The proof is in the pudding as they say. If yao had time or workeed on those things, he would be confortable and able. I think he works on his low post and ft shots. i dont think he watches alot of tape nor do i thing he lifts enough weights. If he did, you woudnt see small guys ripping the ball out of his clutches and he would be a knock down shooter from the 15 ft range.
Last year before he got injured he was playing his best basketball of his career. He's only getting back to that form of late. I'd say Feb 2008 was his peak in terms of what I have observed - I don't care about what his statistical peak was.
No you're talking about the high post, which by definition is above the free throw line and outside of the key. By definition, shots from 4-12 feet don't make a damn bit of diference in your conjecture. You can't run a high post offense from six feet from the rim. And the shot you're talking about - he can't make it. The stats don't lie.
I dont, but i know if he had workeed on that shot, he wouldnt shoot 40% from there. He's a good enouh shooter to be at least 50% from there.
whatever leegigez. everyone knows that yao works all summer on bb...plays internationally...practices with his national team. people have stated before that yao is a diligent tape watcher and he is the 1st and last guy in the weightroom. just look at the physical transformation that he has made since coming in the league. How do you explain that? you are an idiot.
You think if he did what you say, he would lose as many balls to guards as he does? You think he would be 40% from 15 ft, but 86% from the ft line? He is a hard worker, but everyone seem to believe lebron,wade,and others arent hard workers. Look at wade's mid range j and compare it to years past. Its so much better now because he put in work. Your summer work reflects what you do in the summer. Thats why J'Oneal is a better post player than Camby. One guy worked on it in the summer, the other didn't. Thats why Amare is a better shooter than yao from 15 ft. It has nothing to do with ability or jumping high, its alll practice. Playing summer ball all the time restrict the ability to work on your game. It doesnt take a genius to figure that one out.
LOL, Yao took less than his average FG attempts per game tonight against the Heat. Only 12 attempts. Hmm, did he dominate tonight?
If you knew how to read, I have been saying the 10-15 foot shot the whole time dude. And he hit one tonight so stfu
so now you go from "yao doesn't work enough in the summer" to "there are other hard workers"? don't get me wrong. i actually agree with what you had to say in this post. but to say yao does nothing but playing for his national team is totally bull. for instance, he hired falson personally after he got booted by the team, and falson was with him most of the time in the summer, even when yao was in china.
Once in a while just because you'll see a player at 30-32 put up a big statiscal season. Like Olajuwon and Jordan did at age 32 their championships years, leaving EVERYTHING out on the court playing for pride and playing for it all. Nothing you should count on though. Have to figure once a player is 30 and over maybe you get 85-80% what they are, and in reduced minutes. Yao is right at his peak maybe even a little past the apex. Yao more than anyone might be better served as 16-8/15-7 guy later in his career. Just wouldnt count on him for Kareem Abdul Jabbar type longetivity
You need to cool down. The whole season Yao has missed almost every jumper he took over 10 feet that wasn't a turnaround. It's good he hit one tonight but that's the rare exception to the norm.
All i'm saying is, maybe its a confort thing in the mid range shot. I think yao is a 1 way kinda of dude. I think when he has his mind made up to shoot or score, he's very,very good at it, but when the fork in the road comes up, he struggles sometimes. Maybe if he gets the ball at the ft line and has his mind made up to shoot, he'll probably hit it more, but since he's trying to read the defense and figure what he is suppose to do, when he does shoot, its not from a confidence shot. All i'm saying is one on one work and watching tape can do alot to help yao. Playing summer ball and stuff and practicing against guys that dont pose the same strength and physicality like in the nba, doesnt. Didn't Yao himself say china basketball is too soft and it doesn't prepare the national team? Before Pete Newell passed, it was a right of passage for every big to go to hawaii and work out, Dream,moses,zo,ewing, all those guys would go there and bang with all big guys, no guards. I think if yao practiced against strong 6'10 guys with quickness all the time, it would help him deal with those types in the nba. His mid range shot is not as successful either from confidence or lack of working on it. You see landry's shot is money from 15 ft. he didnt have that last year.
Yao doesn't take spot up jumpers from that area. That's inside the free throw line. All those shots are his turnarounds in the lane. Yao just doesn't take a lot of spot up jumpers, and when he does he clearly isn't comfortable with the shot in games.
I would like Yao to expand his game and try some 3ptrs. I am sure it would give the opposing team more headaches.
