NBA Blog Previews: Houston Rockets

by Jeff Clark on Sep 14, 2011 5:00 PM EDT in NBA Previews

Rebuild or reload. That's the dilemma for the Rockets.

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Does Morey risk his job to fully rebuild -- not reload, but rebuild -- when he could fix everything with one single trade? That's the million dollar question. We'll likely find out by the end of next season after a year under McHale. Make no mistake: the Rockets will try to win games. No question about it. It is each player's and coach's job to win games. No matter the situation, everyone will try for victories. Yet, if the season proves unsuccessful, perhaps that will green light Morey and Alexander to rebuild. On the flip side, an overachieving year and another mid-conference finish could make matters worse for a team looking for a direction and a sign.

Best of luck to McHale, who might just be the best low post option in Houston outside of Luis Scola.

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I love Kevin McHale...seems like a great guy and was one the best to ever put on an NBA uniform

However….not convinced he can coach and less convinced he should be given the GM title again…which in this case he wasn’t.

Of course he could be absolutely undefeated the first half of this season….. ;-)

Is it Soup Yet?

by Master Po on Sep 14, 2011 9:34 PM EDT reply actions

PO`s POignant POint...

Everyone greatly respects McHale`s playing career, and enjoys him as a person.

Red said McHale was the most consistently upbeat and jovial Celtic player he could ever recall.

Those might be great attributes to have in a drinking buddy but, they generally do not fit the description of a successful NBA head coach.

Guys like Red, Jackson, Riley…were not particularly likable people. They did, however, possess enormous egos, as well as the “eye of the tiger”.

Unless Kevin undergoes a colossal personality transplant, I sense his stay in Houston will be on the brief side.

by Title 18 on Sep 15, 2011 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions

Lest we forget Mr. Happy himself – Bill Fitch – who got Frankenstein a ring.

by johnnymost on Sep 16, 2011 11:53 AM EDT up reply actions

Who knows how the Rockets season will turn out....

but as a big Kevin Mchale fan I wish him the best of luck in his new endeavor coaching the Rockets.

However it turns out in Houston for Mchale though, I would not mind seeing him return to the C’s in some capacity maybe down the line as either coach or GM , once Doc or Ainge moves on.

by fordescort on Sep 14, 2011 10:31 PM EDT reply actions