December 7 Beijing time, news, ski jackets, the Houston Rockets yesterday lost narrowly to the Portland Trail Blazers in an away match with a score of 89-90. Jonathan Feigen, columnist for the "Houston Chronicle," updated his blog with commentary on this game. In Feigen's view, even though the Rockets lost the game, the last-minute tactical arrangements still highlight the brilliance of head coach Rick Adelman. The following is a translation of Feigen's original blog post —
Traditionally speaking, Houston Rockets head coach Rick Adelman could have deployed a double team in the final moments, or he could have focused on preventing Brandon Roy from receiving the ball and instead allowed other players to have open shooting opportunities. Yes, these are all great tactical options, but that is not Adelman's coaching style, ski clothes. This is one of the reasons why his team—the Houston Rockets—has performed so well up until now, and it’s also one of the reasons why he replaced Jeff Van Gundy as the Rockets' head coach.
Adelman's coaching style is such: He always firmly believes in his own choices, having steadfast judgments about many things. And it is precisely because of Adelman's coaching style that the Rockets' players can always find their proper roles, allowing them to utilize their specialties.
Trevor Ariza wanted to defend against Roy; he sought the opportunity to end the opposing leader's run. And indeed, defense is what Ariza excels at most, and his defense against Roy has been very successful. In fact, Ariza's defense against Roy was already in place, but the latter still managed to score under extremely difficult conditions. Chuck Hayes also did what he should have done; he quickly moved out to assist in the defense, forming a semi-surrounding posture around Roy.
Unfortunately, Roy is no ordinary man; he became the hero who ended the game. With only three seconds left in the game, the Trail Blazers took a 90-89 lead, and Aaron Brooks' buzzer-beating drive failed, bringing the Rockets' winning streak to an abrupt halt.
Roy was truly incredible, scoring all 10 of the Trail Blazers' points in the final four minutes. After the game, the Rockets' defensive expert Shane Battier praised Roy, saying that apart from Kobe Bryant, Roy is the NBA player with the strongest ability to close out games.
Perhaps, the next time a similar situation arises, Adelman will try some different tactics. But one thing is certain: he will still trust his players. During Thursday's game, when Brooks requested a one-on-one challenge rather than a pick-and-roll with his teammates, Adelman readily agreed. This time, Roy made the same request, and he also emerged victorious.
Ariza firmly believed he could contain Roy. In reality, Ariza had a great opportunity, but luck wasn't on his side. There's no doubt that the next time, Adelman will still trust Ariza.
"This is the coach's coaching style," Battier said, "He lets us play without too much interference, giving us a lot of freedom. I think Trevor did a good job defending him (Roy). But he hit several very difficult shots, and you have to accept that fact," cheap tennis racquets.
On this Saturday night, the Rockets lost the game, but their method of playing was not wrong.