I don't understand why criticism goes to Yao,he did what he supposed to do on the floor. Turnovers sometimes are inevitable for our big man,he's a 7'6 footer.We need to execute our tactics inside-out with the presence of our big fella. Do you remember how our 22-win-streak got snapped by Boston?Without Yao's presence,we were outrebounded by 'em and couldn't do a damn thing to contain their big men. Yup,Yao's not perfect,but he's still in progress perfecting his skill day in and day out,working hard.
that is something that he has no control over so its not important. it may be true, but its not important. I mean im sure its frustrating for yao, but he just has to keep battling like hes doing.
Same will apply to other superstars. KG without Paul Pierce and Ray Allen Stoudemire without Steve Nash and Shawn Marion T-mac + Ron is like 26 mils of talent. Imaging what kind of role players you can add with that money.
and who ever said dwight is an all-time great? if he played in the 90s, he'd be a 3rd-tier big man that nobody really talks about.
KG proved he can take ANY type of talent to the playoffs. i think that's a sign that you're a superstar. you can take anybody to the playoffs. to win, you need more help though. tracy WAS a superstar (he did this with ease back then. don't know about now) kobe is a superstar lebron is a superstar wade is now a superstar (keeping that heat team afloat is pretty good) paul is a superstar you put these guys in any team in any situation, more often than not, you'll make the playoffs. doesn't matter if you have a 2nd star or not. PS - amare is a superstar scorer, and nothing else. for a big man to make an impact, you gotta rebound and defend. when you're a big man that averages 8-9 rebounds a game, like chris webber and barkley said, you ain't no superstar.
I think it is pretty obvious, even though he is older than Yao, Tim Duncan is a superior player. There are very few superstars in the NBA right now. The Rockets simply don't have any.
Yao has weaknesses... one of his biggest is not having enough dead-eye jump shooters to pass to when he gets swarmed. He could also work a little more on his own mid-range jump-shot. He needs to be able to hit from the corners of the box more consistently. This way, when he is being fronted, he can move out to that area and either make a jump shot or pass to a cutter to the basket (or someone in a position to drive to the basket). I don't think fronting would happen nearly as much if the Rockets were a better shooting team.
maybe it is because they can gamble when it is just yao out there and he can't score effectively when he is triple teamed and harassed. he plays better with them because teams can't afford to gamble doubling or tripling, they have to play smarter.
yet kobe couldn't do **** after shaq left...so that's not true...lebron may be able to carry the team through a weak east where they may only be challenged once, but he can't finish the deal, wade as well, paul has west. kg brought that minn team to the wc finals because he had cassell and spreewell, but he would never have gone any further without them....you do need either a second star, or very good role players who can knock down their open shots and create off the dribble if necessary.
i said "take them to the playoffs." kobe did take them to the playoffs. u do know how hard it is to take a team to the playoffs single-handedly don't you? obviously you can't finish the deal without more help. i'm just saying taking a team to the playoffs. a legit superstar would be able to do that. i didn't ask for them to win a playoff series or a championship. get at least an 8th seed. you don't need a 2nd star to get at least an 8th seed.
In todays game Big men are useless without a dependable star beside them. That is why Dwight Howard is inconsistent at times. He doesn't have a guy to take the pressure off him consistently.
If you guys saw the Memphis game, you know our record w/o Yao, w/o Tmac and w/ Yao and Tmac when they flashed it up. You know who we need more.
duncan is not in his prime bro. if he was, trust me, they'd be much better than that. he won with avery johnson, a broken down david robinson, old sean elliot, jared jackson...
Duncan has already passed his prime and is going down in his career. Do you think Yao is at the same stage? You can even compare Yao with that old fat Shaq, but it just does not make sense.
you could say the same about Paul Pierce before Boston got KG and Allen. hell you could say the same thing about Shaq if he didn't have kobe or wade
