He said *cough* *cough* alot, and explained that he's sick right now. But that really is about all he offered of substance. That is to say, nothing more substantial than Gummi has already reported.
Ouch, did Yao give it to him? Seriously, everyone should try their best to stay healthy, INCLUDING the head coach.
I dont think he is really sick, I think I heard Mo Taylor in the background callers coming in now. Caller commented on the winning percentage in the retro uni's and mentioned we should wear that in the playoffs so we dont have to hang the Dracula logo in the rafters. Coach said if it was that easy we would wear those unis every night JVG mentioned Yao will not be all powerful like Shaq, but his game will combine some power and some finess and he is happy with that.
Did you hear that.. that guy on ESPN said Lakers were going to get Yao Ming as a free agent.. Say what??
That really stinks...the Rockets really need Juwon back...with him in the lineup, the Rocket's offense was so much smoother. I hope Spoon and Padge can keep up their combined decent/good play.
LOL! JVG was asked about how well Mutombo has been playing lately and the fact that he has been putting up lots of minutes lately for "an old man"....JVG answered, "Well, I wish we knew what age he was!" BTW, he is pretty sick, so don't expect a fiery JVG screaming at opponent players in the upcoming game or two. My concern is that he and Yao might spread that bug to everyone else on the team.
Man, just forget that crap, ESPN worships at the alter of LA, so forget those idiots. Yao will be a Rocket for life, you can count on it! He won't even bother getting offers from other teams, because he will get the max here. Now let's go back to the JVG interview topic.
JVG commented briefly on Vin Baker... He said "I don't know if Vin has anything left in the tank, but Vin thinks he has something left in the tank." And said that he won't rule out playing Baker again, but he really can't predict what will happen. My two cents on his tone and style when he spoke of Vin, I would say that he would never probably see another minutes, JVG clearly came very close to saying "man he stinks! He is a big waste of nothing!". That is the sense I got from the way he talked about Vin. So take that for what it's worth.
JVG was asked about the Yao highlight last night... He said that his first thoughts were: "Why the hell are we making an outlet pass to Yao on a fastbreak?" Then he said that "I don't mind saying this: I Love this team, I love our guys on our team, I love them for who they are" and that there is very good chemistry between them and he is comfortable with their level of trust among one another. It is good to hear that from the coach himself.
He commented about other teams... Sad Spurs with a healthy Duncan are clear favorites "to win it all". Thinks Suns and Sonics aren't getting enough respect and they can replicate their success in the season in the playoffs. He said Suns are in the top of the league in points in the paint, and he says that means that their game can travel well into the playoffs. He said the Sonics are very deep and that makes them tough. He commented more extensively on the Mavs (I guess he believes that is the team we will play), and said that the Mavs are the "most underrated team in the NBA", praising their progress from last year saying that they are better than last year, and that they are in the top in the league in some offensive AND defensive categories, and he thinks that they are a "very well-balances team" that will be a "very tough outing for any other team in the NBA", that it won't be easy to kick them out of the playoffs. So I guess I am glad that SOMEONE (in this case JVG) share my sentiments about the Mavs. Read that other thread (the strategies to beat he Mavs thread) to see what I said, and it is rather close to what JVG has mentioned about them. I, too, think the Mavs will be the most difficult team to beat in the West besides Spurs. I still say that barring an earlier matchup/injures/etc, the Mavs and the Spurs will be Conference finalists.
Like Jon Barry said, Yao probably should've stopped outside arc and jacked up trey instead of dunking it. From now on, let Yao bring up the ball, park all the guards at 3 pt line.
JVG's offensive and defensive stats he mentioned I believe were points per possession scored (offense) and given up (defense). He stated that there were 3 teams in the top 6 in both categories- San Antonio, Miami, and Dallas, and again that Dallas was very under- rated defensively. Houston Native
JVG also said that we have had a hard time scoring against the Hornets (we've scored in the 80's), and the keys to victory tomorrow night was to win the rebounding battle and to keep turnovers down to keep them from getting out on the fast break. Houston Native
LOL He is a master tactician. Do you remember how he buttered up San Antonio and Miami the day before we beat them?
