http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/4934088.html Admiration from afar key to selection of Brooks Year off allowed Adelman to size up Rockets' new guard By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle With a year to sit back and watch the NBA from stands and sofas, Rick Adelman studied the game and players,imagining how he would do things when he was back. He watched the league take another step toward speed this past season and considered his offense fitting with the trend. He also saw something else he might not have imagined becoming useful. From Portland, Ore., Adelman could not help but notice the point guard at the University of Oregon. Months later, with the first draft pick since Adelman became the Rockets' coach, they chose the Ducks' Aaron Brooks, and this time when Adelman was picturing a player running his offense, he eventually will be. "I was really impressed with the level he played at," Adelman said. "I think he's got skills that are hard to guard. He's fast. He's quick. He really improved his shooting last year. I think he's going to add a real element. We want to push the ball more. We want to run more, have a little more activity. He gives us that. "I think any player that has the speed and quickness that he possesses with the ball, it's pretty easy. There's a lot of things he can do that puts him in situations that he can attack the basket." The Rockets brought Brooks and second-round pick Carl Landry, a power forward from Purdue, to town Friday. Their other second-round pick, Brad Newley of Australia, is expected to join them and last season's second-round pick, Lior Eliyahu, on the Rockets' summer league team, though the latter likely will remain overseas next season. The Rockets added former Texas A&M center Antanas Kavaliauskas to the summer league team that already included former Texas Tech forward Andre Emmitt and last season's rookies Steve Novak and John Lucas IV. Trades fall through In putting together their regular-season team, the Rockets were tantalizingly close to getting the player they targeted, Spain's Rudy Fernandez. The Wizards were planning to take Daequan Cook with the 16th pick, but instead found Nick Young available. If they had taken Cook off the board, the Heat would have traded their pick to the Rockets, who would have used it to take Fernandez. The Rockets also had a trade with the Knicks dissolve while New York was on the clock. Fernandez went to Phoenix two spots before the Rockets selected Brooks, who was second on their draft board followed by Landry. The Rockets had indications that Brooks could have gone to Phoenix with the 29th pick and Landry likely would have been picked by Boston with the next pick. "We really think Carl and Aaron are really going to help us over time, add elements to our team," Rockets general manager Daryl Morey said. "We thought they were the best players on the board. They were going to get picked right behind us. "Aaron with his speed, the ability to shoot from the outside and get to the basket, is — with today's NBA rules — fairly unguardable. Carl gives us a low-post presence and size with an offensive skill set. We thought Carl was the best big on the board, even at (No.) 26. And Aaron, we had intel he was going to go between 26 and 31. So these are two guys we were targeting and we were able to get." Power forwards sought Morey said the Rockets' free-agent and trade goals have not changed based on the draft acquisitions, and he is expected to target power forwards. The Rockets also intend to bring back free-agent forward Chuck Hayes, Morey said. The Rockets made a qualifying offer to Hayes, making him a restricted free agent Sunday when free-agent talks can begin. But the changes to the roster began Thursday with moves that were unexpected — except, the Rockets said, by them. "I was very surprised," Brooks said. "The Rockets were one of the first teams to contact me, and then I didn't hear from them for a long time. I didn't know if they were still interested in me. I was getting a lot of feedback from other teams in the first round. "I always want to make sure I can be effective in some kind of way. I can change the game in so many different ways. If I have to run through a brick wall, that's what I'm going to do. "There are a lot of 6-4 guys that play like they're 5-7. I'm definitely going to need some help in the post against some of these guys, but I have my own advantages by being small. That's what I've been capitalizing on." Beyond that, it is what Adelman saw during his year in Portland. [email protected] http://bbs.hoopchina.com/htm_data/44/0706/208963.html 过去的一年里，Rick Adelman赋闲在家，他研究比赛和球员，思考当他回到NBA时该如何 行事。当看到上个赛季的NBA更追求速度，Adelman相信他的进攻体系适合这一潮流。 他还观察了一个球员，一个本以为不会对他有帮助的球员。 Adelman住在Oregon州的Portland，他自然而然的注意到了Oregon大学的那个控卫。 几个月之後，Adelman成为火箭主帅，而火箭在第一轮挑选了Oregon Bucks的Aaron Brooks ，一个他心目中能打出阿氏进攻的球员。「Brooks的打球水准的确给我留下了印象。」 Adelman说，「我觉得他拥有令人难以防守的技巧。他很快。他在过去的一年里提高了射术 。我认为他能给球队以帮助。我们需要加快节奏，需要多跑动，需要多一点活力。他能给 我们这些。」 「我觉得球员如果持球时拥有速度，会使比赛变得很容易。他在攻击篮筐时可以做很多 事情。」 周五，Brooks和来自Purdue大学的二轮秀Carl Landry来到了休斯敦。 另一个二轮秀，澳大利亚的Brad Newley也会和他们两人，以及去年的二轮秀 Lior Eliyahu一起参加夏季联赛。而Eliyahu可能还得在海外打上一年。 同时招入夏季联赛阵容的还有前Texas A&M的中锋Antanas Kavaliauskas，Texas Tech 的前锋Andre Emmitt，以及上赛季的新人Steve Novak和John Lucas IV(原文如此,Lucas似 乎是三世 －－译者) 交易失败 为了完善阵容，火箭选秀时瞄准并几乎拿下了西班牙人Rudy Fernandez。奇才本打算在16 位选Daequan Cook，但突然发现Nick Young掉到了这个位置(於是就选了Young)。如果他们 拿下Cook的话，热火就会把他们的签位交易给火箭，而火箭正好拿下西班牙人。 火箭和尼克斯(23位)也差点达成交易，但在最後关头告吹。 Fernandez最後在火箭之前两位被太阳(24位)摘走，而且太阳的意中人里Brooks排第二 ，Landry排第三。火箭得到暗示，如果自己不出手，太阳会在29位摘走Brooks，而且波士 顿会紧接着(32位)摘走Landry。 火箭总经理Morey说：「我们的确认为Carl和Aaron能帮助我们，能给火箭带来些新东 西。我们认为他们是当时顺位最好的球员，我们不选的话他们也会紧接着被选走。」 "Aaron有速度，射程从三分线到篮下，在现有的NBA规则下比较难防。Carl在低位有实 力，有块头，有进攻技巧，放到26位也是当时最好的大个。我们得到情报说，Aaron在26到 31位之间会被选中。所以这两人正是我们的目标，也是我们能拿到的球员。 关於大前锋 Morey说，经过选秀後，火箭在自由市场以及交易中的目标没有改变，那就是大前锋。 火箭还打算留住自由球员Chuck Hayes。火箭已经给他提出了邀请合同，使他在自由 市场开放後成为受限自由球员。 但阵容的变化在周四已经发生了，而且那两个新秀对此均没有心理准备。 「我很吃惊，」Brooks说，「火箭是最早接触我的球队之一，此後我很久没收到他们 的讯息了，我不知道他们是否对我有兴趣，倒是第一轮其他一些球队给了我反馈。」 「我总是想说，我能用某种方式打出效率。我可以用多种方式改变比赛。就算要我赴汤 蹈火，我也在所不辞。」 「有很多6尺4的球员打得像5尺7的。我在低位防守方面肯定需要队友协助，但是小个有 小个的优点，这个我已经加以利用了。」 这也正是Adelman过去一年在Portland看到的东西。 --

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