i was just wondering if any of you saw the interview on Fox SPorts on the Jim Rome Show the Last Word with RUDY T talking about Yao and how he was going to change the game. I was just wondering what you all thought about the coment about him maybe not playing down low cuz of his size dissability??
Im starting to wonder if we drafted him to sell tickets. I mean,Rudy completely dodged the question wether ming can play down low.Hes,7'5,if Rudys not sure wether he can play down low,the most likely he'll be a bust.I also saw steves interview and he didnt look happy about cato being a backup.I respect troy now,and I think we will have a hard time resigning steve.I also think steves mad we passed on woods for nachbar.Woods can run like the wind ,offensively he is a pippen clone.Then rudy goes on to say we want to run,I bet steves real pissed.
I agree with troyboros.Rudy is a goner. WE drafted TWO matt bullards.Troy feel free to back me up on this. Same as 2000 draft collier/langi = ming/nachbar I would have traded with clipps and got odom/amare/woods,and tosed in cuttino for olowocandi We needed a complete team overhaul. steve/woods/odom/amare/candi maddox/morris/griffin/taylor/cato,now I take this team over two foreigners anyday.
Obviously you don't know Rudy. That's about as enthusiatic as he gets. And he sounded very enthusiatic about Ming. If you listened he made it clear that when Hakeem first came into the league he wasn't the player that he ended up being and he feels that Yao will improve. And that Yao already has a lot of skills and he has been playing with men. He is very excited about the situation. And that's about as much excitement as he is going to show off the court. You changed your post so let me add to mine. You don't know what you are talking about.
Im sorry but if you think ming hatas are gone forever,your kidding yourselves.Ming got scortched by wang zhizhi,and now we think he is a #1? And seeing peja shot that airball in game 7 doesnt help the euro cause either.And no im not troy baros,i have made fun off him like the rest of you,but I finally relized china is going to be a b**** to deal with every summer. TOughness = amare allstar sf = odom sg = woods Oh and you guys are forgeting,even if we traded for odom + 8 + 12 ,we still get nachbar at 15.Thats what we should have done.Granted,I didnt want to give the clipps jwill,but I think jwill is overrated and the second coming of moochie norris.We should have robbed the clipps blind.
SHOULDGETODOM:- Settle down and accept that your betters (RT& CD) know so much more than you regarding what is best for the Rockets. Odom is a problem person and trouble is his middle name. A play mate for Francis and Mobley does not make a Championship Team!!
Dude.. wtf are you smoking... ming/nachbar = collier/langhi(not langi)? collier isn't good enough to hold ming's jock strap! have you downloaded the video clips? langhi couldn't hit 10 out of 25 three pointers(nachbar hit 23). I think you and trollbaros could be lovers... Congrats shouldgetodom, you are another joke of the BBS. Why do we need a complete team over haul when we have GOOD players at EVERY position? PG: Francis - All Star, Moochie - great backup that provides a spark, Maddox - good Steve Migraine insurance, big PG that can come in if necessary. SG: Mobley - Can put up 25+ a night if he keeps improving like he has. OT - Good defender . Francis - slides to the 2 when moochie is in. SF: Rice - 50/50 chance he contributes.. don't know about all of his leg problems, but we will see. Nachbar - If he lives up to his "Peja clone" status, we are set. Tmo - my least fav player but still has a decent upside. PF: Mo T - Great offensive game (especially in the 1st quarter), hopefully will be in decent shape by training camp. Griffin - our future starter, can play with the best of them. our best defender. KT - Undersized, but does it all. Great footwork and plays good D. C: Ming - 7'6 300 lbs, nuff said. Oh wait.. he can play too. Cato - hopefully he will have a fire lit under his butt (he doesnt want to lose his starters status to a rookie) and he always plays well with the right motivation. 50/50 he finally shows up this year. Collier - our 12th man, has the size to come in and provide help down low if necessary. Now why do you say we need a complete team overhaul. Our owner isn't cuban. We wont get Odom for Rice/Collier and X amount of $$$. Say no to drugs.. oh, tell that to your idol Odom.
I agree I should settle down,thats why troy doesnt even waste his time here anymore. I assume its politically incorrect to question the pick after the draft since we are all in love with rudy.I understand.But ironically,me and troy get bashed,but the day next season it dawns on people that ming and nachbar arent that good,my view will be politically correct. And no,i dont think elders" like rudy know more.Humm,I would have drafted lewis,instead we get mirsad turkan.I would have definately not drafted collier.Rudy is not god,get over it.
Matt Bullard! Where! Where! Oh, you said we drafted two Matt Bullards. A comparison. Sorry, when people mention Matt Bullard around here his fan club starts jumping. No I am not a member. But seriously, have you watched any tape of these guys? Read any comments from people with basketball talent spotting skills? With Yao and Nachbar vs. Air Bullard, in each case there is more contrast than comparision. Both are more athletic and talented than Matt. Sorry Bullard fans. Bullard, a fan favorite, was a spot up three point shooter with limited defensive skills, limited rebounding skills, limited speed and his drives to the basket were infrequent and not that pretty. Another way to put it -- a Three Point Specialist. Neither Yao nor Nachbar fits that discription. Each has more diverse offensive skills than Matt. If you're upset about the Rockets draft, fine, some people are. But I don't think a comparision to Matt Bullard is the place to start. Also, shouldgetodom, is your real name TroyBaros?
Okay I never answered your question. But what I got out of Rudy's comment was that Rudy thought because Yao was so tall that he wouldn't be able to get the leverage that you need to stop Shaq and other power centers (?) from backing him down low and that Yao may need a different defensive strategy that would be to back off of him and utilize his height advantage. It sounded like he thought Yao would be able to put pressure on his man and that at the end back away from him and slap his stuff to jupiter. He mentioned how Yao can almost touch the rim without even Jumping. It's obvious Rudy is already drawing up plays both offensively and defensively for Yao.
It makes sense if you think about it. Remember how Barkley use to score on much taller players by just backing them down low and then when he was under the basket he would score. But then Mchale figured out how to defend him. He would play him tight and then when barkley got to close to the basket he would slide away a bit making Barkley think he had an easy basket and swat his stuff away. I don't know if it would work for Yao over Shaq but it definitely worked for Mchale. Barkley always said that Mchale was the toughest player he had to play against.
Let's try to re-define some of these comments. First, Rudy stated clearly on 610 today that he is changing the offense. He was already planning on it but Yao helps because the offensive schemes he plans on using will utilize the high post. You know the high post, right? It's the same one they use in the triangle offense everyone thinks is basketball's answer to the Kama Sutra. Anyway, Rudy wants to get guys like Eddie Griffin into the post more often and having a player with Yao's shooting skills, passing skills and height makes him the ideal player to play the high post where he will get the ball at the free throw line and free throw line extended. Second, Steve's comments about Cato came on the heels of him saying he was grateful we were able to draft Yao. He was sticking up for a guy who often needs the confidence boost.
I wish you would follow his lead. A lesson in life. If you keep saying the same thing over and over again especially when it is against other people's beliefs, people will tend to tune you out. Thank god for the ignore feature.
Jeff, On Jim Rhome, Rudy wasn't talking about offense he was talking about defense. He refered to Yao being too tall maybe to get leverage on his man while defending him. He talked about sliding him off I wasn't completely clear on how he intended to do that. He did say Yao might have to keep the offense guessing and guard his guy and then back off. He definitely was talking defense.
Ah, gotcha. Well, he won't have many centers to guard anyway. My guess is that, with his size, he'll do a lot of fronting on defense. It will be tough to pass over him, that's for sure.
