Now i'm not going to say Yao over T-Mac or T-Mac over Yao but if T-Mac isn't shooting it's going to be hard for him to take over in the end because he'll be cold. He needs to work his way into it. Same goes for Yao, if he's not getting the touches, it will be hard for him to contribute the beastly way he has been doing. Yao barely gets the ball properly when T-Mac is out. We need T-Mac in especially if ONLY to get the ball to Yao, but T-Mac needs his rest to work magic in the fourth quarter. It's a tough situation. I'm sure T-Mac will keep getting a little better as the season progresses, and Yao is already pretty damn good. I agree that T-Mac should try his hardest to control the game in the end, but that doesn't mean jack up shots. He just needs to stop shying away from the ball. He needs to sprint his ass off to it and aggresively get open to get the ball, then he needs to not let go of it to Rafer and Luther, etc. until he can't his own shot or a great look for someone. I think JVG needs to do a better job of resting T-Mac. He gives him a rest in the late 3rd/early 4th and that just happens to be when teams make their runs. Maybe he can rest him at different times but i'm not sure it's going to work because he needs to be in the game for the Rockets. I hope he gets his full conditioning back soon, and who knows, maybe he'll quicken that first step after some conditioning.
I think Barkley's comments about today's rules favoring the perimeter game instead of the post game are correct. We need someone slashing to the basket from the perimeter like T-Mac did tonight. It doesn't always have to be T-Mac. Bonzi, Shane & Luther can do it also. The threat of the slasher has to be there all the time so when Yao is double teamed with the ball, he can dump it off for a layup. This is a TEAM with Yao & T-Mac as the main players. This isn't just Yao's team or T-Mac's team.
o yeah these ppl thinks its unfair that shaq plays yao with a banged up knee with hayes... bunch of sorrowful bull****s and in the warrior/kings half time barkeley got so pumped up about some next tnt broadcast with magic playing somewhere and he is all excited and claims josh howard "the best young big man" in the league....
Barkley is right about T-Mac needing to step up and be a dominant player, but that's about it... All those guys are totally biased against Yao and the Rockets for a number of reasons-- east coast bias, they've criticized Yao in the past, and Yao is not American. That was the most ridiculous comment I've heard them say about how it doesn't matter how many points someone scores, it's how they make other players better! Right, I'm sure that if someone scored 35 points per game on 50% shooting, that it wouldn't really matter. Give me a break. Why do those guys think our team is shooting so well from the 3 point line. It's because they collapse on Yao or T-Mac and they kick it out. And they give all this crap about Houston should have one a playoff series by now. T-Mac and Yao have only been together for 2 seasons. They almost beat Dallas, and last year they didn't have a chance with all those injuries. Kevin Garnett didn't win one for at least 7 years. I'm so sick of their bias I can barely stand to watch games on TNT any more.
Tmac knows his body best. What the heck does Barkly know about Tmac's condition. He can say he doesnt like the way Tmac plays now, but he is a moron by saying that Tmac's body is still ok.
uhh who care about how much points they blow up its just like no one cares about how they are able to build a 21 pts lead at first after a game as long as they got a win. As for losing leads i think the only team that actually got back is spurs other than that its all houston wins. So a 1 pt win is the same thing as a 30pt+ win on the mavs and too bad the game is 48 min and not 49min but who cares
McGrady can't really carry the team on his own. Sorry. Both Yao and McGrady are just a little bit short of being the type of player that can single-handedly, consistently lead a team to wins (rather than just #'s). Fortunately, we have both of them. I see no reason to spit at fortune by adequately utilising only one of them.
Nothing that Barkley ever says is 'right'...taking anything he says at face value is moronic to say the least. This is the same guy that called Kobe a "quitter" and a "selfish" guy. He thinks everyone is 'soft' and that there is absolutely no value whatsoever to superstar who can pass the ball and dominate the game through his playmaking abilities, he considers such players 'p*****s'. He dislikes Yao, he dislikes McGrady, and he dislikes the Rockets...so he will bash them everytime he has a chance. Granted, our two stars can use some 'toughening up', but Barkley makes up stupid arse excuses to 'talk down' their performances or impact on the game. The most hated Rocket in my book, never liked him and never will. Screw the fat arse...he will continue to bash our teams/city every chance he gets. He feels scorned by the fact that he failed to win a championship here, and now uses his forum on TNT to bash us every chance he gets. Again, screw him, and if you side with him, then screw you too.
alrite it doesnt matter who steps up as long 1 of them steps up atleast per night and freakin barkley is wrong again... I can't believe this sorrowful racist is even considering to run for governor on a land that honors human rights and everyone is born equally
My beef with those TNT idiots, including Reggie tonight, is that they are critical of Rockets without much rational arguments. Ok, if they point out what's wrong with Rocket, like weak 4, inconsistent, that's fine. But they were bashing Rocket without really much supporting arguments. They used to always bash us that we played too slow. Now this year, that's not true anymore. If you agree with them, you need to work on reasoning skill. What they were saying were pretty much b****ing. And what's that sexist attitude against women. Women are great PEOPLE? Chucky, they pay you a million for that line. The way he is bitiching almost makes him one of them.
People are getting caught up in who is the #1 option on the team. It really doesnt matter. Its more of who has the hot hand that night. Now of course youre going to try to get your stars involved early but I couldnt care less if Mutumbo was hitting everything he chunked up....if hes scoring feed him the ball.
Only after two mediocre games of Yao, you guys start to believe what Barkley the a ss kisser had to say??? Com'on!!! Yao was just a little exhausted when JVG didn't help him gain some break in these games. I wonder how Yao could not be dominant when he basically did that in our several wins when TMac sucked so bad. I just can't believe you guys are so easily swung by what those TNT commentators said. I feel sad for Yao, for some reason, he didn't perform well when TMac picked it up these two games. I hope it's just due to fatigue, otherwise, they need to work on their offense a little more.
I don't think this a racial issue, because his play is pretty much backing up what they are saying. To be dominant, you have to meet and pass every test. The spotlight was on him and clearly he did not shine. Tmac should be #1 option if the rockets hope to advance deep into the playoffs. Yao simply can't bring every night.
I just find it funny how Barkley can make all of these comments about the Rockets even though he admitted it was the first time he's seen them play. He also said he's looking forward to the Hornets game since he hasn't seem them play. How can you have any credibility if you don't even watch the games.
I had Yao on my fantasy bball team, I was expect Yao Droping 50 pts, grab 20 REB and 10 BLK on the bulls.
