[Sina] Yao gained weight and practicing 3-pointers

I think if Yao shoots at 100% from downtown, we don't need to worry about having to fill any of other 4 positions. By himself, he would win every and each NBA game...do you agree?

 

i jacked his 3pt rating to 100 on NBA Live, and he is unstoppable. scored 84 points from downtown on 80% 3pt shooting lol.

 

from jcantu:

That's the way I see it too. Yao's body is, of course a lot wider, but I agree Yao needs to set fewer of those high screens. And we need another 4 that will burn you from midrange.

A 4 at the 3pt. line can't get to the hoop, and the SAR I've seen can cover 15-18' quickly enough to make a difference.

A 300 lb. guy putting on 10 lbs is absolutely no big deal. The was SINA seems to obsess about his body is bizarre.

 

All we need is Yao turning into a guard and chucking 3's.

Who are you going to post up? Barry?

Then again, might be interesting if Yao sets a pick and then rolls to 3-point shot once in a while just to mix it up and make the pick'n roll cut to the basket dunk harder to defend.

Again, it would only be to add a bit of surprise to a two-man game....I'd hate to see it become too frequent.

 

maybe the writer means international 3-pointers which would be around 20-21 feet. While I agree that his focus should be elsewhere, an improved 20 foot set shot (no hops for Yao ) would be nice.

Could be a good option on the pick-and-rolls.

10 pound body weight fluctuations isn't too drastic for a 300+lb 7'6" guy.

 

I thought yao can shoot and make 18-20 ft jumper even before he came to nba. What the heck is he practicing this again???? to be rik smiths the second???

 

Yao shooting 3's is a good thing... only sometimes though because...

then he'll be able to get back on defense much faster.

 

ya know....

call me weird....but I trust yaomania's word that he IS NOT practicing 3s over the word of a reporter.

at least we are fairly certain yaomania isnt prone to exxageration...and likes to give us whatever info that is possible.

thanks to you yaomania for passing onthe info..appreciate it.

 

I hope that means shots that are three (3) feet from the basket. All we need is for Yao to waste more of his vertebrae by popping threes!!! I wish he would practice rebounding skills. They CAN be learned.

 

Shooting 3s better means better midrange shooting.

 

No problem with the weight gain at all.What yao needs is sprints,vertical excersices and jogging....He has to get faster..The abilty to run faster can work wonders for his jumping ability alone.

 

I think Yao is gonna compete in the 3-point contest next year. Now wouldn't that be a sight.

Working on his jumpshot can only be a positive thing for Yao. This is a strength of his that has not been exploited enough during the JVG era. I'm not advocating Yao jacking up 3-4 treys a game but he should be allowed to try long jumpers in the PnR situations (give him some reward for all that running). Hey, it may open up the Rocket's offensive rebounding and even allow Yao to rediscover another of his strengths, passing.

 

Look, I don't want Yao jacking any 3's. If it's part of the pick and roll but I don't want the vision of Ralph Sampson bringing up the ball because he thought he had a handle and then jacking a 3. Stay in the lane, play the pick and roll but don't go outside the arc for crying out loud! We all know what happened to Ralph Sampson after he left the post...he blew and pouted!

 

You got it, man.

 

Hate to tell you this, but Yao has been in the lane plenty of times and still didn't get the rebound. The only way he'll improve these stats is by (1) bulking up and learning how to use that lower body, or (2) finding faster footwork and leaps. Of course, ideally he'd improve both, but I wouldn't count on it. I'm a huge fan of Yao, but he should be much better than he is at rebounding. And being in the paint hasn't helped him much yet.

 

If this is true, all I can say is...FINALLY. Oh my goodness. All of the scouts on Yao highlighted how he could shoot just inside the arc, and even the 3 in international play (don't know if this is shorter than nba). Also, if you look at the clips of Yao from China (before NBA), MANY of them were of him shooting 15-20ft jumpers and maybe even further. Yet, it seems like when he came to the NBA, they INSISTED on changing his game to a low-post game. Reasonably so, but he should have been working on this shot all along, and using it since he came in the league. He had it BEFORE he got here.

Can you imagine what we could do if he were to get to shoot those shots again? With his crazy passing abilities (that haven't truly been showcased much since the first two seasons, so I hope he hasn't lost much of it) and an outside shot, big men would be forced to respect that shot, which opens up the lane to TMac and others. I'm telling you, it'd be deadly.

 

extra weight ? That there tall dude needs ankle weights, that's were the weight should be. He needs to learn to move laterally a heck of alot faster if possible. Hey maybe 1 MPH faster please ? Yao can eat all the burgers he wants as long as he does more side to sdie..he's just a half step slow on the pick up...in the nba that wil kill ya. Maybe somebody can take their camera a shoot Yao practing the three's that would be cool..


go rockets !

 

and (3) More chasing on P'nR...?

 

jlwee,

Unless and until Yao starts rebounding, he will not be a whole lot better than Rik Smits. I know that pisses people off to read this sort of criticism, but it's fair to expect more out of a No. 1 pick, even though there have been far worse big men taken with that selection (Bradley, Kwame, Olowokandi, etc.). Sure, Yao's 19 and 9 is light years above that pack, but I have a problem with any player that's 7'6", starts for an NBA team, and doesn't average a double-double. I'll never support a trade of Yao because he is a special player, but I get sick of people defending him so much in light of his glaring weaknesses. Somebody needs to light a fire underneath his arse, IMHO.

-P1st, S2nd (see signature)

 

Yao was a good mid-range shooter when he first came to NBA as demonstrated in the Chicago(i think) workout.But under JVG,it has became a lost art.Kevin Garnett,Tim Dunken,Amare,Miller ,just to mention a few centers,except of course Shaq who can't even shoot free throw,all shoot mid-range jumper.It makes them so much more effective offensively.I hope JVG in the coming season will utilised that aspect of Yao's offensive skill.