I love pounding inside, but when Tmac is the one doing it. Yao is good and a more valuable player overall, but I love to see Tmac to the rack.
Now THAT is untoppable. When it comes down to it, Yao is the pulse of this team...to switch it to a boxing analogy, he's the pounding body blows that can get us the win by a decision most of the time. But if you get Yao and TMac going, that's the knockout punch. Hopefully the knockout punch to someone else in the first, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th rounds. The main course (Yao/TMac) is excellent, and the sauces and sides go extremely well with it (Shane/Chuckie) but I think the baskets of bread (Rafer) they keep bringing out to tide us over is stale. We told them we don't want anymore, but it just keeps coming.
As a Yao fan I wouldn't mind at all seeing TMac averaging 28-6-6 and Yao collecting his 22-11-3, but the thing is TMac's back will always be a concern if he is asked to produce all-around excellence night in and night out, whereas Yao's upside is not yet reached in full. Another thing is TMac is having the worst FT season in his career -- at 66.9%. I can fully understand the drops in his points total and FG% are due to his back problem, but 67% FT? For those of you who call TMac the "Closer," don't you have at least some concern that opponents' hack-a-Mac might work if the game is on the line and TMac is not able to hit clutch FTs?
i thought this thread was going to be about francis and mobley... espn can have the suns, nothing's more exciting to me than watching a big man dominate the inside. give yao ming the ball.
I love the pounding the ball inside, and work from there, get your shooters open when the post is double teamed, and when a good driver gets the ball go for it. But first get the ball inside and let the defense adjust, and if they do not adjust get the easy two.
I like both. To get the ball to Yao, you will see him abusing opponent inside; With TMac having the ball, you know some sparks await you.
I like curry chicken on steamed rice before having dessert. But if I could only choose one, I'd take dessert every day. There, HP, I answered your question. (BTW, most people still didn't get what you're asking. They're still talkin' bout strategy, not taste.)
Regular season: Pound it in the 1st and 3rd; get fancy in the 2nd and 4th. Playoffs: Pound it in the whole time.
The odd thing about the Spurs game was that the guards and perimeter players were attacking the basket instead of shooting the wide open 3 pointer. Which is what most of us have been saying is Rafer's biggest issue. DD
my theory on why tmac hasnt been a good ft shooter his entire career despite being such a scorer is his form. if you notice his jumpshot he sort of scissor kicks his legs a bit to acheive balance and lift to shoot. at the free throw line he has to shoot from a set spot. this totally throws off his rhythm and timing and hence the low %. I am sure if he wouldnt be ridiculed mercislessly for jumping at the ft line he would and shoot a higer %. The same goes for luther head. Though he shoots like 76-77% as good of a set shooter he is he should be over 80%, but once again he in a way looks like he always jumps off of one foot/jumps into his shot for balance and rhythm. i've noticed that players who have to move their legs in mid-air so the land from a different spot from when they jumped generally have a rougher time shooting FTs
... and the 3rd option is if the passer can't get a safe pass to either Yao or Tmac, he can drive it to the basket. And thats what we see Battier, Head and Alston is doing. Juwan can play post as well when Yao is out. He has been very effective playing against rookie defense also.
Well, it's about time you showed a little excitement, HeyPee! Two years ago, T-Mac was the man. Now that Yao has matured to the monster he is, I love it when he dominates. Wow, if we could just have both those guys healthy through the season and playoffs, I'm not afraid of anyone. T-Mac has to have his jumper going to dominate. A jump shooter is never as consistent as someone who can dominate the post. When teams double and triple Yao, then T-Mac can make them pay, pay, pay. You must feed the post!
Speaking of Pounding and penetrating,the home game Vs. the Lakers game marks Latin american night,I heard from a power dancer that they might wear something related to the theme ah and on the topic,I say you have to take whatever the Defense gives you.If they single yao,You keep giving it to him and vice versa.Let the enemy pick their poison
See game 2 of 04-05 playoffs vs Dallas. That's my ideal attack. Yao is primary option on halfcourt offense until a) he goes out of the game b)he doesn't have it that night c) we play small or uptempo d)he is doubleteamed I also think we should have more plays that utilize both of our best offensive options (pick and roll, Yao posts and Tmac cuts etc) as opposed to rendering one of them useless
I would do the opposite of this, let the little guys have their fun early on and allow Yao to save his energy. Then in crunch time pound it inside and let Yao dominate.
