I have no clue what will occur. Nor do you or any of us. New admin in Portland. What will that mean for Dragic or Lowry or Nash or or or? It's like the inane Gee rumor. Who put it out there, Gee's agent? He's the one Rox saved their $$$ for? C'mon.
Point guard Goran Dragic in some ways is emblematic of this summer’s free-agent class—a player who has shown flashes of excellence but is far from established. He is 26 and has four seasons under his belt, but the first three of those years were packed with a handful of highs and many more lows. He started just eight games in those three years, averaged a career high of only 7.9 points in his second season and was traded to the Houston Rockets last year. With the Rockets, he was in a firm backup role to starter Kyle Lowry—until March 8, that is, when Lowry was hospitalized with a stomach virus. ... Dragic told Sporting News that his preference is to stay in Houston, and the Rockets would like to keep him. “That is what I would want to have,” Dragic said. “I really like the Rockets, it is a great organization. I really liked playing for Kevin McHale. He’s a great coach, great guy. He was a player so he has had a lot of experience. He helped a lot with me this season, taught me how to run a team. I hope that in the future, I am still going to be with him.” There is probably some diplomacy in that answer, though, because Dragic also got a taste of starting, and in that time, showed that he had addressed some of the weaknesses that weighed him down in Phoenix, especially his ability to be vocal and organize his team. Dragic does not want to be a backup again, but with Lowry on board, that would be his role with the Rockets. “Definitely, I want to be a starter in the NBA,” Dragic said. “I think I showed I can do it. I am really happy I got the opportunity to show what I can do and that I belong here. Still, you know, hopefully next year I am going to run the team. I know I can be a first point guard – it is something I can do.” Assuming that is not Houston, a source told Sporting News, Dragic could wind up in a familiar surrounding anyway—back in Phoenix. Should the Suns lose Nash in free agency, Phoenix is expected to make a push to re-sign Dragic and give him the reins in coach Alvin Gentry’s offense. That would suit Dragic. “I learned a lot in Phoenix, I had a very good time there,” he said. “I don’t know what is going to happen, but that is an organization I know, obviously, and they helped me a lot.”
Sounds like McHale is quite polarizing with this roster. Some love him for being a players' coach and others are just not having it.
