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"Hey, look, I'll be the first to
admit, I didn't wanna do it, but
I did it, and I worked very hard
at it and I'm glad I did it. If
that's what it takes for the
organization to do well —
you've got to have foot-soldiers,
everybody can't be a general.
And you have to pay your
dues."
But he missed the games.
"That was the first time in 20-
something years that I wasn't
on the bench all the time,
whether it be high school, col-
lege or professional basketball.
Although I'm not sorry that I
did it last year, it was really an
enlightening experience and I
think it helped me grow in
terms of professional basket-
ball."
Then came the move to De-
troit, which Ron admits was
not easy for his family — wife
Olivia, son David, 16, and
daughter Dana, 13. He de-
scribed the move as "probably
a little more difficult this time
than the first time. The first
time was the first time the kids
had ever moved. That's where
they grew up, that house in
New York. But they took to it
real good, they loved Atlanta
and they were very comforta-
ble there. It's a very, very nice
place to live. This move — al-
though they understood it, and
they realize that if it wasn't for
pro basketball, they never
would've gotten to Atlanta, it's
been a little difficult for them,
but they're great kids. They
have a wonderful mother who's
done a great job with them, and
they understand and they've
adjusted very well."
David, a junior, plays on the
Rochester Adams High School
varsity basketball squad.
Dana is a cheerleader at Van
Huesen Junior High.
Now Rothstein, who jokes
that the toughest adjustment
for him in Detroit is "the cold
weather," is back on the bench
where he belongs. He espe-
cially enjoys one-on-one coach-
ing in practice. "After being a
teacher for so many years, you
sorta miss that a little bit." But
he objects to the notion that his
specialty is defensive play. "I
don't think that it's my spe-
cialty. I guess, my role here .. .
that's the way it sorta de-
veloped. But I like to feel that
I'm capable of coaching both
ends of the floor."
While Daly says that Roths-
tein has "done an outstanding
job of helping us defensively,"
he does not doubt Rothstein's
overall coaching ability. "He
knows the personnel around
the league, he knows practi-
cally every play that everyone
calls around the league. That's
very helpful . . . he's really
worked at his profession. I
don't think there's any ques-
tion in my mind that he's head
coaching material."
Rothstein says, "If and when
the time comes, I think I would
welcome the challenge" of
being an NBA head coach. But
for now he is happy to keep his
charts and do his coaching in
support of Daly and the high-
flying Pistons, who, ironically,
are battling Atlanta for first
place in the Midwest Division.
Rothstein admits he still has
some feelings for the Hawks.
"It's a tug on your heart some-
times. I watched the Houston
game (against Atlanta) on
television the other day. I
realistically want 'em to lose,
and then at times I find myself
rooting for them, to make a
good play and stuff like that. I
grew up with some of those
guys on that team and that
franchise."
Rothstein sounded as much
like a teacher as a basketball
coach when he summed up his
thoughts on the possibility of
coaching an NBA team. "I
don't think I'd do anything a
whole lot different than most
coaches. I would like to think
that I am as prepared as any-
body. What I try and do is con-
stantly learn.
"I learned a great deal from
Hubie Brown, I learned a great
deal from Mike Fratello, and in
the short time I've been here
I've learned a great deal from
Chuck Daly and Dick Versace.
I don't think you can ever stop
learning from your players or
your peers."
"I think that's important,