I think it's safe to say the Lakers of the 80's were "up tempo" and Kareem somehow managed to be pretty involved in the offense and carve out a decent career there. It doesn't take 5 guys to run a fast break. And "up tempo" doesn't neccasarily mean we are going to totally abandon the half court set.
No he is not going bring some magic wand and make everything better but I will tell you this he is going to do some small things like scheme changes that will make a major difference. JVG's offense was terribly flawed where he relied on McGrady too much to create shots for other players. This will not happen under Adelman. Look I'm not saying we going to become the Phoenix Suns but our offense will definitely be much better and efficient under Adelman.
Actually yes, indirectly. Granted Yao's stamina isn't improving, but the only time Yao was on offense was having his back to the basket. Maybe with getting "tutored" by Hakeem he can learn some quick moves.
I wouldn't be money on it. Did you ever watch those Sacremento teams play? They didn't play much defense at all and had a much, much deeper roster then the Rockets currently do. You can take that to the bank! I know facts are not really a strong point in the GARM but that was before teams were allowed to double team without being called for illegal defense and also before teams learned what his moves were and how to defend Yao.
Well, we all hope that's the case with the offense. I'm not terribly sure what leads you to believe that, though. Could you explain? I'm not convinced that the future is any bleaker than it was when we lost game 7 against Utah. I don't think we'll win as many games next season without JVG but you never know. I think JVG got a raw deal but he's gone now and Adelman deserves to be given a chance.
I agree with NewYorker, Im from the NY area as well and thought JVG was the correct coach and still feel this way. I am kinda excited about what Adelman will bring to the table in regards to offense. Adelman is similar to JVG in the way he controls his team. I think TMAC won't respond as well to Adelman. That's just a hunch. No facts to back it up.
You can't compare Yao's atheleticism to Kareem's. The only thing they had in common is they were tall. Kareem was MUCH more atheletic than Yao is or ever can be. Plus he had Magic getting him the ball. This team is not the 80's lakers and Yao is not Kareem.
I swear...posters never stop amazing me with their skewed sense of reality. a coach keeping a player from being quick. thats the most r****ded thing i've heard today
Has nothing to do with what was mentioned; reagrdless of how teams defended him, the clips shown in the movie proved that he could think for himself and create better (at least more exciting) shots on offense. Could he still do that with Van Gundy? Yes, but there's only so many times a back-to-the-basket fade away will work. He needed more moves. Still young in his career, but he needs a portfolio of moves (fade, hook, fake and spin, etc). I do think Van Gundy restricted him from trying anything other than what worked, thus preventing him from developing new moves. And being the gentleman he is (more like "yes man") he wasn't going to go against what he was told.
Hate to tell you this, but Hakeem played primiarly with his back to the basket. Not sure he's going to teach Yao how to shoot 3's or how to be quick.
I'm not saying Yao can run a Suns-type offense. But am I the only one that noticed Yao got really good position under the basket VERY early in the play but we were just slow in moving the ball around? He would then get pushed out of the block by the time someone tried to swing the ball to his side.
