V Divac: Yao Ming Will Thrive to Become Better Under Adelman

I'm so glad yao is a humbel humanbeing who has and allways will put the team and the team success before personal statistics.

BTW, why are you trying to create so much division here. were all rockets fans here. unlike you.

 

Let me ask you a simple question...and by all means don't turn this into an argument about what's logical. We all know that Yao is the most efficient offensive weapon on this team (despite the fact that he was subpar in the playoffs). The Rockets would indeed give themselves the best chance to win if Yao were utilized as the primary offensive weapon. However, sometimes in the course of a basketball season, things that initially seem "logical" don't always hold true.

Putting "logic" aside for a second, if you had two choices:
1. Yao averages 13 points a game, but the Rockets (somehow defying all "logic") manage to win 70 regular season games en route to a championship
2. Yao averages monster numbers 27/13/5, but again defying all "logic," they become first-round playoff fodder again.

...which scenario would you prefer? If you choose #2, I think it's perfectly clear where your loyalties lie.

 

Thank you so much Pryeun for the translation. Too bad a great thread was ruined.

 

You wasted your time, he/she has clearly stated that he doesn't care about Rockets win or lose.

Please don't waste your time anymore, people.

 

I agreed with everything you said except that Battier is an average defender. Where on earth do you get that Marion and Bell are better defenders than Battier? I don't think I've ever seen Marion or Bell take a charge, I don't think I've seen other defenders go for the clap-in-your-face distraction while contesting a jumper. Battier is our best defender and top 10 in the league. Should be getting DPOY consideration annually. Here's the important distinction - Shane is the only guy we have who can stay in FRONT of the other player. Whenever ANY player can do that, they are not average.

 

One thing is for sure is that everyone of our defenders is quite a bit better individually than their players. Bibby may be the only question mark but believe me, he is not that good of a defender. Almost no PG's are in this league but I still think Rafer is a better defender than Bibby. I also think Battier vs. Christie could go either way. They definitely did not have any defensive stalwarts on that team, except Christie. I don't remember them being #1 or #2 in defensive efficiency but if that is true then add that team defense with our overall individual talent then you have a pretty solid team. Like one poster said, intensity is really the key for this team. I have no doubt with Hayes, Battier, James, Yao back we will continue to bring that intensity. Tmac needs to bring a little more intensity but lets hope he will have enough energy on both ends of the court. I actually think we should start to play these guys between 35-38 minutes a game to keep them more fresh. Of course, this would mean that Bonzi would be in tip top shape to allow RA to sit Tmac and Battier a little more than usual. Also, playing Rafer about 24 minutes and James 24 or more will be key to both guys being able to stay fresh which will help there all around game, offense/defense.

Rafer/James>Bibby
Battier=Christie
Tmac >>>Peja
Hayes>Webber
Yao>>Divac

 

Wow talk about hijacking a thread. Yao_fan is going to end up going from Rookie status to no status.

First of all, Thank you Pryuen for the translation. Some very interesting information about Adelman.

I personally have only really been exposed to very controlled coaching, both as a fan and a player. Although, Pitino when he was in Lexington his last two years was pretty open with his offense, even though it was organized chaos. Since then with Tubby at UK and then watching Van Gundy here with the Rockets over the last couple of years it was a very set controlled offense. So I am anxious to see exactly what moves Adelman makes to utilize the strengths of Yao and Tmac.

Secondly, as much as I loathe to respond to people who are inciting riots, there is no way you can have watched this team and not realize that Tmac isn't about to give Yao only 10 touches a game. The man isn't stupid. He wanted to be on a team with someone who could take some of the load off his shoulders (so that he didn't have to carry a team on his own like in Florida). The only people who might take shots away from Yao is Mike James and Bonzi Wells. I would think however, those two will be taking the shots that Rafer took this year.

I wish that I could go back and watch some games with Adelman coaching the Kings, because, of course, I wasn't an NBA fan then. I doubt sincerely if he lets his players run rampant with no direction as you seem to think Divac is saying. But the bottom line is this, no matter how you feel about a player on a team, if you aren't rooting for the team you have a serious problem. I don't care if Chuck was sitting on the bench like Steve Novak and Vspan last year, I still would have watched the games, I still would have rooted for Yao to do well, I still would have wanted to see the team win.

