That he can't control his wife. Having a S.O. berate your ex-employer on Twitter helps confirm it was the correct decision. I can see why the media would tee off on the Rockets right now, they haven't been around and don't pay attention unless they have to. But look! A team with Howard on it fired their coach! Must be the players. There's a reason why there was an official "Fire McHale Thread" on the front page of Clutchfans every day. We all knew he was a bozo. Just because a guy is a good dude and well liked doesn't make him a good coach. We reached the WCF because of Harden's brilliance and Josh Smith going ballistic in Game 6. McHale didn't X and O his way to Smoove raining down all those 3's.
I think there are people on here who genuinely believe that Mchale was just a fall guy and that all of the dislike for his coaching is really just hate for the guy. I don't know why they believe that but those same people are going off right now. Mchale wasn't the only problem but he was one of the problems. You can fire Mchale you can't trade Harden. He wasn't the only problem but he was the one they could fix. They should have done this a year ago but they were being too nice. They are going regret not firing him sooner for a long time.
the west is worse this year than it was last year... we could make the wcf or we could get bounced in the 2nd round.. we shoulda been bounced in the second round last year
let's assume the tweeter was indeed mrs. mchale. so what he cant control his wife? is that a moral defect? and your "ex-employer" concept only applies for mchale himself, not his wife or families. no? and even if mchale himself feels him getting fired, under all circumstances, was a bit unjust and says sth. about it on social media to outlet his grudges, how's that prove the firing was a right decision? i understand let to of mchale at the moment was practically the only choice if indeed the player(s) stopped responding. but to think losing mchale will solve all or most of our problems is too naive. and for those who only come to the garm to say "i told ya so", i really have no interest to talk to them.
he may not be a top-notch hc, but "terrible"? so logically, if we didnt have such a "terrible" coach, we wouldve reached the finals last yr, or even snatched the trophy, eh?
jackson and mchale are nothing alike. we have sets, but not necessarily plays. its a very free flowing offense. mchale will tell you that himself. why do you think we are at our best playing fast paced, quick tempo but and not as efficient in the half court coaches always go first. now its all on the players. can't use the coach as the scapegoat twice on one team with the same group of players. lets be real, its always fired too early or fired too late. its rare you hear someone say "yup, they fired him at a perfect time. what a great move." no, not after how we started. but nobody even expected us to make it to the WCF last year so it doesn't hurt to keep hope.
Seems like everyone in this thread thinks we're going past the WCF this year. And next year, even better! I really do wish I could see this the way they do.
Lowe and Thorpe disagree with that and I bet Morey would too. I'm not sure who is saying he wasn't a good teacher as we've had a few players who broke out and/or had the best years under McHale so far. I know Keven Garnett disagrees with you. The whole "in spite" of McHale song and dance is getting old. Thornton is a NBA journeyman who was had a cheap contract, that's a silly complaint. Most people weren't talking about Thornton as a key addition in this offseason, the law of averages can be a cruel mistress. I do agree on the Lawson thing, as everything else has been purely effort and on the players in my opinion. The key additions certainly balanced the season ending injuries to Bev and DMO and the chronic injuries of TJones and Howard. So are in the camp we won in spite of McHale? There was no option but to fire the coach when there are serious questions about making the playoffs Look, I hope Harden can consistently compete at the level we know he can, because all the X's&O's, perfect timing on timeouts, strategies, and rotations can't save this team if Harden turns out to be a person who cares more about fame than winning. Harden is the franchise player and when your franchise quits on the coach/team then that trickles down. His behavior has been unacceptable.
It applies to his whole family. She should know better, being the wife of a coach and all. The fact that she doesn't speaks volumes. Les and Daryl probably smirked at it. I'm not sure if this is a serious question. Don't think of it as "losing McHale" as much as it is "Gaining a real head coach". Is JB he anwser? I don't know. There is an answer, it's just impossible to objectively look at the talent on this team and think they were being used appropriately.
how's this argument of yours (or is it even an argument?) relevant to the topic of this thread? let me guess. the next thing you will say is we all should be thankful to have harden playing for hou, eh? tbh, if i have such a lazy arse as my coworker or my employee, i will not like it.
Morey surrounded McHale was great assistants. JB changed the defensive schemes last season and Finch is in charge of the offense. And the biggest myth is that we don't run any plays! Where does this come from - do you watch the game? We run tons and tons of plays.[/QUOTE] Folks don't know what plays look like anymore. Our problem is the lack of movement and ball watching.
what applies to his whole family? that no one in his family should or can say a thing about his firing? says who? or was that articulated in his contract? btw, his former employer was the rockets as an organization, not morey as an individual.
We have JB, Finch, and the rest of the coaching staff to worry about Xs and Os, that burden was never fully or mostly on McHale. The media is teeing off on Houston because they know Harden's lack of effort is what is wrong with the team this season.
