Rudy Tomjanovich
FameRank: 4

"As player:"

* 5× List of NBA All-Stars/NBA All-Star (–, )

* No. 45 Houston Rockets#Retired numbers/retired by the Houston Rockets

"As coach:"

* 2× List of NBA champions/NBA champion (–)

* List of NBA All-Star Game head coaches/NBA All-Star Game head coach (1997 NBA All-Star Game/1997)

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/ stat1value = 13,383 (17.4 ppg)

/ stat2label = Rebound (basketball)/Rebounds

/ stat2value = 6,198 (8.1 rpg)

/ stat3label = Assist (basketball)/Assists

/ stat3value = 1,573 (2.0 apg)

/ bbr = tomjaru01

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"Rudolph "Rudy" Tomjanovich, Jr." (born November 24, 1948) is an American retired basketball player and coach who coached the Houston Rockets to two consecutive NBA Finals/NBA championships. He was an All-Star forward for the Rockets during his playing career. He is currently a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.

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I wasn't happy, ... All I was thinking about was how to win that damn next game.

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I think that Kobe wants to win. He's a tremendous competitor, as fierce as anybody I've ever been around. I don't know Phil, I didn't read the book. But I noticed even after I was gone ... it's just like they got to have a soap opera.

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I don't need to belabor it. I love where I'm at. I love what I'm doing. I've got a contending team. Just because I had a history with them and because I talked with them doesn't mean that I want to coach.

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Nobody's had to do what he's had to do. New team. New country. New language. ... It's tough.

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Glen has been making big shots for us. Any time a team commits to the double team on Yao (Ming), we have been doing a great job of making them pay, especially towards the end of a game.

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It?s amazing. He?s only been in this country a few months. He?s had to join a new team, learn a new language. ... I don?t know how he?s done it. It?s a miracle.

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