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Possible Future coach of the Rockets:MARIO ELIE!

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by tinman, Nov 17, 2004.

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  1. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    Mario is currently an assistant on Golden State now and wants to be a head coach someday. He was also an assistant in San Antonio last year.

    Granted Chris Mullin is the worst GM in the league with $40 going to Derek Fisher.

    But I imagine Mario coach a Rockets team and getting on their butts if they ever play like they did in Atlanta.

    I see a great motivator and a coach that the players respect. A coach that Houston fans can cheer for.

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    #1 tinman, Nov 17, 2004
  2. Willis25

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    tinman... your posts have officially


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    JUMPED THE SHARK !
     
    #2 Willis25, Nov 17, 2004
  3. JumpMan

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    Tim Thomas was a bad idea. Mario Elie might be a good idea, he will be a head coach somewhere in a few years but I doubt he'll start on a good team. Maybe once the Bulls fire Scott Skiles?
     
    #3 JumpMan, Nov 17, 2004
  4. tinman

    tinman 999999999
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    Whats wrong with Mario?
    Last time the Rockets had a favorite ex player, RUDY T , as coach, we won 2 championships.

    Doc Rivers and Byron Scott are coaches. Were they that much better than Mario? plus Mario will have 2 years of being an assistant under his belt.
     
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  5. Willis25

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    Rudy T had over 10 years experience... including time as a scout and an assistant.

    So we will need to visit the Mario issue in 2012
     
    #5 Willis25, Nov 17, 2004
  6. tinman

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    Doc Rivers jumped from TNT to the Orlando Magic.
    0 experience.

    What about Larry Bird? he was never an assistant.
    Isiah Thomas...
     
    #6 tinman, Nov 17, 2004
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    Good point about Larry Bird, but i wouldn't call Doc Rivers and Isiah Thomas great successes by any means.
     
    #7 JPM0016, Nov 17, 2004
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    in 8 years... we will be using tera-flop PCs with holographic memory, tera-bytes hard drives, 3-D bio-metric displays.....

    Clutchfans will have 300,000 users & Jeff will have two grand children running amok in the house.

    Scary

    :eek:
     
    #8 olliez, Nov 17, 2004
  9. subtomic

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    I would be in total support of hiring Mario as an assistant coach next year (have him replace Ewing) and then allow the powers-that-be evaluate his potential to be an eventual head coach. However, I would not hire him as head coach now - the coaches who are winning championships are the ones who have years of experience (Rudy T, Phil Jackson and Larry Brown - I don't know what kind of experience Popavitch had when he took over the Spurs).
     
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    Why not Kareem. He wants to be a coach in the NBA. And since he played center himself, he'll know how to develop/play Yao better than JVG.
     
    #10 Phreak3, Nov 17, 2004
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    calvin murphy for coach!!!
     
    #11 Tonaaayyyy, Nov 17, 2004
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    I'd love to see Kareem coach the Rockets.
     
    #12 HoustonForever, Nov 17, 2004
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    I wouldn't mind Elie at all. Being a guy who had a successfull career in inside-out offensive teams with good defense, he might have the right mindset fot the Rockets.
     
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    They had that opportunity. Mario spoke with the organization about an assistant's position. Jeff Van Gundy flat out refused.
     
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    Mario might have burned too many bridges on his way out of town his last season here. I really liked the guy though, perfect bench player and a smart basketball player. He'll make a good coach, someday.
     
    #15 SamCassell, Nov 17, 2004
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    How do I add this guy to my ignor list?
     
    #16 micah1j, Nov 17, 2004
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    "I don't know what kind of experience Popavitch had when he took over the Spurs." posted by subatomic

    It was a long time ago, but I believe he had just finished leading a wagon train through the mountains into Utah....:D
     
    #17 richirich, Nov 17, 2004
  18. tinman

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    Just keep replying and making my threads more popular!
    :)
     
    #18 tinman, Nov 17, 2004
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    You think he still has a grudge with Carrol Dawson?
     
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  20. tinman

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    Willis,

    Explain how Terry Porter is a coach with the Bucks, he didnt wait 10 yrs as an assistant.
    You can argue Mario was a better player than Terry.
     
    #20 tinman, Nov 17, 2004
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