Yao needs to concentrate on Defense and Rebounding

Yeah he could have done a lot more in that department. He needs to stop tipping the ball around and just get the rebound!

 

I think he was trying to avoid being called more fouls, the refs were hard on him, and he knew he just by standing there already helped the team's paint defense, so why risk foul out early?

 

Yao needs to concentrate on Defense and Rebounding

could not be more agree

 

Yao's rebounding is fine.
Yao's defense is also fine.

HOWEVER, the TEAM's rebounding is down. the Team's DEFENSE is also down.

People don't understand this but basketball is a TEAM game.

ONE person can't defend FIVE people. It's a team game.

JVG pounded this defensive mentality: TEAM DEFENSE. Not just one person.

Yao is fine. I'm worried about the TEAM's rebounding and defense. Every passing year, this team is forgetting JVG's philosophy, and becoming more Adelman.

 

Maybe Yao does indeed need to improve his defense and rebounding, but while i was watching the game tonight, I noticed a lot of dirty moves from the Celtics. Examples like pulling Yao's jersey, grabbing his arms, and just simply abusing Yao from the very beginning.
Usually the refs would make some early calls toward those fouls, thus causing the opponents to be in foul trouble, which leads to a less beat up Yao later in the game.
However, that wasn't the story tonight. Instead Yao was sent to the bench just when his shots were starting to heat up. (I think he scored 6 points in like 5-6 minutes into the game)

 

I did watch the game. I agree, Yao had a bad game. It's ONE GAME. My god. What was Yao averaging before this game in rebounds? about 11? right?

Let's not OVERREACT and claim Yao is a Liability to this team.

Geez. It's ONE GAME, Man. ONE GAME.

 

I like how everyone is over reacting over ONE DAMN GAME.

Besides, tonight's game is fishy and most likely fixed. Boston was underdog +150, Houston was favorite -175. For those of you fools that doesn't know how to gamble, it means bet every $100 to win every $150 on Boston, and bet every $175 to win every $100 on Houston.

I have friends that are bookies, and they said A LOT of people betted on Houston to win tonight. That's why Houston lost. If Houston won, Las Vegas will be broke by now.

Tonight's game was fixed. If you people don't believe it, you're being naive.

 

The guy is SUPPOSE to average 25 ppg for us and be the focal point of our offense. Is he suppose to throw that all away b/c of one bad game?

JESUS

 

Yao and Artest had the worst game of thier careers and we still only lost by four. All this team needs is Battier back and better coaching.

 

I think a lot you guys are really missing the point...

It was one game -- that's an excuse for poor offense. And there was definitely that from Yao.

I know exactly what Tinman means - perkins was blowing by him. In the third, he let Perkins get like 4 open shots in a row, all of which he sank -- the celtics shot like 60% in the 3rd. Unacceptable. There was one play where he let Ray Allen drive right down the baseline; right past him for a reverse. I'm pretty sure Rick or someone said something to him about it, because later in the 4th he cut it off pretty nicely when Pierce was on the drive.

He needs to work on his rotation. This is nothing new, but tonight it looked really, really bad.

 

I think Yao simply needs to get angrier and more vicious. This is something that has been talked about for years. There are brief signs of it here and there but he needs to play with tenacity every second he's out there. Yes, I'm talking about the whole "soft" theory. I'm not trying to dog Yao, just saying he needs to open up a can every second he's on the court. Among the many things Artest brings to this team, hopefully his aggression will carry over to Yao, and McGrady for that matter.

Yao needs to get angry and at least try to bully people. That's what guys like Artest and Garnett do every single night.

 

What a dumb comment. TinMan, you need to grow a brain.