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Rick Adelman Position(s): Guard Jersey #(s): 5, 12, 21 Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight: 175 lb (79 kg) Born: June 16, 1946 (1946-06-16) (age 62) Lynwood, California Career information Year(s): 1968–1975 NBA Draft: 1968 / Round: 7 / Pick: 1 Selected by San Diego Rockets College: Loyola Marymount University Professional team(s) San Diego Rockets (1968-1970) Portland Trail Blazers (1970-1973) Chicago Bulls (1973-1974) New Orleans Jazz (1974-1975) Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1975) Career stats Points 3,579 Rebounds 1,129 Assists 1,606 Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com Career highlights and awards None Coaching Portland Trail Blazers (1989–1994) Golden State Warriors (1995-1997) Sacramento Kings (1998–2006) Houston Rockets (2007–present) Richard Leonard Adelman (born June 16, 1946 in Lynwood, California, United States) is a retired American basketball player. He is the current head coach of the NBA's Houston Rockets. He was hired five days after the firing of Jeff Van Gundy on May 18, 2007. He has served as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Sacramento Kings previously. Adelman began his basketball career as a collegiate star at Loyola Marymount University. In the 1968 NBA Draft, he was selected by the San Diego Rockets (now the Houston Rockets) in the 7th round. He played two seasons in San Diego before being taken by the expansion Trail Blazers in the 1970 expansion draft; he then played three seasons in Portland. He also played for the Chicago Bulls, New Orleans (now Utah) Jazz, and the Kansas City/Omaha (now Sacramento) Kings. He ended his playing career in 1975. Contents [hide] 1 Coaching career 2 Coaching record 3 References 4 External links [edit] Coaching career From 1977 through to 1983, Adelman coached at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon, after which he was hired by the Portland Trail Blazers (then coached by Jack Ramsay) as an assistant. When Ramsay was fired and replaced with Mike Schuler in 1986, Adelman was retained; when Schuler was in turn fired during the 1989 season (when poor team chemistry resulted in the team having a losing record), Adelman was promoted to interim coach. After leading the team into the playoffs that year (despite a 39–43 record), Adelman was given the coaching position on a full-time basis in the 1989 off-season. The next three years were quite successful for Adelman and the Trail Blazers; the team went to the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992 (losing to the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls respectively) and went

to the Western Conference finals in 1991 (losing to the Los Angeles Lakers). Adelman spent two more years with the team, but was dismissed after the 1993–1994 season. In 1995, Adelman was hired as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. He was unable to duplicate his success in Portland, and was fired after only two years with the team. After a year's absence from the sidelines, Adelman was hired by the Sacramento Kings in 1998. Under Adelman's guidance, the Kings were one of the most successful Western Conference teams, qualifying for the playoffs during every year of his Sacramento career. During the Kings' 2000 playoff run, they met Phil Jackson's Lakers. Adelman questioned Jackson's motivational techniques when it was learned that Jackson compared Adelman to Hitler.