Why the Rockets should think twice about firing McHale (here's a hint: Kevin Love)

We could get Lebron James on this team and as long as McHale is coach we aren't winning everything. Let it go. The guy has never accomplished anything as a coach. Why hold on to a mediocre coach?

As Morey has pointed out many times. every championship squad has a 3-4 year window to win the title. Our year one is down the drain. Howard has maybe another 3-4 years as a dominant player. Why waste any more time?

 

We have enough offensive weapons. Offense is never the problem, defense is. With Love, you do not have enough basketball to go around.

A defensive SF is the priority, period.

 

Out of sheer curiosity, how much research have you put into those coaches?

Tell me what they have done in the NBA. Collectively, I'm seeing 0's across the board here... As in, 0 NBA championships. SVG had Dwight in his prime, JVG had Yao and TMac (oh, and he can't coach an offense for his life, his D was good, cuz we held the ball for 20 seconds and the opposing teams didn't get possessions)

Thibbs? MVP?, DPOY, 3 all stars, can't get to the finals.

Karl? 0 finals appearances..... High scoring, no defense (hmm, sounds familiar)

Hollins???? Nada....

So, just tell me what are you looking for in a head coach? Because winning chips doesn't seem to be your goal here...

 

If only it was 1980 something...

 

Dont fire him...let him resign...

 

It doesn't matter how many stars Morey signs. The Rockets are not winning squat with McHale as their coach. How many more seasons are we going to waste before the front office and Les figure this out?

 

Yes, that was very, very silly. For god's sake, put in DMo, Jones, or even Casspi in that instance, be it for only a minute or two. McHale doesn't have confidence in his people, and nor does his instillconfidence in them by playing them in challenging scenarios.

 

You do realize Thibs the mastermind, architect, and coach of league's most potent defense in Boston. Most executives around the league knew Thibs was partly responsible for the Celtics run of repeated Finals appearances, as well as championship.

Also, George Karl led the Sonics to the Finals against Jordan's Bulls.

You may be showing your age here.

 

You need to jump off a cliff

 

That would definitely improve our D... Which was the reason why we lost the series.
Oh wait

 

McHale, i think, was severely out coached, especially on the defensive end. There were certain things that the Rockets were doing well for stretches, and then would go away from it.

I think Lin did an excellent job in making Lillard work his tail off to get his shots/points. I dont recall Lin getting beat off the dribble to the paint even once in the last game (feel free to correct me if i'm wrong) - why would you put him on the bench in that situation? why was T Jones defending the inbounds pass and not potentially doubling their biggest threat (Lillard)? Why would you tell your team in the most crucial stage where you know there will be screens to NOT SWITCH on screens when you've been doing that the entire series?

There were just too many bone headed coaching decisions made, and a 3rd all-star won't be able to fix those coaching deficiencies. Just like players need the offseason to get better, McHale (if he doesn't get fired), should work just as hard in the offseason to become a better coach.

 

It's not about the pieces we have to win, it's about how they work together and how a coach can lead.

Can you remember a time where a ****ty coach has won a ring and has been carried on the basis of talent alone?

Even if we get Kevin Love, as long as McHale is the coach - it will be hard to go far in playoffs.

 

This isn't NBA 2K. You can't just plug and play better players and know for certain that the team will improve. We added Dwight Howard the undisputed best center in the game and look where that got us...exactly the same place as last year...losing in 6 games in the FIRST FREAKING ROUND.

Would Kevin Love help? Absolutely. Talent can overcome poor coaching. This season proves as much. But would Kevin Love mean the Rockets are a championship contender? Heck no if McHale remains. In the playoffs, coaching matters. The team's issues are more structural than individual. Oh and keeping a mediocre coach for a LONGSHOT chance at Kevin Love is a faulty logic. Wouldn't Kevin Love be EVEN more attracted to a Rockets team that went to the WCF than one that got bounced out of the 1st round? Think about it.

 

Demote McHale to assistant coach if he's so good at recruiting guys. He's not a competent enough HC to offset what he can do.

 

Why everyone keep saying Howard cam here because of Mchale....?

 

Agree with OP. Morey has all but said that coaching doesn't add many wins to your season. Listen to the the "in-huddle" coaching they show during timeouts....they all say the same thing! You know why? Because the players know what to do. They are professionals....their livelihood is basketball. In game coaching is just to serve as a reminder.

If you're going to blame anyone...blame Morey. I don't, just saying that the rockets obviously have a different structure than most teams.