The Houston Rockets have a whole new feel in 2016-17.
For starters, the Rockets hired Mike D'Antoni to be their head coach, and he'll bring his up-tempo, high-scoring offensive philosophy to Houston. And he knows that this may be the last coaching job he gets if he doesn't succeed.
"As one of the last shots that'll I have going forward, I wanted this chance to be able to get it all right," D'Antoni said, per Calvin Watkins of ESPN.com. "Try to get my vision that I think how basketball should be played and I think we can win that way."
He has the personnel at his disposal to do that in Houston.
Superstar James Harden will lead the way, and he should benefit from the tempo and floor-spacing that D'Antoni will install. The Rockets were busy in free agency, adding Ryan Anderson and Eric Gordon, who are excellent running mates for Harden, dangerous offensive weapons and excellent schematic fits in D'Antoni's system.
Sam Dekker, the team's first-round pick in the 2015 NBA draft, will also return after missing nearly his entire rookie season, and he could be another quality contributor.
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