Kyle Lowry Basically Tells Houston Rockets to Choose Between Him and Head Coach Kevin McHale

By: Stephen Patterson

Kyle Lowry apparently has no problem with being blunt in his demands with the Houston Rockets if they want to keep the point guard with the franchise.

Here is what Lowry had to say on coach Kevin McHale and his own future with the team:

"I don't think so," Lowry told the newspaper about returning to play for McHale. "I honestly think it would be tough. Things have to be addressed. The situation would have to be addressed.

"If things aren't addressed coaching-wise, I guess I have to be moved."

There's not a whole lot of wiggle room there for the Rockets, as Lowry makes it known loud and clear that he doesn't want to play for McHale and would rather be traded to another team.

He also doesn't think there's much of a chance that he and fellow point guard Goran Dragic will both return to the team, regardless of the situation with McHale.

McHale responded to what Lowry had to say about the situation, telling the paper "that's very surprising. I didn't think we had too much of a problem coexisting this year. Everybody has a little beef every once in a while. I didn't feel like (there were problems). He apparently did.

"There were times that we didn't agree on things. There were times that I got on him. I don't think it was unduly harsh on anybody."

Obviously, McHale isn't going to just come out and tell some random reporter that him and Lowry can't co-exist together and that he would be glad to see the point guard get traded.

If you notice, however, he didn't exactly make a push for Lowry to reconsider his stance or to stick around with the Rockets through his comments either.

Lowry began the season as the Rockets' starting point guard, averaging 14 points and 6.6 assists in 47 games before going down with injury. He had surgery on May 1 for a sports hernia.

Dragic took over the starting role in March and averaged 18 points and 8.4 assists in 28 starts in place of Lowry.

In all likelihood, Houston will probably try to retain Dragic, keep their head coach in McHale, and try to trade Lowry to a team desperate for a starting point guard in their continual, desperate attempt to acquire a serviceable big man.