say what? marion has a worse shooting mechanic and he shoots fts superbly well. reggie miller doesn't have the conventional shooting mechanics and he's one of the best ever. so now people with bad shooting mechanics can't shoot? you're unbelievable. tmac had a sub-par yr offensively last yr. point blank. let's see what he has done. but please, don't try to get technical.
Well, it's really safe to say that I'm not as worried now as I would be 2 years ago. We got the ultimate role player in Shane Battier (Unselfish, hustles, plays stellar Defense, a great spokesperson for this organization), a potential future All-Star (yes, ALL-STAR...Luis Scola), a proven veteran that's seen it all (Barry), solid starting Point Guard (Alston), a reliable bench and of course two random guys named Yao Ming and Ron Artest It'd be A LOT better to handle T-Mac's situation with care EARLY in the season....we need him at his best for the Post Season. I'm confident Yao wont have an injury this year....this team is as solid as a contending team can get...we've got all the players we need to do damage in the playoffs, we have no reason to worry about letting T-Mac take a few games off here and there. 2008....here we come
Have you seen McGrady's shooting mechanics, especially on jump shots? Not exactly what coaches would teach their pupils these days.
EVERY NBA PLAYER gains muscle as they gain more experience in the L b/c they know they need to increase their strength if they want to be as good as they want to be. tmac/kobe went from skinny fools to pretty muscular players. it's not suprising yao increased his muscle mass or he wouldn't be as good as he is today (you want him to get pushed around like he did in his rookie year?) the primary reason for his injuries have been VERY LITTLE REST in between NBA seasons. this is a medical fact: when you put too much pressure in a certain area, you make it more susceptible to injuries. yao play TOO MUCH basketball year-round. that's why he has had injuries. yao hasn't advaned past the first round. so that means if he doesn't play for the chinese, he has FIVE TO SIX MONTHS in between seasons of no real games. now since he plays for china, how much rest do you think he gets? 1-1.5 months compared to 5-6 months? which rest is better suited for the grueling NBA season?
I cant edit my post...but I wanted to add that honestly, there's only like 2 teams in the league we should worry about...Boston and Detroit.
I say Boston, and the Lakers are gonna be real tough games...but everybody else we can beat reasonably, if we play hard..im not too worried about detoit...or the east really
And Yao shoots fts great as well. Its irrelevant. Marion is not a perimeter player. I originally said that Tmac is a terrible ft shooter for a star perimeter player. You're putting words in my mouth again. Do you realize how annoying that is? First of all, I was talking about perimeter players. Marion does not apply. Reggie does. Why dont you think he has good shooting mechanics? From what I remember, his form was consistent and his shot was fluid. You may not be old enough to remember him during his prime so check out youtube. Continuing, you said that reggie didnt have conventional shooting mechanics. Then you made the illogical leap to him having bad shooting mechanics. Then you made an even worse transition to say that I believe bad mechanics = bad shooters? Thats just awesome.
For some reason, the Lakers aren't as "scary" in my eyes...Besides KB24, there's no one else to worry about in the LA line up, I'm confident that Luis Scola is a All-Star talent, I might even go out on a limb and say Luis can potentially be better than Pau, Bynum hasn't really proved himself, he only played in like 40 games last year, and Lamar Odom (aside from the solid stats) isn't really a lethal weapon, Lamar has no killer instinct...he used to have mad potential back in the day...I remember people comparing Lamar to Magic, but he never lived up to the expectations. I have a feeling this Rockets squad is going to do something special (Tampa Bay Ray's style).
Gee, then maybe Adelman should be canned since apparently he can't pick up on the obvious? The point is that Adelman saw what happened last season and he still thinks that the team can play his offense. In fact, he went on record that this is the season that the Rockets switch over completely to his motion offense. It's not about physical ability--it's all about a mental approach to basketball. I'll say this: I'm convinced that Adelman will be the last guy shipped out if the individual players on the team can't adapt. That means that said players will ride the pine before being traded.
How many nba players have there been who have a combination of his height and his frame? None. He is the first. So its shortsighted of you to apply usual logic to an unusual case. Did you look at the pictures I linked earlier? There was a large increase in muscle mass that happened to coincide with the season he started getting injured.
you're the first to come up with this excuse so think about your logic. so how come nobody is telling yao to lose weight? but yet everybody is telling the team to play his less minutes and reduce his practice time? sometimes it's best to admit you're wrong. your logic has never been brought up. but hey, i love the different excuses you're making for yao. first, his teammates aren't compatible with him so that's why he can't lead this team. now the reason for his injuries is b/c he works TOO HARD in his training, rather than over-playing.
My logic is fine. In my opinion, the two ways to prevent injury are to decrease muscle mass or play fewer minutes. Why do you think people would rather him play fewer minutes as opposed to lose muscle mass? If he loses muscle, he'll lose effectiveness. However, if he keeps his strength and plays fewer minutes, then he will still be dominant when he's on the court. And then toss in the fact that we have all-star caliber players in Tmac and Artest that can fill the void Yao leaves when he goes to the bench. Playing Yao fewer minutes should be the obvious choice. Understand?
What part of my logic would lead you think think that I'm uninformed about fitness, strength, or biology?
Tmac is a lazy guy. His body looked fatter and fatter. He shooted bad FG% & FT% these years because he did not practice hard.
What is it with people and baseless facts? Honestly if you're gonna pull something out your ass and stick it on your screen might as well say "I'm about to piss you guys off cause I hate the guy" instead of "McGrady gained 500 pounds, and cannot hit FG because he gained 500 pounds and yes I pulled this official source out my ass".
