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RIP Coach Rick Adelman

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by KelvinCato13, Jun 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM.

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    #61 tinman, Jun 2, 2026 at 2:32 AM
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    Wow so unexpected, only 80 years old. RIP
     
    #62 JW86, Jun 2, 2026 at 5:18 AM
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    At least your own 2021 post pic survived in there :D

    The monocle thread has gotten bumped up for every single coach since Adelman. So Udoka is due for one

     
    #63 Shroopy2, Jun 2, 2026 at 6:10 AM
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    No disrespect to Rudy, but Rick was my favorite Rockets coach...

    I wish we would play his style of offense today...
     
    #64 Amel, Jun 2, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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    RIP, genuinely thought he passed years ago. Maybe it was his wife.
     
    #65 Kevooooo, Jun 2, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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    That Clyde-led Portland team was special too.
     
    #66 Easy, Jun 2, 2026 at 8:55 AM
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    With Adelman as coach instead of Ime, we might still be playing.

    DD
     
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    I was coming to say the same
    HE was a good coach and i hear a better man . .

    Rocket River
     
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    I remember he stood up for his assistants (Sikma, Dunn, Turner), when Morey wanted to install his own assistants (I think Finch). That led to Rick leaving.
     
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    Right, he was asked to groom Finch to be the future head coach. I remember he said afterward that some of the things they wanted him to do in order for him to stay was really unnecessary. It was clear that he wasn't wanted as the Rockets long term coach. The irony was that Finch was never hired. They opted for McHale instead.
     
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    RIP Coach. I was so excited when he got hired.
     
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    This one hits pretty hard. Always really liked his approach, especially coming off the Van Gundy years, and he always seemed to get the most out of his teams. Never heard a player say anything other than how much they really enjoyed playing for him.

    Outside of the playoff run with Artest, I really enjoyed the 09-10 and 10-11 seasons too. Basically had zero expectations for those years after Yao kept getting hurt and they still played an entertaining style while competing for a playoff spot all season. To finish with winning records both of those years with those rosters really speaks to how good of a coach he really was.
     
    #72 PigMiller, Jun 2, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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    RIP. He was a great coach for us.
     
    #73 Williamson, Jun 2, 2026 at 10:55 AM
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    RIP Coach, thanks for all the memories in one of my favourite eras of Rockets ball.
     
    #74 Dobbizzle, Jun 2, 2026 at 11:07 AM
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    He was definitely better than JVG
     
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    I just finished watching today’s episode of PTI, they said that David Adelman said his dad felt his best team was the 2009 rockets which took the eventual champion lakers to seven games without Tmac and Yao.
     
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    Imagine a healthy Yao and TMac that year

    Heck, just imagine a healthy Yao and Deke in game 7 (since Mac had already checked out at the start of the season)
     
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    How brooks, Scola, Landry, Lowry and co did that never ceases to amaze me. Rick’s teams played with so much heart
     
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    That was also my favorite team in the 3 decades since the championship years.
     
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