Landry gets blocked more than any player I've seen

Scola is the better player. much more refined in the block. it's just there are times that he fumbles to may easy passes or releases his attempts to slow or makes things harder then what they should be.

 

Did I say that? I don't even think I hinted that. I actually mention good points on them both and I think Scola has a better low post game then Landry. You all act like Landry will bump down players to get his dunk where in fact most of his high hoppin dunks are from Tmac and as of lately Brooks drawing people away for that split second. Landry is quicker then Scola but since he hurt himself last year he doesn't have that same first step that a lot of people still make him out to have.

 

I believe them both to have their good 'spots' though. And if that injury brought out the worse in Landry then only good things are to come. I still think Landry should start ( I do like Scola better though) but it is obvious that Scola can operate solo better then Landry. Landry might have more highlights then Scola but whatever, points are points.

Getting back at Brooksball though, in some situations you can consider Scola more athletic if you take into the form that Landry seems to be more 'careful' nowadays where as Scola doesn't seem as injury prone. But only if you take that into consideration.

 

Maybe I misunderstood you but I saw this:

Regardless, I don't see a less explosive Landry. I just see a guy that expanded his game. His mid-range shot is more consistent. His rebounding is as good or better. His man-to-man defense seems improved. I don't know what he was doing this summer but it seems like he worked is butt off based on how he's played in the preseason and early reg. season.

 

I see a fully healthy Landry. He's not even wearing a leg brace. Again, I just think he's expanded/improved his overall game and is mixing in more mid-range shots and is knocking those shots down consistently. His defense also seems improved.

And I can't see any situation or any way to argue that Scola is more athletic than Landry. An injured Landry is still quicker and more athletic than Scola.

Scola has two aspects of his game that are slightly ahead of Landry: passing and post play. Other than that, I think Landry is better at everything else.

 

Correct! That impresses me! His new weapon makes him more versatile, lethal and stable.

 

But how can you not see it? Last year, the only time it was a layup was when did a double pump fake out and still made it a highlight play. Other then that any points he scored near the rim was a hi jumping dunk. Rebounds were hi soaring above taller players.

After his incident more layups less dunks. Working on his mid range was almost a must.

Rebounding. A big reason I would like to see him start. Easily better then Scola at it. And I don't think Yao is as good as he should be at it. With him playing in the mix with Yao it could easily dish off to more Off Reb.

Imo.

 

There is a new stat BA - Blocked FG Attempts in nba.com since last season (?). Emeka Okafor is one of the top players leading BA in last season.

 

Not true. Actually Scola is the one that get blocked too often because he doesn't have the lift that Landry had.

 

I'm not sure where you got he was getting blocked so much. He wasnt blocked at all against Dallas, once against memphis, and twice tonight. Yao gets blocked just as much, if not more, and i'm sure other players do as well. considering Landry takes EVERYTHING within 5 feet right to the rim, its not uncommon for him to get swatted at least once a game. I rather that happen that have him be less aggressive and throw up hooks or bricks. He's more likely to score or get fouled than blocked.

I think about 2 times tonight he actually hit the bottom of the backboard or rim because he was too far down and another time he got pushed (no call) and he hit the bottom of the back board again. Perhaps you thought he was blocked all those times?

 

Yahoo also has that stat (BA)

 

I dont see this stat?

 

its on the boxscores, between BS and PF

 

According to nba.com

Landry - 2 BA
Yao - 3 BA
Scola - 1 BA
Artest - 1 BA

 

I think the reason is he is not much taller than me but mainly relies on lay-ups and dunks right in the paint.
Relax, he is fine.

 

ITs early in the season

Im sure hoping we'll see the explosive landry dunking on everyone soon

 

inside shots summary 2007/08:

landry: 66 % of landry's shots were inside shots last year. out of those he was blocked on 15 % of his attempts and fouled on 21 %.

scola: 53 % of scola's shots were inside shots. 11 % of his attempts were blocked, 12 % were fouled.

yao: 51 % of yao's shots were inside. he got blocked on 8 % of his attempts and fouled on 16 %.

hayes: 77 % of hayes' shots were inside shots. 7 % were blocked, 5 % were fouled.


so, basically landry gets his shot blocked a lot but he's also fouled a lot and he's still making 70 % of his attempts.

btw: if you wonder, luther head gets blocked on 22 % of his inside shot attempts. only 4 players in the nba were worse than that last year.

 

Scola can create his own shot while Landry is still developing his game.

 

And thus his struggles. Luther Head seemed comfortable in his rookie year. However, as time went on, the more he got rejected and threw the ball away under pressure, the more he started to second guess himself.

Blocked shots have a huge psychological impact and it might have taken it's toll on Luther.

He needs to calm down and regain his confidence. It's not going to make him a superior player but it will cut down on his headless chicken activities and thus some of the mistakes he makes.

 

Hands down Landry is the best finisher for the rockets and if you've ever played the game you would know that when you attack the rim like Landry does your going to get blocked. This is the NBA and Landry is not an all star. He still had the highes FG% on the team last season and will probably lead the team with that stat this season.
I'm tired of seeing Yao get blocked by the rim on his attempted dunks.