Yao Ming suspects things will work out well with Rick Adelman coaching the Houston Rockets because Adelman's up-tempo game reminds him of how the Chinese national team plays.

Attending a Special Olympics event Wednesday in his hometown of Shanghai, Yao said he'd had several conversations with the former Sacramento Kings coach.

"Our exchanges were very good," Yao said. "I'm pretty familiar with his style. It's pretty much like the national team's."