#1 Nauseating Excuse for Not Passing the Ball to Yao

we shot 8-26 in 3s last night.

it would be interesting to see from games prior the correlation between the two

bottom line..

, if we dont hit our outside shots, it will be very difficult for Yao to get good looks with our current offensive scheme

 

yao either wants it or he doesnt. if he WANTS it, he will get it. if he doesnt, then ...eh?? if i was working so hard for something i wanted, and people kept ignoring my efforts, and i felt like i was doing them for nothing, do you know how P!SSED i would be?? there would be a boiling point where i had enough and i HAD to say something. either someone has a lack of respect for me, or i dont deserve it. as far as im concerned, if yao WANTS it like you imply he does and isnt tired of this after 3 years, and he hasnt sounded off about it, then he doesnt WANT it. and we arent going to give him an entire nba franchise if he doesnt WANT it.

you all talk like it is the teams job to convince him of what he can do. you act like jeff van gundy is supposed to take his hand, and if he forces him to the front, that he will start to lead. you all act like the fact that yao knows the path, but doesnt walk the path is the teams fault. like all the fans and media havent said enough to make him feel worthy of dominating and TAKING this team.

over the past 3 years we have been saying basically the same thing about yao. he has improved, but he doenst get the ball even when he appears to be open. and we all wonder why 3 years, 2 coaches and 20 different teammates havent answered this. since pat ewings shot attempts at the end of his career with jvg was coach were still 19, 17, 15, 15 and 13, it cant be the system. so it can only be one of 3 things.

1. miami and san antonio beat us to every single player who knows how to pass to the post.

2. jeff van gundy and the rockets organization doesnt like chinese guys, so intentionally doesnt give him the ball.

or

3. standing floor level trying to pass over guys that are 6'6, with a center who seals a guy one minute, and loses him the next is much more tougher to pass to than a tv camera at an elevated level shows us. and maybe they arent going to pass to yao consistantly untill he gets total control of the post and seals his defender so that easy passes can be made to him.

remember, part of a superstars job is to make it easier for the less talented.

thats just my idea.

 

Actually, in the NBA, yes, he does have to say it. You may not like it. Yao may not understand it. But, in this league, you have to demand the ball when you want it or you won't get it. That's what all the greats have done and continue to do. If you don't get the ball to them, they take your head off in the huddle. Period.

 

Bad is difficult to learn, Yao needs to work on being bad.
I think it's up to Yao to get the ball. You know Gundy is on his side, and teammates know how skilled he is. He has to ask for it.

 

i have to say, that he wont get it untill he asks for it. maybe jvg is planning it that way. maybe he doesnt believe in telling you your a star, maybe he wants you to believe it first. ???

i can tell you that they arent going to just give him the ball more than they are now if he doenst want it. and personally, i dont blame van gundy. you either fight for what you want, or you take a seat. its like grounding your kids to their room untill they say their sorry and mean it. they have served more than the time justifed for the punishment, yet the key to freedom and to learning an invaluable lesson is 2 little words. you can tell them over and over again, but sometimes words arent enough.

 

Wow

Two coaches, multiple back courts and other new players and he still can't get the ball............

 

You are telling me what SHOULD be.

I'm telling you what IS.

Guys don't give up the ball in this league without motivation from the coach, their teammates and, most importantly, the person calling for the rock. This is particularly true of players like Yao who dominate in the post because the guys who pass it in are less likely to see it back from someone who shoots 50+ percent when he puts up a shot.

This is a game that is predicated on the agressiveness of its stars. You can gear an offense in one direction all you like, but the star doesn't get the recoginition from his teammates, his coaching staff, the referees or the league unless he is willing to go in there and demand the ball and punish people. No superstar in this league got there by being gentle and friendly and following orders. Jordan, Magic, Bird, Olajuwon, Jabbar...they all got in their spot and told their guys to get them the ball or else.

Yao will have to learn if he is ever to become that kind of star in this league. If he wants the respect from his players and the league, he has to demand it. That is just the way it is, like it or not.

 

he got the ball, it just wasn't enough.

 

Wow

Two coaches, multiple back courts and other new players and he still can't get the ball enough............?

 

You can make the same case for a lot of bigs in this league including Shaq. That C spot is difficult to master.
What happened to our cutters by the way?

 

i thought v the Suns especially in the second half he was certainyl sealing his player really well and really deep and certainly looked like he was demanding the ball, but they just didn't give it to him enough

 

Agree it or not, most nba player are selfish, young player wants better stats for their future, and old players, wait a second, rockets have tons of old guards, how come they don't like to pass, maybe they want more retirement pension.

 

Last year, there was a period of time when Yao was scoring in bunches and everyone bought into the system. Think of that overtime game against Phoenix last year. Yeah we still lost but we put up a great fight and Yao was kicking ass, dropping hook shots over Amare at will. For some reason, no one believes in investing in that same system this year, perhaps not even Yao.

 

90% chance Yao will get the ball after each time out, but a couple of play later, things turn into usual, no ball for yao, i believe it's nothing to do with coach, it's player's selfishness.

 

Pootrick Yawning is soft and it's rubbing off on Yao.