The coach is all to blame if we have a talented team and players are sitting on the bench that could help while the other team starts a rally on us that last for a whole quarter. Its sickening tosee Hill and Jeffries sit there and we are being out bigged by the opposing teams. Sickening to see Brooks get lit up and not call a timeout to bring back in Lowry. Sick when players start to jack up shots when Scola is nearly leading the league in points. Thats coaching. Defense is coaching. 4th quarter comebacks beaus eof rotational errors and no timely timeouts to stop runs with other rotations to matchup? Is coaching.
So, as I predicted, like JVG was before him and Rudy T before him, now it's RA's turn to shoulder the blame and take the fall. The fact that he's using the players he was supplied by the "genius" DM has no bearing on the situation at all. Neither does the fact that this is the way he's coached for years and the Rockets knew that when he was hired. Seems to me Morey inherited CD's teflon suit which deflects all blame for losses to the head coach.
It's mind-boggling that he never takes any responsiblity. He always talks about what the players did or didn't do, but he never holds himself accountable for anything. I'm just counting down the days till Adelman and his so-called veteran coaching staff retires....(or canned).
You conveniently left out 7 rebounds, 3 of which were offensives. I'll take 0-7, 3 assists, 7 rebounds and good defense over 3-9, 1 rebound, 5 assists and 6 PF any day.
I think both of them are too blame, let's find out if DM is a good leader, we know he can gather assets, but he should sit down with his headcoach and iron out a plan of action. Right now, they have too many players and they are trying to fit too many into the rotation and it is ****ing it up for all of them. No one knows their role right now.... DD
This is the problem. Adelman always says what should of happened during the game after the game is over. How about making the adjustments or doing the coaching during the game!!
Don't worry DD because the guy that's coming is exactly that type of guy who doesn't care one bit about how he does on the court. As long as he's getting paid, he will be happy as a pig in slop.
I agree with you totally. Coach is part to blame. Morey gave him this vast lineup to work with and made it a geometry of assets who wouldnt consolidate into a smaller lineup for Adelman in the offseason. He talked up a good game but didnt cash in any of his chips for one single player. He could turn a couple of these guys into one more great player and solid rotation is made smaller and more efficient. Morey isnt doing his job either.
You just gave the collective fanbase of the Knicks a huge laugh if you're putting a large part of the blame for this loss on Adelman not playing Jeffries and Hill. The same Rick Adelman whp guided this team to a 22 game winning streak. Yeah, blame the coach. It's easy. No highlight films of play on the court to bother digging up.
Not Rocket science... pun intended. Bill Worrell pretty much hit the nail on the head, when in the 4th quarter he said, "Not much ball movement... people just standing around." I'm not sure why the "team" doesn't seem to get the offense -- or believe in it -- or both. Brad Miller was supposed to help with that. Also, the abysmal 3-point shooting didn't help. That is supposed to help with floor spacing. When it's off, other parts of the game get tougher. I've said for YEARS there is a lack of leadership. If you want to lay anything at Brooks doorstep, it would be not being the leader who both understands the offense and also runs it -- and sees to it that other players are running it. Of course, whoever is running the point is supposed to play that role. Right now, there just seems to be too much one-on-one play-making, where a player is forcing a play to try to develop a double team. Also, you can only be a leader if you have enough respect to be able to tell another player he is messing up or missing a position on court, etc. The offense is supposed to use motion of both the ball and players to then cause defensive mistakes leading to easier scoring. The way the Rockets played for most of this game the offense was way too difficult. Is Adelman's offense that cerebral? A lot of defense relies on boxing out and getting rebounds. On one possession, the Nuggets had like 3 or 4 shot opportunities in a row. Inexcusable. I do think there is something to the complaint that limiting Yao to 24 minutes and not knowing which 24 is upsetting to the chemistry of the team. But, hey, they did play without Yao all of last year. It's Adelman's responsibility to get the players to understand his offense and know how to implement it no matter who is on the floor. This is what training camp is supposed to help with. I mentioned after the LA game, the Rockets looked better in the last 2 preseason games than they did in LA. Ditto for the last 2 games. "Somebody" needs to light some fires in a few places to get things back on track. Or is the problem that this really IS Rocket science??
OK, I spent $1000+ and took a party of four to the game, section 120, row 25. I think this product warrants lower prices! Aside from feeling gypped, I have some basketball concerns: Mainly, our undersized PG is pouting; his backup can't make a shot; and Shane is taking way too many of the Hard G's minutes. Yao actually blocked a shot tonight, so I think (well, hope) he's slowly coming around. Scola is the heart and soul of this team now, and should play 48 minutes, plus OT prn.
It's not Morey's fault at all IMO. He's doing his job, bringing as much talent as he can. He never had a shot at Bosh, and if Melo doesn't want to come here he can do nothing about it. If Philly and Indy wants to desperately hang onto Iggy and Granger what else can Morey do? I think he's done all he can and he's put this franchise in great flexibility. If the team has a horrible season it's very possible they could get TWO lottery picks, with addition of having an expiring Yao.
Coach Adelman is 0-3. Gm is 0-3. Lineup is too big. Adelman cant handle it. Morey screwed up by not doing a trade to make the roster smaller and more efficient. Yao is a rusty non back 2 back role player. Brooks has no defense. Battier is old. They get playing time in the oddest situations and circumstances. The Gm wont act or didnt the coach wont make adjustments. The younger taller guys are there. Alot of assets. Alot of talk. No action.
