The rockets are looking to get more athletic and more fluid.....y not look at the end of the bench with V-Span and Snyder and perhaps a motion type of offense?
VSpan is still very raw. I think he can be a good rotaional player one day, sort of how Boki has become this season. One of the negatives I felt about JVG was that he didn't trust his young players like Lucas, Novak or VSpan very much and he didn't let them play enough minutes to develop. I hope Adelman will give the younger players more of a chance to grow and become better players. The only way the players are going to get better is if they gain experience and play. Oherwise, they will always be stuck on the bench.
Just for the record Diamantidis is 6-5 and plays pg, but Pana and Greek NT's game relies on big guards who can defend, create space for their team-mates and distribute the ball. Both of those guards share the pg duties full-time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BH7bvPMOyUg someone made this, i hope he gets a role besides benchwarming
look at how players like peja and turkey flourished under adleman. he's good at developing euro's... on top of that... look at how pg's flourished in his system. bibby, williams, and jackson all had thier best years under him.
I think he can first become a legitimate backup pg (15+ mpg), then I don't know it depends on himself and the team makeup. He already plays better D than Rafer and is a better finisher close to the basket ( understatement ).
Old thread? Yes. But I just wanted to say this: Though I thought JVG was a great coach, I am excited to see Billy's roll in Adelman's system.
I don't know, blowing layups on backdoor cuts is even more frustrating than blowing layups created off the dribble.
Agree 100%, but I don't know if he want to play for rockets next season. That's another thing I don't like JVG, does he know anything about comunication? Les, Bonzi, SF, Anderson, Vspan... I belive it is not all jeff's fault but so many ... And at other side, he belives some players too much, no matter what he play them, some times, some nights, coach have to adjust, caz that day that player may really cold....
Allof those guys were good outside shooters, with the streaky Williams being the worst and the lights out Peja being the best.
VSpan is a solid European point guard. I maybe don't like him so much but I know he is a good defender and he can make plays at the offensive end. He didn't get enought time last season to show his best. I think Span can play in the rotation for 10-15 minutes per game is he cut his turnovers of course. But I just can't understand one thing. How can you put him in the starting 5? Are you kidding me? He can be a starter in Europe but not here in NBA !
Turnovers will be a crucial factor about his future next year that's for sure... He has a lot of good skills and a few bad...It's competition and high standard of NBA that make him look bad...But mark my words....he will be a lot better. His high basketball IQ guarantees is. So, for this year only, i can see him play for 15 min a game at most...But if he works hard( which i'm sure he will) and has his coach's trust, he can be a starter... So,He can be a starter in Europe but not here in NBA YET...But don't be hasty, let's see if he decides to stay or go back to Europe
I did not want to creat a thread since its hoopsworld but there is an interesting part on Novak Rockets: Can Adelman Keep Spanoulis? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Bill Ingram for *************** May 19, 2007, 08:11 Jeff Van Gundy made it clear to Vassilis Spanoulis that he wasn't going to play. Van Gundy's attitude was basically that then-GM Carroll Dawson might have told Spanoulis that he was going to play, but all playing time decisions were made by Van Gundy, and his decision was that Spanoulis wasn't going to see much playing time. Spanoulis was understandably upset, having been told that if he gave up the playing time and meaningful role he had on his team in Greece he would be a factor for the NBA team that holds his rights. After appearing in just 31 games, and then mostly in garbage time situations, Spanoulis is ready to return to Europe to continue the impressive career he had going across the pond. "Panathinaikos is a very big team and its coach Ompra'ntovjts is a great friend of mine," said Mj'roslav Razna'tovjts, Spanoulis' Serbian manager. "At this moment there are also proposals from other teams, however Panathinaikos has the first word. There’s no deadline of 48 hours. Simply, it will be great if during this time period they make an offer that satisfies the player. If it takes a little bit longer it will be OK. However, there is a lot pressure. We need to clarify the situation as soon as possible”. Once Spanoulis has an offer on the table he can come to the Rockets and request a release. The team is under no obligation to grant the request, as their current contract extends to the end of the 2008-09 season. Can the Rockets salvage their relationship with one of the top guards in international play? The answer may lie with Rick Adelman, who is rumored to be close to signing as the Rockets' next head coach. After all, Adelman once had the likes of Vlade Divac, Peja Stojakovic, and Hedo Turkoglu in his rotation. Adelman knows how to help international players integrate into the NBA game, which is exactly the kind of guidance Spanoulis needs. With the proper guidance he could turn out to be a rotation player for a team that desperately needs a point guard to spell Rafer Alston. Bonus Coverage: Steve Novak Talks Summer Plans "I haven't played major minutes this year, but it's been a huge learning year for me," says Rockets rookie - or former rookie - Steve Novak. "I think being able to sit back and watch some of these guys who are ahead of me has been great. Being able to watch guys like Juwan (Howard), Shane Battier, how they go about their business and what they do to be successful. I think it would be tough for me to find a team I could learn more from in terms of veteran experience and guys who know how to go about things the right way. So for me, I'm very lucky to be in a situation like this. A lot of rookies don't get playoff experience their first year, so I understand how fortunate I am to be in this situation." Novak plans to balance his time between home and the Marquette gym and back in Houston working out with the Rockets. "I know I'll be home for part of it and I'll be (in Houston) for part of it. But there's no question I'll be working in both places. When I go home I live 15 minutes from Marquette, where I'll be working out with those guys every single day. For me, this year has been a lot like a summer situation. Since I wasn't playing major minutes I've been working on getting in the weight room, getting stronger, learning to eat right, getting individual work in to get better at things. I know the big thing for me this summer is going to be strength and then my shooting, ball handling, and defense." Novak will again join the team in Vegas for the NBA's summer league session in July. The Rockets have gone undefeated for the past two summers in Vegas and Novak will be there to help defend his team's summer dominance. We'll catch up with him and the rest of the Rockets' summer league team in Vegas - coming in July to HOOPSWORLD! (**Special thanks to Andy Paras, who translated information from the Greek website www.sport.gr.**)
One fact that gives me hope is the fact that Adelman developed a flashy, mistake-prone guard named Jason Williams (the White Chocolate one). I believe Adelman has the patience to develop a flashy, mistake-prone greek pudding.
