Tmac Benched (UPDATE - his lower back stiffened up on him)

Thanks for combining the threads Clutch !!

And for those who missed it, here is a rundown of the story.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck....it is a duck.

 

Again, how do you know what he listens to? I'm just saying that we really don't know anything and to come out with such conviction and say that JVG is benching him to send him a message is just rediculous. There are a million different ways to interpret things. How can you so blatantly say that yours is right? We just don't know.

 

I think we should let T-Mac rest.

We should play Head and V-span and other bench players more for the

play-offs.

 

I never said it was right, it is just what I believe from watching and reading all the articles and blogs.

Tmac has a history of dogging it, he said so himself in Orlando.....

Some players can keep it up for 82 games, I personally don't believe Tmac is one of those types of players.....

He is probably a bit down after losing to Utah...that is the danger of putting so much emphasis on a game and then falling short.

DD

 

Hope a healthy Tmac!!And no injury in Rocket.
Rocket did a bad job tonight except Head.Hope change something during the playoff.Tmac come back and do what you do as in 2005's playoff!!!

 

Can anyone tell me if the team's most potent offensive force is taken out of the game by the opposition's defense whose fault is it? Didn't we have the same problem with Suns? Then why is there no remedy. I just hope every team we play does the same from now on and I would like to see what genius plan JVG has to counter this fronting defense. I can't believe you can take a 7' 5" guy with skills out of the game without a counter plan. Is there really no way to counter this or is the team and coaches so inept that they can't think of any?

If that is the case we should just trade Yao. He is useless when teams use fronting defense.

 

that 2005 playoffs wasn't even his best. vs. bucks, 33, 8, 8 w/ shut down D on glenn rob.

 

Awesome, did they win that series?



DD

 

no other team can defend yao like suns and warriors can. they front yao w/ small guys b/c they can rotate pretty easy. also, they use that lineup to force yao to run. so basically, he's ineffective on both ends.

if teams like utah does it, that'll tire okur and boozer out also. so taking yao and those 2 out, that'll help the rox more than utah.

 

awesome, did he have a team?

 

at the very least, the rox have one more game with suns. but everytime this fronting defense comes in waves, like you, there has been no adjustments made, maybe there have been, but nothing that I can see in a tangible way.

I hope like hell there is an answer, because if rox are able to play the suns in the playoffs, that is all they will see.

 

No, and they weren't expected to as they were the lower seed.

You're generally not expected to win a series as a lower seed, just ask Kobe whose indominable will had the Lakers up 3-1 against the Amare-less/Thomas-less Suns only to 'choke' that series away.

 

I know this is why I was so dissappointed in the Jazz loss the other night, IMHO, it means we are more than likely out in the first round again.

UGH.

DD

 

really u can't blame jvg or the role players. yao is not athletic or quick enough to get those lob passes to beat that type of defense b/c the defenders are obviously quicker than him. if it was shaq, then he would obliterate that ype of defense.

yao will and always struggle against those type of teams.

to beat them, houston has to make 3s to make them pay. that's it point blank.

 

wasnt bonzi supposed to help us??? especially for this type of situation...?

 

It's crazy, but the Chinese media said T-Mac's back problem is fake.

It's crazy, but the Chinese media said T-Mac's back problem is fake.

It sounds like reasonable. Rox opens the playoffs door for GSW, give them the chance to be the 8th seed in the WC, so GSW will face Mavs.
Rox prepared for the 2nd round.
Well, I hope it's true!
It's from sina.com.cn

 

again, these are the teams where only tmac can beat them.

 

They could do the old Billy Paultz play and bounce it off the backboard to Yao as a pass.....

DD

 

chinese media

 

Link and translation please.

DD