Motivation for Keeping Adelman

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Most Adelman supporters here are giving Adelman well deserved credit on getting over the injury problems during the regular seasons and keeping the team together despite the key injuries and yet, they are the same people also using the injuries as an excuse for his failures during the playoffs. I think that argument proves the point that many people brought up in this forum before , which is: He is one of the best regular season coaches in NBA history. Nothing more than that. Other than the 2002 WCF against the Lakers, we have seen nothing but first or second round exits. Now, we can all sit and just be happy with just making the playoffs every year considering how bad the dark old days were, but when you have a championship caliber team (and your team gives you that impression during the regular season) , you want a little more than just a first round victory.

i dont think its entirely fair to say he's a regular-season coach, and nothing more. the kings have had a bit of bad luck, and this is a fact. but i dont like to make excuses for my favorite team. every team has to deal with injury problems, both in the regular season and in the playoffs. if somebody can dig up a statistic for a team that has gone thru an entire season and post-season without an injury of some sort, i would be eternally grateful, because i doubt it has EVER happeded. so its ludicrous for us to hope for that. with that said, i believe adelman has always handled injuries very well, both in the regular season and the post season. i have always been of the mind set that the kings best chance for getting to the finals was in 2002. and the reason they didnt was most definitely not because of the coach. was there terrible officiating? yes. again, tho, its part of the game. the kings were not able to keep their mental cool in the clutch in games 6 and 7 in 2002, and thats the reason they lost. and i believe that they never really recovered from that, until recently.

i really hate to say this now, but do you all remember how poorly doug christie played in the WCF finals? those 3-pointers he airballed? i have always believed that he lost confidence in his shot after that. i remember him being a prolific scorer when he first came to the kings, able to slash to the basket and hit the open 3. but he lost his mental edge after 2002. just one example, but thats just my opinion, and i stand by it. i am still of the mindset that the only thing that will ever keep these kings from getting to the finals is themselves. RA will do his part, but he can't step to the line and make clutch free throws for the kings. nor can he walk out onto the court, play defense, and rebound key misses for the kings. all he can do is coach them accordingly, and inspire them to do the things they failed to do in 2002 and afterwards. that would be the only thing i ever questioned about RA. does he inspire this team to improve in their weak areas, or does he simply exploit their strengths? i dont really know. i would hope the players would seek to improve their weaknesses, but its up to them to be tough mentally.

 

[Packt]

It's not like we make it to the playoffs and then are quickly bounced out. We've been highly competitive in all the series we've played.

 

[VF21]

Most Adelman supporters here are giving Adelman well deserved credit on getting over the injury problems during the regular seasons and keeping the team together despite the key injuries and yet, they are the same people also using the injuries as an excuse for his failures during the playoffs. I think that argument proves the point that many people brought up in this forum before , which is: He is one of the best regular season coaches in NBA history. Nothing more than that. Other than the 2002 WCF against the Lakers, we have seen nothing but first or second round exits. Now, we can all sit and just be happy with just making the playoffs every year considering how bad the dark old days were, but when you have a championship caliber team (and your team gives you that impression during the regular season) , you want a little more than just a first round victory.

Adelman supporter?



I'm a Kings fan. Have been for 20 years. In those 20 years I've seen a lot of coaches come through Sacramento. Rick Adelman has been the best thing to ever happen to this franchise.

But, just as with the Webber vs. Pedja argument, some people are always going to try to find a reason to knock Rick Adelman. And, at this point, I've simply grown too tired of the ridiculous lengths to which some people will go to even argue about it.

You think he's just a regular season coach and not good enough for the playoffs? Cool. Luckily, Geoff Petrie and the Maloofs don't seem to share your opinion.

 

[ovrush]

I love Adelman, and I think from day 1 he has been head and shoulders better than any other coach in Kings history. That being said I need to eat crow because the last couple off seasons I have been pretty critical of Rick and his short rotations and blaming them on late season injuries. He's done a magnifiscent job this year thus far, better than any other coach in the NBA could do with major injuries, young players, and mid season trades. I think it may be his best job yet, even better than taking the team to game five against the Jazz his first year when he re-made the Kings into a winner.

So, that being said, here's a big fat public I was wrong and I'm ecstatic we've re-signed him.