Durvasa, what i'm saying is the nice young pg is brooks. Generally, you don't want 2 guys the same age playing the same position. Remember Jackson and strickland in new york? That's what will happen here because both are good enough to be productive starters but they're not different enough to play together enough. The same could be said for scola and landry.So what I was hoping last yr sign turiaf and let landry walk,theres the type 2 mold I talked about or trade rafer and hayes for thomas,draft jordan in the 2nd rd as yao's backup and sign a vet pg to backup brooks.Then we sign mbenga or elson with the lle.
I dunno if this been said, but Andersen's post moves is very underrated. At first when I saw him posting up, I thinking oh god a turnover, cause you see it all the time in the nba, guys like Oden trying to do post up moves only to brink it or have it stolen. But with Scola in the fold I don't see Anderson playing next to Yao.
You have the right idea about fit, but pick the worst players sometimes. Camby and Odom would have been great. People have been clamoring for Camby for years because it seemed like he was attainable. It certainly pained me when the clippers got him for basically nothing. Odom would have been an even better fit, but was never attainable for our scraps. The lakers were looking for a superstar to put next to Kobe, not trying to cut salary. Yi and Tyrus Thomas just stink. You want someone who shoots worse percentages than Rafer while getting pushed around in the post? Yi's your man. If Yi's medicore 3pt shot isn't falling he gives you nothing. And Scola's 16 footer is consistent, which is more than you can say for Tyrus Thomas. Heck, he's even better around the hoop than Thomas. I'm guessing you liked Stromile Swift, because Thomas plays just like him. If you want a long, athletic big who can hit an outside shot and block some shots why not mention Andray Blatche? I'm not a huge fan, but he's shown more steady play than either Yi or Tyrus. They're not nearly as complimentary to Yao as you think they are.
We can use him in a similar rotation as the "2 PG on court" scheme with Lowry and Brooks but as a starting unit, we would be way too slow. In addition, there's no way he starts over Scola. In any case we could start both of them at the 4 and 5 when we're facing a team like the Celtics, to match up against Garnett and Rasheed (assuming they do not retire).
The versatile 4 has worked for many teams... the Tim Thomas, unfortunately, has not. I'd take Rasheed Wallace at his age over Tim Thomas any day.
If Anderson develops a reliable 3 pt shot then yeah he would be a good PF next to Yao. And even then only in certain situations. Scola still a better compliment next to Yao in most situations.
The 4 next to Yao has to be a solid defender/rebounder in addition to being athletic,laterally quick and a spacer who can occasionally post up. Rasheed used to be all that,Tim Thomas on the other hand has never been able to defend or rebound with any consistency.
He already has a reliable 3 point shot. He was 4 for 7 from downtown last night. And like I said before, why would the Magic trade him?
Oh wow... Yao and Anderson playing together... Even though they're both tall, our team would be destroyed. Both guys are very slow and we would have trouble rebounding the ball. Just because both guys are tall doesn't mean we can play them both and have Landry at the 3 spot and expect us to do well because we have a tall lineup. Two tall players that can play well together is based on their type of game. Like Bynum and Gasol. They're both 7 footers and they both are quick for big men, they both can grab rebounds and block shots. Bynum is more of a banger and Gasol is good all around. That's why they fit well together. Or Hakeem and Sampson, they both are quick and very athletic with tons of talent. I don't want to bash Yao and Anderson but they are very slow, and they both have a hard time boxing players out. They both are not bangers really and both of them are gentle. Both of them needs a tough scrappy rough player alongside them, like Scola, Hayes, or Landry. But both of them together would probably be one of the worst twin towers ever. Tim Duncan and David Robinson are a perfect example of a great twin towers because both are quick for big men and both are very talented and able to grab rebounds and can box out their man. Yao always have a hard time boxing out his man and I know Anderson would too. Yao and Anderson are just too slow to be playing side by side. I mean maybe if the matchup requires them to play side by side then so be it, but this would never work. Anyway, Carl Landry playing the 3 spot? This is a bad idea. Carl is a strong post player but he is not quick enough to hang with the small forwards like Lebron James and Pierce. He will get burn every time. His handles are decent for a power forward, but if he's a small forward, his handles are considered one of his biggest weakness. Small forwards usually have decent handles, quick and can shoot the 3 ball. They are usually stronger than the SG but not as quick, unless they are Lebron James. SF requires to have good enough handles and Carl Landry makes a perfect Power Foward. But if he's a SF, I think he would be in the D-League. He's just not quick enough to hang with the Nba SF, he can't shoot the 3 ball consistently enough, and his handles are not good enough. So therefore, he wouldn't make a decent SF at all.
I would choose ability to move up and down the court over height any day simply because the Nba today is based of speed and athleticism. I mean Yao is incredibly slow and there are some nights we would lose the game because of Yao's inability to move fast enough. So imagine having two big men that are incredibly slow would just makes us so vulnerable in so many ways. Just think about it... -Defensively, players would just run past both of them every time down. -We would have trouble trying to get a rebound -Even though we have height with those two, it does not mean we would be blocking a lot of shots -Offensively, they both can shoot the ball well but we can't depend on that sometimes. -We're just too slow.
Perfect complement to yao is a wheelchair. once he comes back, he'll get injured again. this is an never ending saga. samething with mcgrady.
Whether Yao and Andersen tandem will work or not, Shaq and Big Z basically will be a case study this season. The Cavs basically playing 2 slow footed centers one who is a low post threat whereas another one who can knock down 20 footer. Well, so far The Cavs' experiment doesnt look nice as they are 0-2.
Tyrus Thomas will probably be a FA this offseason... I like... Aaron Brooks " " Trevor Ariza Tyrus Thomas Yao Ming
Anderson will backup Yao, but I'm sure there will be times they play together. It will be interesting to see this NEXT season, doesnt really matter for nearly 365 days...