[1] In 2006, Adelman (in the final year of his contract) led the Kings to the playoffs. Despite the team struggling early in the regular season, the Kings rebounded and qualified for the playoffs as the #8 seed. Although competitive, they were defeated 4-2 by the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Adelman's contract with the Kings expired at the end of the 2005–2006 season. On May 9, it was reported by the Sacramento Bee that his contract would not be renewed. Adelman is widely regarded around the league as a "player's coach", and is considered one of the more capable coaches in the NBA. However, he is sometimes criticized for being too hands-off; some NBA observers have suggested that Adelman's teams are not as fundamentally sound as their opponents. Adelman's defenders counter that his teams have often over-achieved: advancing deep into the playoffs without the benefit of a superstar such as a Michael Jordan or Shaquille O'Neal. Adelman has a long association with Kings' general manager (and fellow ex-Trail Blazer) Geoff Petrie. The Houston Rockets brought in Rick Adelman as their new head coach, five days after the dismissal of Jeff Van Gundy on May 18, 2007. Van Gundy had taken the Rockets to three playoff appearances in four years with no series wins. In his first season as head coach, Adelman guided the Rockets to a 22-game winning streak from January through March 2008, the second longest winning streak in NBA history. Adelman won his 800th career game, 13th among coaches in NBA history, on March 24th, 2008 against his old team the Sacramento Kings. (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-adelmans800th&prov=ap&type=lgns) [edit] Coaching record Legend Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost Post season PG Games coached PW Games won PL Games lost Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL Result POR 1988–89 35 14 21 .400 5th in Pacific 3 0 3 Lost in First Round POR 1989–90 82 59 23 .720 2nd in Pacific 21 12 9 Lost in NBA Finals POR 1990–91 82 63 19 .768 1st in Pacific 16 9 7 Lost in Conf. Finals POR 1991–92 82 57 25 .695 1st in Pacific 21 13 8 Lost in NBA Finals POR 1992–93 82 51 31 .622 3rd in Pacific 4 1 3 Lost in First Round POR 1993–94 82 47 35 .573 4th in Pacific 4 1 3 Lost in First Round GSW 1995–96 82 36 46 .439 6th in Pacific — — — Missed Playoffs GSW 1996–97 82 30 52 .366 7th in Pacific — — — Missed Playoffs SAC 1998–99 50 27 23 .540 3rd in Pacific 5 2 3 Lost in First Round SAC 1999–00 82 44 38 .537 5th in Pacific 5 2 3 Lost in

First Round SAC 2000–01 82 55 27 .671 2nd in Pacific 8 3 5 Lost in Conf. Semifinals SAC 2001–02 82 61 21 .744 1st in Pacific 16 10 6 Lost in Conf. Finals SAC 2002–03 82 59 23 .720 1st in Pacific 12 7 5 Lost in Conf. Semifinals SAC 2003–04 82 55 27 .671 2nd in Pacific 12 7 5 Lost in Conf. Semifinals SAC 2004–05 82 50 32 .610 2nd in Pacific 5 1 4 Lost in First Round SAC 2005–06 82 44 38 .537 4th in Pacific 6 2 4 Lost in First Round HOU 2007–08 82 55 27 .671 3rd in Southwest 6 2 4 Lost in First Round Career 1315 807 508 .614 144 72 72 [edit] References ^ Sports: Veterans keeping Pacers in contention [edit] External links Profile as a player Profile as a coach Preceded by Mike Schuler Portland Trail Blazers head coach 1989–1994 Succeeded by P. J. Carlesimo Preceded by Bob Lanier Golden State Warriors head coach 1995–1997 Succeeded by P. J. Carlesimo Preceded by Eddie Jordan Sacramento Kings head coach 1998–2006 Succeeded by Eric Musselman Preceded by Jeff Van Gundy Houston Rockets head coach 2007–present Succeeded by Incumbent [show]v • d • ePortland Trail Blazers Portland, Oregon The Franchise Franchise • Accomplishments • Seasons • Current