This passage from this article is very telling about why Rick Adelman’s teams have been so successful offensively in the past (emphasis mine):

It has been called the Princeton offense. But despite some similar backdoor cuts, it is often far different from the offense Pete Carril took from his 29 years at Princeton to Adelman's Kings staff and the Hall of Fame. [...]

It is basically a movement-based, read-and-react NBA offense.  When run well, Adelman will resist calling plays, instead letting his players determine where the ball goes based on what they see in the defense.

Compare that with Bruce Lee’s philosophy behind Jeet Kune Do:

Lee felt the dynamic property of JKD was what enabled its practitioners to adapt to the constant changes and fluctuations of live combat.  Lee believed that these decisions should be done within the context of "real combat" and/or "all out sparring".  He believed that it was only in this environment that a person could actually deem a technique worthy of adoption.

(Lee) did not stress the memorization of solo training forms or "Kata", as most traditional styles do in their beginning-level training.  […]  Lee believed that real combat was alive and dynamic. Circumstances in a fight change from millisecond to millisecond, and thus pre-arranged patterns and techniques are not adequate in dealing with such a changing situation.

Both men de-emphasize structured patterns of movement, instead relying on spontaneous reaction to the opponent.

We could easily insert Adelman’s name into the description of Jeet Kune Do and still get a true description of Adelman's offensive philosophy:

Adelman felt the dynamic property of his offense was what enabled his players to adapt to the constant changes and fluctuations of live action.  Adelman believed that these decisions should be done within the context of "real games" and/or "all out practice".  He believed that it was only in this environment that a person could actually deem a technique worthy of adoption.

(Adelman) did not stress the calling of set plays, as most traditional offenses do.  […]  Adelman believed that game play was alive and dynamic.  Circumstances in a game change from millisecond to millisecond, and thus pre-arranged patterns and techniques are not adequate in dealing with such a changing situation.

It’s not a perfect fit, but it does go a long way in explaining why the Kings were so successful back in the earlier part of this decade.  Instead of running a set offense that opposing teams could study and know how to defend, the players improvised often, stymieing their opponents with flurries of movement that were impossible to predict and very hard to react to in real-time.

The original article failed to name Adelman’s offense, so, as a man with hardly any basketball experience whatsoever, I feel it is my duty – nay, my right – to bestow upon it a fitting name that reflects its fluidity, beauty and grace:

Rick Fu*

* A derivative of Pete Kune Do