Rick Adelman
Rick Adelman was born in Lynwood, California, United States on June 16th, 1946 and is the Basketball Coach. At the age of 77, Rick Adelman biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Early life and playing career
Adelman was born in Lynwood, California, and the son of Gladys (née Olsen) and Leonard Joseph "L" are among the many Adelman's relatives. "J" is a form of Japanese. Adelman, a North Dakota immigrant who worked as both teachers and farmers, was a professor and a farmer. Adelman began his basketball career at Pius X High School in Downey, California, and then matriculated to collegiate success at Loyola Marymount University. He was drafted by the San Diego Rockets (now the Houston Rockets) in the 7th round of the 1968 NBA draft. He spent two seasons in San Diego before being drafted by the Trail Blazers in the 1970 expansion draft; he later spent three seasons in Portland. He also played for the Chicago Bulls, New Orleans (now Utah) Jazz, and the Kansas City/Omaha (now Sacramento) Kings. In 1975, he began his playing career.
Coaching career
Adelman coached at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon, from 1977 to 1983.
He was then hired as an assistant by the Portland Trail Blazers (then coached by Jack Ramsay). Adelman was retained when Ramsay was fired and replaced with Mike Schuler in 1986; when Schuler was in turn fired during the 1988-89 season, Adelman was promoted to interim coach. Adelman, the team's manager, was hired full-time in 1989 after helping the team make the playoffs (despite a 39–43 record).
Adelman and the Trail Blazers were both extremely successful in the next three years; the team advanced to the NBA Finals in 1990 and 1992 (losing to the Los Angeles Lakers) in 1990 and 1991. Adelman served two more years with the team but was fired after the 1993-1994 season.
Adelman was hired as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors in 1995. He was unable to recreate his success in Portland and was fired after just two years with the team.
Adelman was hired by the Sacramento Kings in 1998 after a year of absence from the sidelines. The Kings were one of the Western Conference's most profitable teams, qualifying for the playoffs every year under Adelman's leadership.
The Kings defeated the Los Angeles Lakers of Phil Jackson during their 2000 playoff appearance. When it was discovered that Jackson compared Adelman to Adolf Hitler, Adelman doubted Jackson's motivational tactics.
The Kings made a good run for the NBA Finals in 2002. After winning the first seed in the Western Conference, the Kings blazed through the first two rounds but lost to the Lakers in a tumultuous run of lopsided officiating in favour of the Lakers.
Adelman (in the final year of his deal) led the Kings to the playoffs in 2006. Despite the team's early struggles during the regular season, the Kings recovered and qualified for the playoffs as the #8 seed. Despite being competitive, the San Antonio Spurs beat them 4–2. Adelman's membership with the Kings came to an end in 2005-2006. The Sacramento Bee announced on May 9 that his employment would not be renewed. Since being unable to make it to the playoffs or post a winning record, the Kings have yet to win one.
The Houston Rockets brought Adelman as their new head coach five days after Jeff Van Gundy's dismissal on May 18, 2007. Van Gundy had led the Rockets to three playoff appearances in four years with no series victories. Adelman led the Rockets to a 22-game winning streak from January to March 2008, the third-longest winning streak in NBA history, in his first season as head coach. They did not win in the first round in six games, but in the first round.
The Rockets finished fifth in the West in 2009 with a 53-29 record. Tracy McGrady, the team's top shooting guard, was suspended due to a season of injury. Despite this setback, the Rockets defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in six games to advance to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 1997. Although the Los Angeles Lakers would lose the series to the Los Angeles Lakers, they also demonstrated their tenacity by extending the series to seven games despite the absence of actor Yao Ming in Game 3 of the series.
Adelman won his 800th game, 13th among NBA coaches, against the Sacramento Kings on March 24, 2008.
The Houston Chronicle announced on April 18, 2011 that Adelman would not get a new deal; Adelman and the team parted ways after four seasons and two playoff appearances.
The Minnesota Timberwolves announced the addition of Rick Adelman as their new coach on September 13, 2011.
Adelman won his 1,000th game in his career over the Detroit Pistons on April 6, 2013, becoming only the eighth coach in NBA history to do so.
Adelman resigned from coaching in the NBA on April 21, 2014. He would also remain with the Timberwolves as a consultant, according to the Timberwolves. Adelman ranks ninth in terms of games coached and games won. He played 79–78 (.503) in playoff games and advanced to the NBA Finals twice, both with the Portland Trail Blazers in 1990 and 1992, where they lost to the Detroit Pistons and Chicago Bulls.