In the past 20 years, the overall speed of the Rockets has become faster and faster, if it is the "old fans" of the Rockets, after watching Yao Ming's game in the Rockets, there will be this feeling, Yao Ming Although the internal technology is excellent, but the Rockets at that time in order to take care of Yao Ming, had to slow down, and changed their main offensive method into "position attack". At that time, although the Rockets were the team that fans cared about the most, the Style of the Rockets at that time was really not good enough.
At that time, D'Antoni's Phoenix Suns mainly played the running and fast attack tactics, and the Suns' play style at that time was beautiful enough and attractive enough. Unfortunately, although this fast attack method is beautiful, it is difficult to win the championship. The Suns led by Nash and Xiaosi, the best record at that time was only the Western Conference Finals.
After D'Antoni coached the Rockets, under his transformation, the Rockets created a Harden + Paul dual core, coupled with a large number of players with first-class athleticism and extremely fast speed, the tactical style of the Rockets at that time also changed from position warfare to fast attack mode.
On the basis of the Suns' running and bombing tactics that year, the Rockets added an infinite change of defense system, which made the Rockets attack and defend well, coupled with the bravery of Paul and Harden, the Rockets entered the Western Conference Finals that year. What now? In the rebuilding of the Rockets, although the record of two seasons is bad, the new offensive system created by the Rockets created by Silas has initially borne fruit.
NBA expert Ben Dubos also made a special analysis of the Rockets' performance this season. Speaking about the Rockets' offensive capabilities this season, Dubos said the Rockets are in the league's mid-range (19th overall) in terms of points per game this season, in part because of silas' offensive speed. He gave an important statistic - the Rockets' offensive speed index this season is as high as 101.2, ranking second among the 30 teams in the league!
Further data also points to the Rockets' high-speed offense that could build some real advantage. The Rockets' "true shooting percentage" this season is as high as 56.5%, ranking 18th in the league, although it is not much better, but compared with the Rockets' record at the bottom of the league, the Rockets do not pull the crotch. The Rockets' "effective shooting percentage" also reached 53.4%, ranking 17th in the league, which shows that the Rockets' shooting efficiency is very high.
Compared to D'Antoni's Rockets, Silas now places more emphasis on outside offense, and even almost all of the Rockets' center players (Wood, Shenkin, Garruba, Fernando) shoot three-pointers, and they are fast. Wood, in particular, looks like he's in the No. 5 position, but in fact his personal style of play is particularly like a small forward, not only often dribbling and creating his own shooting opportunities, but also often pulling the shooting point beyond the three-point line.
As for the fast attack, it is even more of a good game for the Rockets. Jaylen Green and Porter Jr., plus the incredibly fast Schroder, Christopher and Knicks, these backcourt speed players dominated the Rockets offense, naturally won with fast. The Rockets' shooting percentage is not bad, coupled with rapid advancement, fast attack counterattack, Silas personally built a shooting + fast attack team, has initially taken shape. Although the Rockets' record is not satisfactory, this efficient offensive tactic has basically been established by the Rockets.