Kevin McHale Frontrunner To Become Rockets’ Next Head Coach, According To Report

And we’re expecting McHale to buy in?

This is the bet by Morey and the Rockets should McHale get the job: that hiring a basketball warrior will either work in perfect concert with Morey’s numbers-based personnel decisions, or that hiring a basketball warrior will deflect enough criticism to save Morey’s job if Houston continues to struggle.

If McHale does become the Rockets’ next head coach, he’ll be inheriting a team that is a couple of years removed from success. After posting three consecutive 50-plus win seasons from 2006-‘07 to ‘08-‘09, Houston has missed the playoffs the last two seasons.

For more on the Rockets’ coaching searching, check back with this StoryStream for updates, and be sure to check out SB Nation’s Houston Rockets blog, The Dream Shake.