GUYs, try to suggest some solution for the FRONTING problem.

Not sure if this has been said, but I feel the Rockets need to swing the ball around the perimeter as quick as possible while having Scola set a pick for Yao so he can get to the other side of the court. The Rockets at times just come down and are ready to jump it to Yao. I believe setting some picks and back picks will help to free him just enough to be able to catch the ball and go to work from there. It doesn't help that the Ref's don't respect him.

 

We didn't make any shot in the last 6 minutes because of the fronting. As a leader, Yao should demand the ball more but it looks like he doesn't communite with other teammate well on the solution. I can't believe that Adelman has never taught Brooks how to deal with the solution in the training. The team has neither discipline nor strategy attainment in the last 6 minutes. We can't go further in the playoff unless the problem solved in the next couple games.

 

elbow the guy.

 

its easy put artest at the four, battier at the three, wafer at the 2 and ab at the one. Have artest at the free throw line, ab on the left side of the three point arch, yao on the right post, battier up the line from the right corner, and wafer in the left corner. swing the ball to battier if yao mings fronted swing it to artest at the free throw line. artest either has a open shot because of his man is going to the basket to protect the lob past or yao can seal his man and artest can dumb it down low. ab and wafer are decoys and can go in for the reb. if wafer man cheats over then pass it to him for the three point shot. this also can work with landry in the game. i still dont know why the rockets dont do a high pick and fade with yao let him step out and shoot a coupld 18 footers his guy aint gonna come out that far. they also need to get artest on the block more.

 

Yao just needs to push the defender out when he gets fronted......push him 12 feet away from the basket and then he'll have plenty of open space to receive the lob pass

 

Yao has butter fingers and is slow. If he hasn't changed by now we have to accept it. At the end of the game gaurds have to step up. If is being fronted he should turn around and get the rebound.

 

one way to counter the fronting defence is alley oops, but we know yao's dunking ability...thats why fronting never works with dwight howard.

 

whats wrong with just rotating the ball to the oppisite side where now Yao would be fronting his man.

 

lots of good ideas...

bottom line is this... we should be happy that Yao is being fronted... because he 1 already has good position... and 2 he dosent have to work to get into position because the defender is trying to deny the ball not the position...

as to Shaq...if you go back and watch the tapes... he use to be able to get the ball and dunk it... because he basically pushed of the defender (with his hands or body) just before the ball got to him...

in Yao's case... I fear he would get called for a foul

 

There's 2 reasons why teams don't front Howard:

1. He doesn't have as good of an offensive skill set as Yao. Teams would rather play behind Howard to box him out for the rebound than to deny him the ball.
2. Howard doesn't command a double or triple team that Yao does.

 

easy, turn his back.

 

Another thing is that the team doesn't want to just launch 3's. Also, once fronted on the blks, yao could stop fighting and move up the key to mid post and that opens the baseline for dribble penetration and stretches the backside support. Watch Duncan and you will see him slide up the key, then basically turn into a mid post screener which opens the middle penetration for brooks. Like I said, if adelman replaces the 4 with cook who has 3pt range, you will see defender having to travel longer if he's on the floor. Brooks on the win with the dribble, cook at the key, ron opposite wing, shane in the corner. Now brooks has a angle to drive or pass and the 4 man has to stay with cook. As good as scola shoots from 16ft, his man is arm distance to yao vs cook who can hit the 3.

 

If u don't think they double howard, then you don't watch the magic. U think its a accident they're one of the best 3pt shooting teams? Watch the game and you'll see he gets doubled as much as yao.

 

There is no a simple solution, so that is why the fronting is still a problem for Yao. Sometimes it is very frustrating to watch Yao' play. Yao is a slow learner, but last night Brooks dribbled the ball too much, refused to give up the ball when Yao and Artest had the open opportunity. I hope they can learn from this.

 

easy, just flash him across the paint and have Adelman honk a horn so the players look up to pass....

 

All I know is no one would ever be stupid to front Dwight Howard. The same SHOULD be applied to Yao.

 

Yao should pull a Reggie Evans. That'll teach em!

 

Option 1

I would say the best way is to have Yao run the floor and beat his man to the position like Shaq used to do. Then with the fast guards we have now pushing the ball get it to him and have him attack the basket in one motion like Boozer instead of the hook shot he shoots 10 out of 10 times a night. Even when you watch Boozer, he doesn't look to make the shot he just attacks and flares his arms out to draw the foul.

Option 2

Slap him like they do the boxers and tell him his opponent was talking about his mamma!

 

we have winner

 

That's a foul, and Yao has gotten called for it in the past.