I cannot agree more. JVG should really find a way to teach him how to make a move quickly. If he can move a little faster, he could score more easily given the shooting touch and the advantage he has. I think JVG has been trying to make Yao to play physical, back down, back down until he get good position before he start to move. May be JVG should also let him do catch and shoot as well.
Because SF is a Max player. Under the Houston Contract agreement, he must play Max minute in order to earn his value. He must also shoot the last shot of every quarter to qualify for Bonus.
agree, Yao needs to move to shoot, he doesn't need to have a 100% low post position to shoot. in the Twolf, and Pacer games, he has quick moves and still shoot well. Its a pain to see Yao struggled in the low post and quickly got doubled by those crappy 6 footers and result in a TO. Yao, move your ass faster!!!!!
Sloppy play at the end of every quarter is becoming a real bad habit that must be broken... First of all, that wasn't a flagrant at the end of the game and Steve needs to find his shot... I really believe we have the talent, but we're still being un-disciplined to our own detriment... One of the few sellouts at the TC and national TV and we suck... Here's a thought, when some is hot (i.e. Jim Jackson), give him the damn ball...
Many negative takes after this loss. But it's not time to throw in the towel just yet. Rox played Kings better than last outing - and - call them what you want - but the Kings have a pretty damn good team - probably the most entertaining in the league - they hustle - and they have the best record in the league - all without C Web. Call them Queens, but if Kings are Queens what does that make Rockets? Rockettes? I am disappointed that the Rox where unable to control the tempo throughout the game and that Yao could not or would not establish himself on the offensive end. But - again - I'm not going to throw in the towel on Yao or SF for that matter. Rockets have played much better the first half of this year than they did to close out last season - and they are positioned to get better in the 2nd half of the season. Playing 9 games at home in February and only making 4 team road trips, (2 of those intrastate to Dallas and San Antonio) will help to settle things down. And Yao, SF and Mobley will get away from JVG for a weekend during the all-star break. BTW - Did anyone else notice SF bumbing Stojakovic and Bibby b4 they stepped to the line towards the end of Q4? Was that a pathetic attempt at intimidation? Or is there some other explanation?
My Opinions of this game. I thought SF played with alot of heart for the 1st 3 quarters and tried to get his teammates involved. Even though his shot wasnt falling he was controlling the pace of the game. In the 4th Q you could see SF was starting to get razzled and started to panic. I dont know why SF went away from getting JJ the ball when he was so hot when you make you a shot you should get change.. Overall our turnovers killed us.. not the poor shooting. We outrebounded them like crazy and did a pretty decent job scoring but our TO's kept them in the game. If we could have controlled the TO's we would have blown them out. I will admit the Kings made some great defensive plays wow.. their guards have such quick hands. How many times did their guards poke the ball away from our guys? I really think SF's poor shooting is hurting our teams chances to win games and I cant figure why he is shooting so poorly. He does heave last second shots which lower is FG% but still cant understand it. He should look to get his own shot too.. not ISO but within the flow of the game stop and pop the short jumpers.. Kings played tough today but we hurt ourselves with the TO's and getting frazzled in the 4th Q. Did anyone else notice SF losing his temper and throwing the ball into the pole? (2 times) whats up with that? J
After watching last nights' game, it occured to me that what we need is some kind of supernatural "Frankenstein" player. A super-beast that is made from the attributes of the whole team. This player would have: the aggressiveness of Yao Ming the decision-making of Steve Francis the outside shooting of Kelvin Cato the athleticism of Padgett the unselfishness of Mo Taylor the quickness of Mark Jackson Such a player would be a force. Too bad we already traded him to the Knicks.
I saw that.. Peja went to the foul line and Francis for some reason.. rubbed his forehead for a bit.. then came back and then leaned his shoulders to him for about a good 2-3 seconds.. which i thought was stupid.. Then when i believe it was Bobby Jackson or Bibby.. going to the free throw line.. and Francis sorta wrapped his arms around his head but Bibby/Bobby pulled back.. another pointless move.. Francis needs to get his act together.. If his shot isn't going in he does stupid stuff that just takes him out of the game mentally. Even though this isn't a big deal, he needs to quit thinking about how the other team is going to finish and start thinking of how he is going to finish. To make himself better, instead of whinning to the refs after a foul and not getting the call, or when his shot isn't falling and gets frustrated and fouls the opponent, he should be focusing on getting back on defense and don't let it get to him mentally! JJ did great ... hoped they could have pulled a win for him with his shooting last night. I rather have him shoot most of the shots in the 4th quarter slump for the way he was hitting all his shots.
Your post game's analysis is usually right on (or at least it agrees with mine ). I used to put in my 2 c but I found I would just duplicate what u said!
What do you think? Sometime how a player act could give you some hints. Do you think Francis is unhappy with the role he has now and that his NO 1 and the Franchise image is fading away. He may be making a statement by playing peculiar or simply wants to be traded. Granted, I like that guy, I really wish he can take the Rocket to the top together with Yao. But if there are other teams that he can be better off, I wish him all the best.
i was watching the king and spurs game. and they just made a comment about how bibby shut down francis. this is sad.
Even after the last 2 losses, the Rockets are still having a pretty good month with a record of 9-5 with the NJ game still to go. The schedule in February doesn't look so tough either. The toughest games in Feb will be against SA, LAL, @Dal and @SA. Most of the games will be against Eastern Conf teams. The Rockets will ONLY play 4 road games in Feb. Should be a good month for the good guys.
