Hi. I don't make new threads often, but there are two quick suggestions I'd like to throw in and I'd like to your thoughts on them... 1.) Tracy McGrady starting as point guard McGrady seems to have great court vision and ball-handling. What's been lacking is his explosiveness and shooting. So why not make him a point guard and either trade Alston/Brooks and use remaining point guard as a backup? I think T-Mac at this point would make a much more valuable pg than a shooting guard, no? We can start Von Wafer as the shooting guard or start Artest. Why waste the one thing T-Mac still has: ballhandling? 2.) JVG as defensive coach Not realistic, true, but if he's got the coaching itch next season but doesn't find a head coaching gig he'd like, maybe we can offer JVG a ( huge ) one-year contract to be a defensive coach next to Adelman. Les has never been one to be cheap, so if JVG isn't too hurt from being fired, maybe this isn't a reach. Those are my thoughts. Thank you. ::gets off podium::
How about make JVG the head coach? The Rockets are not any better offensively under Adelman than they were under JVG. What makes that fact even worse is that JVG did what he did with guys named David Wesley (old), Ryan Bowen, Keith Bogans and Clarence Weatherspoon (old) during his tenure as starters or playing big minutes. Adelman has had far superior offensive talent and still can't score more points. Don't get me started on the difference in defense from the JVG era to now.
You've already stated so I'm just adding to it ... no way JVG comes back. That was a Les decision and I'm sure there was friction between the two and how the whole thing at the end was handled. If the Rockets were to get a new coach (big IF) and looking defense, perhaps they would look at JVG's assistant Tom Thibodeau.
#1, agree. worth experimenting. #2, never will happen - understand a successful nba head coach's ego.
Clutch, You're absolutely right. Tom Thibodeu was the defense genius behind JVG's system, so that actually is more realistic and makes more sense. On a related note, the friction between Les and JVG seems one-sided. I think JVG likes the Rockets, but Les doesn't like JVG. Dave78, Adelman took a broken team last season and won 22 games in a row and the most wins since 1995. That means something. JVG, while I like him, has proven he isn't the solution after four good seasons of looking at him. I have faith in Adelman. He's won almost everywhere he's been. He'll find a way.
Tom Thibodeau is 3rd in line behind God and Morey. I think any coach that looks like Dougie from King of Queens is gold in my book.
Uh tmac is not a natural point guard, and in no way would he be able to chase guards around all day. JVG could get a head coach job today if he wanted, i dont think he would waste his time being an assistant.
We don't need a " natural " point guard; the issue at hand is how to best utilize T-Mac. When he's limited to shooting less and passing more, we look so good. We turn our opponents into baby seals when T-Mac is passing.
Problem is nobody will be able to guard the opposing team's offensive pg. Wafer, not known for his defense, would get smoked by the Derons and the CP3s. Giving up on the season is one suggestion that won't fail to disappoint.
When T-Mac wants, he can be a great defensive player capable of guarding 1's. The key word is " wants ".
van gundy would never be an assistant coach now lol. the other day i read an article about him while he was in new york, it seems he has quite a big ego. Also once on tv he said, he felt better to be the man in charge than being someone's assistant. he really could have easily got an assistant job in nba after he was fired (like tons of coaches do), but he chose not. What makes you think he will work under RA.
that's what i thought, put tmac in at the point for limited periods in certain situations, but he's already not 100 percent there is no way he can chase around little guys all game long, i like having barry at point on occasions when they have larger pgs
he is capable of guarding them if he is switched, or has to for a particular period of time, but he can NOT guard an elite point guard for an entire game, he just isn't in that kind of shape anymore
i'm not sure tmac can consistently guard point guards even if he wants to...you said it yourself, he's lacking that explosion, he was never a quick ball player, just quick for his size, so i doubt he's point guard quick. It also pretty much kills fastbreaks because he's not great at pushing the ball, so he'd pretty much walk it upcourt every single time, they'd lose out on easy points because of that. Where is Elie coaching right now? Wouldn't mind having him as a defensive assistant coach...
Never say never. People can change their opinions. I'm not suggesting that JVG would agree to be an assistant if the organization wants him back-only he can answer that question, but it be worth considering since he has yet to win a championship, he knows the players, the organization, I also think he lives in houston and most likely loves Rox since as I understand, he didn't leave by choice, opportunities come and go...
Lolol. 1) McGrady can't play point because he isn't quick enough at the moment to defend guards such as chris paul and D williams. That's why coaches play him at the 2 and let him handle the ball. It's the same ****. 2) You really think JVG could be an assistant coach? He has too much of a dominant personality. He'd wanna take over. Plus, his and Rick's coaching styles don't mix.
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sorry I dont think tmac is good to our ratation, I would rather see Yao and role players on the floor.
