“There is no time in the West”, he added, referring to the highly competitive Western Conference.
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Before the game, several players mentioned guilt and said they felt partially to blame. I’m not really sure why [McHale got fired], but obviously they’re struggling a little bit.
“Coach can’t make us play hard”. That’s up to us. It’s got to be a wake- up call.
“We got a win”, Westbrook said.
McHale was named the 12th head coach in franchise history on June 1, 2011. Ainge says he’s more than welcome to invite McHale to help his team in some function. We will change until its working. We win at the Rockets. I do not accept losing.
“We were starting to address some of the issues that were the reason I was let go”.
According to Yahoo Sports, because of the limited minutes Dekker was getting, the Rockets planned to send him to their NBA Developmental League (D-League) affiliate the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. And I’m not going to be the one that can appropriately analyze that because I’m not in there every day. He was coming off an 82-56 season where the Rockets reached the Western Conference finals for the first time since 1997. He was 193-130 overall with the team, including three straight trips to the playoffs. Maybe Morey has built a team and has a philosophy that’s great up to a point but can’t beat the elite?
Pacers 112, 76ers 85: Paul George dropped 34 points on Philadelphia, which dropped to 0-12 and lost its 22nd in a row dating to last season.
Immediately after finishing with their best season and an improved lineup with two All-Stars – James Harden and Dwight Howard – it just seems silly to fire McHale only 11 games into the new season. Things arent going our way and we hang our head. We’re not in a good place. Bickerstaff to be their interim head coach.
What is puzzling though is that a team with James Harden, undoubtedly the top shooting guard in the National Basketball Association, just was not winning this year.
One player that is not being utilized or trusted by Scott is D’Angelo Russell who was touted to be one of the best point guards in the 2015 NBA Draft. In the mean time, Houston will look to former assistant coach J.B. It’s not just 4-7.
The decision of firing McHale has triggered some reactions from former Rockets players and fans.
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“You could tell something was off by the way they were playing”, Parsons said.
