Van Gundy is my choice. The guy just knows how to coach. He could get this team into the playoffs. Look what he did with the Knicks. Since Gundy left, Knicks have fallen apart.
Silas is a pretty good coach but come on...give credit to Mashburn and Davis. They are legit all stars. Davis hasn't played as well this year but heck the past two years Davis was lighting it up. Funny thing is...Davis' production went down as soon as he signed that big fat contract... intresting...in that regards I have lost a little respect for Davis
Some dream!! Calvin has 0 credential as coach at even a high school level, how could anyone even consider him?!!! Throwing the ball into Yao and playing scrubs do not qualify him for the coaching job. I can do that! ... Wait, my 7 yr old daughter can do that!! Understand the team concept? Get the ball to the open man? Who doesn't? But the pro game is a little more complicated than that. You have these stars, AI, TMac, Kobe ... that can score with 2 men drapping all over them vs. these scrubs that can't hit the side of the barn when they are left alone in practice!!!
It has been more than 4 yrs. Not winning with Hakeem, Clyde and Charles was disappointing too! Of course the Freak would think differently since finishing 9 out of 14 is quite acceptable to him!
To follow up on this: '03 - Rockets miss the playoffs by one game while working a foreign rookie and 20-year-old center and power forward into the starting lineup. '02 - Rockets suck because they lose their starting PF, SF, and their star PG for long stretches. '01 - Rockets surprise the league and finish with the best record ever to not make the playoffs, despite not having Olajuwon for half of the season. '00 - Both Barkley and Olajuwon miss a great deal of the season, leaving the Rockets to start rookies and guys who were not used to starting...they have a poor season. Yeah, Rudy has disappointed all four years.
Another log on the fire: http://www.nj.com/sports/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-1/105254822847540.xml Hornets can't lure Van Gundy Saturday, May 10, 2003 BY BRAD PARKS Star-Ledger Staff BOSTON -- TNT analyst and former Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy would not respond to a new round of rumors about his future, one of which was confirmed by an NBA official last night: The New Orleans Hornets were granted permission by the Knicks to speak with him about their coaching vacancy, but Van Gundy sent back word to owner George Shinn that he isn't interested. His reasons, according to the official, were sound. Van Gundy is perplexed that Hornets ownership would fire Paul Silas after a successful tenure; he doesn't like that the Hornets are going to the Western Conference; and he does not want to move his family to the deep South. That would leave only a few good options if Van Gundy wants to coach next season. Among them are Houston (which may decide to kick Rudy Tomjanovich upstairs) and Cleveland (if it lands LeBron James). Van Gundy has fallen off Toronto's radar, however, because the Raptors are offering only $1.5 million to $1.8 million per season. Van Gundy was the last-minute TNT replacement last night for Danny Ainge, who has found something else to do as the Celtics' new executive director of basketball operations.
You would think that Houston is more "deep south" than New Orleans. At least, according to a map it is.
I've heard some good things about this assitant from Detroit, can't remember his name... Apparently, he's the mastermind of the league's #1 defense, and is auditioning for some headcoaching jobs this summer. Aside from that, Detroit's C's are generally in more of a Yao Ming mold, with Cliff Robinson, Mehmet Okur, and Rebraza all playing there. Also, I'd love Griffin to be given the role of Ben Wallace but unfortunately without the man-to-man defensive capacity. Still, I'd love to see Eddie incredibly focused on rebounding and shotblocking, and I think he can do it with his athleticism/height. Scoring will eventually come once he gains the strength and gains confidence off some second chance points. Anyone know about this Detroit guy?
His name is Kevin O'Neill but the Raptors have already asked for permission to talk to him. http://waymoresports.thestar.com/NA...l_pageid=979619472127&call_pagepath=Home/Home Here's a brief bio: Kevin O'Neill, who was named assistant coach by Rick Carlisle on June 25, 2001, brings over two decades of coaching experience in both the collegiate and professional ranks. Most recently, O'Neill served as an assistant coach to Jeff Van Gundy and the New York Knicks during the 2000-01 season. Prior to entering the NBA, O'Neill was a college head coach at Northwestern, University of Tennessee and Marquette, where he posted a career head coaching record of 190-197 (.491). http://www.nba.com/coachfile/kevin_oneill/index.html?nav=page
WTF?? has rudy shown you any signs of implenting any sort of offensive system? how about displaying some discipline?? or his inability to develop young players(notice how well kenny is playing?) who exactly do you blame for all of these reoccurring problems??? with just about every sports writer in the country finally acknowledging rudy's shortcomings, maybe it's high time you do too. i find your blind pro-rudyism to be absolutely absurd. never have i heard such assinine comments (of course coming from you, i'm not surprised). p.s. - not a disappointing season?!? what the hell would you consider a disappointing season? you have left me with so many frustrating questions i just cant wait to see your responses, because i cant see any way you could realistically justify your ridiculous comments.
I agree with some of what you said, but his development of Yao Ming seems to be pretty impressive. Yao is way ahead of where anyone had him pegged to be at the end of one season. Kenny Thomas played well for the Rockets too. He wasn't the best fit for the team and it could have been a favor to KT to let him go someplace that he could shine more in the last year of his contract.
