The Rockets open their season in Orlando Tuesday night in what is expected to be something of a transitional year for the young team. Gone are the good feelings just based on development time. 'Phase two' means they need some wins to go along with that talent growth. To that...
The Rockets open their season in Orlando Tuesday night in what is expected to be something of a transitional year for the young team. Gone are the good feelings just based on development time."Phase two" means they need some wins to go along with that talent growth.
If they are going to be a team that makes a 10-plus-game leap, there will need to be some significant improvement in a few areas. Let's take a look.We don't say"chemistry" here because this team already seems to have pretty good chemistry as people. What they need is cohesiveness on the floor. It's not something that will come overnight, but new point guard Fred VanVleet should help significantly.
And this is not a team that doesn't hustle. Even in the midst of losing, they were a team that worked hard and all they've done is add more hustle guys to the roster. But, for them to be really good defensively, they will need to understand their individual roles on the floor. The best teams on that end of the floor play great because they know how to rotate and cover the holes in the defense before the offense can take advantage.
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