that's because he turns into the middle to shoot every ****ing time while the baseline is clear! he also never establishes deep low post position consistently his entire career. yao caught an entry pass almost out to the 3pt line last night. that's just unbelieveable for a center. watch how kg posted up hayes/scola DEEP in the low post now that's talent!
he hasn't been shooting well since t-mac has been out. he is shooting at a 41.8% clip since the mavs game.
he had some dunks off offensive glass in the 2nd half. his shooting still sucked. and the way bonzi's going, there's no reason to stick with yao. he didn't earn it but he still got the ball down the stretch and missed. i don't know what you're complaining about.
Well, we all know Yao can shoot better than he has been...especially in crunch time. If you can't make shots in crunch time and you are taking a lot of the shots, then you don't win those games. It's simple math.
I don't think it is easy for a small player to throw a lob pass, unless you are Kidd or Nash. Our guards are short. When they are defended by a taller player, it is much harder for them to throw a lob pass. Yao's ability to catch a lob pass is also a problem. Rule change (weak side help even before you catch the ball) is another key reason that makes it hard.
That's exactly Yao's biggest weakness. When Yao is not assertive in games, he looks like the biggest stiff in NBA. When Yao is assertive and physical, he looks like the best centre in NBA. If Yao can kick Detriot's ass against Rasheed & Mcdyess, for sure Yao can kick KG's ass.
where lose happens where Yao haters happens Face i t, with Yao, the others can get much more wide-open shot than other team,they just can't keep scoring.
WOW,how long we havent see such a reasonable post? In this bord,there are all YOFs,YOHs,TOFs,TOHs,we should think some things to help our team,not commenting the players.
The truth is that the league has figured out a way to stop Yao... Just take a look at the playoff run against Jazz, Yao was shooting as low 40s% and the other end he's pretty much a liability in defense.
Man, I had the all time dream of taking control of YAO's body on the court, while still keeping my own hoop...
I think many of you guys are seriously forgetting something. For the past few games, Yao was suffering or just recovering from a flu. If I was that sick, vomitting and all that, I wouldn't even freaking step on the court. Maybe if anything, we should pin the Celtics loss on Yao for not staying home and recovering fully, instead of trying to show up at the game. (But then, we won't be able to see Yao punk Garnett on that dunk )
Maybe because KG has these little guys called teammates that will help double and triple team him once he puts the ball on the floor.
I don't agree. I think Alston is the best entry passer on our team. Unfortunately he is stuck at the top of the key and can only throw it into Yao when he comes across the lane. I would like to see Brooks bring up the ball with Alston on the wing to keep reposting Yao and throw it to the opposite side of the defender. Having Luther throwing it into Yao is about the ugliest thing in basketball so I agree with you there but it doesn't have to due with his height as much as his passing ability.
As much as I like Yao, what you post here is quite right. Lack of mobility and athleticism may result from race and his height. He is much taller than Shaq and denfinitely not a Black. It is understandable that he is lack of mobility and athleticism compared with Shaq. he did try really hard. He really needs to play smart and be more aggresive once he snatches the ball cause the chances will slip away so easily. I think everybody would agree that he will be the most efficient when he attack the low post. I hope that he will do that often later. How our coach is utilizing him is also important. I remember Phil once said he knew how to use a big fella like Yao, and I am sure Rick is trying, but he'd better try harder
Yao is big and slow..that doesn't have anything to do with race. that has to do with being 7'6". I'd like to see how you'd move if you were 7'6" carrying 320 lbs of mass. Shaq is shorter more muscular and more agile because of that. Yi on the other hand is an athletic freak. He'll elevate and dunk on an opponent before they know what hit them. Rik Smits couldn't move real well either. Find me a 7'6" black man who can move like Duncan or Garnett. There aren't any so the race card is BS.
General speaking, black is more athletic. But if you dont admmit that, i wont put another word since I m telling the truth and you ve admitted that Yi is an athletic freak.
