I'm asking for solid opinions on what you would do differently from Rick: Serious response sonly. Thanks in advance #1 Start Carl - nothing against Scola. Bringing in Scola to replace Yao open's up the lane and gives Scola more room to operate than with him and Yao in the game at the same time. Landry would be a monster on the weakside defense and can hit the open jumper from the wing and baseline. #2 Start Wafer - Would experiment with Wafer starting at the 3 spot due to Shane's lack of scoring and porous defense lately. He also use to give us some defensive and offensive board work. The only thing that scares me is Wafer's bball IQ when he puts it on the floor and tries to pass the rock #3 Have Yao run PnR immediately when teams start fronting him #4 Run more PnR with Artest and Brooks, which gives Artest a mismatch on a the post against a PG. Stockton/Malone all day. #5 Increase Lowry's minutes with the first team during 1st and 3rd quarters. Base 4Q minutes on who's doing well the 1st 3 quarters. Bobby Jackson finished many games for Sacto, while Bibby rode the pine in the 4Q. #6 Let's see if James "Flight" White can play any D. Can't do any worse than the Teflon Done Battier (he's has to still be hurting, can't jumper over a credit card).
This isn't about Adelman, this about all of the changes everyone say's that need to be made and I was interested in other viewpoints. Adelman is doing his thing, we're in 3rd place (barely) and hopefully a win tonight will dispel all of the 2nd guessing
We will end up with the same record as JVG w/o TLady. If at the beginning of the season you told everyone Tmac would do nothing and we would have our current record. They would have told you you're nuts. This is why I like what Rick is doing.
I don't like Aaron and Ron in the PnR. Having a point guard on Ron doesn't necessarily create a huge advantage for us because for some reason Ron just does not post up as often as he should. He likes to launch up jump shots whether they are contested or not. Against great point guards like Chris Paul, Ron might actually get the ball stolen. On point #5, I definitely agree that 4th quarter minutes should be based on the performance in the first 3 quarters.
Holy crap, another thread with the same terrible ideas? Landry over Scola? Really? Wafer over Battier? Are you serious? Do you think Rick hasn't suggested Yao running a pick-and-roll? James White better than Shane Battier? This is the most ridiculous of the bunch. #4/#5 aren't too bad.
Well first change I would make is Fire Backnthday from being coach... and hire someone like Rick Adelman to make more intelligent decisions.
I'm not saying Carl is better than Scola, I'm saying Yao near the paint hurts Scola posting up and doing more damage on post ups. Yes, Wafer over Battier. What is Shane doing to keep him on the floor. He's obviously still hurt and D is no where near what it was last season. His offense is non existent. Worst case scenario, Wafer is getting lit up and you bring in Shane earlier. Maybe Shane can get his confidence against the 2nd unit. I think Rick may have suggested it, but it doesn't look like it happens. If AB is dribbling on the wing and Yao's defender is fronting him, all Yao has to do is take a couple of steps toward AB giving him an easy lane to drive to the bucket. Instead Yao stays planted on the block. Once again, not saying Flight is better than Batman, only offering the opportunity to see what this guy can do. Shane has done absolutely zero the last several games to mert his minutes/playing time. It doesn't hurt to see what a guy has to offer.
First I would change my handle from HayesFan, because this is the last year your boy 2 minute Chuck will be on the team.
Check the original post, I only for serious responses. Not digs on whether or not I should be coach. I also thanked people in advance for serious posts.
Relax...I was teasing... and besides who's to say I can't support all men named Hayes who played for the Rockets and wore 44??
Are you serious dude, your on a messege board filled with sarcastic people! (if you didn't know go chill in the hangout for a while) You have a BS thread that can go into any other Rick Adelman thread. Why don't you make this one next! "Rick Adelman's coaching ideas 2009" And you can go hang out with your boy Olajuwonshake34, and you can think of more pointless threads!
We have the third seed in the ultra-competitive Western Conference, despite our team being ravaged by injuries and inconsistent starting lineups. WHY WOULD YOU WANT A COACHING CHANGE? ADELMAN SHOULD BE A CONTENDER FOR COACH OF THE YEAR!
This is a solid thread, aside from the OP's nutty #6 comment. He's not just complaining -- he's bringing up a bunch of ideas, providing some reasoning for it, and inviting discussion from others. I would have supported starting Carl earlier in the season, but Scola has played so well recently. I think he should continue to get the lion share of the minutes at PF. I think you greatly overrate Landry's weakside defense (he's a below average defender, in my view), and it could hurt our defensive rebounding. Scola has been no less effective with his mid-range jumper. Landry is a marginally better offensive rebounder and finisher inside, but I think that can be put to good use with him coming off the bench. I also think that Lowry-Landry can be a very good combination for us. I'd like them to share most of their minutes together. Shane's porous defense? I haven't noticed that. It's possible that Wafer is playing better right now, but then again I don't expect Battier to shoot below 30% for much longer. I'd keep Battier in the starting lineup, because most teams will start their best offensive lineups and you want Shane matched up against those lineups. I do like Wafer's penetration and his ability to run the floor, and that is something that the starting lineup could use more of. The Rockets sometimes do that. I think there are different options on how to react to the fronting defense. It's important not to do the same thing every time, because then you're making it easy for the defense to guard it. That could be a nice play to run. Does Artest set good, solid screens? If you're trying to get a switch, that's what needs to happen. A lot of wing players don't do that very well. This I agree with. You can do much, much, much worse than Battier on D. Silly statement.
I would have Artest camped on the low block where he is unstoppable. Artest running around the perimeter, bringing the ball up, and chucking jumpers is completely ridiculous.
Well.....Artest setting his feet and shooting a three pointer is nearly automatic. For whatever reason he doesn't get that. This where I don't mind Artest roaming around the perimeter and playing off the ball, but otherwise I agree.
