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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/4934088.html Admiration from afar key to selection of Brooks Year off allowed Adelman to size up Rockets' new guard By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle With a year to sit back and watch the NBA from stands and sofas, Rick Adelman studied the game and players,imagining how he would do things when he was back. He watched the league take another step toward speed this past season and considered his offense fitting with the trend. He also saw something else he might not have imagined becoming useful. From Portland, Ore., Adelman could not help but notice the point guard at the University of Oregon. Months later, with the first draft pick since Adelman became the Rockets' coach, they chose the Ducks' Aaron Brooks, and this time when Adelman was picturing a player running his offense, he eventually will be. "I was really impressed with the level he played at," Adelman said. "I think he's got skills that are hard to guard. He's fast. He's quick. He really improved his shooting last year. I think he's going to add a real element. We want to push the ball more. We want to run more, have a little more activity. He gives us that. "I think any player that has the speed and quickness that he possesses with the ball, it's pretty easy. There's a lot of things he can do that puts him in situations that he can attack the basket." The Rockets brought Brooks and second-round pick Carl Landry, a power forward from Purdue, to town Friday. Their other second-round pick, Brad Newley of Australia, is expected to join them and last season's second-round pick, Lior Eliyahu, on the Rockets' summer league team, though the latter likely will remain overseas next season. The Rockets added former Texas A&M center Antanas Kavaliauskas to the summer league team that already included former Texas Tech forward Andre Emmitt and last season's rookies Steve Novak and John Lucas IV. Trades fall through In putting together their regular-season team, the Rockets were tantalizingly close to getting the player they targeted, Spain's Rudy Fernandez. The Wizards were planning to take Daequan Cook with the 16th pick, but instead found Nick Young available. If they had taken Cook off the board, the Heat would have traded their pick to the Rockets, who would have used it to take Fernandez. The Rockets also had a trade with the Knicks dissolve while New York was on the clock. Fernandez went to Phoenix two spots before the Rockets selected Brooks, who was second on their draft board followed by Landry. The Rockets had indications that Brooks could have gone to Phoenix with the 29th pick and Landry likely would have been picked by Boston with the next pick. "We really think Carl and Aaron are really going to help us over time, add elements to our team," Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said. "We thought they were the best players on the board. They were going to get picked right behind us. "Aaron with his speed, the ability to shoot from the outside and get to the basket, is — with today's NBA rules — fairly unguardable. Carl gives us a low-post presence and size with an offensive skill set. We thought Carl was the best big on the board, even at (No.) 26. And Aaron, we had intel he was going to go between 26 and 31. So these are two guys we were targeting and we were able to get." Power forwards sought Morey said the Rockets' free-agent and trade goals have not changed based on the draft acquisitions, and he is expected to target power forwards. The Rockets also intend to bring back free-agent forward Chuck Hayes, Morey said. The Rockets made a qualifying offer to Hayes, making him a restricted free agent Sunday when free-agent talks can begin. But the changes to the roster began Thursday with moves that were unexpected — except, the Rockets said, by them. "I was very surprised," Brooks said. "The Rockets were one of the first teams to contact me, and then I didn't hear from them for a long time. I didn't know if they were still interested in me. I was getting a lot of feedback from other teams in the first round. "I always want to make sure I can be effective in some kind of way. I can change the game in so many different ways. If I have to run through a brick wall, that's what I'm going to do. "There are a lot of 6-4 guys that play like they're 5-7. I'm definitely going to need some help in the post against some of these guys, but I have my own advantages by being small. That's what I've been capitalizing on." Beyond that, it is what Adelman saw during his year in Portland. jonathan.feigen@chron.com http://bbs.hoopchina.com/htm_data/44/0706/208963.html 過去的一年裡，Rick Adelman賦閒在家，他研究比賽和球員，思考當他回到NBA時該如何行事。當看到上個賽季的NBA更追求速度，Adelman相信他的進攻體系適合這一潮流。他還觀察了一個球員，一個本以為不會對他有幫助的球員。 Adelman住在Oregon州的Portland，他自然而然的注意到了Oregon大學的那個控衛。幾個月之後，Adelman成為火箭主帥，而火箭在第一輪挑選了Oregon Bucks的Aaron Brooks ，一個他心目中能打出阿氏進攻的球員。「Brooks的打球水準的確給我留下了印象。」 Adelman說，「我覺得他擁有令人難以防守的技巧。他很快。他在過去的一年裡提高了射術。我認為他能給球隊以幫助。我們需要加快節奏，需要多跑動，需要多一點活力。他能給我們這些。」「我覺得球員如果持球時擁有速度，會使比賽變得很容易。他在攻擊籃筐時可以做很多事情。」週五，Brooks和來自Purdue大學的二輪秀Carl Landry來到了休斯敦。另一個二輪秀，澳大利亞的Brad Newley也會和他們兩人，以及去年的二輪秀 Lior Eliyahu一起參加夏季聯賽。而Eliyahu可能還得在海外打上一年。同時招入夏季聯賽陣容的還有前Texas A&M的中鋒Antanas Kavaliauskas，Texas Tech 的前鋒Andre Emmitt，以及上賽季的新人Steve Novak和John Lucas IV(原文如此,Lucas似乎是三世－－譯者) 交易失敗為了完善陣容，火箭選秀時瞄準並幾乎拿下了西班牙人Rudy Fernandez。奇才本打算在16 位選Daequan Cook，但突然發現Nick Young掉到了這個位置(於是就選了Young)。如果他們拿下Cook的話，熱火就會把他們的簽位交易給火箭，而火箭正好拿下西班牙人。火箭和尼克斯(23位)也差點達成交易，但在最後關頭告吹。 Fernandez最後在火箭之前兩位被太陽(24位)摘走，而且太陽的意中人裡Brooks排第二，Landry排第三。火箭得到暗示，如果自己不出手，太陽會在29位摘走Brooks，而且波士頓會緊接著(32位)摘走Landry。火箭總經理Morey說：「我們的確認為Carl和Aaron能幫助我們，能給火箭帶來些新東西。我們認為他們是當時順位最好的球員，我們不選的話他們也會緊接著被選走。」 "Aaron有速度，射程從三分線到籃下，在現有的NBA規則下比較難防。Carl在低位有實力，有塊頭，有進攻技巧，放到26位也是當時最好的大個。我們得到情報說，Aaron在26到 31位之間會被選中。所以這兩人正是我們的目標，也是我們能拿到的球員。關於大前鋒 Morey說，經過選秀後，火箭在自由市場以及交易中的目標沒有改變，那就是大前鋒。火箭還打算留住自由球員Chuck Hayes。火箭已經給他提出了邀請合同，使他在自由市場開放後成為受限自由球員。但陣容的變化在週四已經發生了，而且那兩個新秀對此均沒有心理準備。「我很吃驚，」Brooks說，「火箭是最早接觸我的球隊之一，此後我很久沒收到他們的訊息了，我不知道他們是否對我有興趣，倒是第一輪其他一些球隊給了我反饋。」「我總是想說，我能用某種方式打出效率。我可以用多種方式改變比賽。就算要我赴湯蹈火，我也在所不辭。」「有很多6尺4的球員打得像5尺7的。我在低位防守方面肯定需要隊友協助，但是小個有小個的優點，這個我已經加以利用了。」這也正是Adelman過去一年在Portland看到的東西。 -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.224.54.215