Notre Dame had so much success running the the power I and wishbone, winning 11 national championships, if they ran it today they would get destroyed. Sitting under the basket was so effective pre 3 second rule in the nba. You can't even do it today. Mike Ditkas 46 Defense was awesome with the bears, I wonder how that would work against Peyton or Brady... My point is- the game changes.
Right!? OP, where is your sense of history? Have you ever bothered to learn about the NBA before you were born? Immediately go to google, and try typing Mikan, Russell, Chamberlain, Alcindor, Walton, Malone...... Today's game is a bit different, yes. But that doesn't change the fact that a center like Yao who commands so much attention is a very very valuable piece that any GM would love to have.
I agree with the OP. Especially on 7. Im tired of bandaid fixes with this team. All the Houston sports teams do it. Texans, Rockets and Astros. Im so frustrated with it. I want them to rebuild the team from the ground up. Get rid of T-Mac, Artest, and Yao. Rebuilding time as long since passed.
HAHAHA..you give rafer a little too much credit. Yeah, we'll see how good he is when Orlando realizes he cant break down the defense like Jameer could, or doesnt have the ability to shoot off the dribble, etc. etc. His shooting percentage is atrocious, and he jacks up way too many shots.
Tim Duncan defends well. Tim Duncan can run up and down the court. Tim Duncan doesn't turn the ball over. Tim Duncan passes better than any big man who has ever played. Tim Duncan doesn't need the offense to run solely off him. I said find a team in the NBA that runs everything through their center like the Rockets have to do. Duncan Garnet- both solid players, but the offense isn't run through them. The Suns did it through Shaq, but looked how that worked out for them first half of the season.
I guess you guys seem to forget this, 1 month ago. Start at 1:54. Thank you MOREY. <object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_SvvErhCH5Q&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_SvvErhCH5Q&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>
Again, like ive said over and over. THE GAME HAS CHANGED. Yes it used to work, but it doesn't anymore. And even those legends you mentioned, they didn't have a problem on defense, and they didn't have a problem running up and down the court.
Were you even alive in 1998-2004 when the Spurs won their first three championships? Did you watch how the offense was run through Duncan, especially in the first two championships? Now, they have Tony Parker and Ginobili to shoulder the offensive load. If we had a healthy McGrady, we wouldn't need to run the offense exclusively through Yao.
Rockets do not necessarily run everything through Yao, often times he gets taken out due to fronting or double/triple teamed. Just going by those precepts your post can be categorized as trolling.
One game about Rafer, yea i am glad we got rid of him, I am just saying he is a much better player than he is currently in a different system. Allstar? No haha. Better scoring? not quite. Strengths utilized better? Yes.
looks like Yao is the next scapegoat. gimme a break will ya... Yao is one of the best centers in the league. if not the best. period.
EVERY SINGLE championship team in NBA history have been better in the half-court than they were in a full-court offense. Just because Detroit and Boston didn't have dominant centers doesn't mean that they played a fast-paced game. Both were far more efficient playing a half court offense. *******, you seriously know nothing about basketball.
Unlike you, most of us has been watching Rafer since he was brought in. Most fans here know who he really is.
forgive him he's 7'6" and not that athletic or quick He does have a skill set though that has NEVER been seen in a man his size. And for as good of a player he is, he's an even better man and teammate. I'd root for him no matter what team he played for, and I'd be REALISTIC about his skills and what he can and cannot do
The Rockets wiil be fine. The magic had to have Rafer or give up on the season . He is not a upgrade over Nelson and will be on the bench upon his return later this or next season . In the meanwhile we just added another diamond in the rough player in Lowry. Not only did we add ten years of youth to are back court but also athleticism and versatlity on the defensive and offensive sides.
Tim Duncan doesn't clog up the lane. Tim Duncan can catch. Tim Duncan can pass. The offense runs well through duncan, and its not like throw it to duncan and prays he scores. Its, pass it to Duncan and he will either drive with his athleticism, shoot, or make a pass to a teammate.
Rome was not built in a day, I for one am glad the team is making incremental changes instead of wholesale ones. Trade TMac in the offseason and this team will fly. DD
