How good is Yao at threes, exactly?

not sure, u know how good artest is at full court shots? or wafer at 5 point shots?

 

Maybe we can trade him for Memet Okur if you want a good 3 shooting center.

 

he's good enough to make 2 every 7 years.

 

Yao's clutch play has been widely blamed, why not let him shoot 3 at clutch as one strategy so others can rebound if it fails(better chance)?

 

He was decent at the 3's in the CBA.

 

So... you want to take possibly the best one-on-one post player in the league... and put him on the perimeter? The man is a decent shooter, but in an in-game setting I can't possibly imagine him hitting better than 20%. Just look at his shooting in the 12 to 20 foot range (hint: it's not that good), and that should tell you all you need to know about this idea.

 

He could probably shoot uncontested threes better than most centers but it would be completely pointless for him to be out there because he shoots such a high percentage inside and also gets other better shooters open threes when he gets double teamed.

 

I heard that Aaron said Yao hit treys in practice quite often,maybe he's not allowed to do that on the court except when forced to shoot the ball.

 

HAAAAYEEELLLLL NO.

..... Just bench him for Brian Cook.

 

guys... this man is a sharp shooter from behind the arc, just someone inconsistant when pressured to do so... i was the ball boy for the rockets last year in the 07-08 season, and hours before the game he stokes it... that would be amazing to add that to his game in real game situations, but he is much more EFFECTIVE in the post, but they really should give it a try! i can see it now.... THE ULTIMATE CENTER IN THE NBA!

 

I'm still hoping that Adelman encourages Yao to play away from the basket a little more next season and to look for his mid-range shot. I know he hasn't been very effective from that area, statistically, but I still believe he would start drilling those at a good rate if he were to keep shooting them with confidence. We could run pick and rolls with Lowry/Yao and Brooks/Yao all day if Yao added that to his game. It would completely change the dynamic of our offense. Yao would be almost unguardable. I think it would also reduce Yao's turnover rate because he wouldn't be spending quite as much time on the low post where opponents continue to double Yao and strip the ball from him.

 

i think yao should add the midrange j to his arsenal in the 2nd half of his career. a lot of bigs did. won't be too bad if adelman draws a play or 2 so he shoots an open 3 a couple of times. his % is in the mid 50's, eh? 40% 3's are essentially 60% 2's.

 

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Yao already has a hard time hitting open mid-range jumpers. He hardly ever takes those anymore anyway. I think shooting threes are out of the question until he starts hitting those with regularity. It would open up his game tremendously, but he just hasn't had much success with the jumper.

 

i think he should shoot more 3s

 

Yao was 1 of 5 from the Corner when the Rockets had an Open Practice.

 

Watch him in the opening minutes of USA v. China. That should answer your questions.

 

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^^^^^^^^^^^
fail.