"Yao for three!!!"

NIKEstrad · May 18, 2007

wizkid83 said:

When Amare (and Duncan depending on the match up) gets the ball from the outside, his defender does not body up on him because Amare will go by his defender. Yao on the high post will more likely serve as a spot up shooter/finisher than some one who is initiating the offence.

If you belive Yao has the balance, speed and handles (I do believe he has the shooting touch) to be more effective playing in the high post then I can understand your desire for him to play up top. I still believe the assets that Yao have (size, passing abillity and shooting touch) along with his weaknesses (quickness and handles) is better utilized on the inside. I am however, open for Yao to spot up on the high post (as I've mentioned several times), in fact I think Hakeem's play that role quite a few times after Drexler came and Cassell got better (perimeter player penetrates and Hakeem receive a wide open shot at the top of the key).
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Bingo. The advantage to playing up high is it gives you more options to score -- that's why it's effective for a guy who's really explosive like Amare.

The advantages for Yao would be not have a 250+ pound guy leaning on him all night. If you get him in space, you can get him moving, and he can maybe find open holes for TMac to deliver him the ball and get some easier buckets. If he wore down against Utah because he can't handle the rigors of 35 minutes in the post, then this is a reasonable alternative.

I think is bread and butter still needs to be in the post, though. I don't want to see him as another Okur.

YaoYoYao · May 18, 2007

If Yao shoots three, Head and Rafter will be pissed

Yaozer · May 18, 2007

Who's gonna do the rebounding when Yao misses from the long range?

Yao shooting 3's is just ridiculous! Yao is more of a run and gun kinda guy..

thiuronium · May 18, 2007

wizkid83 said:

Yeah, I think that's the most what I believe also. But ask yourself this, if we reduce Yao to a jump shooter in the perimeter, what makes him superior to any other 6' 8"+ guys that can hit a jump shot. I.E., what can he do on offence at that point that Steve Novak can't do if we expect him to be a jump shooter.

Also, if you look at guys like Amare, Duncan, and Boozer, they're dangerous because if you body up or respect the jump shot too much, they just go by you. I don't know if Yao have the quickness or that I'm comfortable with him putting the ball on the floor.

Yao is unique because when he gets the ball deep in the post, he literally can't be stopped. It's just that it never seems to be easy to get him the ball deep in the post, even after going through multiple point guards, shooting guards, and small forward. Which can lead to the conclusion that Yao attributes to the problem a little bit or atleast that we probably can't expect the situation to be better. So while I'm willing to see how a face up approach would work, but unlike some other posters, I'm not sure if it's necessary Yao's "strength". He might do it well, but I don't think he'll do significanlty better than a lot big guys with some sort of jump shot, i.e. it's taking away the advantages Yao has over his peers.
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