I agree that JP is not a consistent scorer. But, he is doing some dirty work that no Rox player is doing. Just let SF, Cat, Mot, YM create their own shoots, and I believe JP would be a better role player when the offense naturally come to him. I am sorry for Rice, but he just can't match any reasonable quick opponent IMO. KH
Well, you see, there is a lot more hype surrounding Yao than compared to Bostjan Nachbar. Since, we only have two healthy centers and Yao did well against the Dallas Mavericks early this season, Yao earned his starting position. I remember seeing in the stats www.nba.com/playerfile/bostjan_nachbar.html that Nachbar has started a couple of games. I remember seeing in the first game of the season when Yao and Nachbar worked the pick-and-roll perfectly resulting in a jumper by Nachbar. Hey what's that: Nachbar is the Nike Basketball Player of the week.
