I think think both Tim Duncan and Dwight Howard are both more dominant around the basket than Yao is.
Yao has better numbers in just about every statistical category than both Duncan and Howard this year. it's 5 games only but i don't see how you could find them more dominant. and trust me, teams don't defend the other two quite as aggressively as they do Yao.
Your reasoning is flaw. Let's see if you have the basic intelligence to figure out why. Let me know if you need help on that.
I'm not sayin I think Yao is horrible, I just don't think he's the best big man in the NBA. I mean you could even throw KG into the mix along with Duncan and Howard. And the numbers don't tell you everything. I'll admit that Duncan has struggled so far this year but if you watch Yao, he just isn't as good as these other guys.
the only one i'd consider is Howard. but Duncan and KG...hell no. oh, and you talk about Yao not being that great b/c he can't hold boozer? well, Yao was taking it to Duncan in the 4th quarter in the last game. how does what you say make any sense if Duncan can't even guard Yao?
I think Duncan is better because he is a winner/champion, and he is significantly better on defense. Their offense level is comparable at this point, perhaps Yao is an even better scorer than Duncan, but Yao hasn't led his team to 4 championships nor has he had nearly as much of an impact on defense. Howard is just not better. He said himself that he's like to be as good as Yao. KG is close. I'd wait until this season ends to make a judgment on which is better.
I can respect that. But just cuz a guy says publicly that he wishes he was as good as another player doesn't mean that he isn't already better. And KG is better, not close.
Who cares if Yao can take it to Duncan the 5th game of the season? Where was the incredible Yao last year when TMac was carryin the whole damn team in the playoffs? That's right...where was Yao when it mattered?
oh, so now it doesn't matter that Duncan can't guard Yao. but it matters that Yao can't guard Boozer. make up your mind.
You're using an example from one game. I'm talkin about last year's 7-game series along with this year's game. Yao has consistently gotten schooled by Boozer. That's the difference.
do you not understand the difference b/t the positions? boozer is a power forward. if you put a center on a power forward, the center is gonna have trouble guarding him. that's not Yao's fault. you think if Yao was told to defend Okur, that Okur would put up those numbers? you don't have a linebacker defend a wide receiver. it would be one thing if you said boozer is the best power forward in the game, but to say Yao isn't on par with other big men? please.
That's exactly the point, Yao is a liability against a lot of different teams. I'll use your analogy. If a football only has linebackers to guard receivers then they're in trouble. And if Yao is practically a linebacker guarding a WR then it's a liability to have him in the game. The other 3 guys I mentioned are never a liability on defense due to a bad matchup the entire game.
yao's not as quick as the others, but he can alter shots just as much or more when it comes to the paint. still, i can't buy that KG or duncan are more dominant than Yao. especially last year and now.
Wrong. Dwight Howard is a defensive liability when guarding anyone, either quick or big; for example he can't contain Yao at all and yesterday he couldn't contain Bosh. His defense is very poor; don't let a few highlight reel blocks fool you, he has lots of trouble staying in front of people and bites on fakes far too often. KG and Duncan are less of a liability, but even they can't guard Boozer, and they have problems when guarding very big post players (Yao, Shaq). Their teams tend to start some stiff center with them so that they don't have to bang with Yao or Shaq, which counts as a weakness because then Yao/Shaq can guard the stiff center and save their own energy that otherwise would have been used to guard KG or Duncan.
better? close? try to find the answers from the facts: Garnett 95-6: 10.4 p, 6.3 r, 1.8 a, 1.60 b, & 28.7 m 96-7: 17.0 p, 8.0 r, 3.1 a, 2.12 b, & 38.9 m 97-8: 18.5 p, 9.6 r, 4.2 a, 1.83 b, & 39.3 m 98-9: 20.8 p, 10.4 r, 4.3 a, 1.77 b, & 37.9 m 99-0: 22.9 p, 11.8 r, 5.0 a, 1.60 b, & 40.0 m Yao 02-3: 13.5 p, 8.2 r, 1.7 a, 1.8 b, & 29.0 m 03-4: 17.5 p, 9.0 r, 1.5 a, 1.9 b, & 32.8 m 04-5: 18.3 p, 8.4 r, 0.8 a, 2.0 b, & 30.6 m 05-6: 22.6 p, 10.3 r, 1.5 a, 1.6 b, & 34.7 m 06-7: 25.0 p, 9.4 r, 2.0 a, 2.0 b, & 33.4 m
