What will the Houston Rockets achieve next season?

I think I can win the championship next season.

Reason: 1, Yao Ming entered its peak period.

In fact, this season, Yao Ming's dominance on the field has exceeded any previous year. If it weren't for that damn stress fracture of the scaphoid, maybe the fate of the Rockets and Yao Ming would have changed completely this year. 28 is the golden age for professional players, and Yao Ming is no exception. This season, Yao Ming's maturity has actually been verified. On the day when McGrady was injured in June 5438+ 10 this year, when everyone was not optimistic about the Rockets, Yao Ming led the team to a five-game winning streak, which also helped the team get out of the previous haze completely and laid the foundation for the Rockets' final winning streak.

This season, Yao Ming only played 55 games, averaging 22 points 10.8 rebounds, second only to Howard in this season's genuine center. Most of these games, Yao Ming is still in the running-in period with Adelman. When he gradually adapts to Adelman's system, he suffers from injuries. But the success before the injury has proved that Yao Ming has passed the running-in period with Shuai's victory.

2. McGrady's leadership temperament

Although McGrady still hasn't broken the spell of the first round of the playoffs, through this series with Jazz this season, McGrady can completely throw away the bonnet with his own performance! McGrady is not the player who gave up.

All this actually stems from the 22-game winning streak this season. McGrady has never trusted his teammates so much. This season, he even handed over his first triple-double since he came to the Rockets, and he repeatedly played quasi-triple-double data, including the playoffs. McGrady's performance is all-round. Of course, McGrady's injury is also the most worrying thing, but with the momentum shown by McGrady during his 22-game winning streak this year, McGrady next season is obviously more exciting.

If Yao Mai can't give people confidence, then next season may really be the last season for this pair.

3. Adelman's tactics

Although Adelman failed to break through the playoffs and fell in front of the Bulls' old teammate Si Long, his performance throughout the season was impressive.

Not playing cards according to common sense and being good at tapping potential internally have benefited the Rockets a lot this season. A wave of 22 consecutive victories has established his position in the eyes of fans and team management. You know, the winning streak of 10 in the second half of the 22-game winning streak was achieved in the absence of Yao Ming. Rookies like Landry and Brooks became surprise soldiers in their hands, and bobby jackson, an old subordinate, broke out again under him.

Now, under the leadership of Adelman, the Rockets have gradually grown into a relatively balanced offensive and defensive team. Although the rocket's previous offensive failure has not been completely improved this season, it has achieved initial results. His successful experience in the Trailblazers and Kings proves that Adelman's success will not begin until at least the second season. Well, look forward to it from now on!

4. The rapid growth of new people

How scary will Landry and Scola be next season? Nobody's sure.

This season, the rapid rise of these two rookie inside players has become an important factor for the Rockets to achieve good results in the absence of Yao Ming. There is no doubt that Scola's basketball IQ and Landry's physical fitness will be more obvious next season after a complete rookie season. Especially after the cruel and fierce playoffs, Scola and Landry will have a deeper understanding of the NBA, which obviously provides enough experience for the growth of next season.

Next season, Uncle Mu will get old, Landry and Scola will become Yao Ming's most effective inside assistants, and Brooks will gain more experience around Alston and bobby jackson.

5. The management has a unique vision.

Before Dawson's departure, Morey was introduced to the media by the rocket executives, so speculation about Morey was everywhere.

However, when Morey succeeded in winning mike james and Francis just after taking office that summer, people began to pay tribute to Morey's efficiency. Even if it turned out that both contracts were unsuccessful, Morey was already famous. After these two influential signings, Morey's technology gradually began to attract people's attention on a small scale. Scola can simply describe Morey's success with empty gloves and white wolves. Since then, sending mike james and Bunch Wells away for bobby jackson has been criticized by many people. However, this deal not only makes the Rockets send away the big contract and the troubles they may face this summer, but also does not weaken the depth of the Rockets' bench, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Morey and his management team have benefited a lot from such efficient actions this season. After the playoffs, they will start to worry about next season's lineup. This time, they are still looking forward to their unique vision.

6. Static, with static braking.

Since Yao Ming joined the Rockets, the Rockets have experienced considerable personnel changes every year. Although changing the team lineup frequently can adapt to the league situation and strengthen the team's characteristics, it also has a huge blow to the stability and tacit understanding of the team, and even affects the morale of the players. Today's rockets are already a western powerhouse with more than 50 wins in the regular season. Except Mutombo and Landry, there is basically no problem with the expiration and renewal of the contract of the team rotation lineup this summer. It is undoubtedly the safest move for the Rockets to use static braking and repeat tactical drills with the existing lineup to improve the understanding of the game and the tacit understanding between teammates, and to observe the situation of each team at the same time.

