You really need some break. Do not be kidding yourself and saying that you will work whole heartedly for someone who does not back you up much when you have difficulties.
If JVG wants to stay as the Rockets coach long term, he needs to figure out how to develop and utilize Yao. In this fast paced offense, Yao should either be a great finisher in the inside off easy points, or if he is needed to involve the teammates, put him in the high post and let him use his height to pass over defenders. The low post back to the basket play of Yao is still in development and should not be the main stay at this point, partly due to the refs letting players wrestle with him and he doesn't have an upper body strong enough to counter impact. Although he certainly should resort to the low post play when the team needs it. I don't forsee Yao becomes a dominant low post player until he masters the jump hook which, honestly, is the only tool that maximizes his height advantage in the paint. I don't want a 7'6" guy turns around and take fadeaway jumpers, I want him to hook the opponents to death. Yao should start practicing all kinds of face up jumpers and hook shots 500 times a day.
I agree on the upper body strength not being enough to withstand the elbows in the back of strong defenders. Yao is a paperweight. He can easily maintain position due to his huge legs. This is excellent for defending against players posting up. However, his upper body is weak like a perimeter player. He has the upper body of a guard. Guys that want to get position down low better have a very strong back. I bet Barkley and Hakeem had very strong backs which enabled them to get excellent position in the paint. I never saw Barkley grimace when he was posting up someone. Yao grimaces all the time. The hook shot is always the killer move for big men. It doesn't bother me to see Yao attempt the turnaround though. However, it all depends on if he can hit them at a decent percentage. That goes back to the accuracy issue. Yao's accuracy has plummetted which goes back to the saying "practice makes perfect". Has Yao been practicing the hook shot? Has Yao been practicing the jumper?
do you think yao woulda dominated the game in the 50s and 60s? he would probably have gone toe to toe with the likes of chamberlain and russell...but who'll ever know.
I think Yao can dominate with his back to the basket in stretches, but it's a little too much to ask him to consistently do it at this point. Yao needs to either improve his upper body strength, which seems to be of limited potential because his upper frame is thin, or develop a killer move like a hook shot to be dominant in the low post. His turnaround fadeaway is nice but it's not the type of shots he will feast on. Since he's only a dominant low post player in stretches, it makes sense to utilize his height in other ways, like being the finisher near the basket, or play his face up game. If Yao gets going in these three ways, he'll be a much more consistent player.
