Did the front or fouls stop Yao from being a factor in Game 2?

Yeah we didn't play our game. Too many missed shots and not enough rebounds. The Lakers got offensive rebound after offensive rebound. Laker's deserved the win even though they played like thugs.

 

Definitely agree about the no cutters. Ab is out on top of the key while Yao is fighting for position and everybody else is just standing around. I dont know what else AB is supposed to do..

 

Yao, does battle and move around in the low post, not every play, but he doesn’t have the foot speed that Gasol has. We need to get the ball to Yao, that’s a given. BUT being taken out of the game so early due to ticky tack fouls is not going to allow Yao to get in a rhythm and establish a post presence.

Hayes has proven he is the man that we need on Gasol and other “quick” centers.
The way Landry played last night, he deserves a shot at it too.

 

Both front and fouls

Both Yao and AB

 

Usually

Aaron on the wing looking at a fronted Yao
Battier in the corner.

Lakers smother our guards so we can't ball reversal. If we go to Shane in the corner he gets smothered so he has to drive.

In Game 1, Aaron would drive all the way to the basket
In Game 2, Pau traps Aaron

What I'd hope to see in Game 3
The Driving Lob Pass.

1st, clear Battier out from the corner. Pau now can't cut off both Brooks' driving lane and his passing lane.

If Pau continues to trap Brooks, sync with Yao and use a jumping driving lob pass to Yao. This will be even more effective with Von Wafer, as Pau will probably stay somewhere between the driving lane and the passing lane (playing both) and Von will have the wide open baseline jumper. Aaron's height may make the baseline jumper a difficult option.

 

Since when teams started to front Yao? Which team?

This season, more and more teams start to front Yao. Apparently, Yao can't do anything while being fronted. I can't remember the first time Yao got effectively fronted. Do you guys remember when? And who was the team(player) that started fronting and giving the ideas to all the rest of the NBA?

 

goldenstate warriors were, i think last year

 

Dallas Mavericks in 2002, Yao's 10th NBA game. A 2nd guy behind Yao wasn't needed at that time.

 

The Lakers were determined to minimize Yao's impact in Game 2. They changed their defense on Yao with fronting and by replacing Bynum with Gasol. From the get go, Brooks immediately complied by not passing ball to Yao even when the 7'6" center had his man briefly sealed. Also throughout the game, I did not see Brooks attempted one pick and pop with Yao -- to throw fronting defense off balance a little, maybe it's worth a try, no?

But as others have said, the biggest culprit is Yao's defense on Gasol. Partly it's refs' quick whistles, I think two of Yao's five fouls were bogus. The other part is Yao himself. His +/- stats is downright ugly.

 

Yup. Don Nelson was the first coach to use fronting defense on Yao. Najera was the first guy effective fronted and shut down Yao after Yao scored 26points in the first half.

 

Yao just didn't show up. Plain and simple. Once he got those 2 early fouls and then the 3rd one its hard to get in a groove. Its hard for anyone I dont care who you are to just turn it on. Unless your Michael Jordan.

 

Fronting is not a problem, to defeat fronting, you just need to swing the ball to weak side and then Yao will get the ball.
But that is not adleman's game plan because we have many other weapons. During the ball movement process, everybody is permitted to shot if he is open.

 

that's true i forgot don nelson coached dallas

 

Wow if that's true then thats crazy. 7 years and they still can't figure out a way to beat fronting defense. Hmmm i guess they are missing McGrady more than they think they are.

 

man did any of you u watched the right game last night? I agree he was a none factor last night but not because of fronting, it was foul problem. He played total of 28 minutes.
I believed AD figured out how to solved the fronting problem. If he get into foul trouble nothing we can do about it. He just need to be smarter next game.

 

i didn't know those numbers, but you could see it on the court last night.

 

Lowry needs to be on the floor with Yao more often. Brooks is suited to the smaller line-up.

 

yao did himself. he never looked into it. he even was seen laughing in the 1st quarter when we were down by 14 with battier. as a result, both of them weren't into it.

gotta go home, refocus, and go kick arse.

 

Not to defend Yao's negative impact in Game 2, but the way you put it Yao's +/- stats would amount to -45. No need to exaggerate.

 

Its on Yao since he is the supposed leader.

His defense was atrocious when he was on the floor last night.