yes. all mchale critics are simply reactionary moronic mouth breathing casual fans
. truly there were no viewers with valid criticisms. inability to instill discipline in the team for 2 seasons (effortless quarters)- invalid. offensive collapses in the 4th- invalid. limited play book/read and react offense being a problem in the post season- invalid. no mid range options will be difficult in the post season- invalid. inability to create an identity- invalid. inability to get rid of bad habits- invalid.
if the rockets lost playing houston rocket basketball. perfectly fine. can't win them all. but to see them habitually look unrecognizable... come on man.
maybe i wouldn't sound so harsh if you didn't give off a "there are no flaws" vibe. i mean really? accountability be damned.
There were more than a few forum members 3 years ago that was denouncing the Coach McHale hire from the very start. That was the sole purpose of my posting tonight which you replied. I have been both a supporter and a critic of McHale and some of the Rockets players.
For anyone to paint me as a dude with a "no flaws vibe" is totally incorrect and untrue. Of course, not everyone reads all the posts all the time, rather they just pick out a few posts they disagree with and comment off those so I can't blame you solely for that.
Still, it is true that there were McHale detractors from Day 1, James Harden detractors from Day 1, Dwight Howard detractors from Day 1, et al.
It's perfectly fine and acceptable to be a Rockets fan and be critical. But some on here seem to be on a mission to be proven as the dude who knew better than Leslie Alexander and Daryl Morey on their major decisions. That seems to be more important to them than to actually cheer for the Rockets. That means during adversity as well as during the winning streaks.
Lastly, the Rockets are the 3rd youngest team in the NBA this season, they finished tied with the 4th overall best record in the league (both conferences), won 54 games and 4th place seed in the hotly contested Western Conference. Like Feeling Supersonic said in another message board earlier today, the Rockets would be a 2nd seed in the Eastern Conference.
It doesn't matter. Like I have always said, before Dream and the Rockets won their back to back championships there were plenty of "fans" clamoring for Dream to be traded and for Coach Rudy to be fired.
So should San Antonio fire the NBA Coach of the Year for his team clearly being outplayed the first 2 games of his series as the #1 seed vs. (#8 seed) Dallas and lucky to be tied 1-1? Should Indiana really be considering firing Vogel after his team made it to the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs last season and won the #1 overall seed in the NBA East this season simply because his team is struggling the past few games of the season and down 1-2 vs. a #8 seed in Atlanta that came into the playoffs with a losing record? What about Thibadeaux in Chicago? His team is down 0-2 after losing 2 games at home vs. Washington and Thibadeaux clearly doesn't value offense in the 4th quarter and overtime because he keeps Boozer and Dunleavy sitting on the bench and playing guys like Taj Gibson and Hinrich that have been terrible most of the season on the offensive end of the court? What about Mark Jackson in Golden State? Should his job really be on the hot seat?
I just don't get fan bases that give up so quickly on their coaches and key players.
In regards to Coach McHales employment situation at the end of the season, I expect Leslie Alexander will have to make an important decision on whether to renew McHale's option as McHale's contract technically is up at the end of this season. Alexander will probably receive some fan blowback and continued criticism going into the start of next season if he chooses to take the option of retaining McHale 1 additional year. As a true fan of the Rockets, my focus is on the hear and now. The Rockets must find a way to win Game 3 then we can see what may or may not be possible after that.
Edited by rocketrick, 25 April 2014 - 08:08 AM.