No matter you like him or not, JVG, you should give Yao more minutes.

If china-ricky make sense, this thread not get locked!!

 

indeed, the unconsistenness of yao has been befondleish.

 

in recent games, it was punishment to yao. but in this game, the group we had on the floor had a good lead. there wasnt a reason to bring yao back in if we knew we had it won. why risk another injury like that oh so scary fall in the early part of the 3rd period

 

JVG would of brought Yao back out but the Rockets were well in control of the game and we do have a game in less than 24hrs. The only reason to bring him back out in such a situatuion would be to pad his stats. Thats weak and is only for fanatasy fans or fans who are more concerned with a certain individuals stats instead of whats best for the team.

 

He's just trying to save his stilts for tommorrow night. Nice game Yao.

 

Tomorrow Rox has another running team Boston, it will be a tough game. Rest Yao when we have game in control.

I don't see what's wrong there.

 

Be a head NBA coach and then you'll understand....

 

Perhaps Yao sat the 4th because his injury from earlier was acting up.

 

It JVG sent Yao back there in the 4th, we would see another sleepwalking giant tomorrow night. Cato was playing fantastic and we had the game well in control. Why put Yao back in there and risk an injury?

 

JVG did the right thing tonight in resting him, but hopefully Yao's 3rd quarter outburst will get him outa the doghouse. Seriously its ridiculous that he doesnt get enough mins/touches, but no problem with tonights game in the bag...

 

Where's the guy that registered "Jeff Van Gundy" as his username?

He could really help this guy out..

 

I dont know. I think it's ok to bench yao in previous games bacause he was playing pretty bad. I hope JVG would have put yao back in at the end of this game just for the sake of showing his confidence in Yao. But I think Yao is smart enough to know that he has to EARN his mins and coach's confidence.

Go Yao, Go Rockets.

 

In case you hadn't read the paper earlier this year, Yao is struggling to play the minutes he is given. He struggles particularly in back-to-back games because he is not in optimal condition.

In a game like this with the team winning and another game - on a travel day - tomorrow, you sit him in the 4th. Period.

 

I disagree, as if this was the case, Francis wouldn't get the minutes he does.

I understand Yao tires more easily, but still think he should play more minutes overall. We won the game by only 13 and only had an 8 point lead going into the fourth. Yao's minutes are 4th highest on our team, just BARELY beating out Cato. He should play 36-40 a night. He plays 32. I think he can handle 36-40, even if he does get tired more easily. We won't know until we find out. Francis plays 20% more mpg than Yao. If you assumed he stayed as effective per minute, if Yao averaged the same # of minutes as Francis, he would have a line of approximately 19 ppg, 10.5 rpg and 2 bpg and apg, which is very good. Given that on top of that Francis takes about 14% more shots per minute, his scoring could be even higher. Just random math, but food to think on.

If Yao got the same minutes and shot attempts as Steve Francis, he would have close to MVP type numbers. Even if he is only half as effective in those extra minutes, he would still have great numbers.

 

Like in any other sport....A LOT can happen in one or two minutes.

IE:
a season ending injury

You just can't take the risk. Also, when was the last time that Yao had an "offseason"? He needs the rest dude.

 

Still, he should be averaging more than 29 mpg. He played 50 minutes in the game at Toronto early this year. I think he can do it.

 

But you're seeing things that just aren't there.

"Destroy his confidence"

"make a difference to Yao"

'he will feel the coach cares"


You say you say these things for the sake of the team, but to me, its just some mental paranoia. Your assuming Yao is feeling all these things out there and is over there having all these feelings over there on the bench out of the own paranoia of your mind. That just they way I see it because none of these emotions are Yao's emotions but there your emotions projected onto Yao.

I feel Yao had a great game and he knows it. And he knows there was no reason to bring him back in the game after his normal 4th quarter of rest.

peace bro.

 

JayZ, I want Yao to play more minutes as well.

Yao played great tonight but the circumstances were like this. JVG took Yao out so he could rest during the 4th at 10:00. During the time he was on the bench resting the Rockets were in control of the game and in no danger of losing the lead. under those circumstances there was really no reason to bring Yao back in. I was hoping he would come back in as well(just cause I enjoy watching him play) but then realized the Rockets had the game in control and there was another game less than 24hrs and I'm guessing JVG was thinking the same thing.