I agree with yao hes been playing in the post for so long and now all of a sudden hes being asked to come out to the high post hes not used to it and i also think the team plays better when hes in the low post but only time will tell.
Honestly, the Utah game exatly shows that Yao cannot only play in the low post. He really need to learn how to play in the high post. Of course, he should play more time in the low post, but he needs some high post play.
exactly. there are some teams yao just can't dominate in the low post most of the time (utah, warriors...). the rest, pound it like a mother. when he plays utah, okur and boozer can push him outside of his comfort zone and he rarely is in the paint. so if he can go outside and make jumpers, that'll open up the inside for not only his teammates, but for yao. now okur has to worry about his high post game.
so far i havn't seen anything special about the offense. it still looks like van gundy's offense just at a much higher tempo, and yao will occasionly go in the high post. i'm sure the players are still learning so it'll take some time. im hoping we'll eventually have the teamwork and chemistry the lakers showed today. they had some very crisp passing.
When Yao is in the high post, he might as well be on the bench, because he could be getting more rest and providing basically the same utility. Sub in Scola, or Deke, or whoever. When Yao is in the game, he should be on the block drawing double teams or scoring over single defenders.
Yao's been tripping since the season has started,seems like Yao doesn't trust adelman and his system, Yao is clinging on familarity and he is being resistant to change. He is over analyzing things and it is starting to mess his game up. The two man offense wasn't working and it resulted in those 1 st round exits in the playoffs. It bogged down mcgrady's game and just overrall stagnated the team on the offensive end. The last 2 games Yao has been in the low post the majority of the game. Last night he was exclusively down there and was missing point blank shots that he should have made. He was rushing, he turned the ball over and was impatient with his decisions. There is no way that the rockets will be like the sacramento kings, the talent is much different and they don't even really run the pure SAC king princeton style. Bottomline the offense is helpful at spreading the wealth, it opens up the freaking lane so T-mac can run through the there like he was doing and throwing the ball down for dunks. Even T-mac said he hasn't had the lane so open to where he had easy dunks like that in a long time. In the process everyone is inlvolved,even battier is bringing the ball up the floor and taking people off the dribble to the hoop. You need a freaking mixture and a balanced diet of low post/high post action. You want Yao to get his touches but you also want space for T-mac to be the T-mac that we seen last night. Yao needs to quit the virgo over analyzing and look at what he needs to be doing to make things tight.
If only Yao had the balls to say this stuff to the American media, like Shaq does when he wants to call out his coach.
say what? 1) tmac has not had to create one damn bit. that ALONE puts it at another level from JVG's offense. 2) less banging for yao = fresher yao down teh stretch. he has hit big shots in the 4th quarter in both games
yao has been in teh low post 75% of the time in the first 2 games. that's a good % i would think. it'll go up more as scola becomes a bigger part and he plays more so he can play the high post instead.
It aint about him scoring or delivering perfect dimes in the high post. His effectiveness in the high post is him using his Big mammoth body at setting those GREAT WALL screens for mcgrady and others to get open coming off of those curls for shots.The picks are just as important as anything else. It is very difficult for the defense to get around those screens.
Yao just had one bad game isnt it? the game versus Lakers he looked solid. last game he was off but still with some clutch shots and blocks. C'mon...make your own life easier Yao, dont think too much.
Funny how yao now keep on complaining to the "Chinese media" about RA's coaching. All the while, Yao has not guts to complain about JVG!
I am not surprised. It's like asking a 4-year trained pilot to drive a tax, and I am talking about an elite pilot. I am sure Yao can handle RA's system, just like a pilot can drive a cab, but it apparently this is not his advantage. He is concerned if he'll become an normal center. Having said that, Rockets has every right to imitate Sacramento Kings's style, but Yao also has every right to speak out his concern, isn't it. I hope thing can work out for both the team and the players.
I think you guys are being overly harsh on Yao in this interview. Pretty much Yao said he's thinking too much and is unsure about how he's being utilized right now but if it brings win then he's alright with it. I didn't read anything that indicated any sort of defiance towards RA, just concern that he's not being fully utilized as much as he's capable of. The fact that RA has adjusted where Yao is playing on the court by dumping the ball inside to him 70% of the time instead of 50% like in the preseason means he IS communicating with RA about where he fits in his offensive system. I think RA has a lot of faith in Yao as well. Yao even when he was coughing the ball on consecutive possessions and rushing his shots and missing in the second half, he was still pushed as the 1st scoring option all the while being utilized in the low post and it paid off in the end because he nailed some clutch shots towards the end of regulation. I think I only saw Yao take one 20 foot jumper in the Jazz game that resulted in a miss and the rest of his high post possessions have been high picks or helping any wingmen that lost their dribble. Things he did a lot of under JVG's offense.
no no no... i`m a chinese fans "we should not " is very strong...i think this article translator didn`t know chinese meaning... Yao means we should improve Priston ..... OMG ...my english is so weak...i hope American fans will know my meaning..
Instead of crying about the offense, why doesn't Yao spend a few minutes a day learning how to backpedal his feet and get between his man and the basket. Also, I don't think he grasps the concept of the offense. If he or TMac are always double teamed, that leaves an open man who is more easily found in a passing/cutting offense than a set offense. His stats might decline but he'll get equal credit for wins. That bull**** about his proportion of the team salary reflecting in the stat sheet was totally unnecessary. For now on, Yao shouldn't open his mouth unless it's about Gatorade or Garmin.
Why not? He is in the States and not China. You mean US is not a democratic country and there is no freedom of speech. Gosh, I'm shock!
