This team has no reliable end game go to scorer besides TMAC

If someone told me that we're down by a few points, and Yao kept getting the ball, tried to create a shot, and was fouled every time, that would sound perfect. Yao is a great free throw shooter and getting fouls also stops the clock. It's just that he didn't convert, which was very disappointing. I'm not convinced he choked on the free throws, he started missing them since the beginning of the 4th quarter. If it becomes a pattern, then Yao still needs to work on that before becoming a clutch performer.

 

The amount of haters is unbelievable.

and No, I'm not talking about the poster, but many that responded.

So, Yao is not a guy who can carry a team by himself. is this news? Hasn't it already been so clear last year when we compare the team performance when Yao went down and T-mac went down? Except for a couple of games (and in my memory not more than 10) in his NBA life, has Yao EVER led the team single-handedly to success over any play-off team? One can list the spurs game or 2 or 3 other games all he wants, but there are numerous others in which all Yao did in clutch time was but fumbling the ball away, getting bad shots and getting blocked.

Yao is not good in clutch. is this news? Heck, even the great Kevin Garnett has a reputation of not being lethal in clutch. Can Yao compare with Garnett? Does Yao have more clutch performance than Garnett? So if Garnett can be critiqued, what makes you think commenting on Yao's clutch performance makes one a YOH?

 

YOFs suck. They start their posts with at least a "idiot" in it, put labels "YOH" "TOF" everywhere they dont like, and end their posts with "TMAC can not ..... either" . They just don't believe Yao can be critiqued.

 

i am extremely nervous whenever Yao has the ball down the stretch. There's like a 25% chance he'll lose the ball or cause an offensive foul. I'd much rather go with Bonzi in the clutch.



So far Yao has been owned by two draft busts: Darko and Kwame Brown. Who will be next? Michael Olawakandi?

 

Where were you when Yao owned Tim and the Spurs, sealing the deal with clutch baskets? This must be your best day since the Utah game, YOH. Again, it must kill you inside to know that Yao is the best center in the NBA and will stay there for at least the next 3 years.

BTW, Yao committed ONE turnover yesterday, and it was a flop by Kwame. He was not a turnover factory yesterday, nor was the team.

 

YOH's like to spread irrational hate, like you're doing right now. You are of a far worse breed.

 

it actually is a pattern. i couldn't find newer data but you should get the picture.

clutch ft shooting @ 82games

yao was 81.2 % in non-clutch situations and only 67.4 % in clutch situations. i don't think it has changed that much since that article was written.

ft shooting is a very important part of success. all elite teams are great ft shooting teams. the mavs are just sensational ft shooters. the suns do very well also. the spurs are pretty good. the jazz hit their fts. no doubt the rockets have a disadavantage there.

 

??? Wasn't Yao the one that hit two clutch FTs against the bobcats to put us up for good

 

That was one game....out of many others where he failed to carry us in the clutch. If he could do it consistently then I'd give Yao his dues, but until he stops getting owned by Darko and Kwame Brown then i'll never call him dominant.

 

The spurs are good??? You can extrapolate all you want, but I have much more confidence in yao shooting fts at the end than any of the players on the team.

 

If Shaq could make a buzzer in his prime?

 

My jumpshot is so much better than Yao's. I could own Tim Duncan.

 

Actually, except for the Dream... closers are wing players 99% of the time because they rely on someone to get them the ball. It really is just a function of roles within the team.

Post play is great when you're in a close game, but its not as advantageous when you're trying to chase a game.

The reason Yao has not been able to get good position on 1v1s late in the game is because our post entry passes are horrific, it usually leads Yao out of his comfort zone. If you put Yao on the Spurs you would realize how deficient we are in that regard.

 

It's always better to finish with a good team play.

 

oh,comon, first round loss is not all his fouls. he's leader of team, but he cannot take anything. why there always ppl talking abt this....

 

yao neither

 

On a day he couldn't shoot well, he still had 26/13/5/3. Imagine that. He went to the line 20 times. Timmy had a bad day Tuesday against these same Lakers and ended up with 5 points and 5 boards on 2/13 shooting.

Again, where were you when he owned Timmy and the Spurs? Sulking in hiding and crying yourself to sleep?

 

Since you're bordering on completely irrational here I will have to assume that you are being sarcastic.

 

This is a stupid thread started by an idiot, but there is no way TOFs are more annoying than YOFs. You barely even see TOFs anymore.

 

why can not we set up a filter to ban this kind poster?