Great, so Mo' is starting to gel with the team...yea...woo hoo...we still lost 6 games in a row. I'd be more excited if this were and individual game, but it's a team sport. I'll take his efforts prior to the last six if it means Rockets wins. ------------------ President of the Moochie Norris Fan Club - est. 99-00
It's great to see that Mo has begun to wake up and started to contribute, but unless he's playing like this for the rest of the year, he's still open to criticism. I don't think I'll ever be a fan of his, but if he continues to score and, most importantly, show a desire to rebound and be a physical presence, then he has a place on this team. But I'm not going to apologize for my early bashing. It may not have always been tactful, but it was deserved. ------------------ "ON-BEE-TAH-BULL!!", Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, alumnus, University of Houston
As much as I love Mo's shooting touch, and the glimpses of passing skills from him (this goes for KT as well), Mo isn't being double-teamed, yet. If his 18/8 stats were the cause of wins, defenses would be (about right now) designing ways to stop him. As it is, Mo is free to burn single coverage. I look forward to Mo's offense leading to wins. My gut instinct is that Mo's wing ISOs are not the answer to more wins. They run off as much time as the Mobley ISO. I really want to see Mo and Kenny in the high post were they can pass to both wings.
"Mo isn't being double-teamed, yet." Are you sure on that HP? Ive noticed him get doubled when he receives the ball with his back to the basket. He doesnt receive it there much, but the times he does, he gets doubled Ive noticed. However, the problem is that he doesnt move the ball out of those doubling situations well enough yet and crisply enough to make the defense have to react. That will take him more repetition and time. ------------------ Check out the Best Source for Draft Info Draftsource.net
Mo has been gettin double teamed more recently. Nikestrad, I dont know how much you have seen of Fizer, but he is a MAJOR disapointment thus far and has shown nothing to prove he was worthy of being picked 4th. I honestly think Kenny is better than him. Also, he can not play the small forward effectively, it would never work. Dont look at what the guy did in college, he's done jack in the NBA ------------------
My apologies to MO, Whose brief appearance in Rockets uniform has gave him a bad image.MO for 18 pts. and 10 Reb. is very impressive.Go Mo! ------------------ Rudy T. will find and fulfill Rockets destiny.
To be clear, I'm not apologizing for criticizng his 3 rebound games in the past. But I did rather assume that he would never pick up his rebounding numbers. I hope this recent streak is Mo proving me wrong in that assumption. However, I've not gone to the other side either. I still hope we don't re-sign him. But the better he plays this season, the more options the Rockets will have (unless he prices himself right out of our cap-space). ------------------ RealGM Rockets Draft Obligations Summary http://www.gaffordstudios.cjb.net/
I stand by everything I said (well, at least most of it), but I MAY have been too hasty to make judgment on him. However, by the same token, he has not impressed me in as many games as he disappointed me earlier this season. Jury's still out, but he is DEFINITELY improving. I guess I oughta take more than 10 games to judge a player, eh? ------------------ Jazzkiller
For the Dallas game...anyone care to mark the times a double team comes to Mo? I'm looking for any options you see out of it. And remember, the double must come *before* he makes his move, for the play to have structured options out of the double. [This message has been edited by heypartner (edited December 30, 2000).]
Did anyone chart the first qtr for Mo Taylor? I missed the 1st but have been watching the 2nd. Mo only played 2 mins in the 2nd qtr and did not receive the ball either in the low post or in an isolated face up situation. His only score in the 2nd qtr was off a feed from a penetrating guard. I am keeping two separate tabulations, one for where he is posting up with back to the basket and another where he receives it farther out and faces up in an isolated situation. ------------------ Check out the Best Source for Draft Info Draftsource.net
I saw 3 doubles in the 1st. Two in the high post, one in the wing. I love the high post position for him. The wing is easier for scoring one on one, but offers less team options against the double. Remember MManal, I'm not trying to measure Mo, as it is obvious he can beat single coverage. I'm trying to measure team success for any entries into the wing or high post. It is less about Mo as it is about the offense having several motion options. So, don't take it as criticism of Mo if we get nothing outta doubles to him. The measure of the offense should be what options are available to the person being doubled.
I don't believe in bashing a player after a good game and Mo is starting to have several. I also like the fact that he is starting to get aggesive on the boards. And how about KT! Now if we can just keep Mo out of foul trouble. ------------------
Ok here's what I counted for the 2nd-4th qtr. I counted 0 times of Mo receiving his ball with the back to the basket in the low post which is where I have seen him draw doubles in the past. I counted 2 times he received it in a face up situation on the left or right wing isolated. On one of these, he drew a double team and swung the ball. Mo also received the ball 4 times facing up at the straight away 3 pt line or thereabouts but this really isnt an area of the floor to draw double teams. ------------------ Check out the Best Source for Draft Info Draftsource.net
thx MManal, Mo' from the high post/elbow area nailed a diving Shandon out of a double-team in the 1st for a layup. I look forward to seeing Mo's passing as the doubles increase. KT's passing is excellent from what I've seen. I'm not going to be counting Mo' doubles. I suggest to look for them, because double teams are what reveal the underlying system that Rudy is implementing. That is to say, the doubles bring out the passing options. When he gets double, look at the other players to see if you can find structured options. Usually, we have to see the options a few times before we can say that it is structured/practiced vs just opportunistic. Both Mo' and KT look like naturals in the high post area. I look forward to seeing them as playmakers in that area.
