If you want a fair unbiased count of my posts, do not rely on a YOF to do the work because they are just not very honest people.
i hate to be mr. obvious, but in case you really did not get it. it 's working now, but coming playoff your opponents are not your vanilla depleted jazzs. the competition of playff is on a totally different level and we need yao to step up in order to elevate our game to another league.
of course we're going to need Yao for the playoffs..we need him now even in small minutes Yao is still a presence inside i'm telling you..don't worry about it
time for you to go to sleep. leave this board to more interestsing discussion. you posts is steering towards 'D&D".
Come on, you guys, stop basking Yao. Yao played a decent game, having a 60 percent shooting rate, 3 block in limited minutes. I think it is the coach's decision to rest Yao a little bit. And the Tmac play great so Yao also deferred to TM for the offensive side.
What do you know about the playoffs? You've never followed a playoff team. Everybody knows Yao needs to step it up during the playoffs, the WHOLE TEAM DOES.
Your homer-logic (which I appreciate ) and reality are two different things: the Sonics, Suns, Spurs or WHOMEVER else plays us are better teams according to their consistent play throughout this season. Records do mean something, and the seeding will be accordingly. I am not saying that we won't do well, I am just saying we ARE underdogs, it is a fact, and we are "expected" to lose to better teams. That is the fun of it all, we can prove so many people wrong, or live up to our potential (a 6th seed). It will depend on us. BTW, get your hopes down a little, so you don't needlessly feel disappointed if the team falls short of your expectations. The West has many GREAT teams, the Sonics and Mavs ARE better teams than the Rox. We will have to prove otherwise in the playoffs.
Wow, I haven't heard that argument in awhile. The system is doing just fine. And T-Mac, if I'm not mistaken, is shining within the confines of it. And Yao would be doing fine too if he established his dominance like we all know he can. BTW, don't we have the 2nd best record in the leauge since January.
What's so funny? A 310lbs guy without too much stamina and mobility plays at 3 point line more than any other 7 footer is not playing to his strength, I believe. That's good for JVG's system though.
Who said anything about not needing Yao? Of course we will need him, NO ONE (and I mean no one) including Jordan could win alone (I remember in the Bulls last championship season they were slightly above .500 with Pippen out with an injury). With that being said though, Wesley's performance, Barry's performance, Deke's contribution, and everyone else will be just as important for the team to do well. Basketball is a TEAM sport, the better TEAM wins (Ask the Lakers last year if the 4 Hall of Famers fared well against a superstar-less Pistons team). I get your point, but NO ONE can win alone. Better TEAMS win.
Yes, the system is doing great for Rockets. But it's against Yao's strength though. I'm not complaining about the system, just saying you can't just blame Yao alone for not being very effective sometimes, because he spent too much time do things he's not good at instead of do things he's great at. It's good for current Rockets team and it will take time for Yao to be more effective, if that will ever happen.
I know you hate to be obvious but even without you being straight with the board about why you are emotionally distraught YOF after a great win, one doesn't have to look to far beyond that YOF logic to 'get it'
My "problem" is with that angle/argument about the supposed notion that Yao's minutes going up just because it's the playoffs. My other problem is other people twisting a logical counterpoint to an unproven and very debatable notion and automatically reads it as simplistic b****ing. Of course, probably not a good thread to start a debate after an enjoyable win because the thread should be filled with "We're gonna sweep the playoffs!" and such things like that after a win. Jeez... BTW, Go Rox!
If it's good for the team, then what's your point. Besides, Yao was doin fine just last month...he's just been really stinkin it up these past few weeks. Plus, he's shown an amzing ability of being inconsistent. That I believe, has more to due w/ Yao than the system. All he has to do is go out there and play w/ a little bit more fire, a little bite more instensity, recognize that he's a foot taller than everyone else, and he'd be contributing just as much as T-Mac
Jazz fans should be used to that... Damn, it will always feel good to spank the Jazz. I will never stop hating that team, or those fans. As for the rest of this thread, I have just come to expect that people will whine about Yao no matter what the outcome. We all have to temper our expectations of Yao and take into account that his stamina and mental make-up might hold him back from being as dominant as we want him to be. In any case, the system did not change against the Suns- Yao played more aggressively, stayed out of foul trouble and he was rewarded. Like any other player, most of his outcome is on him- not the refs, not Jeff Van Gundy, not Bob Sura, not the Chinese government. The reason Tracy McGrady is the focal point of the team is because he is more talented and more consistent. Yao's never had a month where he put up the numbers McGrady has put up for five years. It's that simple. Yao has to develop the will to dominate that McGrady and the greats of the game already possess. He also needs to build up his stamina and learn to stay away from the stupid fouls he tends to pick up. Until that time, it is simply irrational to expect a winning team to change their focus from a proven dominant player to one who has problems staying on the court.
Guys, I REALLY hope people would stop making excuses for Yao, he doesn't need any. Sometimes I feel like you guys try to find ways to 'shield' Yao from criticism, why? It is OK, his development might take longer than we thought initially, he is NOT a great player, but there is no reason for him not to be one. It is all up to him, not the system or ANYTHING else keeps great players from becoming great. In fact, once a player becomes clearly a great player the whole team changes just to accomodate him. Yao has simply not shown greatness, because you know it when you see it, but I still believe he will get there one day. It is not the "system" or anything else, stop using the Suns and Sonics games as examples of how good Yao "is" playing, but rather they should be used as examples of what he "could" become. The Suns and Sonics games are not the norm, they are the exceptions. Still, Yao has shown incremental improvements in every aspect of his game this season, especially on defense (I credit this to Deke's effect on Yao, which is a great thing for the young star to be able to learn a few tricks from the old dog) Yao is a very good/solid big man right now, and that will be enough for us to do well this season. However, anything short of greatness from him in the future will result in disappointing shortcomes by the team. Just nothing to worry about for this season. Given he practices well in the summer, next season will be the REAL tell-all about Yao as a great OR very good player in the league. Next year it will be the 'breakout' or we will as Rockets fans have to accept Yao's abilities and contributions to the team, which are still pretty damn good. This si why I said Yao will be key to going far in the playoffs, but especially in the future, the Rocket's championship hopes will be made or unmade on Yao's place in the league: either as a great player or an above-average player. This is simply NOT something Yao can escape from. This is what is expected of him, this is what the team's hopes are built on. No 'system' can hold him back if he is truly determined to dominate, all that is holding him back is himself at times. Just my thoughts, because I really dislike when people make excuses for him AND when people bash him; he doesn't deserve either treatment, because they do him no good. It is all on him now...
