The NBA has evolved past Yao, time for Rockets to move forward as well

I think we already have a couple of trade Yao threads going.

 

Although i hate to admit it, you have a very good point. the league has moved towards a faster, higher scoring type game where big men are at a disadvantage now.
this, in my opinion is also why the league is doing so ****&* now. If its not the rockets, i really dont have a desire to watch other games- in other words:

NCAA BASKETBALL IS SO MUCH BETTER!

thank you david stern for your shi&*% rule changes in favor of phoenix suns type teams.

 

That explains why the USA Dream Bball team sucks so much in the international arena these years.

If there is no defensive 3 seconds rule, these small ball teams are done.

 

Yay! Lets get Dirk. He can shoot 17ft jumpers while never showing up on the low block! Ya! That works! Cuz thats how the past NBA champs played right. Pistons, Spurs, Heat, etc... Ya. Lets shoot jumpers!!!!! Weeeeeeeeeeeee. NOBODY but Yao and SHAQ post up. Dwight Howard and KG must not exist? Jumpers, 3's, puss pusss puss, lets puss all game.

F OFFFFFFFF

 

Agree completely, Suns killed the NBA. I am not as passionate for NBA as I used to be. I guess many people feel the same way because ratings are going down. People don't like defense excuses are BS. (and I am not a Rockets fan so this is not sour grapes).

 

What happens when the paradigm shifts back to a big-man oriented game (and mark my words it WILL)? Better to have the best one than none at all.

 

Are yall serious! Teams with a big man still win it all. Jesus... Wake me up when Nash, Davis, or Iverson have a ring...

 

Nash has Stoudemire and Iverson had Mutombo

 

Some valid points going around here.

Yes, small-ball, fast-paced teams have been finding success now. But look at it this way, is that the real reason for the Rockets' meltdown? What about the times when Yao destroyed the GSW, the Suns all by himself?

Post play can still dominate. What we lack now, and what really killed us, is a lack of talent other than our big 2. Our supposed "role players" killed us this series. Why? Because they couldn't do **** other than what they were brought here to do. Rafer can't do anything other than setting up the offense and being more pesky than lockdown on D, Battier can't give us anything other than spot-up 3s and taking charges, Hayes's cuts and offensive rebounding were nullified by bigger bodies, Luther went MIA, Juwan couldn't find his 5 feet of space needed for the linedrive jumper.

If there's only one saving grace, it's Mutombo, but why didn't he play more? Especially when Yao was throwing the ball away left right and center?

Like the old adage goes, one superstar gets you into the playoffs, 2 gets you a series or two, but 3 superstars get you a championship. In our case, we barely had two with Yao not being able to put together 5 offensive moves without getting the ball swiped, and Tmac getting flustered into bad jumpshots all series long.

 

If yall dont think 00 Shaq or 95 Olajuwon could carry a team over the Suns or Warriors in this current NBA setting then I give up.

 

off topic- but ziggy, who did yall get as a replacement head coach. im mississippi state alum and so naturally was interested in the tubby smith firing. do you think kentucky made a good choice?

 

I think that tha rockets should merge the style Have yao surrounded by ultra athletic guys that can run on the break and when he gets back they can set up the post offense.

I think Yao is exploited because we have no other athleticisim on the team so he gets taken advantage of the most. If we had an athletic PF roaming around in there Yao wouldn't be so exposed. Hayes is a better energy bench guy than a starter.

 

Lmao, you guys floor me repeatedly. It's like you find the worst possible moves Houston can make and start a new thread like it is something new or you just came up with it.

1. To trade Yao, would be insanely stupid. Any GM would laugh at the Rockets as soon as that trade went through

2. If you think Yao was the problem in this series,........I don't know, maybe you need to watch more basketball or something because.....

3. The problem with this team was everyone around Yao. It was McGrady not driving to the rim at the end of game 7. It was Rafer not shooting all season worth a lick. It was Luther afraid to take wide open shots for the better part of the series.

 

Yay! A fun excursion from this horrible defeat. The Aggies signed Turgeon, he is a great coach. I give him 3-4 years in College Station before he takes Bill Self's job in Kansas. But he is no Billy Clyde...

Gillespie is the ULTIMATE coach. He doesn't eat, he doesn't sleep, he cant even make time to take down his X-Mas lights. He spends THAT much time reviewing film, making recruiting visits, and developing gameplans. He couldn't even keep his marriage together because of his dedication to the game. As a fan you can't ask for anything more. He truly gives it his all, he works his ass off, and is a student of the game.

One of his biggest assets was his Texas recruiting connections, people think that will fade in Kentucky. I think its still a huge asset, look for him to land plenty of Texas kids for years to come. Gillespie will do 1 of 2 things. Be at Kentucky for the next 15-20 years with 2-3 national championships or coaching in the NBA.

Rudy was so dedicated to coaching that it affected his health, lead to drinking. Gillespie is of the same suit. Its the opposite of the family man (Turgeon, Carr) yet I find it so admirable. I respect that more than anything.

 

It's all Mac's fault according TO YOF..

 

very true. the rockets need another player with the ability to CREATE something- no matter what postion outside of yao and tmac. our offense was so predictable throughtout the entire series. thats why i think the triangle offense helped the shaq and kobe duo. the triangle provided more opportunities for creativity than the rocks current offense

 

PLEASE READ THE ABOVE QUOTE AS IT TELLS THE TRUTH WITHOUT ANY EMOTION!!

 

TMac and Yao's overflated salaries prevent Rockets from signing another decent player.

 

ok the first comparison made some sense, but the second one i know must have been a joke