As it was already mentioned, you don't throw him any type of bounce pass OR chest pass...you lob it high and lead him. The guy is 7'6 and can jump atleast a couple inches. If executed right, yao should catch the lob going towards the basket, KEEPING IT HIGH to avoid gettin stripped and shoot, finish, pass or draw a foul. This is essentially unstoppable if executed right.
You lob it high and guys out jump him for the ball. Passes differ front situation to situation. In a right situation, you throw the bounce pass because it comes up right above his waist and the guy has to come thruough him to knock it away. The pass is normally in the center of his body. I don't know why i try to explain simple basketball to posters on this board.
I don't think that Yao's inability to catch passes should even be brought up anymore. a simple fact a lot of people just deny. Its his fault he can't catch the passes countless players over the last yrs have tried to throw to him.
Coupled with the fact that the fronting and doubling before the ball got there wasn't much of an issue before last season. It didn't happen with T-Mac because the defense had to be more honest with him and Yao on the floor. Until last year there wasn't much of an effort to consistently front Yao except by the Warriors. With T-Mac injured last year and a much less dangerous Ron Artest at second fiddle, it was a better gamble for opponents.
I think the issue as far as yao goes is moreso him not coming to the ball but instead staying down in the low block. Yes, staying in the low block is good, but the defense already know who the ball is going to so they just have to cheat off a few passes and it'll start making Yao set screens moreso than command the post. What needs to happen is when they past to him, he needs to come toward the ball a little bit more. He may end up a few feet out of his shooting range (though i doubt he has limited range from anywhere on the court with the way he shoots ) but he's big enough to back his defender down or face up and shoot right over him. This would work well with Martin and Ariza cutting back door.
Yeah a pass to the center of Yao's body is about eye level for most defenders, making it painstakingly easy for them to strip him (i've only seen it happen about 1035403493 times). Yes it true Yao is not blessed w/ the ability to catch a pass but if you lob it to him accurately he can catch it high and go up right away, if he gets out jumped so be it THE GUY IS 7'6. I don't know why i try to explain simple basketball to people who think they know simple basketball.
Um, no you can't do a lob pass to Yao as he moves to the basket with any kind of regularity. Only if he has his man sealed(from trying to front) and the defense is way out of position will this work. Almost any decent 3 or 4 will be able to jump to the height of the ball(about 9.5 feet high) and intercept it. The best target for Yao is in his midsection. You know, triple threat position?? While the height of the pass is in the breadbox of other defenders, they don't have the right to go THROUGH Yao to get the ball. But a high lob is a slower pass, giving time to the defense, and it's up in the air where any arms can swipe it away. Besides, Luther Head was the one who could not throw a bounce pass to Yao. And that was just with Yao's man on his back and Luther's man in between the two.
The only way we will know for sure is when Yao Ming comes back and if he plays well, will Brooks pass him the ball when he is calling for it . At this point we will know is Brooks the Point Guard we always hoped he would be or is he another Steve Francis.
u are so wrong my friend. brooks is a 'shoot first/pass only if he has nowhere to go' pg. he is also a 'i like to run iso plays' pg. not saying he cant shoot/score tho.
+1 Just give him next season of running this team before we try to jude him. We have to remember this is his first full season running the PG
It's not about shoot first or pass first. It's about making the right decision at the right time. Brooks is an okay decision maker but not as good as I would like for a starting PG of a contending team. He has some brilliant passing moments, some boneheaded moments, some "don't see an open shooter" moments, and quite a few "don't know what to do" moments.
Yep, and if there were not another team on the floor then I would agree with you. However, there is, and he is growing as a PG......quite well I might add. DD
As bucman stated in the latter post, the ideal position is in his triple threat. You ever wonder why at 7'6 yao never wins a jump ball? It because he has to pick his feet up off the ground which is never a good thing for yao. Different passes for different occasions. If the defender is playing him 3/4 toward the baseline, you probably would throw the pass towards the baseline on the bounce or not throw it at all. ZIf the defender is straighjt up behind, there are alot of times the ball should be bounced also. Just because you've never seen a bounce pass before or never played past jr high doesn't mean its not a good pass because the guy is 7'6. As long as the ball comes in and bounces mid section which it always do, there isn't a problem. Just because he's 7'6 doesnt mean when he post up he's 7'6. He probably closer to 7ft when he post, so i don't see what the problems is other than you don't know basic basketball which might be the most glaring problem.
Well put, my friend. AB is a good PG for a team that is struggling to score, but for a championship team, such PG is best fitted to come off bench to provide offensive sparks.
Er yes he is. He gave it to scola for a REASON. I don't care if you're chauncey billups, allen iverson, rajon rondo, or some other big name point guard, you got a PF shootin 80% you give him the damn ball.
