I'm sorry if this had been posted, but Rockets.com has some videoclips of Francis and MoT on Ming. I really get the impression these guys are geling. They have a lot of confidence in Ming, especially Taylor.
Taylor has a very interesting chemistry with Yao. They seem to get along very well and they play really well together on the floor. I was at the game tonight sitting pretty close to the floor and on several occassions Mo would help position Yao on defense or talk to him about keeping his hands up. He and Francis both seem to have a good connection with Yao on the floor, seeing him well on the floor and finding him open. Plus, I noticed that when Francis comes around Yao on screens and Yao hands it off to Francis, he can do it without even looking at Steve. They just seem to have very good chemistry together. I also saw Mobley tonight talking to Yao and calling for him on plays.
Did anyone else here notice how the media guy in the clip with MoT says "What about Charles Barkley having to kiss Kenny Thomas' ass"?
That's why they have editors. By the way, after hearing Mo say that he and Yao run on the same offensive team in practice, it makes sense that he and Yao have developed a good relationship.
Mo is the perfect complement of Yao Ming. His game really meshes well with Yao's. This is a PF with a big body who can pass and shoot from outside. A set of Yao and Mo switching on low and high posts are difficult to guard for just about every team in the league.
Francis basically said Yao is more comfortable with himself and his teamates. He said in the first few games, they gave him the ball but he wasn't assertive and now he is ( i get the impression Francis trusts him more and will pass the ball to him). He believes that Yao and Cato will be a two headed monster. Another interesting comment: a news reporter mentioned to him that he was really pro Ming from the get go and how does it feel to see him play well. Francis said" I hate to say I told u so", but the media needs to know more about Yao and see him play before they pass judgment. ( i thought he was against Yao at the beginning). He also said Barkley told him he underestimated Yao. A news guy asked who got the bad end of the deal( the ass kissing bet), Francis said Kenny Maurice said he plays with Yao on his unit in practice and therefore talks to him the most (compared to Kenny or Griffen talking to Yao) . He knew Yao could play and probably has the most skill and talent of the big guys(excluding Shaq) He knew Yao was gonna have break out game soon, but did not know he was gonna score like that. Summary is very rough, but hope that helps.
