtedly disagree. The bad seasons with the Rockets can be blamed on the roster (particularly a lack of star power and a capable center). This does not absolve Adelman of criticism, such as underdeveloping some players, playing favorites to the detriment of the squad, bad substitutions, and general stubbornness. It simply seems to me that few coaches in the world would have done a majorly better job with our 2010 roster than Rick Adelman did. This is the same reason I don't hate Morey, although it was his fault that we put so much hope in Yao "highest paid cheerleader" Ming.
To give you further info on my stance: I'm still mad Mike Brown won C.o.Y over Rick Adelman. I don't hate McHale and I'm fine with Adelman leaving. What's the use. I want what's best for the team just like anyone, but I won't turn around and forget what Adelman did simply because he's gone.
Honestly, I have little interest in how "generally accepted" anything is. My only concern is whether it is right. I wouldn't disagree with the "amazing career" part, but yes certianly the "middle of the league on the talent scale" part. Unless you consider his teams in Portland with prime Clyde Drexler or his teams in Sac with prime Webber/Peja or his first couple of years in Houston with prime Tmac/Yao as "middle of the league" talent? Seems like we don't disagree on anything really, not sure why you are up in arms. I wouldn't even blame him too much on "playing favorites", "bad subs" or "stubbornness". I doubt it would have made too much of a difference either way. With a lesser roster, or "lukewarm" as you call it, his results have been correspondingly mediocre. I have nothing against Rick Adelman the coach, just the myth that he is some miracle worker turning chicken **** into wine, and water into chicken salad. Or whatever the saying.
Heypartner, Dingleberry. What the hell are you talking about? How did durvasa get into the conversation? Where was he mentioned and when did he chime in? WUT?
doesn't that also mean that any coach that ever coached is as qualified as rick adelman ??? if a=b, then b=a.
