Wow, you are a member and I am a rookie but I think I know the people here more than you do. Perhaps I have been lurking here longer but with more than 300 posts you should have known better than that. The one who said 'belittling Yao' is t_mac1 and everyone includes my grandma knows he's the #1 tmac fan boy on this board. Does the '' he put after he said that give you a hint?
Also yao got very good quality looks that he used wisely. It's not like t-mac just gave him the ball and was like "I HAVE FACILITATED...yao must now score" he gives the ball to yao and yao's allowed to pass too. Maybe Yao had the opportunity to take 20 shots but he found 8 open players on plays.
Yao is the reason Yao doesn't take more shots, because Yao understands the essence of team basketball and getting teammates good shots. A contested fadeaway from 12 feet is actually a much worse shot attempt than an open Rafer 3-pter. This team plays its best basketball when Yao doesn't force up shots and simply plays within the offense.
That's why he shoots 13 times a game. There isn't a nba star player that doesn't force shots. That's just part of it and I would rather Yao force a 10 ft er than rather take a 24fter. If you have ever played or watched enough, you would know this. The difference between a good player and great players is the ability to take and make contested shots in the heat of the moment. You don't think the Magic Johnson hook shot from the ft line with 3 guys on him wasn't a forced shot? How many game winners have we seen dream make with guys draped on him? Its part of being great and if yao wants 15 shots, he's going to have to bulldog a couple of shots against a couple of players. Yao being doublesd by a 6'7 sf is not a double team. Hey, they want me to run another basketball camp. If you have some free time from your doctor studies, maybe you can attend and I'll teach you some basketball.
i know talk is cheap. and i'm still in a wait-and-see mode. but it's also a lot better that mcgrady said what he said than not. an established and efficient yao, an effective mcgrady, and an under-control artest combo can still work great. if that will happen, we shall see.
Thank You. When hes scoring a lot of points, hes a ballhog and needs to play team ball. When he wants to be a facilitator, fans b**** that he should be scoring. What the hell do does fans want? You can affect games in other ways besides scoring. This is what T-Mac does. He may not be shooting well, but he can affect the game by getting his teammates involved and drawing the defense. Just look at last year when he became more of a facilitator. He shot bad that season, but he helped win games because of his ability to make plays.
A contested shot in the heat of the moment is different from the general approach to the game. In the fourth quarter, or when we desperately need a basket to stop a scoring drought, Yao should put the team on his shoulders and try to score at will. But, throughout the rest of the game, you would rather take the better shot. Are you seriously telling me that a contested jumper from Yao is better than an open 3-point shot from one of our shooters? Keep in mind that a player shooting 33% from downtown is equivalent to shooting 50% on 2-point field goals, at least from a purely mathematical standpoint. Rafer, possibly our worst shooter, puts up 33%. Ron shoots at a 40% clip from the three. Wafer is about the same. However, does it mean that we should just jack up shots from the 3 like the ex-Suns? No. It's simply about balance and finding the best shot in the given scenario. And please don't bring up that trash about "them" wanting you to start a basketball camp. No one really cares. You will be judged by the validity of your arguments, and not self-claimed appeals to authority.
Now if that was to happen then I'm sure this board will go crazy including me. I wonder what Hayes' career high is by the way
http://www.basketball-reference.com...&c3val=&c4stat=&c4comp=gt&c4val=&order_by=pts 16 is his career high, and he did it in only 21 minutes. Since the coaching change, his scoring has plummeted. He really wasn't that bad under JVG.
Yeah thats very smart. Force feed the ball to Yao and have him score at will. Or better yet have him try to score at will. I don't know if you have watched all the Rockets games but Yao doesn't get calls to save his life. Why would we force him the ball have him shoot or try to call and he gets hit but no call is made. If the game is on the line I would rather have the ball in McGrady's hands instead of Yao because he can make something happen. Yao is good at passing out of the double team but T-Mac makes wonders happen.
Agree it's more important for Yao to get teammates good shots. But somehow I feel Yao's 12 feet contested fadeaway is a better shot than Alston's open 3, at least for now.
Can't blame all on JVG. Yao's hook shots in JVG era were not nearly as accurate as Yao's hook shots now.
Yao's 12 feet fadeaway is a sub-.500 shot. Alston's 3-point shot, at 33%, figures to a 50% 2-point fg.
Chuck played alongside Yao under JVG. Just like Scola, when Yao attracts so much attention, they'll get good easy looks, a lot of them under the basket. Now Chuck plays with Landry, his man doesn't leave him wide opn like that.
whhhaatttt !! Chuck scored 6-6 Fts on that game..?? FAIL! Trade T-Mac! Chuck can provide us with the offensive spark whenever reqd
True for a certain degree. But Alston is kinda streak, and in a bad way. On most nights his 3 point percentate is way below 33%. Some nights way above 33%. Yao is more consistent with his fadeaways.
