Everything was good just four years ago — promising more than ever. Sitting between GM Daryl Morey and former team-owner Leslie Lee Alexander was Mike D’Antoni. Dressed in a navy blue suit with a red tie, D’Antoni was the new kid on the block in Houston as Morey and Alexander introduced the then 65-year-old as the 13th head coach in Houston Rockets history.
At times throughout the press conference, there were some laughs. Like when D’Antoni went out of his way to introduce Jeff Bzdelik as his assistant coach, since he was not known to be a “defensive-minded coach.