YAO Calls Out Teammates: "Come early in the morning before practice"

Me thinks it is because they're lacking both...

 

Anyone else notice that there seems to be a difference in mentality between Tmac and Adelman in trying to fix this team? Tmac says his teammates should SHOOT more, but Adelman said that "we're not taking it one more PASS".

It's a small and probably insignificant quote that Rick made, but I think it shows the reasons for our losses. We can see it the game when James and Luther pass up open shots, or when Scola and Battier DOES make that extra pass but then create turnovers. And I think a reason for missing shots is not because they haven't practiced their shot enough, but rather in the game the players don't expect to shoot it which throws their shot off. In order to make a basket, they must WANT to shoot it.

I really dunno what to think of this. Just an opinion and observation.

 

Actually, I think Tmac's response is more like a leader!

Actually, I think Yao is under huge pressure now, and he is on the edge of breaking down. He is doubting himself now. When a person refuse to look for his own problems, it often means this person is losing confidence.

Yao is the person who needs help the most! I hope his family, friends, coaches, teammates can see it and help him.

 

Who are you to judge? Don't we always say, "Stay Positive?"

 

you are either are not good at sports.... never have played on a team... or not good at anything.

i'm going to go with the latter.

 

i think they both are derived from the same thing
by practicing more, they build confidence to do certain things

makes sense to me

 

Look, Yao has tried leading by example and obviously his other teamates are not paying attention.

Michael Jordan used to call out his teamates, so did Magic Johnson and Larry Bird, and brace yourselfs....Hakeem.


It is what leaders do.....TAKE THE REIGNS big fella, this team is in need of a leader, and Tmac sure as hell ain't it.

DD

 

It's probably both.

Edit: man I really gotta read the whole thread before I respond... thank you to the two of you who said this before me. Sorry I was redundant!

 

It depends on how you define "good'. I'm making 6 figure income as a software engineer, which I think is pretty good.

But anyways, is this post really necessary?

 

Well that didn't take much. Go back and read slowly. It's all there.

Truth be told, if everybody on the team were just shooting at their career averages, they'd probably be about 13-5. It might only take Battier and James hitting at a regular rate. But for one reason or another, their shots are off. If more practice can improve that, they might actually be a championship caliber team as currently assembled. If they're not, as you suggest, then why put so much stock in team chemistry when parts are obviously going to need interchanging or replacing?

In the long run Rafer is obviously the weakest link in terms of shooting, but even his career production from 3 and from the FT line over the first 18 games would have likely equated to a couple more wins. They can win despite him, but not if he's playing badly for his own standards.

 

Put shane, James, Rafer and Bonzi at end of the bench, and let other players to play. They have energy, and one thing for sure is that they will get better unlike Shane/James/Rafer/Bonzi getting worse.

 

This is good to hear...Now, let's hope most of the team does this...Yao wants to win and he and McGrady can't do it alone...

 

i agree that's pretty good, but i doubt you are doing that well by accepting mediocrity. i'm sure you pushed yourself somewhere in life and went above and beyond what was necessary to get where you are today. if you haven't then i guess you're just lucky, but imagine if you did.

perhaps i jumped the gun in my response, and i apologize, but it just bothers me when people (i'm not saying you, but people in general), just go through the flow with things, never strive for anything greater, and then wonder why it is they're stuck being average.

tis all

 

you know i got a strange feeling that the only ones who would come in early to practice is francis, brooks, landry and scola....possibly rafer i dont see the other guys coming in to do the same thing following yao's suggestion.

this team is going nowhere unless yao or tmac start doing this, you need to be a coach on the court and do things like this (calling out teammates). jvg/phil/rick any coach for that matter can only do so much from the sideline its always a player on the court leading the team calling the plays...look at the jordans, duncans, hakeems, shaq and kobes, etc...you knew these guys would lead and execute

nothing should get an nba player motivated more than a teammate calling out his pride. if the entire team isnt showing up early to get better than ship them out. barkley is right then when he said the majority of the nba now is playing for a paycheck and not pride

 

Apologies accepted. There's one difference though, as many including me have mentioned in this thread, that's the guaranteed contract.

If I stop pushing myself and underperform, my a** will be canned immediately. But the NBA players can be complacent and still get paid. The only thing they need to worry is their next contract. That's why those contract year players will play extra hard. I hate it as much as you do, but that's just the way it is.

All in all, lets blame it on the stupid David Stern...

 

lol...
good point

 

I'm glad Yao and T-Mac are calling out their teammates. It's about damn time! So what if someone's feelings got hurt... they're grown adults getting fat checks to play a sport I'll play for free. The fact is that some of these guys don't care because they're already paid. They don't have any other incentive, other than winning games, to make the extra effort to improve. And if winning doesn't motivate you to work harder than it's a lost cause. And I agree that no one is obligated to make that extra effort. It'll be interesting to see how the team responds.

 

I'm glad Yao is coming early to practice shooting. He needs to. The big guy has been missing a lot of "automatic" buckets this season. He's shooting below his career average, too. (0.509 this season/0.522 for his career) Having said that, they all should be coming in early and shooting buckets. Of course, McGrady has a court at home, and so might some others, but it would be better to have the camaraderie with teammates at the practice facility and hopefully some coaching, as well.

 

Good for Yao.

There's nothing wrong with hard work. Yao's not asking the others to do anything he isn't doing himself. Their performance isn't acceptable. Time to work harder.

Most people I know who do well in their careers do far more than the minimum. The minimum is just that - enough to get by. You should work more if you want to succeed.

 

Well that shows that both are (starting to) showing leadership for once, so thats good.

I actually think that there is a correlation between Tmac's and Yao's mentality-the only way a player can gain confidence for himself is to practice shooting MORE so that that confidence can transfer to the actual games. Last year our team was so dependent on the jumpshot that I actually think that we may have put more emphasis on praticing jumpshots, unlike this year, where the system actually calls for more movement and cuts TOWARDS the basket.

Example: Shane is a SPOT shooter, which may be an explanation for his struggle, because last year he (and basically everyone else) just stayed in one spot and waited for the kickout from Tmac or Yao.

Thats why I have hope that as the year progresses so will our offense, but it WILL take time. We have added pieces, just takes time to figure out how to employ them (i.e. Mike James-that means learn to give the ball to Tmac or Yao in cruch time)