7. Practice new tactics to keep Yao and Mai healthy.

During the Rockets' four seasons, McGrady missed 66 games. In the past three seasons, Yao Ming has been unable to play more than one third of the games. Such an alarming frequency of injuries has clearly conveyed a message: under the existing tactics, it is almost a pipe dream for Yao Ming and McGrady to play healthily for the whole season. For head coach Adelman, there is no doubt about his coaching skills, but it is undoubtedly a great challenge for Adelman to formulate a new set of tactics to minimize the playing time of Yao Ming and McGrady and reduce the probability of their injury absence.

8. Look around the world and tap overseas pearls

1999 Ginobili with the 57th pick in the second round, Tony Parker with the 28th pick in the second round in 2000/kloc-0, Scola with the 55th pick in the second round in 2002, Barbosa with the 28th pick in the second round in 2003, and Vallejo with the 30th pick in the second round in 2004, wandering overseas. The United States and even Australia, Asia and Africa are waiting for development. If the Rockets can strengthen the strength of overseas scouts, it may not be timely to introduce overseas legacy pearls through draft or contract signing, but it is a reform method worth trying from the long-term planning of the team. In this respect, signing Scola last season is a typical success story.

9. Candidates dare not choose and use the draft to supplement their combat power.

Parker of the Spurs, Howard of the Mavericks, Barbossa of the Suns, West of the Hornets, Rondo of the Celtics, Prince of the Pistons, Gibson of the Cavaliers ... Looking at the strong teams in the league in recent years, they have continuously improved their strength by achieving excellent low rankings in the draft. Landry's expansion of the team's inside strength last year was quickly reflected in the books and achievements. It is true that there are many gambling elements in the draft conferences over the years, but if we adopt an overly conservative policy, it will not help much to further enhance the strength of the teams of the western strong teams such as the Rockets.

10: looking for a suitable substitute winger.

Although the rockets have been changing the team's bench lineup in recent years, they have not received too good results. At present, after Wells left the team, the team still lacks a swingman with excellent physical fitness and certain skills to act as a substitute for McGrady and Battier and effectively play the role of showstopper. Among this year's free agents, Artest of the Kings, Childress of the Hawks and Petrus of the Warriors will all be good choices if the asking price is within the middle-class clause, otherwise EduardoNajera of the Nuggets, Ariza of the Lakers and even Finley of the Spurs can also be considered.

1 1: Looking for young backup center training.

No one knows how old it is, but everyone knows that there is no future in Uncle Mu. Yao Ming missed 86 games in the last three seasons, and the Rockets' backup center is important to the team to some extent, even close to the demand for the main players. At present, although there are many veterans like kurt thomas and Ratliff in the free market, in the long run, Magloire, Purezek and Diop, who are under 30 years old and have rich starting experience, are the primary targets that the Rockets should consider.

12: looking for excellent point guards

Indeed, judging from the current contract, Alston, who has been improving under Adelman, is worth it. But its frequent injuries and narrow vision are still hidden dangers of the team. Due to Alston's poor coping ability, McGrady has to take over the organization and coordination tasks of the team in many cases, which also makes him unable to give full play to his strength on the offensive end. This year's free agents, such as Williams of Heat, Du Hong of Bulls, West of Cavaliers and Arroyo of Magic, should be among the middle-class contracts. It is within the team's power to choose a player to make up for the lack of orthodox point guards and arouse Alston's competitive desire.

13: Break through the salary cap and build the Big Three.

First of all, please skip this rule for those fans who think that money is more important than the championship.

Throughout today's NBA powers, teams built around "single core" or "dual core" have become increasingly scarce. Except for the Cavaliers, which have such rare talents, all teams try their best to build the main lineup of "Big Three", "Four Kings" and "Five Gates". In this summer's free market, jamison, Deng, Iguodala and other stars will be the targets of all teams. For the current Rockets, it is a necessary way to get the third core of the team through the way allowed by the league while McGrady and Yao Ming are still on the team, although it is a risky move, and you need to risk losing the team's future. Now Artest has joined the Rockets. Next year's championship will definitely belong to the Rockets.