ClutchFans Game Thread: Nuggets @ Rockets 11/24/2007

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90% of his post moves this year have been resorted to fallaways, JUST LIKE IN THE PLAYOFFS (when he's in the post hehe).

last yr he shot 51%. this yr he shoots 51%. it's not like putting yao in the post all the time will make him into a 55%+ shooter like shaq/howard.

 

It doesn't matter. Yao is always at the mercy of those blowing whistles. It is too bad that he cannot change the situation but have to live with it.

 

steve's penetration is the key for the current rockets.

 

again, what's really the difference b/t yao this yr and last yr in terms of efficiency? not much really even when he's in the post all the time. same fg%. less pts but simply b/c of less shots (and more shots for others--tmac is taking less shots too).

yao's playing more minutes, drawing more doubles... if our shooters make shots (may i say rafer), then the offense will flwo much better.

u have to understand, yao's assists would be higher if some of his kickouts resulted in made shots, even the kickouts from the elbow.

 

As JVG said, Yao's 10 foot fadeaway jumper is absolutely deadly and unstoppable. It is when it goes out to 13-14 feet when Yao has trouble making it. 16-18 feet, forget it. Even when he is wide open he can't consistently hit that midrange shot. The 10 foot fadeaway is a good shot. The 13 foot fadeaway is not. The 16 foot jumper really isn't even worth being a part of his offense. That's why I want him to post up. If he's going to shoot the jumpers he needs to shoot them from the 10-11 foot range where he is nearly automatic. His quickness is also back this year so he can get to the rim better than in that Utah series and draw more fouls.

Even though he's not shooting 55% he is still drawing lots of fouls and getting to the line, something he has NOT done consistently this year due to the bad coaching.

 

How come Tmac still took the most fg attempts in the last two lost games?
He didn't look for others to score in Miami and had only 2 assists just he did tonight. The difference is he went 7-20 in Miami but 13-23 in Houston. That's the difference. If he were this hot, we won those two games against Miami and Dallas. This team seems to go as far as TMac goes. Scola should have more touches sometimes.

 

But Yao can make that shot about 45-50 times out of a 100, so thats not bad at all. And Mcgrady will only make about 30 to 40 out of 100 30 foot jumpers so thats not the same.

 

You don't know Yao can draw more fauls in the post?

 

he's taking 1 less shot and shooting 1 less free throw => 2 less points. and he's spending ALL THIS TIME AT THE ELBOW according to you.

we all know yao should attempt 18-20 shots a game. and he will.

 

he also is a threat to the opponent,when he is on,the other players will have less press which come from opponent.

 

Sorry, should be 12 reb.

 

Um, in more minutes, he's getting less shots, less points, and about the same rebounds per minute. His PER is 24.9, down from 26.5 last year. He's just not producing as well. The high post may be conserving his energy but it is causing him to be less efficient. McGrady's shot attempts are still as high as they have ever been, apparently he is not having any trouble getting his.

This is even ignoring the fact that somehow McGrady has become the primary post option on the team over the last few games. I know he can be effective in there, but come on, you have Yao Ming on your team. Is he really a better post player than Yao?

 

SKIP TO THE YAO??!?!?1

 

yes the shot attempts are basically teh same, but look at how much time we ran the pick and roll today, look at how much time he touches the ball except to score.

YOU HAVE TO WATCH THE GAME TO SEE THOSE THINGS.

stats-watchers => don't know jack.

 

opps. wrong pic. ^ SKIP TO THE YAO?!?!?!

 

As I said, it is a testament to Yao's ability that he can put up 22/10 when his coach is holding him back.

 

A great win, SF3 can still play, he is better than Luther, Rafer, or Boniz as we are suggeting in this side.

 

That's right. Other people should get more shots. The bottom line is our stars should shoot at least about 0.50 in fgs. If they cannot make it close to that, just let other guys take some shots. It is going to be a tough night whenever one star player is doing 9 out of 29 fgs.