Rockets clicking on defense Team learning the nuances of Adelman's system By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle In the jubilant visitors locker room in Cleveland, after the Rockets' defense took apart the Cavaliers for the second time in a winning streak 11 games long, it was mentioned that Jeff Van Gundy would have loved the defensive performance of the evening. Rafer Alston turned to Tracy McGrady, and in his best Van Gundy bark, snapped: "Take away the middle. Don't let him go middle!" McGrady giggled. "I still hear that voice." "I heard it during the game," Alston said. 在击败骑士队取得胜利後，在克里夫兰的休息室里有着欢愉的气氛。有人提到JVG一定会 喜欢今天他们在防守上的表现。 “离开中线，别让他到中线” “我仍然能听到他的声音” T-Mac said “我整场比赛都听到” Alston said Yet as the Rockets have maintained the defensive mastery they developed in four seasons in the JVG Defensive Finishing School, some of their recent defensive success has come in the few ways the defensive style has changed under Rick Adelman. That was never more evident than in Friday's win in New Orleans when the Rockets' pick-and-roll defense took away the lane as it rarely has as effectively. 虽然火箭队仍然维持他们从JVG防守学校学得的方式，这里面其中的一些防守型态在 Adelman有了些改变，这在礼拜五对上黄蜂队时更明显，他们在防守pick-and-roll时压迫 球员离开禁区起来很大的作用。 And as much as the notion has been repeated that the Rockets have won with the Adelman offense and Van Gundy defense, the parts of the defense are not carried over. 火箭队最被称道的就是Adelman的进攻和JVG的防守，然而防守的部份有了改变。 "Jeff's not here," Rockets assistant coach Elston Turner said of that popular theory, though he said he had never heard it. "This is our defense. This is what we did in Sacramento — times two." The multiplication, he said, comes from doing those schemes with players particularly adept at executing what he, Adelman and fellow assistants T.R. Dunn and Jack Sikma want. "We've got some defensive-minded guys here," Turner said. "They execute the game plan and the coverage. Once you give them the game plan, you get people covered, but once you get them covered, you got to make the stop. We've got talented people, people who can move. That's what makes the stop." Against Chris Paul and the Hornets, the Rockets shifted to what Turner called "more of a containment, protect-the-paint type of coverage." 这里主要在讲JVG防守系统跟Adelman的差别 Making right adjustments Where the Rockets once had preferred to trap high screens, they have left Yao Ming in the lane. On Friday, they allowed Rafer Alston to sag into the lane to meet Paul, and to use his discretion about when to mix that up by occasionally going over picks. "We defended them really well," Adelman said. "I have to give my assistant coaches (credit). They each take a game, and they prepare the team and they come up with a game plan. They've done a great job in this whole streak of coming up with something that makes sense that we can follow. These guys do a great job of following it. Elston, he really had them down." 为了要让火箭队有良好的掩蔽，他们让Yao离开禁区协助档拆，在礼拜五的比赛中，他们 让RA切入禁区，并给予他权力去作档拆後的选择。 “我们防守他们得很好，我必须相信我的助教，他们掌握了比赛，并且为比赛准备了很多 ，他们在这个连胜中给了我们很多有意义的指导”Adelman said All coaches tailor defensive game plans to fit the opponent, searching for ways to send help to defend opponents that create the greatest matchup problems. But they make those adjustments to varying degrees. Van Gundy leaned toward certain philosophies and preferences; Adelman is more pliable based on opponents' strengths and weakness. Where Van Gundy's defenses excelled through a disciplined adherence to the preparation and plan, Adelman's allows for more interpretation and adjustment during the game. "The more you do this stuff, the more you get better," Turner said. "There's a certain pride on the defensive end with this group. They really pay attention to detail." JVG为火箭引导了相当的体系，而Adelman 则是能针对对手不同的强弱做出更有弹性的防 守；JVG透过严格的纪律训练去准备比赛，而Adelman容许更多比赛中的改变和适应。 “越去做到基本的要求，你会表现的越好，这只球队在防守上有着相当的荣耀，他们相当 注意细节” Turner said(助教) More of the same In the previous four seasons, the Rockets were second three times, first once in opposing field-goal percentage. This season, they are second, allowing opponents to make 43.6 percent of their shots. In the previous four seasons, the Rockets were between third and fifth in opponents' scoring. This season, they are fourth, allowing 92.5 points. 在过去四季中，火箭队曾经三次第二名在压制对手的命中率数据上，这季他们是第二，对 手平均只有43.6%的命中率。对手得分方面过去在3,4间排名，这季他们是第四，平均92.5 分。 After three years as one of Van Gundy's most ardent believers, McGrady praised the way things have gone with his successors — even if he did not offer an Elston Turner imitation. "I can't say enough about the guys on this team and the coaching staff, how well they have us prepared going into games," McGrady said of the defense. "We have a great bunch of guys. More importantly, I think the chemistry is there. I think we're getting that from the first guy to the last guy, the veterans to the rookies. We all get it. We all want to do well for one another." 身为过去三年JVG最信任的球员，T-Mac非常赞扬他们(助教) “我不知道该怎麽说才能表他们对於这个球队的要求和准备，我们这边有一大群好家伙， 更重要的是，我认为化学效应就在这，我们从第一个人到最後一个人、老鸟到新手中得到 它，我们都拥有它，我们都想为下一场比赛做好准备” --- JVG: I still live with this team!!XD --

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