Archive for April 18th, 2011

And I think it’ll be a long long time till playoffs come around again…

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Rick Adelman is apparently out as head coach of the Houston Rockets.

It isn’t clear if he was pushed or jumped: the HouChron story is still crediting “a person with knowledge of the decision” and says “Adelman and Rockets general manager Daryl Morey failed to reach agreements on how they would continue to work together”, which makes it sound like a “you can’t fire me, I quit” situation. (Edited to add 4/19: the current version of the linked article seems to confirm this.)

(Actually, I have no idea if this is good or bad for the Rockets playoff chances. I just couldn’t resist working in a Kate Bush reference.)

“Hey! Watch it! You’re getting blood on my application!”

Monday, April 18th, 2011

The Pulitzer Prize winners have been announced.

I don’t have much to say:

  • I’m pleased that the LAT got a nod for their Bell coverage.
  • I’m slightly sad that the LAT‘s nod came at the expense of Alan Schwarz’s coverage of football and concussions.
  • I’m delighted that the WP didn’t even get a finalist nod for any of the “Hidden Lives of Guns” stories.

Other than than, meh.

(Subject line hattip.)

Edited to add: Speaking of journalism, I know I haven’t been on the Greg Mortenson/”Three Cups of Tea” thing. I figure when the story makes 60 Minutes, there’s really nothing more I can add to it, at least for now.