On NBC the commentators during the Philly vs NY Game, credited Rudy T for changing the way the league is played now. They said, since the Rockets won there 2 championships with Hakeem and all the three point shooting, all the other teams fiqured out that this is the way to do things now,( under these current rules). Coach Brown came on and he was not in favor of all the 3point shooting that is going on. Brown blames the 3pt shot for killing the game of NBA basketball now. Rudy has known how to take advantage of the current rules. And he will do the same thing with the new one that come into exsistance next season. This is why he is one of the best coaches in the league, and will continue to so. The changing of the rules may slow the Rockets down a little bit, but Rudy will be one of the first coaches to fiqure out how to excel under this new rule system. Advantage Houston! ------------------ "Instinctly u recognize things,now take advantage of what u just recognized!".. Hakeem.. [This message has been edited by carlit0 (edited April 15, 2001).]
Notice that NBC WILL NEVER DISAGREE WITH ANYTHING THE NBA DOES NEVER!!! Corporate puppets Rocket River ------------------
I agree with Brown. The argument that the 3pt shot rule is the real culprit rather than diminishing basketball fundamentals and coaching is the argument that makes more sense to me. Rudy and Pat Riley's approach to creating systems to exploit rules reminds me of Bobby Knight. Knight was one of the leading voices trying to prevent the 3 pt shot in college. But once it passed, he implemented it into his system faster than any other coach in the Big 10. Also, I saw Coach K on the Charlie Rose show last week talking about his championship team this year. He builds teams around their stregth's and learns what to coach throughout the year. This year he and his coaches quickly learned that this team needs to shoot a lot of 3 ptrs. Duke shot more 3 ptrs this year by a large margin that they ever have. Coach K adjusted to exploit the 3 this year, because his team wasn't as good at the midrange low-post game, relatively speaking. Knight adjusted to 3s. Rudy and Riley did to. Now Larry Brown (the teacher of many coaches such as John Calipari) says the 3 ptr is the problem. Listen to the coaches. They will look to exploit rules not obey them. Rules changes should always be viewed very skeptically. You want to shake things up in the NBA, just move the 3ptr back to Larry Bird distance or eliminate it. That will eliminate isolation from being a championship worthy offense, because the swing pass along the perimeter only produces a long 2 pt shot.
The mark of real talent in anything is in one's ability to either exploit the weaknesses in a system or invent a new system. Every great talent in any endeavor, art or industry has either figured out a way to excel in the system or by developing a new system. Rudy T. and Pat Riley (though I don't like him) have learned how to exploit the weaknesses in the rule structure of the NBA and now they are being blamed for their success. In fact, saying that they changed the way the game is played is a real compliment. If they hadn't done it, they'd probably be coaching high school ball now. ------------------ And then, depression set in...
The NBC broadcasters were joking. They laughed it off, and then credited Rudy for winning 2 championship by utilizing Dream well. They were just kidding with Rudy. ------------------ See the three, be the three.
Well, Rudy played under about 5 or 6 coaches, but his main role was as a shooter and rebounder. One of the systems he was under for a while was Tex Winter's motion offense that the Bulls used with Jordan and Phil Jackson has used with the Lakers. ------------------ And then, depression set in...
The Triangle is not considered a Motion Offense. It is a Flex offense. This is a little pet peeve of mine. I know many people (especially the media) tell us the Triangle is motion, but it is not. It is a ball movement offense...."flex". Sloan's offense in Utah is a flex as well. Motion is characterized by a lot of screens and player movement. Screens were not allowed in the NCAA when Tex Winters invented the Triangle. Flex is characterized by situational strong side plays with a weakside options to swing too, should the strong side be denied.
It seems odd that Rudy would be bothered by the rule changes when he is so well equipped to coach all types of offense. What better understanding could you have? Not to rehash 20 other threads, but the Rockets could use some rules that will cover up their erratic defense that has trouble matching up against some teams. ------------------
Rudy is bothered by a rules change, because he is a fan of the NBA without zone. Not because he has self-interest in preserving rules that supposedly he needs to be a successful coach. [This message has been edited by heypartner (edited April 16, 2001).]
