That’s what was going through my head. It was late in the 2011-12 season. I was with the #Хьюстон Rockets, and we were in Denver playing the Nuggets. #Кевин Макхэйл was talking to me during the game, but I don’t really remember what he said because I was tuning him out. There were a few other incidents like it that year. I remember a film session where he called me out, and I didn’t like it. Moments where my mindset became, Damn, this might not work out.
McHale’s coaching style is exactly like his playing style: hard-nosed, rugged, up in your face. It’s about team, team, team, and doing whatever it takes to be the best teammate possible. He pushed each player hard to make his team the best. But I didn’t know how to interpret his style. I didn’t understand his philosophy.
Which sucks, because he was only trying to help me become a better player.
If I had allowed him to coach me, things could have worked in Houston.
In the summer of 2014, before I re-signed with the #Торонто Raptors, I visited the Rockets as a free agent. It was a typical free agent meeting. #Дэрил Мори, Houston’s general manager, explained the team’s goals and how it could work out having me back. They tried to sell me on the organization, like every team does.
But I also made sure to apologize to Coach McHale. During my time with him, I was immature. I didn’t handle things the right way.
Looking back, the issue wasn’t even about Coach McHale, really. My frustration was from losing #Рик Адельман, whom Coach McHale replaced during the offseason before my last year in Houston. I had grown to trust Rick with every call, and just as importantly, it felt like he trusted me from the start. When I was traded from #Мемфис to Houston in 2009, he played me 15 minutes in my first game, even though I’d been with the team less than 24 hours. Rick was just a laid-back coach who let players learn on their own and coached them when they needed to be coached. There were definitely expectations, but generally, he let me figure out how to meet those expectations.
When you keep getting better and growing under the same coach for four seasons, it’s hard to adjust to a new style. I was used to Rick Adelman not giving a damn where I picked up on defense, and suddenly Kevin McHale was making me pick up full court. I didn’t want to adapt. We all question things we’re told, but as a point guard, you still have to believe in — and do — what the coach is asking, then trust they’ll make adjustments when necessary.
As a leader, I have to be on the same page with the coach. He can’t trust me if I don’t trust him.
And for most of my lifetime, trust has been hard for me to give.
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That’s what was going through my head. It was late in the 2011-12 season. I was with the #Хьюстон Rockets, and we were in Denver playing the Nuggets. #Кевин Макхэйл was talking to me during the game, but I don’t really remember what he said because I was tuning him out. There were a few other incidents like it that year. I remember a film session where he called me out, and I didn’t like it. Moments where my mindset became, Damn, this might not work out.
McHale’s coaching style is exactly like his playing style: hard-nosed, rugged, up in your face. It’s about team, team, team, and doing whatever it takes to be the best teammate possible. He pushed each player hard to make his team the best. But I didn’t know how to interpret his style. I didn’t understand his philosophy.
Which sucks, because he was only trying to help me become a better player.
If I had allowed him to coach me, things could have worked in Houston.
In the summer of 2014, before I re-signed with the #Торонто Raptors, I visited the Rockets as a free agent. It was a typical free agent meeting. #Дэрил Мори, Houston’s general manager, explained the team’s goals and how it could work out having me back. They tried to sell me on the organization, like every team does.
But I also made sure to apologize to Coach McHale. During my time with him, I was immature. I didn’t handle things the right way.
Looking back, the issue wasn’t even about Coach McHale, really. My frustration was from losing #Рик Адельман, whom Coach McHale replaced during the offseason before my last year in Houston. I had grown to trust Rick with every call, and just as importantly, it felt like he trusted me from the start. When I was traded from #Мемфис to Houston in 2009, he played me 15 minutes in my first game, even though I’d been with the team less than 24 hours. Rick was just a laid-back coach who let players learn on their own and coached them when they needed to be coached. There were definitely expectations, but generally, he let me figure out how to meet those expectations.
When you keep getting better and growing under the same coach for four seasons, it’s hard to adjust to a new style. I was used to Rick Adelman not giving a damn where I picked up on defense, and suddenly Kevin McHale was making me pick up full court. I didn’t want to adapt. We all question things we’re told, but as a point guard, you still have to believe in — and do — what the coach is asking, then trust they’ll make adjustments when necessary.
As a leader, I have to be on the same page with the coach. He can’t trust me if I don’t trust him.
And for most of my lifetime, trust has been hard for me to give.
#Кайл Лоури