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Rick Adelman
Minnesota Timberwolves
PositionHead coach
Personal information
Born (1946-06-16) June 16, 1946 (age 78)
Lynwood, California
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Pius X (Downey, California)
CollegeLoyola Marymount (1965–1968)
NBA draft1968: 7th round, 79th overall pick
Selected by the San Diego Rockets
Playing career1968–1975
PositionGuard
Number12, 21, 5
Coaching career1977–present
Career history
As player:
1968–1970San Diego Rockets
1970–1973Portland Trail Blazers
1973–1974Chicago Bulls
1974–1975New Orleans Jazz
1975Kansas City-Omaha Kings
As coach:
1977–1983Chemeketa C. C.
1983–1989Portland Trail Blazers (assistant)
1989–1994Portland Trail Blazers
1995–1997Golden State Warriors
1999–2006Sacramento Kings
2007–2011Houston Rockets
2011–presentMinnesota Timberwolves
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:

Career statistics
Points3,579 (7.7 pg)
Rebounds1,129 (2.4 rpg)
Assists1,606 (3.5 apg)
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference

Richard Leonard "Rick" Adelman (born June 16, 1946) is an American former basketball professional player and current basketball coach. He is the head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] Previously he served as head coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings and the Houston Rockets.

Early life and playing career

Adelman was born in Lynwood, California, the son of Gladys (née Olsen) and Leonard Joseph "L.J." Adelman, who were from North Dakota and worked as teachers and farmers.[2] Adelman began his basketball career as a collegiate star at Loyola University of Los Angeles, now known as Loyola Marymount University.[3] In the 1968 NBA Draft, he was selected by the San Diego Rockets (now the Houston Rockets) in the 7th round.[4] 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.

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 1988-89 season, 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 Los Angeles Lakers. Adelman questioned Jackson's motivational techniques when it was learned that Jackson compared Adelman to Adolf Hitler.[5]

In 2002, the Kings made a serious run for the NBA Finals. After clinching the first seed in the competitive Western Conference, the Kings blazed through the opening two rounds but lost to the Lakers in a hard fought seven-game series.

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. The Kings have yet to reach the playoffs since.

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 third-longest winning streak in NBA history.

In the 2009 season, the Rockets finished 5th in the West with a 53–29 record. They entered the playoffs without their star shooting guard, Tracy McGrady, due to an injury. Despite this loss, the Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 1997. However, they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, but surprised many people and proved their resilience by taking the series to seven games even though their star center, Yao Ming, had a season-ending injury in Game 3 of that series.

Adelman won his 800th career game, 13th among coaches in NBA history, on March 24, 2008 against his old team the Sacramento Kings.[6]

On April 18, 2011, Houston Chronicle reported that the Houston Rockets would not give Adelman a new contract, and would part ways after 4 seasons.[7]

On September 13, 2011, the Minnesota Timberwolves confirmed the hiring of Rick Adelman as their new coach.[1]

On April 6, 2013, Adelman won his 1000th career game with a victory over the Detroit Pistons, becoming just the 8th coach in NBA history ever to do so. Adelman's victory came in front of a home crowd of 15,311, including his wife, Mary Kay, whom he promptly joined after the game to celebrate the occasion. The win came 24 years, 1 month, and 11 days after his first win with the Trail Blazers (February 26, 1989). [8]

Coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win–loss %
Playoffs PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win–loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
POR 1988–89 35 14 21 .400 5th in Pacific 3 0 3 .000 Lost in First Round
POR 1989–90 82 59 23 .720 2nd in Pacific 21 12 9 .571 Lost in NBA Finals
POR 1990–91 82 63 19 .768 1st in Pacific 16 9 7 .563 Lost in Conf. Finals
POR 1991–92 82 57 25 .695 1st in Pacific 21 13 8 .619 Lost in NBA Finals
POR 1992–93 82 51 31 .622 3rd in Pacific 4 1 3 .250 Lost in First Round
POR 1993–94 82 47 35 .573 4th in Pacific 4 1 3 .250 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 .400 Lost in First Round
SAC 1999–00 82 44 38 .537 5th in Pacific 5 2 3 .400 Lost in First Round
SAC 2000–01 82 55 27 .671 2nd in Pacific 8 3 5 .375 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
SAC 2001–02 82 61 21 .744 1st in Pacific 16 10 6 .625 Lost in Conf. Finals
SAC 2002–03 82 59 23 .720 1st in Pacific 12 7 5 .583 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
SAC 2003–04 82 55 27 .671 2nd in Pacific 12 7 5 .583 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
SAC 2004–05 82 50 32 .610 2nd in Pacific 5 1 4 .200 Lost in First Round
SAC 2005–06 82 44 38 .537 4th in Pacific 6 2 4 .333 Lost in First Round
HOU 2007–08 82 55 27 .671 3rd in Southwest 6 2 4 .333 Lost in First Round
HOU 2008–09 82 53 29 .654 2nd in Southwest 13 7 6 .538 Lost in Conf. Semifinals
HOU 2009–10 82 42 40 .512 3rd in Southwest — — — — Missed Playoffs
HOU 2010–11 82 43 39 .524 5th in Southwest — — — — Missed Playoffs
MIN 2011–12 66 26 40 .394 5th in Northwest — — — — Missed Playoffs
MIN 2012–13 82 31 51 .378 5th in Northwest — — — — Missed Playoffs
Career 1709 1002 707 .586 157 79 78 .503

References

  1. ^ a b Proven winner takes challenge Star Tribune.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Richard Leonard Adelman". Basketball-Reference.Com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  4. ^ "Richard Leonard Adelman (Rick)". databaseBasketball.com. Retrieved November 26, 2012.
  5. ^ Sports: Veterans keeping Pacers in contention
  6. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-adelmans800th&prov=ap&type=lgns
  7. ^ Windhorst, Brian. "Source: Rick Adelman, Rockets split". ESPN. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  8. ^ http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=400278861
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