That is one thing I can't wait to see once Yao comes back. The last 10 games or so, Tmac is getting doubled or tripled, sometimes even before he gets the ball. Once Yao is back exactly how will opposing team accomplish this? You sure as hell can't leave Yao down low with only one man on him. And as good a passer that Tmac is, our offense will destroy! I can't wait to see how efficient Tmac becomes once Yao is down low. I expect his shooting percentage to definitely rise as well as his assist. HURRY BACK YAO! Mutombo and Howard have done an excellent job, but they are getting tired.
if u saw the detroit game earlier this yr, that team effectively doubled BOTH players b/c our role players sucked. again, it all depends on our shooters. if they suck, they can use tmac's man and the PF to double tmac. yao's man and one of the other's shooters man will go and help him to double yao. i feel bad for tmac tonight. he was doubled when he tried to set a screen for alston. that's why alston had all those layups. no one stepped up to guard him.
True. Same thing happened in the Timberwolves game where KG it seemed like kicked Yao and Tmac's ass. But that was not even remotely the same Tmac that we are currently watching. You are right though. Our role players have to step up big time. If Battier, Luther, and Rafer are not hitting wide open shots then we are in trouble. With Yao back though, we won't have to rely on all three of those role players to be hot in the same game. Whoever is hot will be on the weak side and Tmac or Yao will get him the ball. At least I hope that is how it turns out.
yea, w/ yao in the game, we won't have to go to the others for offense when tmac is playing PG or on the bench.
Glad to see your thread and be reminded of Yao. It is sure getting tiring watching T-Mac be double or triple teamed in the last couple minutes while he alone has to score the points. Good to be reminded on a night like tonight that the current players are not all that we have for the playoffs.
We still need one more player on the floor that can create.....just ONE more and all would be good.... DD
Man all the role players have to do is space and hit an open jump shot. Not even a guarded jump shot that they had to create themselves, an open jump shot that was created by T-Mac or Yao. Granted each player will have an off night every now and then or just go through a mini slump, but they do have to step up or this team, even with Yao and McGrady, aren't going very far.
This is where Wells can be really effective. With him on the court it becomes very difficult to double up Yao and TMac. But JVG will have to find a way to create enough spacing for him and Yao to be on the court at the same time.
I think the plan will be to make someone other than Yao and TMac to beat you. Be prepared to see Rafer, Battier, Head, Howard, etc with wide open lokks in the playoffs.. The Rockets are a tough match up except for Dallas and phoenix
they're going to keep doubling tmac without the ball until we learn to punish them for it. we haven't shown we can consistently win regardless of how many guys they send at t-mac. maybe yao will be the panacea and solve our problems, but it's not like he's going to be wide open under the basket. they're going to rotate and leave rafer, head, battier, howard, hayes, or whoever else is on the floor wide open. if those guys aren't hitting shots, and since we all know they can't do anything besides hit wide open shots, teams can play 5 on 2 and not suffer the consequences. when the shots aren't falling, bonzi and snyder need to be in the game so they can attack the basket.
Actually, if we run the high pick and roll, i think teams will still double TMAC when he is coming off that pick.....but of course, with Yao rolling, it wont be as easy. But I think we might be even more effective w/ TMAC postin up on one side. If they double, move the ball around and post Yao on the other side....
Bonzi can not create...he can post.....and Bonzi is out of shape and a major disappointment... Time to roll with Snyder.....he is younger, more athletic, hungrier and will be here next year. Screw the Bonz the experiment failed.... DDD
Won't get one this year. And yes, even with Yao on the floor, the defensive strategy will be to double both he and TMac in order to force them to give up the ball and dare the others to beat them. It's been this way for 3 years now and you can expect to continue to see this strategy until JVG can come up with a counter. So far, he has no answer for this strategy or when the other teams go small or move their big men out high in order to eliminate Yao's advantage in the low post.
I think it is important to remember that Yao can score with a double team and sometimes a triple team. I do agree that if the roxs can't score on a 3 on 1 situation...they don't deserve to win the game.
Tmac scored 37 facing constant double teams tonight, while Yao was averaging over 25 a game with a sub par Tmac. Im sure they can figure it out if both are healthy and aggressive.
Honestly I would rather have T-Mac be our first option even when Yao comes back. With Yao our offense was too predictable and it wouldn't let T-Mac get into a rhythm like he has been as of late. With Yao, Tracy only had 2 30 point games without him he has had 16 i think? True this is from all the extra shots and him playing better but i think the real reason he is playing better is because he is more involved in the offense whereas earlier in the season he wasnt as involved.
