Q&A: New Rockets coach Ime Udoka explains his philosophy and plans to turn young roster into winners
to guide them through their much-discussed next phase of rebuilding and beyond, they celebrated the style and coaching acumen they believed made him the obvious choice.Udoka prepared for the position for years, most notably as a top assistant under Gregg Popovich with the Spurs, and then as a 76ers and Nets assistant before his one season as head coach of the Celtics. But his time in Boston lasted just one season.
With that in mind, Udoka chatted in a break between NBA draft combine games and workouts to talk about the way he will instruct the Rockets to play and his own philosophies. Q: Talking about defense then, in Boston you typically played two bigs. One at least was incredibly mobile, and you switched a lot. Are those things that you feel like in 2023-24, that’s how the best defenses are played in the NBA?: Yeah, I would say in general, teams struggle against teams that can switch and keep all the actions in front of them. You put the onus on guys one-on-one. My philosophy in general is to make teams beat you one-on-one.
Q: Last year, the Rockets were great on the offensive boards. They led the league in offensive rebound percentage and second-chance points. It was thought that was why they gave up so many transition points, the most in the league. First, do you agree with going to the boards the way they did, and does that necessitate sacrifices in transition defense?I was always a guy that was geared more towards stopping the transition, making teams beat you in the half court.
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