Comments on: Fun With Random Pages: Scot Pollard http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790 NBA & ABA Basketball Statistics & History Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:56:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.6 By: will http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790&cpage=1#comment-10753 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 13:58:26 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790#comment-10753 Great Idea. I enjoyed this and look forward to seeing more in the future.

]]> By: Robert August de Meijer http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790&cpage=1#comment-10750 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:20:05 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790#comment-10750 I really like this idea; I know enough about the most famous players. Now I'd like to know what you think about lesser-well-known guys.
I'm looking forward to more posts like this.

]]> By: Mike G http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790&cpage=1#comment-10738 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:36:09 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790#comment-10738 Pollard said that when he was in college he was considered 'weird'. Upon getting to the NBA, he was immediately upgraded to 'eccentric'.

]]> By: Neil Paine http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790&cpage=1#comment-10736 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:25:15 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790#comment-10736 That's exactly right, he was one of their players most capable of slowing Shaq -- that's why it was such a tough break for them when he (and Vlade) fouled out in that Game 6 where L.A. had the big free throw discrepancy.

Here's a year-by-year rundown of Adelman's coaching career, defensively speaking:
*1988-89 Portland Trail Blazers (35 G) - 14th of 25
*1989-90 Portland Trail Blazers - 4th of 27
*1990-91 Portland Trail Blazers - 3rd of 27
*1991-92 Portland Trail Blazers - 2nd of 27
*1992-93 Portland Trail Blazers - 3rd of 27
*1993-94 Portland Trail Blazers - 12th of 27
*1995-96 Golden State Warriors - 21st of 29
*1996-97 Golden State Warriors - 28th of 29
*1998-99 Sacramento Kings - 18th of 29
*1999-00 Sacramento Kings - 10th of 29
*2000-01 Sacramento Kings - 7th of 29
*2001-02 Sacramento Kings - 6th of 29
*2002-03 Sacramento Kings - 2nd of 29
*2003-04 Sacramento Kings - 21st of 29
*2004-05 Sacramento Kings - 23rd of 30
*2005-06 Sacramento Kings - 11th of 30
*2007-08 Houston Rockets - 2nd of 30
*2008-09 Houston Rockets - 4th of 30

]]> By: Jason J http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790&cpage=1#comment-10734 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:49:00 +0000 http://www.basketball-reference.com/blog/?p=2790#comment-10734 Back when Pollard could still move he was a key to the Kings being competitive with the Lakers because he would hustle down court and bang the hell out of Shaq. He was sort of a counter to the heady, floppy, Euro-D that Vlade played when he covered O'Neal.

How many of Adelman's teams have been ranked top 10 defensively? The Rockets have been great defensively (though Van Gundy and Thibodeau probably deserve some credit for that). The Clyde / Porter Blazers ranked pretty well. I'm starting to think the master of the high post movement offense may actually be a defensive coach at heart.

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