Through 18 games, the Houston Rockets are 7-11. They’re 20th in offense and 27th in defense. They’re 26th in field goal percentage, and, despite leading the league in attempts, are 29th in three-point-percentage. They’re just a very bad basketball team, at this point in time. What happened to get to this point?
In Episode 86 of The Red94 Podcast, Forrest Walker and I agreed that a good man was fired without fault. This team’s flaws go beyond Kevin McHale. He was never a great tactician, but the team enjoyed great success in spite of that. This year, the team hit rock bottom.