just so we clear The Rockets were playing well and well on their way to the playoffs until RUDY NEARLY DIED! and Larry Smith proved he was not ready to be a head coach Rocket River
In addition to all the additional games we'll win with T-Mac and Yao healthy, we'll win at least 5-6 more games this year simply by making better decisions at the end of close games. The Battier vs. Stro/rookie difference will make us a much-improved team.
Teams over the cap get the MLE every summer. It's the LLE that teams over the cap can only use once every two years.
RR, you've got me there. The point of my post wasn't to berate Rudy. He was an awesome coach when his life was right and pretty darn good even when it wasn't. He still would be if it weren't for declining health. JVG would have to win 3 or more championships to get a place in my heart next to Rudy's, but he's our coach now. And I truly believe he's the right guy. I just hope he gets those two guys I was talking about earlier.
