DMo has the dangerous Eastern Promises gangster vibe, which appeals to a different group of ladies than party boy Parsons.
The above post is why I am aghast when posters claim D-Mo is uncoordinated. The spin moves at the end of the P&R went through the double team, with Boogie defending the rim. I just hope that Jones and Howard get back soon. With those three the Rockets would have one of the more dominant front courts in the NBA if D-Mo keeps this up.
DMo is uncoordinated like Yao was uncoordinated. They obviously are very coordinated if they can dribble behind the back in a fast break, spin past NBA players, etc. I bet few posters here can do those things even with a much smaller body. They are "uncoordinated" compared to the freakishly athletic NBA players. Players like DMo and Yao need to make up for their lack of athleticism with skills and size, and most importantly smart. DMo has skills. He just needs to put them all together and play with confidence. Don't flame me for comparing DMo to Yao. I am not saying that they are on the same level. I am just comparing their physical coordination.
Neither Yao nor DMo are uncoordinated. They both have high centers of gravity which makes them vulnerable to falling when they get stretched out in traffic. That center of gravity goes higher and down they go with just a little NBA bump.
I didn't seen his play in Poland, except for some video clips, but he's been this quick since he arrived in Houston. In fact, a big part of his difficulties here has been that he plays too quick on the offensive end, rushing shots in the post that are virtually gimmes if he'd simply slow down a bit taking them, in my opinion. In this last game, he seemed to finally realize that. The game is slowing down for him, which is huge. It will improve his offense down low, and I think Donuts playing more within himself resulted in some of those remarkable passes we saw from the guy. I'm very encouraged. Now we have to see if it was a fluke, or if Donatas will finally become consistent. With his defensive improvement and the increase in his endurance (he played 37 minutes last game), having 1 turnover (along with Harden's single turnover!) and 4 fouls (keeping himself in the game, thank god), the minutes are there for him. He just needs to bring this level of game every night. Let's hope he does. We sure as hell need him to.
I have to ask - how much is DMo paying you? I'm not saying you're wrong at all, but man have you been relentless in being the man's #1 advocate!
He's speaking the truth. It might look like he's #1 advocate simply because the percentage of idiots here is much higher than the % of intelligent posters. I'd probably be called DMo's #1 advocate too, but a lot of the time I just can't be bothered communicating with some of these ignorant haters who seem to find joy in bashing their own players, the same players that bring their team wins.
I don't know many posters who say he's uncoordinated. In fact, many posters wonder why he often has trouble finishing and shooting because he IS so coordinated. They feel he's not living up to his ability.
I think basketballholic pretty much nailed it with the center of gravity thing. Posters mistake that for a lack of coordination.
jtr has been biased towards D-Mo from the moment he was a Rocket. He would defend him in some pretty indefensible situations. He's not objective in his analysis of D-Mo at all. Sometimes he may be correct where his bias aligns with reality. But other times, he's blowing smoke.
How about knee-jerking ignorant posters who call D-Mo hot garbage, scrub? Are they objective? Maybe jtr's posts would be a bit less pro-DMo if he wouldn't feel the need to defend DMo against some of the most unfound and stupid claims.
Well I did watch every single one of his Prokom games on really bad feeds. I may be his longest term employee!
I made that observation during his rookie year, when I compared him to a young Yao, and not being able to get leverage. DMo needs to develop his lower body and get lower so he can be more successful in holding his ground. DD
I do tend to be right most of the time believe it or not. That no, the Rockets do not run plays on offense (weren't you on the other side of that argument with HMMMMMMMM? - the reason for your attitude becomes clear now) and others like my sig indicates. You on the other hand ...
Most NBA bigs have high center of gravity. Look at guys like David Robinson and Kevin Garnett. In fact, I'd say that Yao had lower center of gravity than those other guys. The difference is balance and body control. (Again, they have great balance and body control compared to ordinary people. Just not so great compared to NBA players.) DMo is very quick for his size. There were videos of his DLeague performace where he out-quicked small players. I remember I commented that he should be called DervMo because he liked to spin so much. But he doesn't have great balance and body control like the more athletic tall players. As Deckard pointed out, he needs to slow down and use his skills and height to beat his man.
