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Let’s get real. Who are the real candidates to replace Ime

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Hemingway, Apr 27, 2026.

  1. daywalker02

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    Udoka is a typical ahole who does understand one side of basketball......what he did to Nia Long just proved it all along.

    I thought he at least was a different person at the sidelines, but he just hates about everyone who is nicer than him......so probably only Dillon and Fred could handle him.

    People like Presti and Daigneault are actually emotionally stable guys.

     
  2. Stephen_A

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    Stotts has had numerous chances as a head coach--has won nothing, and he's about to be 70.
     
  3. Stephen_A

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    Did Popovich look like he liked his players? How about Reddick who can never relax. I don't get the double standard and judgement with no info to back it up with. So easy to judge from afar when people don't know what exactly is going on internally with the team. What are we judging? facial expressions? Body language? Udoka always looks like that. This isn't new. He looked like that with the Celtics. How many coaches are mild mannered, lack intensity, or relaxed?
     
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    How do you know? Do you know them personally? Do you know Udoka personally?
     
  5. MystikArkitect

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    Nash was a puppet coach like Redick is now. Hand picked by a diva has been to do nothing so they can "run" their "production companies".
     
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  6. shakes05

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    JJ Redick actually make adjustments and run different sets...their team is definitely different than the Darvin Ham days
     
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  7. MystikArkitect

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    I actually think theres been a population of coaches lately that are straight up con artists. Monty Williams, Marvin Ham, Chauncey Billups, Adrian Griffin to name a few. Ime might actually be one as well. Get the contract extension and mail it in to get fired and get your contract guaranteed.
     
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    That only tells you original Coaches are in high demand and there is only a handful of them.

    Others copy each other all the while. Some like Udoka copied very well parts of the game that they made the Conference Finals/Finals....

    Udoka has to be given credit because he has the blue print to how to win in the uninspiring regular season yet it did not mostly translate to the Postseason.

     
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    Kerr wins by cheating. That's not winning.

    I wouldn't want to win just because Jabari and Amen are out there hooking or running into Reed's guy to get him open.
     
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    Absolutely not. Draymond has been coaching more than him.

    He put in an illegal screen system to get a good shooter wide open so he becomes an elite shooter.

    If you have to cheat to win you aren't winning.
     
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    I would take Paul before Kerr
     
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    Also, Kerr single-handedly destroyed the D'antoni seven seconds or less Suns team by making that disaster trade for Shaq, along with a slew of other bonehead mistakes as their GM.

    Like you said, if the NBA didn't go out of their way to cater to GSW and allow them to cheat so much, no one would even bat an eye for Kerr.
     
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    I don't see Stone leaving prior to the next year or two, despite fan outrage.
     
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    FIFY
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    He isn't going anywhere for at least a season.

    He has made mistakes and largely middling, but he hasn't been a disaster or terrible.
     
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    I do wonder if Tiago Splitter could be had. Apparently Blazers gave him a lowball offer. Great relationship with Sengun.
     
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    I think Ime is a great coach for organizations that needs culture change. Milwaukee would be a perfect team for him because their organization is a hot mess right now.
    Ime not a bad coach, but I don't know if he's the right person to maximize our current players' skillset. Witnessing how much KD turnover the ball this season just proves we need a better coach to put our players in a position to be successful, efficient, and optimize each of their unique skillset.
    I vote for Steve Kerr as head coach and hire Bob Myers as GM.
     
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    But that would mean Patrick's voice in the organization would be smaller.
     
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    why would they do that when basketball has been most of their lives? You’re calling out their character with mere accusations.

    Also according to your logic what about Nurse and Budenholzer after their big extensions? Did they take the money and run as well? Griffin and Ham were never extended. They were fired.
     
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