Brooks says no '7-6 dude' in D-League http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/5382327.html By JONATHAN FEIGEN Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle As much as Rockets guard Aaron Brooks said he enjoyed his two-game assignment to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League, he said he hoped to see if he could apply the benefits of his work in the D-League to the Rockets. "It was fun. I had a good time down there," Brooks said. "The teammates were real cool. "There's no better training than actually playing. To get out there and play was good. I don't think I had that mentality for a while, to come to the game knowing I was getting a lot of minutes. To get that mentality again, get up and down, I felt great." Brooks說他在NBA Development League打的很爽。 The Vipers use an offense similar to the motion-based sets of the Rockets, but without a dominant center in the low blocks, Brooks had a chance to run more of point guard parts of the offense than if he were with the Rockets. "Of course, I held the ball a little more than I will in this offense," Brooks said "It is what we want to do in this offense, get up and down and run a little more. We didn't have a 7-6 dude. We had a 6-7, 6-6 guy playing center. But what they want me to do, I was doing down there." 小聯盟球隊Vipers使用和火箭類似的進攻模式，但球隊裡沒有一個超屌中鋒。 Brooks returned to the Rockets ahead of schedule because Rafer Alston was out with a strained groin. Coach Rick Adelman said he would like to give Brooks a look in practice. 小Brooks回到火箭，因為RA的該逼拉傷。 Rockets forward Steve Novak is expected to recalled today. 前鋒 Steve Novak今天有可能被摳回NBA。 "Definitely, because we were down a guard," Adelman said of the decision to bring back Brooks. "But with Rafer being out and the type of injury he has, we need to get him back and get him in practice and see what he can do. He certainly has some skills we need. He can push the ball. He can shoot the ball. And he's got great quickness. You have to be sure when you throw him in the fire, he has a chance to succeed, too. Adelman說Brooks的確有我們需要之處，他能推進，能射，很快 XD "Right now, we're trying to find people to be effective. If an opportunity presents itself, I would not hesitate to play him." Alston is expected to be ready to play on Wednesday against the Orlando Magic at Toyota Center. Alston預計美國時間禮拜三能回來，在主場迎戰奧蘭多魔術。 "I had a lot of swelling after the game (against Detroit on Wednesday)," Alston said. "There was no pain, but my leg was huge. No pain, no structural damage, just swelling. The doctor (Mark Adickes) said it was best to let it rest and get the swelling down." 「在禮拜三和活塞打完之後，我覺得有點腫脹感。」Alston說，「不會痛，但是我的腿 腫起來了。不會痛（阿是要說幾次？），沒有結構的損傷，就只是腫。醫生說最好休息 一下讓腫脹消退。」 Balancing act Steve Francis got his third start with Rafer Alston out and said he believes consistent playing time would lead to more consistent play. "If I can stay playing more, I think that will help," Francis said. "It's hard when you play and then don't play. Hopefully, I can maintain some balance with it." 小法希望能獲得穩定的上場時間。 「如果能讓我多打一點，我想那會有幫助的。」小法說，「一下子讓老子打，一下子又讓 老子休息，打的好才有鬼。」 Sign show Tracy McGrady will have an autograph signing session from 1-1:30 p.m. today at the Rockets Shop at Toyota Center to promote his workout DVD, Basketball Training with Tracy McGrady. Fans purchasing any McGrady DVD today will be eligible to receive an autograph. 踢妹有個簽名會..... --

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