<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">SHANGHAI, China: Yao Ming says he has a strong rapport with new Houston Rockets coach Rick Adelman, likening his style of play to that of the Chinese national team. Attending a Special Olympics event Wednesday in his hometown of Shanghai, Yao said he had several conversations with the former Sacramento Kings coach in Houston this summer and anticipated a bigger role on court in the coming season. "Our exchanges were very good," Yao told reporters. "I'm pretty familiar with his style. It's pretty much like the national team's." Hoping to break the team's recent history of postseason flops, Houston hired Adelman in May to replace Jeff Van Gundy, Yao's first and only other coach in the NBA.</div> Read More
