As someone already said, Yao is what he is. His arm and hand strength are only average. I've noticed he's had a lot more rebounds knocked loose than last season. Oh well. FT shooting is a repetitive rhythm from the same exact distance which is easier to master. Jump-shooting (or, for Yao, just shooting) during the course of a play doesn't allow a player to gather himself like a FT. So I'm not surprised by Yao's lack of success at mid-range. If he dedicates himself to improving it over the summer, maybe next season will be different.
i know the answer. the answer is same as why you don't just shut up and get on the court to play NBA bball.
It's funny that in the 4th during a certain span of time when he was out our defence was a lot better. That's how we started the comeback. I just don't know what to think of this team anymore.
If that's the case, we're in a heap of trouble. I for one said Yao has maxed out and of course I was called a hater. I don't think he can just all of a sudden become something he's not, but all good players fine tune their game all th way up till about yr 10 or so. Yao was already refined when he came into the league, but he can get better. Like I said getting stronger in the upper body would prevent him from getting stripped and losing rebounds. Webber always shot a flat footed set shot from the high post. Yao gets the ball at the elbow and he turns to face the basket, he should be able to read the cutters. If his man sag into the lane, that's a uncontested shot from the ft line. Understandin where guys have opening on the cuts off the high post would help also. He can see that from watching game tape and understanding the angles. There are things he can do even in year 6 that would really help his game and the team.
your observation is right on that spur but you forgot ra left the group to finish the game. did they get blow away after that spur and 76ers put back all their starters?
What really frustrates me is a GUARD being able to slap Yao's arm knowing Yao won't finish a dunk. It happened yesterday on a fast break and it seems to happen quite often. I have NEVER seen that happen to Shaq. Yes Shaq and Yao are completely different players but I still feel Yao can finish those plays if he went up stronger.
i don't think yao will reach the your expectation. it has nothing to do with not going up strong. if you look at yao's any move, even falling down, you see a slow motion. yao takes almost double time to finish a move relative to shaq. that's major reason it's easy for anyone to strip bball from yao's hands. most nba players have a quick hand. if your move is slow, they can easily target the ball and strip it. it's kind like baseball. it's tougher for hitter to hit 98 or above miles fast ball than 80 miles fast ball because reaction time. for us, we have to live with this. yao still can give you 20/10 and still put alot pressure on the opponent defense. other players have to do more especially in the last qt. the reason i mention the 4 qt is because the opponent will do whatever they can to stop yao in the 4th qt.
Tofu did the usual soft conversion on that play. Instead of a three point play, he missed one of his FTs and made it a one point play. That's what softness gets you in the NBA. You'd think Tofu would have figured that out by now. One option for Tofu is to hold the ball with two hands and gather himself. If the defender flies into him, he's going to go for an awful spill if Tofu is low and the defender will have his legs taken out from under him. One or two episodes like that and defenders will stop trying that. But Tofu is soft, so he'll put up his feeble little shots and get stuffed and hacked.
Tofu is what he is. He's got weak hands and slow movements. as a result opponents drive past him for layups all day and strip the ball from him. his turnovers have gotten better over the years but i think he's peaked as far as that's concerned. Tofu will never reach the level of Shaq, Hakeem, Duncan, or even Ewing. He's a 2nd tier center who's liabilities overshadow his strengths half the time.
I think it's obvious Yao has maxed out as a dominant player and doubt if I get flamed for saying so. Adding an elbow jumper to his repetoire isn't out of the question but it probably won't happen this season. A speaking of reactionary people, when Adelman moved Yao to the perimeter part-time last season he got roasted by some of Yao's biggest supporters.
Yao has been suffering from Catoitus. It's the inability to keep control of an object in your hands, due to the lack of coordination among the fingers. You can learn all about the Disease here:
Last night, he got the ball with two hands, and the ball was still stolen by their guard. Be a man, at least gets mad when you got the ball steal by someone else. This team is so soft, start from Yao.......to end with our coach.
