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Should Yao's minutes be more limited to prevent injury?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Sweet Lou 4 2, Aug 17, 2008.

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How should Yao's minutes be determined?

  1. Play starter minutes (35+) the whole season

    13 vote(s)
    7.4%

  2. Play limited minutes (20-30) the whole season

    27 vote(s)
    15.4%

  3. Play limited minutes (20-30) the first half, than starter minuted (35+) post all-star game

    23 vote(s)
    13.1%

  4. Play him 30-35 minutes, that will be enough

    84 vote(s)
    48.0%

  5. Give him time off on back-to-backs or something similar

    10 vote(s)
    5.7%

  6. Play him as needed - closely monitor legs

    5 vote(s)
    2.9%

  7. Limit his practices on off-days

    5 vote(s)
    2.9%

  8. Let coaches decide on day-to-day basis

    3 vote(s)
    1.7%

  9. Let Yao decide on day-to-day basis

    3 vote(s)
    1.7%

  10. Other / None of the Above

    2 vote(s)
    1.1%
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  1. t_mac1

    t_mac1 Member

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    it's a given.

    if landry does come back, we can afford to play without yao during games just fine. those 2 are more than formidable (along with mutombo and hayes and dorsey) to help yao out. the depth at the big men position is excellent.

    yao just needs to play 28-30 mins and coast through the season without injury. we don't need him to have an excellent yr. just save all that energy for some playoff whooping.
     
    #21 t_mac1, Aug 17, 2008
  2. nolimitnp

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    When people pay for a ticket they expect to see the best players on the floor. Giving a player days off when healthy isn't really an option.
     
    #22 nolimitnp, Aug 17, 2008
  3. Astockmarketgod

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    Just putting a player out for the sake of putting him out for 38 minutes a game... does not guarantee a win in the regular season or the playoffs..

    in fact I would argue... the more time Yao spends on the court the less efficient he gets...

    Yao has proven he can put up big numbers... in just 1 half of play...

    if anything... if I were RA.... I would tell Yao he is only giving him 25 to 30 minutes a game...

    but in those 25 or 30 minutes Yao needs to put 25 points a game and get 10 rebounds...



     
    #23 Astockmarketgod, Aug 17, 2008
  4. DudeWah

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    too bad the world will end in 2012
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    yeah, they should limit his minutes depending on the scenario. If the Boston Celtics roll into town, he should play his normal starter minutes. Now, if its the Memphis Grizzlies, then you know...
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    But I think they already do that anyways...
     
    #24 DudeWah, Aug 17, 2008
  5. verse

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    5 star post!

    brilliant.
     
    #25 verse, Aug 17, 2008
  6. Sweet Lou 4 2

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    my only issue is that he won't learn how to pace himself when he needs to play 40 minutes come playoff time - now maybe he has that experience, but the conditioning needs to be there too.

    Which is why i think in the month of march/april - he needs to really get back to that 38 minutes a game for conditioning purposes.
     
    #26 Sweet Lou 4 2, Aug 17, 2008
  7. t_mac1

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    we won't need him for 40 mins even in the playoffs. adelman's style of play at its best is a faster-paced tempo (the style you saw when landry was healthy and we were rolling the 10 games after yao went down). in the playoffs, yao can play 35-36 mpg.
     
    #27 t_mac1, Aug 17, 2008
  8. Spacemoth

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    I think the minutes van Gundy had him playing worked well enough. Granted, even though Adelman played him more minutes, the minutes were less intense as Yao was not asked to come out of the paint to contest long jumpers or switch off on the PnR. So less intense minutes, and fewer of them, sounds good to me. I just hate to see the Yao Ming Face halfway through the third quarter, you know the one where he's so pale it seems like he's about to break out into the Thriller dance:

    [​IMG]
     
    #28 Spacemoth, Aug 17, 2008
  9. RareAir

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    Yes....
    i would say that they sit Yao until January 1st to give him time to recover from all he's been through.
    that should shift his injury window towards the may/june timeframe or maybe later.
     
    #29 RareAir, Aug 17, 2008
  10. Raven

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    No more than 30-32 minutes a game, I hope.
     
    #30 Raven, Aug 17, 2008
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