There isn't a team I love to hate more than the Mavs....It's a great feeling when you earn their respect. http://www.dallas-mavs.com/vb/showthread.php?t=24753&page=2
Can someone with a login post some of the more choice comments? I wonder what Mr. 'Rockets are Bottom-Dwellers' is saying now.
Yeah, post the comments... For some crazy reason, that site is blocked at my work... Just because their team's made up of a bunch of p*****s, it's not like it's pron or anything...
Dirkenstien 11-12-2006 10:38 PM *BUMP Yao Ming's recent play has been outstanding and I believe on a super-star caliber. I'm not a Rockets fan (although they are my second favorite NBA team in Texas , but I get Rockets games from local broadcast and use that as an opportunity to scout other teams including the Rockets. From what I've seen, Ming is an absolute monster, on both ends of the court. I really don't see how anyone can stop him considering he is outstanding at the line and possesses a great shooting touch from the field. He has very quick feet for his size and controls his body with more control than any other 7'2 + I've ever seen. With that said, I think the Rockets are a definite lock into the playoffs and serious title contenders this year. I'm not sure if that sounds a bit extreme, but Van Gundy has done wonders with building that team. Thespiralgoeson 11-13-2006 07:21 AM Yao Ming has arrived. I would not be at all surprised to see him be this year's MVP. Five-ofan 11-13-2006 07:24 AM Did anyone actually watch the game last night? I dont know if I posted it on this board but I know somewhere I said that the only way I was scared of Houston was if they decided to make Yao the primary scorer and got Tmac to buy in to being the pg. So far theyve done just that and it makes them scary. There isnt a single guy in the nba who can defend yao and he destroyed shaq and zo just like he did damp and diop. MavsX 11-13-2006 07:34 AM damnit Thespiralgoeson 11-13-2006 07:35 AM Quote: Originally Posted by Five-ofan Did anyone actually watch the game last night? I dont know if I posted it on this board but I know somewhere I said that the only way I was scared of Houston was if they decided to make Yao the primary scorer and got Tmac to buy in to being the pg. So far theyve done just that and it makes them scary. There isnt a single guy in the nba who can defend yao and he destroyed shaq and zo just like he did damp and diop. I was flipping between that game and the Mavs, but I saw enough. Yao's game is that of the prototypical dominant center. He has the size and strength to overpower anyone in the league, and the soft touch to score easy basket after easy basket over his defender. And I agree with you completely about the Rocket's offense. It looks like Jeff Van Gundy has finally taken his head out of his ass and made Yao the focal point. Going into this season, I wasn't nervous at all about the Rockets. I was almost positive Yao would have a career year. That doesn't surprise me. But now they've finally made him the first option, and the pieces around him look pretty cohesive as well. I'm officially concerned. Dirkenstien 11-13-2006 08:18 AM Quote: Originally Posted by Five-ofan Did anyone actually watch the game last night? I dont know if I posted it on this board but I know somewhere I said that the only way I was scared of Houston was if they decided to make Yao the primary scorer and got Tmac to buy in to being the pg. So far theyve done just that and it makes them scary. There isnt a single guy in the nba who can defend yao and he destroyed shaq and zo just like he did damp and diop. Yeah, like I stated in a previous post, I watch a lot of Rockets games and he destroys every team he plays against. Also, like you said, he is now the focal point of this offense with McGrady doing a lot of the point guard work to draw attention before dishing it out. Yao Ming is extremely capable of being this focal point, I have been watching him a lot and I am amazed at how soft his hands are and how good of a passer he is. I have seen multiple occasions where Alston or McGrady will launch a pass as hard as they can down low to Ming, and he will catch it perfectly as if it were no big deal. Houston is officially scary.
My fave bits of that thread!! It's nice to see fans, if not the media are recognizing Houston as a contender.
if so, (and i've been thinking about it) i'm sure we could make a trade. his low price and high worth make him more tradable than stro was. pair him with howard and we can get a nice role player in return. my suggestion was to trade bonzi and howard to the wizards for etan thomas. he would bring 8pts, 6rebs, and 2blks in only 24 minutes. for the wiz they get a line-up of: haywood, jamison, butler, bonzi, arenas. the wiz are in desperate need of a wing player since they lost jeffries. bonzi could actually play the post for them since jamison plays more mid-range.
Bonzi is not going to pan out for us. He is not interested in contributing towards building our season. He just wants to be able to showcase himself towards the END of the season and in the playoffs. The sooner Rox accept this fact, the better we are as a team so that Rox are not mentally always waiting for a comeback by Bonzi to bring us to the promised land. Rox have to do it with the current pieces that we have. He simply doesn't care whether we win or lose. He keeps saying things like "I'm a veteran, I know my stuff, it's just basketball, I don't need practice". Even Michael Jordan practiced hard. He's a nutcase.
