I listened to the after-game interview for the Rockets-Bobcats game. T-Mac said something like: "I wasn't shooting well in the first half", then he immediately changed it: "well, not really, I was just trying to get our big fella going". Come, not shooting well IS not shooting well, it is not because you are trying to get someone else going so you are not shooting well. You will probably shooting less if you are trying to get someone else going. When Yao is not playing well, he never tries to find such "good" excuse. T-Mac's performance can scare both teams: either the opponent or our own teams. When he just jacks up the shots, it is scary for us. I won't say go to Yao definitly. But if Yao has the position, definitly go to Yao. I think the best thing is to ask T-Mac to run the offense, and preferably drive to the hoop and see if he should pass or do the layup himself, or draw fouls. But his free-throw is scary, too.
McGrady is the best decision maker. He gets the ball, let him make the call. He'll get the ball to Yao when Yao is in optimal position to score. I still like the unit of McGrady, James, Battier, Bonzi, and Yao going down the stretch. I wished Rick had gone to that lineup early in the 4th last night against Memphis instead of waiting until 2 minutes left. McGrady should always initiate down the stretch.
Voting for Yao doesn't mean you are a yao only fan. Yao getting the ball in low does a lot of things for the offense. Tmac is going to get his shots, whether the ball starts on the post up high with yao or down low with Yao. I just like him being part of the equation rather than a Tmac iso.
Either T-Mac or Yao, no one else should be taking shots at the end of the game unless they are wide open.
I would say who ever hasnt been doing all the work...for the first 3 quarters... seems to me that when either Tmac and Yao.... after playing a great game...up too 5 minutes left....are not clutch closers... most likely because the one or the other is tired because of the work they had to do... in the past Yao has always been tired in the 4th if he has gone off for 30 points in the first 3 or not....either use him or sit him on the bench more so he can rest... in the past on this team...when Tmac comes out shooting well... he has always cooled down... missing shots as the game goes on... if it was up too me... I would ride Yao for 3 quarters let Tmac cruise... then have Tmac come in and take over the game with 5-10 minutes to go
^ self centered... wants to be the hero all the time... but is never... the goat... if Tmac was a stronger leader who learned from his mistakes...id say we have a chance to win it all...
yo ASMG "if Tmac was mentally stronger..." "if Yao was quicker..." coulda. shoulda. woulda. neither Mac nor Yao are perfect but they're damn good. you play with the players you have not the players you WISH you had. statistically Yao is always going to have better efficiency down on the blocks than Tmac from outside but assuming Tmac is DRIVING to the basket like he's been doing it's pretty much a wash. Yao is unconscious from the line atm but Mac is normally around 80% from the line and a pretty clutch shooter so you dont really lose much there either the IDEAL answer is BOTH. whoever is hotter you go with but you mix it up. you run iso for Tmac but you also have Yao sliding across there and if he gets good position you dump it to him the TRUE answer is Tmac. Tmac has never lacked for confidence for putting up the shot with the game on the line and Yao has never denied him that... so I guess Tmac is the correct answer (though we'd win more if we fed Yao when he is hot)
It's crazy to say anybody except T-Mac. Yao may be a more reliable scorer, but at the end of the game he has to worry about foul trouble, and defense will start roughing him up. Even if T-Mac is not having a hot game, he can get fouls or better yet dish to a teammate for an assist. However if the rest of the team is as weak as it was against Memphis, I don't know...
no matter who has the ball in last 2 min of a game, either of them has to get the other involved as much as he can. otherwise, we have less chances to win these ugly games.
from the stat paper, off course yao is better choice, but at the real time, yao's play is easy to turnover, no to mention if yao can get the ball. so TMC is better choice, as many agree, we said yao better control 1to3 qurters, and TMC take over 4th
Tmac, must have the ball. If he choses to pass, thats his prerogative, but he starts with the ball and creates. If Yao has good position close to the basket, then that is probably the highest percentage shot we have. You have to go with Tmac off the dribble though.
Once in a life time thing. It means something but doesn't mean much. How many points did he scored in game 7 vs Jazz last year? xx points in last 5 minutes?
tmac. he can get more shots for our teammates. we can run a variety of more plays for him. if we want yao to get the ball, we can run the pick and roll. if we want 3pt shots, he can penetrate. or he can get the shot himself. it's harder to stop tmac from doing what he wants. with yao, if teams don't double him, u want him to shoot. but if they do, he could turn it over, pass it for 3pt shots and that's it.
no b/c generally, guards finish games. they can create in more ways. guards can dictate where the ball goes easier than a guy in the post who has fewer options.
that's actually good. if u want to protect a lead, pound it to yao. he'll slow the game down but he'll get good shots (if he's not doubled) or he'll go to the line and he never miss fts. but i u want to come back like we did the last 2 games, it has to be tmac. he scores faster, does not waste time, and has more ways to score.
