Pretty good post, I remember getting deeper position used to be an emphasis for Yao's game, but it does not seem to be an emphasis any more. I wonder why. Does it having to do with Yao getting a bit too comfortable with his two go-to moves - fadeaway jumper and hook shot?
Im a newbie to the forums, but hear me out. im sure after last season, Yao was taking some tips from The Dream. those fadeaways seem to come from those lessons he learned, but he needs to recognize quicker and adapt to the situation he is in. Growing up in H-town, The Dream was a machine and the best center EVER. great centers are hard to find nowadays, esp. one with such a sweet touch like Yao. Yao is trying, but the adaptation to the situation needs to be fixed. Good Luck Yao im rooting for ya.
WHY should I?? This is my 3rd response to your Hey, Yo, Yao ! thread. Was your thread supposedly to be about Yao Ming's power moves to the basket? Had it something to do with Big Yao being moved out of his comfort zone, as stipulated in this so called read-and-react motion offense systems of Rick Adelman that had affected his power moves to the basket? Had it anything to do with his team mates not reposting him again when he repositioned himself again for the rock? Where did I say something wrong? Why should I leave out discussion of Yao and his team mates?
Don't want to make it of Yao vs teammates. we have plenty of these. just concentrate on the things Yao can or maybe can not improve on. won't reply if it drags out to another Yao vs his teammates thing.
hahaha if you think 6 rebounds is not ridiculous for Yao, first you don't know basketball, second why the heck do you guys expect so much from TMac then?? Attack more, create more, assist more, defend more blah blah.
But that's what makes these threads great. Yao rules, Yao sucks, Yao's pretty good, oh yeah well TMac sucks, wait, maybe he's not so bad, but he's selfish and that's dumb, and he hurts his back, and maybe we should have some shooters, and Adelman sucks, and maybe we miss Van Gundy, etc....8+ pages. Please come back oeilpere. Someone, pose as oeilpere. /slcrocket: part of the problem/
yao is playing like crap. his teammates are playing like crap (t-mac just as bad). there is no excuses for anyone on this team for the performance tonight. Oh and Adleman is coaching like crap.
Yao:i'm sick of this. my teammates need to stepup. well you big 7-6 stiff, you need to stepup to. 3-11 for 12 points missing layups bumbling passes is not stepping up. trade yao and trade tracy. two big mouthed natural born losers.
Do you know how hard it is to shoot fade aways from 2 feet? Have you ever tried it? Cut Yao some slack.
LOL hes 7-6. hes 300 ponds. hes makling 16 million a year. and you're making excuses about how he misses simple layups?. i hope you're being sarcastic?
Of course! Yao reminds me of a wolf hound my friend once had. He raised it from a pup and it was bullied around by a little mutt. When the wolf hound grew to full size, it was literally 5' tall on all fours. Nevertheless, it was still bullied around by this little 2' tall mutt! Yao is playing like he is 5'6" rather than 7'6". When he has the ball near the hoop, he throws up soft layups rather than throwing it down with authority *and* drawing a foul. It is almost as if players on the other team take turns to see who can get a more fantastic block on Yao! No one is afraid of him at all. They treat him like a little dog (including the officials).
Seriously, try this exercise. Lower the rim to 8' (or whatever is a comfortable dunking height for you). Try shooting a 2' fade away. What is your percentage? Maybe about 60%? Now try dunking. What is your percentage? Maybe about 100%? Pass this along to Yao.
Maybe, He'll be called a few offensive fouls because of that. I actually don't mind. He needs to show passion, he needs to inspire his teammates. That's what leaders do. It's better than being called travel anyway.
Ummm actually, there has never been a precedent of a 7'6" basketball player dominating a game. Ever. Yao is a pioneer for players of his size.
