The difference in the end of the game is that Brooks was playing off the ball, not on it...and was not putting the pressure on the Spurs defense with his penetration. Basically they inverted the offense with Tmac at the PG spot and Brooks at the SG spot. TMac stunk last night, I think Adelman needs to be a little tougher on him, yank him when he is struggling, give him some consequences for his lazy play... DD
If he hadn't asserted himself in trying to take the game over, I can guarantee you there would be 20 threads up b****ing about how he doesn't care.
Yao doesn't assert himself or demand the ball because he's trying to play within the offense and do what he's told... which is to be Brad Miller on the high post.
The curse is that this BBS has been saddled with the most miserable twerp of all time, AntiSonic. You add *nothing* to this board. Stop posting.
Cabbage, that assumes that they still lose the game. I have no issue with Tmac having the ball some of the time, it is when he has it ALL the time that it can hurt the team. I guess I am of the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" mentality, and Brooks had the team in position to win until Tmac tried to ..ehem...fix it. DD
Well, he should. That's kind of the point i'm trying to make. I don't care about the "gentle giant" label or whatever. If you're Yao you need to demand the ball in situations like that.
The problem with T-MAC is his shot selection. I want to call him, Tracy-I want to take over the game by junk up bad shots-McGrady
That's misleading. I'm a holdover from the old board where dozens of posters were around before me. I just registered here early.
totally agree. but a serious question is how does he do it? especially when the system of the coach is designed to have him in the high post almost half of the time. other than trying hard to get position on his defender, and waving his arms, what can yao do to get more touches in the low post? i think this has been discussed before many times, and we yet to see a good solution.
When Brooks did have the ball in those final moments, he wasn't making great decisions either. We went scoreless when the Spurs went on a 12-0 run. Brooks, like the rest, couldn't make a bucket either.
i know. i was just trying to establish more authority and credibility for you. lol. and since we knew this board i guess 'bout the same time, do you mind exchange your member # and status with me for a consideration? j/k
The first thing he can do is be more effective with the post catches he does get. On shots that aren't dunks or tip-ins, he's shooting close to 40% for the season. That's not good enough. Once his efficiency goes up, players will recognize he's a more potent option and they'll look for him more.
40% is bad for a center yao's caliber. yet at this moment it's still better than mcgrady's or artest's % in half of our games. players do not "need" to see yao shooting >50% every night to recognize him as a better option. yao's track record alone is enough, or should i say "should" be enough for them.
As opposed to T-Mac jacking up 22-foot line drivers inside the 3-pt line or Artest forcing shots up in traffic? I agree with you on Yao with the "gimme's". It's frustrating but i'd still like to see the guy 3-5 feet away from the basket getting the most touches.
A team depending too much on a single player will never be a great one. Lakers could still win without KB, Boston could do without any one of its stars. Hoston can't without T-Mac. I am not sure whether the reason is T-Mac dominating the ball too much or that no one in NBA could be T-Mac's supporting crew.
Really, do we need a new thread for this? There are so many already. I know AntiSonic is on a high right now with everyone hating on McGrady (including myself) because that's all he ever talks about.
