<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">During his days roaming the sideline in Portland and Sacramento, Rick Adelman gained a reputation for developing teams with an up-tempo style. Can he do the same in Houston? The coach and the Rockets are about to find out. After four seasons of relying mostly on a methodical, half-court game, the franchise has turned to Adelman in hopes that the 16-year coaching veteran can pick up the pace on the offensive end. Under former coach Jeff Van Gundy, the Rockets finished the 2006-07 season with the fourth best record in the Western Conference and once again had one of the league's leading defensive clubs. But, as good as the Rockets were on the defensive end, the team struggled on offense. Houston finished 17th in the league in scoring at 97 points per game and finished 27th in field goal percentage at a 44.5 percent clip. More troubling, the team struggled to find consistent offense in the postseason, shooting a meager 41 percent in a first round exit to the Utah Jazz. Enter Adelman. During the coach's previous coaching stint in Sacramento, the Kings led the NBA in scoring three times in eight seasons. Adelman mostly relied on a Princeton-style offense during his final seasons in Northern California, but his primary aspiration is to get his teams to push the ball up the floor before the opponent sets its defense. The Rockets are hoping that the coach can bring those offensive credentials to a defensive-minded club and give the franchise a more balanced approach for postseason success. "We were looking for a coach that can take us to the next level," Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said during the coach's introductory press conference. "We were looking for a balanced approach and Coach Adelman provides that." </div> Source: Rockets.com
