Houston Rockets

[tam2]

Van Gundy's style won't really fit their franchise players' style. TMAc loves the open court, but JVG would have nothing of it. JVG in fact, did, a more than excellent job of putting his team in the playoffs despite the injuries and bad luck

[howard_the_duck]

Juwan Howard is bad luck!!! :thumbsupsmiley:

kahit saan magpunta 'to malas pa rin

[Pepeng Manas]

they just fired van gundy as head coach

'bout time!

[ninong03]

Friday May 18, 2007 4:50 PM

 

Parting Ways

Van Gundy leaves after four seasons with the Rockets organization

 

 

Jeff Van Gundy leaves the Rockets after leading the team to the playoffs three times in the past four seasons.

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Damien Pierce

Rockets.com Staff Writer

HOUSTON -- Jeff Van Gundy will not be back to coach the Rockets next season.

 

The Rockets parted ways with their fourth-year coach on Friday afternoon, ending two weeks of speculation revolving around the future of the coach.

 

Van Gundy and the organization were unable to reach an agreement to extend his time on the sideline after a lenghty negotiating period. The coach was 182-146 in four seasons in Houston, guiding the team to three playoff appearances.

 

"First and foremost, we want to thank Jeff for his tireless efforts here with the team over the past four seasons," Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said. "Jeff built the team into a top defensive club and played a crucial part in helping mold this team into a playoff contender."

 

The Rockets will continue searching for Van Gundy's replacement.

 

Van Gundy, who is was 430-318 in 11 seasons as an NBA coach, guided the Rockets to a 52- win season, their best performance in a decade. However, he was unable to guide the Rockets beyond the first round of the playoffs. Houston was eliminted by Utah in seven games.

 

The coach was offered the opportunity to remain with the organization as a senior consultant, but declined the offer.

 

" Since the end of the postseason, we have had numerous conversations with Jeff about his interest in proceeding as the head coach," Morey said. "He asked for, and was granted, additional time to evaluate his situation with the agreement that we would begin looking into other candidates. During that process, it became clear that Jeff did not want to continue in any capacity with the team other than as head coach."

[_eRon_]

hmm, sino kaya ang ipapalit nila kay JVG? sana defensive minded na coach din and sana makakuha na sila ng better support players for yao and tmac..

[howard_the_duck]

balita ko si adelman daw

[steyr]

somebody who can control T-mac will be a nice choice for a coach...

[willow_boy]

Tracy McGrady should learn to leave his ego at the door. He will never win an NBA Championship until he learns to share the spotlight with another player of equal or greater caliber on his team.

 

Years ago, he left Toronto because he didn't want to share the same spotlight with his cousin, Vince Carter. The two of them could have been a potent tandem.

[facialfrankie]

tmac keeps calling the rockets "my team".

well, he's a certified superstar but he's no leader. he can keep on racking those personal best records but he can never bring the rockets to greater heights with his egoistic approach.

 

reminds me of another superstar from another team. can score but can't lead.

[Pepeng Manas]

reminds me of another superstar from another team. can score but can't lead.

hmmm... sino kaya yun? hehehe! (obvious naman kung sino yun eh! )

 

anyway, houston gets adelman for the coaching position. i think adelman is more offense-inclined kind of coach and more of a run-and-gun type of game. he implied in his press con that he wants to apply it to houston. i think the problem would be yao. but he stated that yao wouldn't be a problem because when he was coaching the kings, he also had vlade. it didn't pose a problem, accdg to him.

 

what d'ya think, guys?

[revi]

hmmm... sino kaya yun? hehehe! (obvious naman kung sino yun eh! )

 

anyway, houston gets adelman for the coaching position. i think adelman is more offense-inclined kind of coach and more of a run-and-gun type of game. he implied in his press con that he wants to apply it to houston. i think the problem would be yao. but he stated that yao wouldn't be a problem because when he was coaching the kings, he also had vlade. it didn't pose a problem, accdg to him.

 

what d'ya think, guys?

 

You are correct.. JVG is a better fit for Yao and Adelman is a better fit for TMac.. That is what I can also see.. Let us wait and see how Adelman fits into the Houston Rockets system.. A new era or another disappointing season? I'd still prefer JVG over Adelman because I would like the ball more in Yao's hands than TMac's, but let us give Adelman's cerebral process a chance..

[djlo]

well sayang lang kasi umiral nanaman ang sakit ni t-mac na kita bakal tira. di kasalanan ni jeff yun kung di maexecute ang play.

[peep_tom]

Did you guys hear that Yao Ming is polishing his basketball skills with Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon? Man he could learn a lot from the Dream.

[Pepeng Manas]

Did you guys hear that Yao Ming is polishing his basketball skills with Hakeem "The Dream" Olajuwon? Man he could learn a lot from the Dream.

really? im surprised that he is doing it just now. dapat noon pa nya ginagawa yon eh. makuha nya lang yung fall away ni hakeem, laking bagay na noon. pero dapat syempre yung passing skills din ni hakeem.

Edited May 24, 2007 by Pepeng Manas

[peep_tom]

really? im surprised that he is doing it just now. dapat noon pa nya ginagawa yon eh. makuha nya lang yung fall away ni hakeem, laking bagay na noon. pero dapat syempre yung passing skills din ni hakeem.

Madami sya matututunan kay Hakeem, fade away, passing pero most of all yung agility and dribbling skills. Deadly talaga si Olajuwon, the only other center na nagpahirap kay Shaq. He is also my all time fave center.