Yao Ming: Carroll Dawson Knows Me Better As A Coach

how the hell is CD screwing up yao?

 

Do not worry about MacGreat- thank you for posting a good article. I am really proud of yao Ming's progress.

Rockets are lucky to have Yao Ming on this team.

 

how dedicated is YAO to devote 6 hours of his day on basketball practice, when the season has just finished and how humbel is he talking about DREAM and how he is no where close to match his speed and stature.

 

I just hope Sikma is a help and not 'one too many' tutors for Yao.

 

Let it go man- Yao is growing and improving

Stay positive friend- Go Rockets!!!!

 

awesome to hear also a bit frustrating that jvg was that much of a control freak and did not allow CD to help yao out earlier. understandably CD was busy with his own duties as GM but i am sure he could have spent some time during his schedule to have a few sessions over the past 4 years

 

I don't think it had anything to do with being stubborn as much as not wanting to undercut or make Tom Thibodeau feel slighted since he was coaching Yao.

Would not be a good message to him as a coach if you bring someone esle in to do the job he was already suppose to be doing, and did very well if you ask me.

 

Why are you so intent on pessimism? Yao can learn the footwork; that's not something Dream was born with. Sure, he'll never be as quick as Hakeem, but if he develops good technique in his post moves, he should be plenty quick enough to score consistently, especially considering his advantages in size and strength.

 

Its one of my favorite things about Yao in general, love his work ethic and his ablility to stay humble all the time

 

Wow! You know, I have had this feeling for the last four years that Yao was being mismanaged. The Ewing thing was a joke. I also felt that JVG was trying to stuff Yao into a preconceived image. Those impressions are hard to prove for a fan, Yao's comments, if accurate, prove that my impressions were true. I always thought that CD was a better coach than GM. Let's face it, Yao is not fast by NBA standards, or quick (a bit different), so technique is critical.

 

I for one, really appreciate your efforts. Thanks for all that you do.

 

I will be so happy when the JVG, Adleman(sp) debate is over and done.

I think it is less about who was better or worse and more about who fits with the future of the team.

Back on track. Yao working with anyone that has a knowledge of Big men is going to help Yao because his Basketball IQ is so high.

I see nothing but great things coming from his training.

 

I was joking. forget to put a smiley.

Always appreciate your efforts. I am too lazy to search for for the news.

 

Get a grip. Yeah, I guess CD really screwed up E, Moses and Dream so it's a given he'll screw up Yao's game? And Yao himself said CD is the perfect coach for him, so obviously he's an idiot.

I'll happily say this: JVG and Tibs were idiots for not asking for CD's time and input regarding Yao's practicing. Neither of them have any credentials to speak of regarding centers and it just shows how stubborn and anal retentive JVG is.

 

After his stink as GM over the past 12 years, I wouldn't trust CD to be able to find his way out of an open door. And I am concerned that there are too many folks "tinkering" with Yao's game. Yao is what he is and to me that's pretty damned good already - no, he's great already. I have no qualms with Sikma working with him because Sikma was a really good front line player. The sooner this organization cuts all ties with Dawson, the sooner it can start working to undo the damage he's caused as GM.

 

The more articles I read post JVG era, the more I realize JVG was not so good after all. I didn't trust 100% some of the articles or message on this forum but now, for the first time, I read a Yao Ming sourced article and how he feels about working with new coaches.

While Yao doesn't say JVG sucked, I think we can get the undercurrent of Yao's true opinion. JVG for the past 4 years, worked really really hard to mold Yao into a Pat Ewing. I was against JVG from the start, because I thought Yao was special. Remember the Shanghai Shake? Remember those amazing behind the back passes? Remember the speed, and agility that Yao showed in the first year? Those 4 straight blocks on Shaq? Yao did WOW in his first year. And then...all that faded. Yao's game became strictly a low-post, grinding power plays when he had so much more to offer.

The mistake JVG made was to neglect all of Yao's natural abilities in training him to be a Low post Beast. And this takes away overall from his game.

I'm glad JVG is gone now. I can't wait to see what Ademan and co can do with Yao next season.

So afterall, isn't it lucky that we lost the first round? If we had won...JVG would still be here. Ouch.

 

Yao is in good hands. CD taught The Dream his post moves and I am sure no one can argue that CD didn't help Dreams game. I can't wait to see the new moves Yao will be displaying since JVG and TT had him playing like Patrick Ewing.

 

Sums it up for me also. No problems with Tom T...probably did a decent job tailored to what VG ran as an offense.

Treading on a few toes, I never liked how Rudy T used Yao for the one season. Both VG and Rudy basically low block ISO'd Yao.

Under Adelman, some of the offense will start with Yao in the high post and also facing the basket from mid-block range on out. (Dream did this as well as part of how Rudy ISO'd Dream).

Adelman + Sikma + as much of CD that time permits will be a joy to watch as Yao moves to the next level.

 

patrick is one of the best centers to ever play the game. if yao had ewing's presence on D, i would be ecstatic.

and yes, yao shouldn't try to emaulate ewing's fallaways.