It seems to me that the Rockets (including Silas and Brown) have not even considered taking a risk with their coaching selection. There are lots of great future NBA head coaches out there that are dieing for the chance to work... people who would easily be as good as Van Gundy and Dunleavy. I just don't understand why they aren't being considered. Why do I feel like the Rockets DEFINETLY aren't going to hire the next Coach of the Year? Surely Dawson knows hundreds of people in the business that he might consider. Teams are always trying to out-scout each other for players. Why is picking a coach so predictable and boring?
Yes I agree!!! Lets see if we can get Doc Rivers from the Orlando Magic. He is a players coach yet has what it takes to get his point across to the younger players. He always gets the most out of his team. Larry Bird would be awesome! Lets throw some money at him and see if he take the bait! We would rox! We would be unbeatable!!! Pat Riley....didn't he win just a few championship out there on the left coast....or better yet Jackson....I bet Yao Ming would not miss a scheduled meeting with him!
Didn't Doc Rivers decline the opportunity to talk with Houston? Larry Bird is out of coaching and presently negotiating to buy the Bucks franchise with a group. Why would he step away from that? Isn't Pat Riley part-owner of the Heat? I'm not sure what would be involved to convince him to change jobs.
I would have like for the Rockets to interview the assistant coaches who are deemed ready to go like Jordan,Cleamons, even the asst under Sloan and even young Nelson if Cuban would have given him permission. He did a great job with the Lith national team. I think they narrowed the search to narrow instead of really exploring the possibilities.
Doctor Robert, you surely make a good point. It really would be nice if the constant recycling of coaches was toned down drastically. If anything, coach recycling would be at its most understandable level if it mainly centered around coaches that were outrageously released/fired by teams. If someone is a coach that just tends to move from opportunity-to-opportunity just because they can, while many long-time, hard-working asistant coaches, for example, aren't even given a chance to legitimately compete...why kind of message does that truly send? Just as many people note that players need to realize how special having spots in the pros really are, and that opportunities are few and far between to live the dream, coaches should have to develop that same mentality as well. If you find that you want to be on the move often, as a coach, then those coaches should be prepared to have to start at a disadvantage, as the younger-to-newer names in coaching circles get their chances as well. I surely don't see this trend of coach recycling truly being broken anytime soon, but it's nice to think about.
If the Rockets win 48 games next year (they will be probably be close) no matter the coach is.. he will be considered for coach of the year. Thats why this is considered the best coaching opportunity out there. I agree withn Phil Jackson, Larry Brown blundered when he took the Detroit deal. The only down side is, if the coach wins under 45, it may be considered underachieving. But no self respecting coach would worry about that. The Rockets may be more than one year away, but if they contend next year, whoever they hire will be in contention for coach of the year.
I agree. After Larry Brown, I think they are being too hasty. Let's look at some assistants or college coaches. Some that I think have done a good job are Quinn Snyder, Rick Majeras, Tommy Amaker, and Steve Alford.
These Coaches are NOT real Coaches they are organisers of Teams of Star Players. They never coached a team up the ladder to a Championship! Riley and Jackson not our cup of tea, by a long way!!
I can say with complete confidence that one of the best coaches that the NBA will ever see is working as an assistant coach or a college coach as we speak. Why didn't we try to find him?