Both good wins but they were games played without McGrady or when he hadn't been completely integrated back into the offense. I guess I want to see what the Rockets at its full strength can do against a very good team also at their full strength. I think we're still a few weeks or more away from getting that answer.
Never left the ship DD, just get too passionate and thus frustrated. I wonder if Yao talked to Adelman because I give Adelman alot of credit for using Yao primarily back to the basket in the low block. The offense we run is not what Adelman ran in Sac and it is very close to what we did when we had Sura, Barry and Wesley (good rebounding, 1/2 court execution and ball movement). Adelman seems to have adjusted the offense to play to Yao's strength and TMac's strength. One big difference in the offense is Rafer attacking more, don't know if this is Adelman or Rafer stepping up? What I like about the offense is how many points in the paint we get. Much more than the Sac teams got when they ran alot of hard screens for shooters. Sac relied alot on getting their shooters open looks, their movement offense with the hard screens and back cuts were designed for Peja, Jackson and Bibby- plus making the extra pass for Miller, Webber and Divacs to get the open J. We have a much better team that can post or drive - Bonzi, Landry and Scola all have stepped up as far as taking their defender low. At the beginning of the season I could see Adelman was willing to sacrifice the defensive mentality the team had developed for more offensive creativity. This did not set well with me and I have been surprised to see him back off of that and adjust the offense to the team, while seeing the same kind of defensive intensity as last season. The best deal we have made in my opinion is signing Morey. The pick up of Landry, Scola and Brooks has been very impressive.
Our chemistry is getting better and the team is getting more comfortable with Adelman system. A trade is conceivable if there is very good PG on the block and if it is financially feasible otherwise we'll have to see what this team coached by Adelman can do. I think LA, Suns and GSW would not have a lot of chemistry problems as their coaches are veterans and should be able to deal with any chemistry issues quickly and effectively.
