Center Dikembe Mutombo said Thursday he told Rockets owner Leslie Alexander on Wednesday that he wished to return to the Rockets for another season.
Rick Adelman's top priority as the new Houston Rockets' coach is to make life easier for Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady.
Rick Adelman, who will become the next Rockets coach today, arrived in town late Tuesday night after a long, hard travel day. But as always in coaching, the point is not the journey but the destination.
Rick Adelman, the only candidate the Rockets pursued, agreed to terms Monday on a contract to become the team's next coach, a person with knowledge of the Rockets' decision-making said.
Rick Adelman, the only coach the Rockets targeted or interviewed, agreed to terms on a contract to become the Rockets next coach, a person with knowledge of the Rockets' decision-making said on Monday.
After four years, 328 regular-season games, 19 playoff games and the best regular season the Rockets had enjoyed in a decade and perhaps the most disappointing end in those 10 seasons, Jeff Van Gundy was fired at least as much because of meetings and phone calls.
While Jeff Van Gundy was enthusiastic and upbeat Wednesday about his new job — working NBA playoff games on ABC and ESPN as a guest analyst beginning Friday — he was considerably more guarded about his future as coach of the Rockets, saying the final word rests with team owner Leslie Alexander and general manager Daryl Morey.
The Rockets might not be certain they will need a new coach, but they have homed in on who they would like him to be.
Rockets center Yao Ming said he has discussed working with former Rockets star Hakeem Olajuwon in the offseason.
Frustrated by his team's ouster in the first round, Jeff Van Gundy plans to take some time to evaluate his future as coach of the Houston Rockets.
Tracy McGrady did it again. Or more appropriately, he didn't do it again.
Andrei Kirilenko shadowed Tracy McGrady all night. Now he'll be following McGrady back to Houston, too.