Jonathan Feigen of the Houston Chronicle reports:
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Though in many ways Mario Elie never left Houston, he met with the Rockets’ front office on Wednesday determined to “come home.”
Elie, who has kept his home in Houston since his days with the franchise’s Clutch City-era teams, interviewed for the Rockets’ vacant head coaching position on Wednesday, saying he is ready to recapture the successes from his playing days here.
“I’m very excited,” Elie said. “I like their commitment to winning and bringing back the success of the championship years.
“We knocked it around for quite a bit, about three to four hours. Those guys are very sharp. They know what they want. I had a good time with these gentlemen.”
Elie, who played five seasons with the Rockets before finishing his career in San Antonio and Phoenix, has been an assistant with the Spurs, Warriors and Kings.
