You'll also notice that when Yao recieves the ball, he keeps it around his sternum, which is about the height of most guards....this makes it less likely to get stripped in the lane. When Hasheem gets it, he dips the ball as he turns, making it very easy to get stolen in traffic. This is basic stuff that he should have learned by now. It seems like either he or the Grizzily organization have completely neglected his development.
I honestly think he will benefit the most from Deke, forget him totally as an offensive player but if deke can show him how to position himself for blocks than that would be what he could excel most at. I wouldn't waist their or his time trying to work on offense.
You'll also notice that when Yao recieves the ball, he keeps it around his sternum, which is about the height of most guards....this makes it less likely to get stripped in the lane. When Hasheem gets it, he dips the ball as he turns, making it very easy to get stolen in traffic. This is basic stuff that he should have learned by now. It seems like either he or the Grizzly organization have completely neglected his development.
The last dunk is very impressive for a 7-3 guy. Thanks for sharing the video. And I miss the other big guy, a lot.
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The last dunk is very impressive for a 7-3 guy. Thanks for sharing the video. And I miss the other big guy, a lot.
Damn, Yao makes the tallest young active player look like a 6-6 kid, you can also appreciate more how polished Yao's game was. This video is further prove of the long road ahead of him, assuming he'll part on it, I can also see Yao trying to be his mentor, even if he retires. Best case (& hopeful) scenario, Yao passes the torch to Thabeet and the long established heritage of having top notch Centers prevails… Scratch that, I don’t think Thabeet will set foot on that podium.
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Thanks for sharing the video, OP. I mean, I guess he didn't look terrible. Needless to say, he's extremely raw but his touch around the basket might not be as bad as I thought it was. Of course, practice jump hooks and game action are clearly two different things. Just saying he looked much better than, say, Joey Dorsey did a couple years back doing similar elementary type stuff.
Thanks for sharing the video, OP. I mean, I guess he didn't look terrible. Needless to say, he's extremely raw but his touch around the basket might not be as bad as I thought it was. Of course, practice jump hooks and game action are clearly two different things. Just saying he looked much better than, say, Joey Dorsey did a couple years back doing similar elementary type stuff.
Project. Hasheem is a project, we knew that from draft day. He'll take time. He may stink, he may be good. Time will tell.
I like the idea of keeping Yao as a coach. His English is better than the English most NBA coaches use! It's nice to think he'd sign for the vet min, be a player/coach, just make cameo appearances on the court... I know, I know: we gotta let that hope go; but I just can't. I keep imagining an apparently dead Yao, all broken down in the rubble and devastation that is the Rockets organization, suddenly opening his glowing-red eyes.
He looks to have more skill that I initially thought. However, RAW is an understatement, he makes Yao look quick.
About 2 minutes into this video, Yao was working with Hasheem on turnaround jump hooks and I noticed that the mechanics of Yao's release of the ball were nearly perfect. Conversely with Hasheem's small hands and his lack of development, the ball always looked like it was falling off his hands rather than being in control and confidently spinning to the basket. I don't know his hands are going to be a liability for his entire career, but if he's able to get control the arc and spin of the ball and develop a good, go-to jump hook, he might be ok. I just don't know if you can teach the soft hands Hakeem and Yao have. It looks like Thabeet is playing with pencils for fingers.
Honestly this guy has no chance of being Yao or even Hayes on the offensive end. I just want to see him surpass both of those guys defensively, he has the physical tools and some decent skills as well to do it.
--- -shooting from the elbow vs. the wrist -lots of flailing on moves to the hole -footwork in pivot situations looks like 'white-guy dancing' +++ - 7-3 IMO if the aforementioned Really, Really Big Guys Club aids in his development, absolute ceiling on this guy is Tyson Chandler; Left to his own, he's Chuck Nevitt.
