NBA rumors: Rockets fire player development coach after loss to Warriors originally appeared on nbcsportsbayarea.com The quest to dethrone the Warriors might have broken the Houston Rockets. Houston has been eliminated by the Warriors in three of the last four seasons, and their loss in this year's second-round might force them to rethink a number of things. The Rockets already have let assistant coach Jeff Bzdelik go and now have let go of player development assistant coach Irv Roland, The Athletic's Sham Charania reported Friday.