season Arenas Memorial Coliseum • Rose Garden Coaches Todd • Inman • McCloskey • Wilkens (player-coach) • Ramsay • Schuler • Adelman • Carlesimo • Dunleavy • Cheeks • Pritchard • McMillan D-League Affiliate Idaho Stampede Administration Owner: Paul Allen • General Manager: Kevin Pritchard • Head Coach: Nate McMillan Notable Figures Shareef Abdur-Rahim • Clyde Drexler • Kevin Duckworth • Brian Grant • Lionel Hollins • Maurice Lucas • Lloyd Neal • Jermaine O'Neal • Ruben Patterson • Jim Paxson • Geoff Petrie • Dražen Petrović • Scottie Pippen • Terry Porter • Zach Randolph • Clifford R. Robinson • Brandon Roy • Arvydas Sabonis • Steve Smith • Larry Steele • Damon Stoudamire • Mychal Thompson • Dave Twardzik • Rasheed Wallace • Bill Walton • Bonzi Wells • Sidney Wicks • Lenny Wilkens Retired Numbers 13 • 14 • 15 • 20 • 22 • 32 • 36 • 45 NBA Championships (1) 1977 Media TV: KGW-TV • Comcast SportsNet Northwest • Radio: KXTG-FM • Announcers: Mike Barrett • Mike Rice • Brian Wheeler • Antonio Harvey [show]v • d • ePhiladelphia/San Francisco/Golden State Warriors Oakland, California The Franchise Franchise • All-Time roster • Seasons • Head coaches • Current season Arenas Philadelphia Arena • Philadelphia

Convention Hall • Cow Palace • San Francisco Civic Auditorium • USF War Memorial Gymnasium • HP Pavilion • Oracle Arena Head Coaches Gottlieb • Senesky • Cervi • Johnston • McGuire • Feerick • Hannum • Sharman • Lee • Attles • Bach • Attles • Bach • Karl • Gregory • Nelson • Lanier • Adelman • Carlesimo • St. Jean • Cowens • Winters • Musselman • Montgomery • Nelson D-League Affiliate Bakersfield Jam Retired numbers 13 Wilt Chamberlain • 14 Tom Meschery • 16 Al Attles • 24 Rick Barry • 42 Nate Thurmond Hall of Famers Paul Arizin • Rick Barry • Wilt Chamberlain • Joe Fulks • Tom Gola • Neil Johnston • Jerry Lucas • Robert Parish • Andy Phillip • Nate Thurmond NBA Championships (3) 1947 • 1956 • 1975 Conference Championships (5) 1947 • 1956 • 1964 • 1967 • 1975 Rivals Sacramento Kings • Dallas Mavericks [show]v • d • eRochester/Cincinnati Royals-Kansas City-Omaha/Sacramento Kings Sacramento, California The Franchise Franchise • All-Time roster • Seasons • Current season Arenas Edgerton Park Arena • Rochester War Memorial • Cincinnati Gardens • Kansas City Municipal Auditorium • Omaha Civic Auditorium • Kemper Arena • ARCO Arena I • ARCO Arena II Coaches Harrison • Wanzer • Marshall • Wolf • McMahon • Jucker • Cousy • Young • Johnson • Staverman • Fitzsimmons • McKinney • Johnson • Reynolds • Russell • Reynolds • Motta • Hughes • St. Jean • Jordan • Adelman • Musselman • Theus D-League Affiliate Reno Bighorns Administration Maloof Sports and Entertainment (majority owners) • Geoff Petrie (President of Basketball Operations) • Wayne Cooper (VP of Basketball Ops.) • Reggie Theus (Head Coach) Notable Figures Danny Ainge • Shareef Abdur-Rahim • Nate Archibald • Ron Artest • Mike Bibby • Otis Birdsong • Al Cervi • Doug Christie • Vlade Divac • Kevin Harlan • Lester Harrison • Red Holzman • Bobby Jackson • Sam Lacey • Jerry Lucas • Kevin Martin • Brad Miller • Mitch Richmond • Oscar Robertson • Kenny Smith • Garry St. Jean • Peja Stojaković • Wayman Tisdale • Bobby Wanzer • Chris Webber • Jason Williams • Corliss Williamson Retired Numbers 1 • 2 • 6 (The Sixth Man) • 11 • 12 • 14 • 27 • 44 NBA Championships (1) 1951 Rivals Golden State Warriors • Los Angeles Lakers Media TV: KXTV • Comcast SportsNet West • Radio: KHTK-AM • Announcers: Gary Gerould • Grant Napear • Jerry Reynolds [show]v • d • eSan Diego/Houston Rockets Houston, Texas The Franchise Franchise • All-Time roster • Seasons • Draft history • Head coaches • Current season Arenas San Diego Sports Arena • Hofheinz Pavilion • HemisFair Arena • The Summit/Compaq Center • Toyota Center Culture and Lore Red Rowdies • Clutch City • Clutch The Rockets Bear • Choke City • The Clock Incident Head Coaches McMahon • Hannum • Winter • Egan • Nissalke • Harris • Fitch • Chaney • Tomjanovich • Van Gundy •

