Rick is too aged to be flexible to coach Rox now. With most talents in a decade, Rox did not give us much excitement this season I dont talk about his trademark offense simply because we have not seen it. Some players are in very good conditions, but have no much chance to play. Rick just plays just by the fame. PT is a big issue now Anyone remember at the beginning of the season he played Yao about 40 mins at the first 3 games, Artest > 40mins... he just did not know how to use these talents .....$#%#@^%$#*^%$*^%#$ I heard that the management informed him to use Yao around 30 mins after that in order to reduce Yao's injury possibilities Sorry, i am done with Rick "Don't Know" Adelman
I think I'm allowed to criticize the product I see on the court... the one that I consider spending money on, and plan on watching for NBA entertainment. And right now, the product is not something I'm pleased with. The record is still decent... and by the end of the year (injuries not withstanding), they'll be pretty fluid in running their current offense... but my point is that Adelman isn't adding anything that this team didnt' already know how to do. And in the process, some attention to defense and game-to-game intensity is being lost (those aren't adelman's strong-suits... he's a player's coach, meaning the players need to take it upon themselves sometimes). And you can't get rid of all the players...
To be honest a lot blame goes to Rafer this game. Besides the clutch 3 that he made, he has not been making good passes.
The last game betw the Lakers and Celtics Van Gundy and company was mentioning nxt year some teams would be a fool to not give Tom Tibedeaux head coaching duties. Tibedeaux was credited by Garnett and company as for their success etc. etc. would luv to see him as the coach for the Rox -Defense wins championships, is true for every major Pro sports, NHL, NFL, NBA but u know what, I don't think Tibedeaux can make us ala Celtics becus it all starts with the core players, a coach can only do so much, Allen, Pierce, Garnett are strong minded team oriented, confident and season vets that brings all the intangibles that a Tibedeaux can enhance into a well run system. I saw them against the Lakers - they are a MACHINE, all knowing their roles and even though they loss I doubt the lakers can beat them in a 7 gamer. Their system is down pat. The core players we have are a mental and physical joke compared to them and that is the sad reality. I would put Artest as the exception since I havn't seen him long enough and in the post season. No coach can transform these fundamental weaknesses. It all starts from the top.
Valid points... but need I remind you that our core and role players were far worse in 2004-05... but everybody on that team knew their roles, and they acheived some great things. A coach does have the potential to bring a team together, and to ensure that each and every player on the team knows their roles. I think part of the problem currently is that Adelman himself doesn't fit in... let alone him trying to get other players to know their roles.
It was a month old thread Why not? I just want everyone to know that Rick was a great coach in the past, but for the current most talented Rox in a decade, he is not good, not suitable, not flexible ... I hope Rox suceed this season What did he supposedly bring to Rox? his "Uptempo" offense, where is it? not better than JVG's. Defence? worse than JVG's sorry. JVG might be coaching better with current team
Is this how RA does his work: make a rotation plan before the game and stick to it no matter what happens on the court? It is so obvious that sometimes the player he puts on the court can't produce and still he doesn't make any change. For example T-Mac in last night game and Yao in the later time of tonight game. It is just frustrating to watch his sitting there without making any change.
Adelman blew the game last night and almost blew it for us again tonite. He's a very good coach but he simply has not delivered what he was brought here to accomplish. Our offense is still atrocious and now our defense has slipped. He has to do a better job. He was brought here to get Tracy open looks - he hasn't done it. He was brought here to beat the fronting defense against Yao - he's still clueless. We won last year with our stifling defense. We're winning this year milking Yao in the paint. Tell me again why JVG was let go? I'll wait until we have some kind of consistent rotation with our health before I pass judgement. It's only fair that way. But thus far I am pretty disappointed. His substitutions/playcalling in the 4th are baffling.
It's annoying. You guys just can't enjoy the win? No, its lets fire Adelman, lets trade TMac, bench Yao, its time to rebuild, Hayes is useless, Head is garbage(One game he didn't even play and someone made this comment). Its ridiculous. I wonder how you guys were when they had the horrible start last season, pretty sure there were trade TMac threads the minute he touched the ball.
If playing hard and hustling is an example or winning, then Rick Adelman is an example of someone that don't know how to play hard. I mean he's an okayyy coach but he doesn't know the little things that he needs to do to win game or CARE to do the little things to win game...like taking Yao out and allow the other teams to attack the basket with ease. That's why even in Sacramento, some of the games he lost because he got outcoached by Phil Jackson coaching strategy. On the other hands, JVG is an exceptional great coach when it comes to substitution and know who he wants in the game. The only criticism of him is his offense is stagnant.
I haven't given up on Adelman yet (just a year ago he coached a 22 game winning streak) but.. why the hell did he take Yao out the final 2 plays of regulation. - his inside presence would have at least made deron think twice before getting an easy lay-up (stupid bone-headed play by rafer btw, almost an and 1) -if they miss and yao rebounds, they will foul, and hes our best free throw shooter I went to the bar and took a shot when I saw him take Yao out.
