Hall of Fame NBA coach Rick Adelman (1946-2026), seen here with players Tracy McGrady (1) and Rafer Alston when he helmed the Houston Rockets, led teams that made the playoffs 16 times and won at least 50 games 11 times. He is one of 11 coaches in league history to have won 1,000 or more regular-season games. (NamuWiki) By HARVEY ARATON Rick Adelman, who over seven years improbably catapulted from coaching a community college basketball team to twice steering the Portland Trail Blazers to the…
