So I was on the blinding rockets.com website and came across this article: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/bk/bkn/6308811.html I know most of you don't like this guys stuff but this is a valid article. For the playoffs we need a new center...a new yao ming. I don't recall the olympics but if Yao was really that vocal and foward with the chinese team why is he so timid with the rockets? I've been saying yao is a top notch player and has really good skills but he is not near the caliber of shaq and duncan. This is not saying skill set wise but leader ship wise. I honestly thinks if Yao starts believing he's a champ and deserves the respect himself he'll get it. If anyone notices how he complains to the refs he looks like a 7 yr old kid trying to make a case...would you give him the respect? i'd laugh and brush it off I dunno if my ranting is making sense but honestly if Yao gets the confidence like shaq or timmay think how much tougher he'd be.
I think it's time we REALLY have to give the ball to Yao now. Now that Mr. Solomon knows, that goes to show you something is seriously wrong with this team. He's right about everything though, We are going as far as Yao Ming takes us, but his teammates aren't asking Yao to take them anywhere. They think they can take themselves there, which is clearly not true.
I tracked Yao's speaking records with Chinese reporters. I believe that Yao has reserved some energies for playoff. He will definitely play in another level in playoff if no injury. But I am not sure if he can dominate in clutch time because Rockets lack of good passer now.
How many of yall are Texans fans? My point is this...you guys see how the Texans make it a CHORE to get Andre Johnson the ball as much as they can in all sorts of ways? Well, in my view, I think that is what the Rockets should do with Yao. Get him the ball in all sorts of ways. Alley oops, running hi-lo plays, all sorts of things to get him attempts at the basket. I'm sure alot of us wouldn't be too upset if Yao put up near or over 20 shots up on some nights, seeing as he shoots over 50%.
football and bball are extremely different sports. u can throw it to andre johnson all u want, but when hes covered by 2 guys u aren't goign to throw it to him. instead, you make them pay by throwing it to others since they're not being payed attention to. with yao, we do try to get him the ball, every possession. its that hes taken out of the game too easily.
I know they are different sports... and what i was saying was... Teams take Yao out the game because we are, in a way, very vanilla when it comes to the things the team runs in order to get Yao the ball...thats what I meant when I used Dre and Yao as a comparison.
This might be a tad off topic but I find it crazy that in a 15 man roster of professionals we got 2 maybe 3 people who can throw a decent entry pass to a staionary 7'6 310lbs china man! Also we will never get anywhere in the playoffs without a valid perimiter threat who can put some points up at the end of the game. Shaq had kobe, and wade. Timmy had manu, parker, and in the early years Stephen Jackson. The days of the low post threat "putting the team on their back" is dead and gone! The rules now favour penatrating wing players, especially with the way that the refs allow players to mug YAO. None of us like to admitt it because he's such a biznotch but TMAC is exactly the type of player we need in the 4th if we want to make an impact in the playoffs. The last time I can think of a team that went far in the playoffs with a dominating big man with no perimeter help was Hakeem and the Rockets
Kyle Lowry is an excellent passer, he has proven that. I think he would prove more of that if he started. I do agree, he will step up in the playoffs. Because he's not saving his 1st half season limited minutes for the 2nd half of the regular season. Of course not, he's saving it for the playoffs.
This is in part a racial thing. Yao just isn't as masculine as Shaq. Doesn't take anything away from his heart and drive, but his physical appearance is an amusing combination of boyish and effeminate.
haha i'll take this as a joke, but if it is real i was making a case in why he's vocal and upfront with the china team and not with the rox....
This is one aspect of Yao's game that could do with some improving. When you are with these guys 200 days a year and most are together multiple years, you cant really bark at them. I feel there has to be a deep understanding among themselves and be clear about their contribution towards the team goal. National teams on the other hand are together for few weeks at most and chemistry isnt the glaring issue. Yao should definitely loosen more. Try and get the message across one way or the other. One thing you guys should understand is if you dont have a good grasp of the language, you often have to think hard before how you gonna string your sentences together so it makes sense. Often times you'll find those people not saying anything at all simply because they dont want to hang about in the air too much. Especially when time is of constraint. However, his English has improved by leaps and bound so he really shouldnt have much of a problem anymore.
We need ar least 15 to 20 more games and some time to practice, so that we can establish a more effective game plan and define roles better. Hopefully, the remaining regular season is enough.
If the refs continue to make bad calls against Yao, it's not going to help him get the confidence that he needs for teh playoffs.
What you all are saying is that Yao should elevate his game during the playoffs. So far, in my observations of his career I have not seen him do that. I have seen Dream do it, really do it. Yao, not so much. I don't know what the numbers are, but to me Yao has looked ordinary in the playoffs.
