*spittingmilkonthekeyboard* Jeez Man! that is EXACTLY what JVG did If you did not 'fit his system' . . you was OUT! Mark Jackson, Oakley, Rod Strickland, Charle Ward . . . .and the list goes on Rocket River
Mark Jackson, Oakley, Rod Strickland, Charle Ward <-- these are his SYSTEM guys he brought in. Rocket River
Rudy T was known to let the "inmates run the asylum". Which contributed to all the ISO plays during the Rudy T/Francis era. So I would say, "No." He was a real player's coach.
I always thought that was a bit disingenous people b*Tch and moan about so called ISO ball but Rudy ALWAYS ran ISO Ball Well people b*tching when He gave it to the Dream and the other guys watched? I mean hell . .. the LEAGUE MADE A RULE against it. . . SEVERAL TIMES [i.e. the Barkley rule. . . you cannot back someone down for more than 5 seconds. .. . . the new Defensive 3 seconds was a rule put in to stop it . . .etc] So . . .IMO if you didn't b*tch about ISO in 1993 - 1995 . .. don't b*tch about it later Rocket River
RA was partly responsible for Tracy leaving. JCdenton no likey. Look through his previous posts; just ignore him.
Two Sandwiches is the very first name that came to mind. I'm thinking Scottie Pippen did not like him a whole lot either.
Actually you are wrong.... Rudy was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.... Kermit, never had an issue with Rudy...
Kenny Smith had problems with Rudy towards the end of his career. Smith's game was declining and he was pouting over losing minutes to Sam. Otis Thorpe had problems with Rudy. Otis wanted more offense to run through him. Problem was that Otis did not have a very good and consistent post game. He was more of a finisher. Of course, Maxwell did not like the Drexler trade and the final showdown with Rudy came against Utah in game 1 of the 95 playoffs. I don't think Sam Cassell had any problems with Rudy but I did know that Rudy was very hard on him in his early years. A lot of times Sam would get away from offense and look for his own shots. Rudy had to keep him in check. However, his unpredictability also made him dangerous to opponents. In general Rudy would let you do your things and would stay away from micromanagements long as you believed in the system and contributed to the team without being a distraction. Adelman is very similar to Rudy in this regard. In game, Adelman is even more lenient. He believes in read and react basketball so he will let you make decisions as long as they are good ones. Gundy was more of a micro manager, both on and off the court. If Gundy did not have to rely on McGrady for 75% of his offense then he would have b**** slapped him long time ago. Gundy knew this which is why he let McGrady get away with a lot.
Don't forget we got past the first round for the first time in a decade. Don't look now but another trip to the 2nd round could soon be out of reach once again until next season when we get Yao back.
Never b****ed about ISO ball during the Rudy-Franchise era. I actually think that was our best chance to win games considering our roster.
I think rudy T better then any other coach was able to maximize the talent he had. Its a shame he isn't in the hof.
uh yes I will b**** and moan about the ISO Francis era, it sucked hard and ugly to watch, it was Rudy's undoing on the other hand Hakeem working in the low post was a thing of beauty, I'd hand that ball to him everytime Just think for a minute, you're comparing a GOAT player in Hakeem Olajuwon to Steve SuperBowl Francis? Me thinks there is a Grand Canyon of a difference between those 2. It's like comparing a Bugatti Veyron to a Mercedes C-Class that thought he was a Ferrari. It's just too bad that Rudy thought he could apply the same principles to the Francis teams that he did to the Hakeem teams and think that would work out. The problem was in the later years there were too many questionable decisions he made on the talent he put on the roster. Some had no little to no talent, others were overpaid for their talents. Make no mistake, he had say so on the personnel decisions right up until he left.
As a gm he might have sucked, but as a coach he was great. He took a bunch of scrubs won a bronze. He got steve and cuttino to win 45 games.
What would have worked better with those teams? How could they have won more than 45 games? Let's hear your recommendation.
JVG had to kowtow to TM because he was a superstar with a fresh max contract. He was in a no-win situation if he engaged Tracy in a pissing contest. No leverage whatsoever.
