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The problem is getting him the ball. A turnover usually happens when they try to force it to Yao, and that's exactly what happened in the 4th...
I think Deke has a few more years left in him if he just plays backup. His age doesn't seem to matter too much since he doesn't rely on his...
From what I remember, Brooks did dribble a lot but he wasn't just trying to score for the most part. I actually liked how he ran the pnr until he...
If I was Portland's coach, i would definitely try this. They can front Yao on the defensive end too.
Maybe they sucked under JVG. Adelman has a reputation of making his players look good, so who knows how they would have played. It's not like...
Here's what I see. The entry passer is on one side while Yao is fronted and doubled from behind. To get the ball to other side, the ball needs to...
These "risky" plays( the lob pass to Yao) are usually best suited when your team is down by a lot because it gives the team a chance to quickly...
1. Yao - fun to watch a 7'6" guy who is so skilled and mobile. He's a very unique player in the NBA. 2. Scola - not very athletic but very...
I liked both players but I thought Von had more upside because of his high releasing jump shot that extended from the 3 point line. The only...
Didn't they say it was a bone bruise last year and it ended up being a stress fracture?
Exactly. I think there would be a good chance Scola wouldn't have played either. When he played last year, he was foul prone, defense wasn't that...
Not necessarily. Guards usually look to penetrate off of screens to get to the basket or make a play instead of settling for a jump shot. Our...
Yao didn't roll against the Spurs in the final minute and the Rockets scored 2 straight baskets to win the game. So i don't see why it's...
No. People just recall the 2 pnr's that worked against Dallas in 1 playoff game like it worked on a regular basis. Yao has never been a good...
I agree. I think Chuck Hayes vs Kevin Garnett is another good example. Yao is dominant against certain teams but he will always struggle against...
Scola runs the pnr/pnp very well and I don't mind seeing that. But one advantage of Yao setting the screens is that he pulls out the opposing...
Agreed. Teams know very well what the Rockets will run in crunch time (force feed Yao) but that isn't going to work the same way you would force...
They ran a lot of pick-and-ROLLS under JVG that didn't really do much except for the 2 times they did it against Dallas. Yao runs the pick-and-pop...
That pick-and-pop play is there for Yao almost every time, but you never see it because up until this game, he would always roll to the basket....
I was confused at first but I think Adelman was just talking about a particular time of the game. Yao scored 7 straight points and Pistons weren't...
