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Rick Adelman is a winner. Look at his resume and that’s all that needs to be said. Adelman spent 4 years here in Houston leading the Rockets. What he rarely did was lead a Rockets team he “thought” he inherited when he first took the job.
As expected Monday the Rockets and Adelman mutually agreed to part ways. Much of of it I’m told falls on Les Alexander who made the call and passed along to GM Daryl Morey. Whether that’s true or not is beside the point that they have said goodbye to a great, well respected coach.
Don’t fool yourself on the replacement. They won’t find one any better.
Adelman saw this coming and was frustrated over the squad he coached. He loved his guys and gave them props all of the time over their effort and never quit attitudes.
Bottom line though, Adelman came here to coach Yao, McGrady and other big names. That really never happened.
The Rockets missed the playoffs the past two years winning 42 and 43 games each season. With the roster Adelman had to work with, that was a major step in the right direction. The Rockets weren’t even playoff contenders so missing the post-season is irrelevant.
Replacements being bantered about the past Elston Turner, Mario Elie, Mike Brown and Mike Woodson not to mention the old reliables like Jeff Van Gundy (doubt that will even pan out) and a host of others that have some experience.
The Rockets players told us last week they all wanted Adelman back. They loved him as a coach, teacher and person.
Apparantly, their opinions didn’t matter.
All of this said, Adelman wanted answers to regarding the direction of the franchise. Good chance he didn’t hear what he wanted and was more than happy to walk away.
Adelman will be back and in demand. How long will it take for the Rockets to get back?
