Another Yao interview: JVG is practicing 1-3-1 zone defense

weird how they dont talk to each other...

 

Yeah, we were just discusing that in another thread

http://bbs2.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87948

 

The Babelfish translation

Yao Ming: I and the wheat 迪平 time speech completes in the partner heart really to lack self-confidence not much
2004-12-09 10:19

"Basketball Cutting edge Reports": Wins one after another two, felt good?

Yao Ming: Was the breathe sigh of relief, also was not how happy.

You thought oneself changed?

I all turned the blue collar (to smile), was not all such writes. I live such in a big way, first time is called by the others the blue collar. 20 minute 10 backboards blue collars, also very good, I am glad.

Your recently three backboards obviously rose?

These balls backboard are many, is because the opposite party big vanguards all are not that kind which hits toward in, otherwise I each time make up the position, all happen to under the basket, where on snatches the backboard to go?

Hits the calf, the promise 维茨 基那 is insane, but he also is throws in outside; Hits the Philadelphia, Kenny Thomas also is, moreover I am all higher than their stature. Hit the hornet not to need to say, they all did not have any person. I originally thought oneself is 21 minute 10 backboards, gets down as soon as looked is 9. Early knew lacks 1, sacrifices the life to go also must make a preceding performance.

In order to defend time lets you approach under the basket, what does the team have in the tactic to adjust?

Fan 甘迪 started to practice the joint defense, on him the season has not always practiced this. 131 joint defenses, if defended was serious, but these two competitions has not dared to use.

In hits in front of the calf, Fan 甘迪 all conversed with you and Mcgrady. The report said he lets Mcgrady make the attack core, then he was limits your shooting?

Does not have. Just opposite, Fan 甘迪 said with me, once has the attack opportunity on other hesitation, if the ball gives you, firmly shoots. But after he and I talks, I with reporter had not certainly said he discussed any with me, but Mcgrady said with reporters, Fan 甘迪 lets his firm shooting. Therefore spreads, turned Fan 甘迪 to let him shoot, did not let me throw. You have a look the technical statistics, we throw all many. "Therefore these depressed painful any should let me carry, I must grip in here."

"Houston Ji Shibao" that article you afterwards looked have not had?

I have not looked to the present. I knew is which old man writes, was last year also has scolded my that person (columnist Luo river Pais). In Houston, some he has only scolded me.

At that time in that article has already contained the certain degree personal attack, you thought why he can such write?

I thought he also could not withstand in the psychology, 5 successive defeats, that two lost that miserably, who also couldn't withstand. Looked like the Olympic Games the time domestic media not to be able to withstand is same. At that time, what do you analyze the technique tactic again, what has to be possible to analyze? Only can scold, harms others, such only then happy.

Therefore you looked?

Has not been wrong, the Olympic Games that as soon as toss about, I looked. So long as an evening, can not be dissimilar immediately. Scolds the sound to be able to turn applauds the sound. You should not too pay attention to these, otherwise can think 世态炎凉.

After 主场 loses to digs the gold, you said this is you since birth is most depressed one day. Now turns head looked that, really has is that uncomfortable?

Truly is uncomfortable, mainly is I long is such big, does not have such has lost. You thought that, I in CBA finally that two years, start a chess game the 11th company to win, wins one after another 23. Also quickly lost in Athens to the family, but hit after all fills the black that field to fish, or this was most uncomfortable. Afterwards comforted oneself, I knew I came in front of Houston that season, the rocket not has had 19 successive defeats. I said with oneself, but also has that pad back.

These days are not cannot think through very much?

I was thinking, how do many people as soon as leave Houston, looked like as soon as gets down to come up, erupted. Francis, the old cat they, now are good, is also same including Kenny Thomas. Also has the eddy 格里芬, has been thrown by us, now hits in Minnesota crazily is good. They in Houston's time, looked like is all limited.

Was who has limited them?

Is I. You do not need to circle, in my heart understood. Therefore these depressed painful any should let me carry, I must grip in here.

"This is decided by two people's day shares."

What between you and do Mcgrady's relations have to progress?

