We all know that after the arrival of Amy Udoka and the new coaching staff, the Rockets have put a lot of effort into their defense and are among the best in the league in terms of efficiency. With the return of Tari Eason and Steven Adams in the new season, the Rockets' defense is likely to take it to the next level, in fact, the old saying is true, defense is what wins championships.
Of course, in terms of the current strength and goal of the Rockets, winning the championship is still relatively far away, and the top priority is to get rid of the ranks of the lotto team. Then if the Rockets want to make the playoffs, they must strengthen their offensive threat and efficiency, and two of them are key, and the Green Shirts Boston Celtics become a positive reference.
Rockets head coach Amy Udoka spoke to the media and revealed that the team will be an important topic on the offensive end, opening up space and outside shooting. In this year's draft, the Rockets used the probe pick to pick Reed Shepherd, who is arguably the top shooter in NCAA history as the core of the University of Kentucky and is expected to be an important part of the Rockets' rotation. However, relying only on Reed Shepard alone, I am afraid it will be difficult to solve all the problems, the Rockets made a lot of three-point shots last season, but the shooting percentage ranked seventh from the bottom in the league.
The coaching staff knew this, so the Rockets took a two-pronged approach, bringing in shooters and making them shoot hard, and also focused on covering the game. Alperen Shenjing, the core of the Rockets' interior line, is expected to play a more important role in the Amy Udoka system in the new season. Amy Udoka, who was the Celtics coach before coaching the Rockets, compares Alperen Shinkyung to former All-Star interior Al Horford. The Celtics' success is not only due to the strength of Jaylen Brown and Tatum, but also the contributions of those role players and deputies, with Al Horford being a prime example.
Although Al Horford has entered the twilight of his career after returning to the Celtics, he can open up the offensive space on the court very well, if the opponent lets go of Al Horford, he can punish, otherwise, the opponent saves inside, and the other players of the Celtics will have the space to break through, directly complete the scoring or make kills. Of course, most of the Celtics' rotation is very comprehensive, and they have three abilities at the same time, which gives them more room for adjustment.