1. both can't jump 2. shooting form. hold the ball with left hand in the center 3. have all the shots: jumper, left/right hooks, 4. good shooter (yao is a better outside shooter) 5. don't commit stupid fouls, like a chris webber. reaching out trying to steal the ball from guards. it's stupid for big men unless you are hakeem. 6. don't try to block every single shot like a shawn bradley or raef lafrentz. because of that, they are prone to commit fouls. 7. fundamentally sound 8. great attitude why duncan is better defensively as a rebounder and shot blocker? long arms.
agreed, except for the rebounding part. duncan is a better rebounder because of better training. give yao ming a summer or two with moses malone and i bet he starts pulling down 12-15 boards per game...
sorry, i don't trust you... i'm not saying i disagree with you, but duncan is a better shooter than yao based upon what exactly???
yao is a better shooter. all you have to do is look at his form comparing to ducan's and their free throw percentage. when you watch the game, yao might miss open shots, but he rushes them. if the ducan and yao were to play a game of horse, i put my money on yao.
Right now, Duncan is obviously much much better. Although I am a Yao-fan, I have to admit that. Maybe one or two year, Yao will catch him though.
It seems to me that Yao always hesitates to fight for rebound, maybe he's afraid guards will complaint they can't get rebound. I saw more often that guards stood between him and basket, especially when he set screen for guards.
I agree with you, I doubt Duncan is a better shooter thjan Yao. Yao is definitely a better free throw shooter.
Duncan is much better at using the glass for bank shots. Yao should pick that up, will be very handy at times.
You're basing this on what??? free throws percentage and form??? hmm...when was the last time you saw yao take an 18 footer with confidence AND with defenders in his face? free throws huh? Shawn bradley beats both yao AND duncan in that department. Does that mean that Bradley is a better shooter than both? being a good shooter is one thing...showing it on the floor with real defenders in your face is another. Nachbar can supposedly shoot lights out...but until I see him show it on the floor (in a meaningful point in the game)...it doesn't mean jack. Maybe he can beat everyone in horse...but unless he shows he can do it on the floor in a real game with real defenders, it doesn't mean nothing. Same for yao. he can score, but as for him being a better shooter than duncan, maybe later in his career.
Weak arguments. Shawn Bradley took much less FT than Yao and T.D. Ming rarely took the 18+ feet shot, because maybe he doesnt have the green light yet. But when he did take it, he rarely miss, trust me on this one I've watched almost all the Rox game this season. Ming can shoot 3 too, he did that a lot in China a lot, and made one against US in the world game. If he can get get green light for that, he might be aas good a 3pt shooter as LaFranz. Right now, Rudy is not utilizing his jumper shot capbility, but you cant say he is not as good as T.D based on that.
yao is a good shooter. even if he can shoot the 3s, the rox shouldn't let him do it. that just plain dumb giving a 7'5" center green light to shoot from that far. comparing bradley's shooting to yao's? there should be no comprison. when is the last time you see bradley takes a 15 footer?
if you are a 7 footer with long arms, do you have to jump to catch the ball and put it in the basket?
I love Yao but I don't think he's quite on par with Duncan, even in Duncan's rookie year. I remember Duncan schooling Mark Bryant in the first round of the playoffs that year. It was unbelievable to see a rookie become the go to guy when they already had a superstar (Admiral). Maybe Yao will get that chance in the playoffs but in term of regualr season, Yao has yet to show that consistancy that Duncan had/has. Like the rest of the Rockets, Yao doesn't always bring his A game.
nobody suggests yao plays like duncan this year. yao has the potential to dominate like duncan down the line. oops, i thought you said duncan schooled kobe bryant. is #2 mark bryant still in the nba?
