Yao became our 5th option this year

This fails to account for minutes played. Yao has had to sit on the bench for a disproportionate time so far this season due to foul trouble. Check this stat again after about 15-20 games into the season. He'll be right behind Tracy, as he should be.

 

this also fails to account for the hurt elbow. If there was any question that the elbow was bothering him all questions were answered last night in memphis when he yanked off the brace / pad on his elbow and flung it down. Of course he was not allowed to go back in until he put it back on.

 

yea I saw that too. He looked pretty frustrated with that sleeve on his arm. I don't see how guys like iverson play with that thing on every game. Well I guess Yao's sleeve is much stiffer and prevents more movement.

 

We need to get Yao the ball everytime he is in the game. JVG doesn't like to get Yao the ball if he is too far out, but Yao is pretty effective even from that range.

 

Iversons sleeve is not the same type of big bulky thing that Yao wears. Iversons is more like a sock or glove while Yao's is more like big pad and probably has some sort of brace in it to keep his elbow from extending too much.

 

Until Yao learns to handle a double team, he'll be the 2nd option to McGrady. As for 5th? Pfft. Don't be silly. In 10-15 games, the natural order will re-assert itself.

 

I wouldn't look at him as our fifth option. Those stats are a bit skewed do to the fact that yao has been in foul trouble a lot during these 3 games causing him to sit and not play as long, meaning he hasn't had as many shots he is supposed to get.

The shot numbers should go up as long as he can stay on the floor.

 

Yaostertag. Big guy getting his sheet swatted by EVERYBODY!

 

poor use of research and statistics. Clouded by opinion and glazed by ignorance. You should write for a newspaper.

 

he made himself the 5th option

 

What is the elbow brace for anyways. Is it to protect him from hyperextending his elbow again? If that's the case, then maybe he should consider not using it. I mean, how many times has he hyperextended his elbow in his entire life? ..I bet not too often. The laws of probability would virtually guarantee it would not happen again this season.

 

yeah but a the same time if he gets it hurt again and it gets worse that might not be the smartest thing. It's a bit better to prevent it over all. He tore a ligament in there and the brace is to limit any extra movement to prevent injury. I would rather have him wear it now until he got fully healed then have it hurt a lot more and have to sit an extended number of games.

 

is the sky STILL falling ?!?!

...you would have though it had landed by now

 

Yao the fifth option? Wow, our team is really deep!

 

That is so wrong . . . ..

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