Adelman NBA Championships (2) 1994 • 1995 Western Conference Titles (4) 1981 • 1986 • 1994 • 1995 Division Titles (4) 1977 (Central) • 1986 (Midwest) • 1993 (Midwest) • 1994 (Midwest) Administration Owner: Leslie Alexander • General Manager: Daryl Morey • Head Coach: Rick Adelman Notable Figures Rick Adelman • Leslie Alexander • Rafer Alston • Ron Artest • Charles Barkley • Jim Barnett • Jon Barry • Rick Barry • Shane Battier • John Block • Matt Bullard • Joe Bryant • Sam Cassell • Jason Collier • Carroll Dawson • Clyde Drexler • Mike Dunleavy, Sr. • Mario Elie • Sleepy Floyd • Steve Francis • World B. Free • Eddie Griffin • Chuck Hayes • Elvin Hayes • Carl Herrera • Robert Horry • Juwan Howard • Buck Johnson • Eddie Johnson • Don Kojis • Carl Landry • Stu Lantz • Allen Leavell • Lewis Lloyd • John Lucas (II) • Moses Malone • Matt Maloney • Cedric Maxwell • Vernon Maxwell • Rodney McCray • Tracy McGrady • Cuttino Mobley • Calvin Murphy • Dikembe Mutombo • Mike Newlin • Moochie Norris • Hakeem Olajuwon • Scottie Pippen • Robert Reid • Pat Riley • Ralph Sampson • Luis Scola • Kenny Smith • Larry Smith • Bob Sura • Kenny Thomas • Otis Thorpe • Rudy Tomjanovich • Bonzi Wells • Mitchell Wiggins • Arthur Williams • Walt Williams • Yao Ming Retired Jerseys 22 • 23 • 24 • 34 • 45 • CD Hall of Famers Charles Barkley • Rick Barry • Clyde Drexler • Elvin Hayes • Moses Malone • Calvin Murphy • Hakeem Olajuwon D-League Affiliate Rio Grande Valley Vipers Rivals Dallas Mavericks • Los Angeles Lakers • Utah Jazz • New Orleans Hornets • San Antonio Spurs [show]v • d • eHouston Rockets current roster 0 Brooks | 1 McGrady | 2 Head | 3 Francis | 4 Scola | 8 Strawberry | 11 Yao | 12 Alston | 14 Landry | 17 Barry | 19 Harris | 31 Battier | 44 Hayes | 96 Artest | Coach Adelman [hide]v • d • eCurrent head coaches of the National Basketball Association East Atlantic D. Rivers (Boston) L. Frank (New Jersey) M. D'Antoni (New York) M. Cheeks (Philadelphia) S. Mitchell (Toronto) Central V. Del Negro (Chicago) M. Brown (Cleveland) M. Curry (Detroit) J. O'Brien (Indiana) S. Skiles (Milwaukee) Southeast M. Woodson (Atlanta) L. Brown (Charlotte) E. Spoelstra (Miami) S. Van Gundy (Orlando) E. Jordan (Washington) West Southwest R. Carlisle (Dallas) R. Adelman (Houston) M. Iavaroni (Memphis) B. Scott (New Orleans) G. Popovich (San Antonio) Northwest G. Karl (Denver) R. Wittman (Minnesota) P. J. Carlesimo (Oklahoma City) N. McMillan (Portland) J. Sloan

(Utah) Pacific D. Nelson (Golden State) M. Dunleavy (L.A. Clippers) P. Jackson (L.A. Lakers) T. Porter (Phoenix) R. Theus (Sacramento) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rick_Adelman" Categories: 1946 births | Living people | People from the Greater Los Angeles Area | American basketball players | Loyola Marymount Lions men's basketball players | Kansas City Kings players | Chicago Bulls players | Portland Trail Blazers expansion draft picks | Portland Trail Blazers players | San Diego Rockets draft picks | San Diego Rockets players | New Orleans Jazz players | American basketball coaches | Portland Trail Blazers coaches | Golden State Warriors coaches | Sacramento Kings coaches | Houston Rockets coaches