Chris Mannix: Yao's 24 min limit may be reevaluated in DEC

I think until he gets to 28 minutes a game, the team will struggle with an identity.

Why 28? That is 7 minutes a quarter and enough to get cohesion.

24 is just a part time off the bench player....like CBud.....

Yao's situation is hurting the team finding itself....

DD

 

I knew this was coming eventually. Minds change quick after two losses.

 

Not surprised, Morey has been saying that this arrangement would be reevaluated after this first part of the season.

 

So you're saying that a minute a quarter makes all the difference?

 

Yeah, I think it does make a difference if he is going to be a starter....6 minutes is just not enough to get cohesion.....IMO.....

Or, if he has a 24 minute limit, it should not be as a starter.....

DD

 

An extra minute per quarter might not seem like much, but it is a 16% increase in his minutes. That's fairly substantial.

 

I'm actually more interested in knowing when the decision to hold Yao out of back-to-backs will be reevaluated. I think that's probably going to hurt the team's chemistry more than the cap on his minutes.

 

As long as Yao doesn't get injured, everything else is just details.

 

At some point I think the organization needs to find out if he can handle bigger minutes in order to even offer him another contract.

We all want what is best for Yao, but the Rockets need to know what he is or is not capable of going forward before signing him again.

DD

 

it will be gosh there are so many variables. i mean the rockets are supposed to beat GS without yao. as a matter of fact they should be better agianst this team without yao. just that the warriors shot unbelievably high percentage

 

I dont like the 24min thing, but I get the idea. The one I have a prob with is 0min in b2bs. Thats just silly.

 

DD got the point.......28 to 30 minutes from Yao will be great for Rockets....

What about those back to back games?

I noticed another thing: AB plays more like a PG and more efficient when Yao is on the court, but he is always a little bit out of control without Yao. Wish somebody can tell me why.

 

Thank you, God!

(spoken in the voice of the kid in "Animal House" who receives a "gift" through his open window)

Yao needs to play 28-30 mpg during the season. It's too much to ask Adelman to use a part-time superstar. It throws everything way off kilter.

It's like MacArthur responding to Truman's order not to bomb the northern half of a bridge leading from North Korea to China: "In my all my fifty years of military service, I have never learned how to bomb HALF a bridge!"

It just ain't gowanns to work.

Hopefully Yao's minutes will go up at about the time we address our horrific defense.

 

I believe Yao also needs to find out if the rockets are a real good team in order to even accept another contract.

 

He basically said that the rockets don't need Yao. They should build around Brooks and CBud.

 

I think I'm more concerned about back-to-backs...

 

I am also curious how they came up with the 24-minute per game diagnosis. It'd great if Yao can play more minutes. This team won't go very far without him contributing significantly.

 

I liked Barkley's comment. When Yao was warming up he asked if those minutes counted towards the the 24. Makes sense kinda... almost ridiculous.

 

I think you have to play Yao back to back as well.....if he is going to play, let him play.

Let him rest by reducing his practice time, not his game time.

This is what I am talking about, no identity, no cohesion....AB is pressing too hard......if Yao is going to be on the team he needs to play every game.

DD