No matter who was hired for head coach, the Houston Rockets began this offseason with quite a to-do list. Hiring Mike D’Antoni, however, might have added a few bullet points.
First, it’s almost guaranteed that Dwight Howard will leave Houston now, so the D’Antoni hire will leave the Rockets to look for a new center. Second, D’Antoni’s good offenses in years past have all gone through a pass-first point guard (i.e. the great Steve Nash), so Houston will now be in the market for such a player. Third, D’Antoni is known for his lack of attention to defense, so assistant coaches must now be hired with defense in mind.