On September 12, the 2021 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame induction ceremony was officially held in Springfield, USA, and the famous coach Rick Adelman was officially inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. He coached the Portland Trail Blazers, Sacramento Kings, Houston Rockets, and Minnesota Timberwolves.
On April 7, 2013, the Timberwolves played against the Pistons, and Adelman won his 1,000th career win, becoming the eighth "thousand-win coach" in NBA history.
Looking back on Adelman's coaching career, the years of coaching the Kings and Rockets are undoubtedly the most memorable period for fans, and today he mentioned that Kings team again in his speech, saying: "The fans in Sacramento are the best, and the fans in Portland, they are very similar, the two cities are also similar, they love their teams, both cities have only one team, so they love their players." ”
It is worth mentioning that he and his proud disciple Chris Weber were inducted into the Hall of Fame on this day at the same time.
In Adelman's "Princeton" system, he unleashed his personal passing talent and high ability to read the game, leading the Kings to play a game style that was both watchable and competitive, transforming into a popular team in the league, and it was during this period that he established himself as the league's four major forwards with Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki.
"It's an incredible feeling, especially since I was able to join Weber in the Hall of Fame. After 8 years together, he made me a better coach. Adelman said.
Next, he mentioned Yao Ming and the Rockets that created 22 consecutive wins in his speech.
"At the Rockets, I had the opportunity to coach some great players: Yao Ming, Maddy, Lowry, Sean Battier, Scola, Mutombo... There, we had 22 consecutive wins, and the team in the second half of the streak didn't have Yao Ming, which is incredible, and we don't know how the 22 streaks were done, but the players were tough guys, they worked together, and they did a very good job. Adelman said.
Coincidentally, September 12 is also the 41st birthday of Yao Ming, a member of the Hall of Fame and president of the Chinese Basketball Association.
Inducted into the Hall of Fame, Adelman has not won a championship in his entire coaching career, but his coaching ability has been recognized. Unfortunately, the two strongest teams he has coached, the Kings and the Rockets, lost to the Los Angeles Lakers with Kobe Bryant.