We usually or not too speak. We to the present up to all speeches which says, possibly also was inferior to I one day said a lot with Francis. Francis is 话痨... ... Ha-ha, Francis really is an amusing person.

Two the person which nearly do not have the exchange under the field can become the entire alliance best to team up?

This is decided by two people's day shares.

You thought you and Mcgrady have the day share person?

Now did not know.

You did not know oneself has the day share or not to know he does have the day share?

All did not know. I now not too dare to think that, a little lost had feared, with all one's heart played a ball game.

Yesterday exited plays?

Right, the rocket team please bought Ji Piao fan to go to the amusement hall to play, we together. Has sent 4,000 dollars chips, plays the turntable and 21 o'clock, played 25,000 dollars. First time plays, the hand is strong. But is not really, results in the state gambling prohibition, the chip could not trade the money, resembled like the mahjong for fun.

But very was still happy?

Is oh, not the accurate luck at games of chance came.

Article origin: The basketball cutting edge reports

Edition: Zhang Yi

 

YAO and T-MAC not talking aint no big deal. They just met. And T-MAC is not a talkative kinda person anyways. He ain't emotional. Infact, he is more like YAO. T-MAC is as quiet and as inconsistent this year as YAO MING.

Now Stevie??? He is a big loudmouth!! He probably talks to himself when he's alone!!

 

Not talking...I can remember numerous times seing them sitting together on the bench talking and laughing. They probably don't hang out outside the court; which is not big deal. We are talking about two totally different cultures. As long as they connect on the court, we are good.

 

Two things concerns me
1. Yao seems to blame himself for limiting Francis, Cat, KT and Eddie
2. He and T-mac don't talk much

Chemistry is a fragile thing .. and those two don't seem to
have much

Rocket River

 

The "Inside Stuff" that featured the China Games showed TMac and Yao joking around alot. I don't see it being a problem.

 

Yao said it is going to be very effective if they get it.

 

Whoa, yao, watch out with the opposing locker room bulletin board material!

 

Yeah, kinda hard to understand the article. I started reading it, I was like "WHOA"

 

1 day after I post we never practice the zone, Yao comes out and proves me wrong. That's not cool Yao. Call me.

 

two things

1. extremely disappointed the Soup Commander was not mentioned

2. nobody has commented on the actually topic of the thread, that they are practicing a 1-3-1 zone....personaly i don't mind this zone, wonder if Yao will be in the middle sort hope other wise if he is on the base he wiull get more of those playing for the charge in the circle blocking fouls, so like to see howard in that spot and then TMac with his long arms at the top and remaining players on the wings.... the way i usually play it is the middle player and baseline middle basically match up on any inside players and two wings have to channel to the baseline

 

1 - 3 - 1? Does that mean we will have three people standing in the lane, picking up defensive 3 second violations?

 

No.

One at top, 3 across the middle, with the middle guy jumping in and out of the lane, and one on the baseline on the ball side...probably Yao on the baseline.

DD

 

I think Bill Worell was talking about this during the Dallas Game. He said Don Nelson like to run the zone defense with Shawn Bradley in the game. He said he likes Shawn to roam the middle and block and change shots while grabing rebounds. Is this the zone defense you guys are talking about; because if I am correct we also have a seven footer that can block shots. I think this will be a good defense for Yao and also allow him to grab more rebounds I think. He won't be out guarding guards at the three point line.

 

Charley Rosen always screeches about how the Rox should play this D.

Anyhoo, would this work in the NBA w/the defensive 3 second rule?

Seems to me that unless you have a very quick reacting C at the low "1" spot (Ben Wallace, etc), since he generally has to stand at the fringes of the paint off to the ball side of the area, this defense would be especially vulnerable (in the NBA) to back side cuts & drives provided the other team can move the ball quick enough over there.

But it's worth a shot, IMO.

 

I agree, although Yao is slow laterally, I think it would help him. He would always be close to the basket.

 

So does the article allege Yao said McGrady manipulated JVG through the media to be the first choice go to guy on offense?

 

I would think Yao would actually play the middle and our no good PF would be playing the low 1.