Like I said, yao in the game, the offense stagnates, he goes out and the o picks up, but the sux. What do u do?
please don't...it's obvious that you're up TMacs ass and aren't gonna be receptive to any valid point that is made
ibm, you are right on Yao and I am with you. On offense, Yao is as good as any other great center but he is just a very good center when talking about defence (changing/blocking shots, boxing out, rebounding...)
that is not true. there have been many games where our offense clicks when yao is in the game AND BEING USED AS THE CENTER PIECE OF THE OFFENSE. recent example - first quarter of the hawk game in atlanta. the stagnancy actually usually happens when we stop using yao. but when yao goes out, our d immediately sucks due to lack of height and good perimeter d.
I would never have guessed in the preseason that the rox would be this bad. I know bat and test were out, but Let's face it--this team has January to turn this around or this season is done.
ibm- yao is only great when everything around him is perfect. He's adversely affected by limitations in his physical and mental makeup. Great players don't allow touches in the offensive flow to dictate their fingerprints on the game. I'm not saying its all yao fault, but in atl, the rox went on a run with yao on the bench. Tonight, they got on a run and guess where was yao?
Unfortunately, my prediction at half time came true. I said that if the Sixers go on a run, we'll be done since we don't have the fire to compete. It seemed obvious to me at the Wachovia Center that we were hanging by a thread (maybe it looked different on TV??). The run came and we folded. Now to the poster who asked if I even watched basketball after making this post, what do you have to say? Sigh.
centers are not the spot light of the game when you need to make a big run just to catch up, because you need fast buckets and 3 balls. shaq was often subbed out when the lakers needed a run. just one example. but we don't need to make a run to just catch up IF WE ESTABLISH YAO EARLY AND OFTEN. still us the hawks game as example, we actually had a comfortable lead early in the game when yao was in the game and getting his touches. it was our second unit (whom you claimed run smooth offense) that created a hole in the second quarter when yao was NOT playing. don't believe me? send my post to jvg and see what he says.
true that. i have always been curious to see how yao would do in the old environment (after all, a skilled 7'6 center doesn't come too often). no zone, no double before touch, and also no stupid hand-check rule for the guards. maybe i just like the old rules better. i think stern's idea of changing the rules to up scoring has failed. last year i heard morey saying on sr610 that they (the league office surveying all gm's) were considering to change the rules back, but never see the league actually do anything.
We are in a slump and it happens to the best of them, check the C's. However, something needs to be done on the defensive end. We're not hustling and giving up way too many points. Our PG's shot a combined 5-24. I think AB plays better with the starters. Keep the faith in 2009.
1. fire adelman and get battier to be the coach 2. trade alston 3.bench Tmac for another four or five weeks till he is healthy 4.fire team doctors bcz the players keep getting injured,their medical methods must have fault
God, that was an awful game. Our defense was tremendously terrible, obviously partially due to Battier and Artest being out. At times, especially in the our late 4th quarter comeback attempt, our offense looked pretty decent. More uptempo..more..flow and movement and urgency..harder to defend..crisper execution. Why not keep that up and do that for entire games instead of for desperate comeback attempts? Yeah, partially due to injuries. It'd be nice to have more guys like Igoudala, Von Wafer, the other guy on the 76ers Steinmap or w/e, who can actually move and play basketball while excelling and actually being effective.
ibm - I can send jvg the question and I can also ask him how rings he won with a to prone big man that can only play one way on 1 side of the court. I think yao has to fight throuh and impact the game in other ways. I know you and dd think yao would be more effective under the old rules, but what about the physical play inside? What about teams running pick and roll and yao has to switch? I think the rules now probably helps him more than other big men.
It would be nice if we could keep the faith, but Rox players are showing they have no faith in their system whilst they are playing on the court. Or is there any defense/offense system from their coach? I might not be watching the games closely but I see no set plays on both sides of the court.
we should trade yao and tracy if adelman is staying. his offense allows rafer and brooks to have all the control.
So McGrady is complaining about the team not playing defense in the Chronicle, yet not once is it mentioned that he is the main guy not playing defense. Everyone else rotates...but not Tmac he stands still....or on his man....those defensive put backs tonight, Tmac was supposed to rotate on several of them and box out...he stayed put on the weakside..... All talk no action. Typical. DD
