more reasons why Judas Alexander is a fake and a moron

Dont you realise that this is America and BUSINESS is ruthless, its only part of the game.

 

Rudy is the moron who couldn't coach his players. It's so easy when you have DREAM!

Go LES!!!!

 

Not unless they let the inmates run the asylum.

Seriously, Oski, you can't let emotions make you say statements that are incredibly inane.

Chievous,

I love you as much as anyone here, bro, but you have got to let this situation go. It doesn't make you feel any better (even though you think it does).

 

I live in Washington, DC, where Abe Pollin has owned one of the most consistently crappy teams in the history of sports.

How has he done it? By showing more loyalty to the people who work for him, especially Wes Unseld, than to the people for whom he works, the fans, who are sick of losing and want a winner.

Finally, somebody gave Abe a testosterone injection, and he gave Michael Jordan, a great player but crappy executive, the boot.

The Rockets have been underachieving for years now. I love Rudy, but even if you don't think he was responsible for it, it had become screamingly obvious that he couldn't fix it. Either way, he had to go.

Excuse me while I bend down and kiss the ground in gratitude that Les Alexander is our owner.

 

I've followed this board since the mid nineties, but I just set up a new ID. I rarely post because nobdody says much very interesting, but Rudy's 'retirement' has spurred alot of talk from senior and I suppose knowledgable members. It has made interesting reading the last few days, but I am suprised at the Stevie bashers.

I'm not a Mobley fan, and in the west we are going to have to exchange our rather soft PF's, for someone who can stay with the other PF's in the west. Although I would love a good PG just so we turn loose Francis ala Iverson, I think Francis is more a VICTIM of the system he played under. In the All-Star game a pretty fair coach ( Rick Addelman ) let Stevie run the show for the 4th quarter and into O/T while bringing the team back from being seriousy down to winning. Francis did this with Nash and Marbury collecting splinters, so some pretty smart Bball people think Steve must be pretty good at his job.

The coaching staff ( Larry didn't improve things ) must have contributed to the problem. I don't want to 'dis' Rudy, but a new coach is the start of a new system. Rudy isn't going to change his style and his style isn't workingwith the personnel we have.
I cried last season when I saw J. Posey cut down to a walk by the end of the season, after coming in like the racehorse, athletic 3 that we so badly needed.

I don't know enough about the salary cap stuff to know what we can afford, but I would like to see a defending,rebounding PF with muscle, a racehorse 2 and 3 that can shoot. Speed and Strength seem to be the only way to win in the west.

 

Les cares about winning. And he's willing to bring in the talent to get the job done.

But if the coach is the problem given the talent, then it's time to make a hard decision. The difficult cut.

I mean, look at the Astros. We bring in "nice guys" all the time the fans love (Bigs, Bags, Kent, Berkman). But getting rid of Biggio and Bagwell would be looked down by the fans. Why? Because they "love them so much."

Uh, what about winning?

This is not a family. This is a business. And when nothing changes, then it's the owners job to step in a make change.

 

Nothing interesting? Ever!!! In 7 years?
I don't think you realize how broad of topics this BBS has...

You need to look around.

 

If he was like Bud Adams, I'd say you were right. But Les spends money. Adams didn't.

If time was to go by and we weren't winning, then you have every right to claim that Les is "taking it to the fans" (gouging). But he's not. He's making things happen.

 

Exactly! I mean, it's not like Les is a hands-on owner. He's not a micro-manager. He only steps in when big changes are needed. Les has given Rudy plenty of growing time and space.

Until now.