Pick a side: McHale or Lowry? Why did you pick McHale?


Instead of leaping to conclusions, allow me to open the floor for your input on the following question:

Why are so many of you upset with an athlete almost every time one has a dispute or disagreement with a coach, general manager or owner?

I mean, studies show most of you are unhappy with your bosses and your jobs. And according to Mercer’s “What’s Working” survey last summer, seven in 10 of you do not believe your organization as a whole is well-managed.

Yet, for some reason, you act as if athletes have no right to complain about their boss because they go to work with numbers on their uniforms.

Now I have had wonderful working relationships with all who have ever had the power of pay. Part of it is my desire to continue receiving pay and part of it is my being privileged to work for the greatest supervisors on the planet.

But not all of us are so fortunate. Take Kyle Lowry, for instance. He says he isn’t sure he and Rockets head coach Kevin McHale can successfully coexist.

Kyle Lowry and Kevin McHale should take note of Texans tailback Arian Foster's tattoo

Why have so many of you taken Kevin McHale’s side in this?

Do we know if McHale mistreats Lowry? Do we know if McHale is fair to Lowry? Browbeats him at every turn? Runs him down in front of coworkers? We have no idea what the dynamic is between the two, yet some of you are certain Lowry is in the wrong?

And is it not OK for Lowry to look around at others in his position and wonder what life would be like in their shoes? I mean, there are only 30 NBA head coaches. McHale is in the bottom 10, right?

It’s not like the Rockets are outcoaching teams on a nightly basis. Actually, the opposite is more accurate.

That doesn’t mean I don’t like McHale as a coach. I thought he would do well, and he had a good first year on the job. But he has a long way to go to be one of the best in the game.

By any measure, Lowry is one of the top 10 points guards in the league. And remember, there are a lot more point guards than head coaches, two or three per team.

Is it wrong for Lowry to have a “grass is greener” thought on occasion?

So, when it comes to picking sides in the McHale-Lowry dispute, why are you so quick to go with McHale?

Or are you willing to cut Lowry some slack on this one?

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Jerome Solomon