I really like the idea of Adelmans up-tempo style of offense, but can it be more dangerous for Tmac and Yao on a fast pace tempo consider that Tmacs back and Yao's knee and toes may not be completely healed. Got to hear from all pro members there assumption.
If Sabonis could play under Adelman, Yao can as Adelman said, its not constant running like Pheonix, its just being a little quicker. Also to go along with that, if fat lazy Bonzi can thrive in Adelmans style, T-Mac and Yao won't have a problem. They are human, any human can play a little quicker without problems.
sometimes i question ppl's bball knowledge. up-tempo does not mean run run run. it means we take shots earlier in the shot clock. it means we take the first best shot possible, even if its not tmac or yao taking them. it means there is more movement/cutting in the HALF-COURT offense. up-tempo does not mean we're gonna run teams out of the building. it means we're just gonna "move" more in our half-court offense and we take quicker shots b4 the defense sets up. but we're def. not gonna play like phoenix or warriors. tmac never ran even when he played w/ the magic. all they did was took very quick shots as they past halfcourt even when the defense set up. its like one pass and shoot.
Not to be rude or anything, but really, there is a thread right near the top here that has an articel from rockets.com specifically talking about the "up-tempo" style. I think this thread/post would fit perfectly in there.
Yao wont be having to post up so deep against 250+ lb. centers every night like he did this previous year so he won't be so worn out every play, plus like it was said above up tempo doesn't mean you sprint around everywhere like a constant fast break it just means fluid passing and movement
Yao can catch a ball...he just shouldn't bring it down low after he catches it.... And Sabonis was practically a crippple when he played for Adelman (although that just mainly goes to show HOW good sabonis was to play like that while being a cripple rather than Adelman's ability to use a cripple effectively)
Don't confuse uptempo with run-n-gun. It's a very efficient offense, plain and simple. Adelman's teams never used to run the ball down your throat. There will be much more easy looks early in the shot clock and we'll be taking advantage of fast break opportunities. More fast break opportunities for us means that Yao won't have to run back on offense all the time. We used to pull out of a 2 on 2 break to set up the offense. Not anymore. I'm not worried about T-Mac.
Thank you. That's exactly what Adelman means and the exact interpretation that he's trying to convey. I'm tired of average fans saying up-tempo/running is impossible with Yao, I deem them as average fans due to that saying. It's not up-tempo/running, it's just starting the offense quicker. Tricks like passing the ball into half court from inbounds, offensive players getting into position quicker, etc.
the offense will be similar to when jvg rarely ran tmac through a double-screen to get an open mid-range jumper much like rip hamilton gets. i think any of our guys (exception being rafer) would thrive in that type of offense. it will be similar to utahs offense. theirs is a half-court offense with movement.
Um, What offence would Rafer thrive in if he can't thrive in Adelmans.......I think he can penetrate just how to make use of his penentration i think is the key question. Maybe Rafer will be alot better under Adelman
Sabonis was in Portland from 95-03 (wasn't there for 01-02). Adelman was in Portland from 88-94. So I'm guessing he wasn't there for Sabonis' stint.
If Vlade Divac well past his prime can run under Aldelman's offense then so can Yao. Nitpickers the lotta ya.
After watching Gundy basketball for 4 years, I think people have forgotten what the average pace of a NBA team is. We were definitely at the very bottom. Adelman is just going to make the team execute faster in the shot clock. If there are opportunities early, then we will strike. He wants the defense to react to us, not necessarily try to beat a set defense every possession.
What hurts them is playing tough D and then having to carry so much of the offensive load. Under Adelman they won't play D and on offense they will get easy shots. I see them being much healthier.