If you don't, then you don't understand the player you are rooting for, because that is what Yao would do if he couldn't play, just as that is what Chuck would do if he couldn't play.

Okay, end of soapbox tirade.

 

You've got to be kidding me.

 

Spoken like a true YOF.

I think JVG has taught Yao to play inside and tougher. If Yao does have the option to shot outside shots, I hope he doesn't forget to go strong as well.

 

Yao Ming is truly going to flourish under Adelman. This is going to be a great season for Rockets fans.

 

yan_fan, it's obvious you don't truly understand Adelman's offense and what Divac meant with his word. He means that Adelman plays to his players' strength so that the offense scores most efficiently over the course of the game. And that he let the players play the way he draws up things in practice. That hardly means he'll let T-Mac, Bonzi, and Mike James throw up contested jumpers after jumpers while Yao gets nothing. If anything, Yao should be able to score more efficiently with Adelman because the defense shouldn't be able to collapse on him as much.

 

why can't yao be both a defensive and offensive center? he got pounded and pounded in the utah series by okur on offense, so much, that he coiuldn't do anything on defense, let okur shoot 3s, boozer going right pass him without trying, and he couldn't get any rebounds. yao just doesn't have enough stamina after this much surgeries.

tmac won't have to be the main focus on offense. he can be the playmaker too if thats what coach wants. we got enough players that can do something on offense. also, since it looks like coach aldmen changes alot from games to games, i'm pretty sure, youd see yao dominating smaller teams, and then being a bill russel against others. theres no problem with that.

yao will do anything to help the team win.
yao will not complain if his team is winning, even when he scores 13 points.
yao is not a yao only fan, he is a rockets only fan.

yao_fan, imagine this, we go on a 10-0 spurt in the beginning of the season, on sports center or tnt, their probaly going to discuss what the biggest change to the team was, to lead them to this sucess. imo, the answer is going to be aldmen joining the team, and using yao as a different kind of player than jvg. that doesn't mean yao won't get 25 points, it'll mean he'll get those points, but not always geting pounder and pounded in the low post.

 

I hope Yao doesn't grow a beard like Vlade.

 

are there really people that think that Adelman is going to turn Yao into a defensive center? he is a coach that plays his players' strengths. he's certainly going to take advantage of Battier's and Hayes' and even T-Mac's excellent defensive capabilities. he may even help Yao utilize his size even more in defense (no flopping, please). but he is an offensive minded coach, with arguably the most offensively gifted player in Yao. Yao will EASILY score 25+ ppg and at over 55% fg a game. how many touches he gets is another question, but i can see him controlling the ball much more than before.

on a side note, i wonder why Jon Barry never talks about Adelman whom he played 3 seasons for. however, Drexler raves about him, and he played for Rudy too.

 

Just a friendly advice: Don't drive under influence.

 

You really have no idea about basketball at all do you? Have you ever held a basketball?

Whats worse is you have no idea how to argue or rebut an argument either. You don't even know how to identify an argument. H-Town was just expressing a hypathetical situation.

Get this through YOUR head.

Complaining doesn't make you a better player it makes you a whiner (something you seem to be adept at doing).

Scoring doesn't make you a better player unless it contributes to winning. Ask Iverson or TMac if they would trade their scoring titles for championships.

If Yao is already accomplished at scoring and under Adelman becomes a better defender and rebounder are you going to tell me that he has somehow hurt Yao's growth as a player?

Final point: None of this matters cause it ain't gonna happen. Yao will get his points and touches.

 

I wonder if Divac was expecting to spend an hour answering questions about Yao

 

Think he's just happy somebody still cares about his opinion

 

thanks pryuen, good interview, gives us a broader understanding of yao under RA

 

Okay, Rockets win 65 games. Yao scores 13 points a game. You are telling me you don't care? A True YOF. Your monkier suits you well. You are not a Rockets fan. Get that through your head and stop posting here. All you have done is made people like htown start worthless arguments with you when you can't argue back.