"Jeff Bzdelik will coach the Defense, so if we're bad, y'all talk to him"-Mike D'Antoni

As of February 1st, 2015(spoiler below); they were 4th. Edit: errr tied for 3rd.

Spoiler

Since 2007-08(including this season)
San Antonio: 485-202(.706); 8 winning seasons; 8 playoff appearances(three 1R exits; one 2R; two WCF; two Finals; one championship)
Dallas: 417-273(.604); 7 winning seasons; 7 playoff appearances(five 1R exits; one 2R; one Finals; one championship)
Boston: 406-282(.590); 6 winning seasons; 7 playoff appearances(two 1R exits; two 2R; one ECF; two Finals; one championship)
Houston: 407-283(.590); 8 winning seasons; 5 playoff appearances(three 1R exits; one 2R; one WCF)
Chicago: 396-290(.577); 5 winning seasons; 7 playoff appearances(four 1R exits; two 2R; one ECF)
Oklahoma City: 395-294(.573); 6 winning seasons; 5 playoff appearances(one 1R exit; one 2R; two WCF; one Finals)
Miami: 393-295(.571); 6 winning seasons; 6 playoff appearances(two 1R exits; four Finals; two championships)
Atlanta: 390-299(.566); 6 winning seasons; 8 playoff appearances(four 1R exits; three 2R; one ECF)
Denver: 386-302(.561); 6 winning seasons; 6 playoff appearances(five 1R exits; one WCF)
Portland: 382-307(.554); 5 winning seasons; 5 playoff appearances(four 1R exits; one 2R)
LA Lakers: 379-311(.549); 6 winning seasons; 6 playoff appearances(one 1R exit; two 2R; three Finals; two championships)
Golden State: 371-318(.538); 4 winning seasons; 3 playoff appearances(one 1R exit; one 2R; one Finals; one championship)
Memphis: 362-326(.526); 5 winning seasons; 5 playoff appearances(two 1R exits; two 2R; one WCF)
Utah: 357-329(.520); 5 winning seasons; 4 playoff appearances(two 1R exits; two 2R)
Cleveland: 356-330(.519); 4 winning seasons; 4 playoff appearances(two 2R exits; one ECF; one Finals)
Phoenix: 354-335(.514); 4 winning seasons; 2 playoff appearances(one 1R exit; one WCF)
Indiana: 351-335(.512); 3 winning seasons; 4 playoff appearances(one 1R exit; one 2R; two ECF)
Orlando: 348-338(.507); 5 winning seasons; 5 playoff appearances(two 1R exits; one 2R; one ECF; one Finals)
LA Clippers: 344-344(.500); 4 winning seasons; 4 playoff appearances(one 1R exit; three 2R)
New Orleans: 333-353(.485); 4 winning seasons; 4 playoff appearances(three 1R exits; one 2R)
Toronto: 322-365(.469); 2 winning seasons; 3 playoff appearances(three 1R exits)
Detroit: 295-393(.429); 1 winning season; 2 playoff appearances(one 1R exit; one ECF)
New York: 293-397(.425); 3 winning seasons; 3 playoff appearances(two 1R exits; one 2R)
Milwaukee: 286-403(.415); 1 winning season; 3 playoff appearances(three 1R exits)
Washington: 271-414(.396); 3 winning seasons; 3 playoff appearances(one 1R exit; two 2R)
Charlotte: 272-416(.395); 2 winning seasons; 2 playoff appearances(two 1R exits)
Brooklyn: 269-419(.391); 2 winning seasons; 3 playoff appearances(two 1R exits; one 2R)
Philadelphia: 262-426(.381); 1 winning season; 4 playoff appearances(three 1R exits; one 2R)
Sacramento: 231-456(.336); 0 winning seasons; 0 playoff appearances
Minnesota: 205-484(.298); 0 winning seasons; 0 playoff appearances

 

The Rockets are 23rd out of 26 teams in defensive efficiency in their first game (4 teams are playing their first games tonight).

If we don't improve on that number, either this Bzdelik guy ain't doing his job or he isn't being allowed to.

 

maybe he really meant 3rd best record in the division then

 

We need the other Jeff for HC - no way he would have allowed that poor showing on defense against an inexperienced Laker squad.

 

That has to be some of the softest interior defense I've ever seen.

 

Mike has no problem passing the blame... he will blame a particular player (he always has a whiping boy); then he will blame a particular assistant... and eventually will say the personnel (Morey's fault) isn't good enough... and last will blame Harden.

 

mda during the game "jeff is this good defense or bad defense?"
jeff "......."
mda "should i tell them to switch? i'll tell them to swtich. SWITCH! SWITCH! SWITCH EVERYTHING!"