Yao Ming: I Am Not Ready and Need More Time to Adapt

Coach A told Yao he'll get more low post touches once regular season starts.
so he realised Yao didnt play well spending majority of the time in high post.
but more touches doesnt mean enough touches, yea Im worried but I just dont wanna see the best low post player becoming the next Brad friggin Miller.

 

While you bull jiving you gotta be real and you can't get caught in a rythym of not putting Yao in that low post,a balanced diet is needed.

 

yao said he was ready and thought he was min mid-season form.

now this. maybe yao is just overthinking after the last 2 games. you're fine yao

 

he is being as over reactionary as this board is...play ball yao and its on you to get the ball in the low post...you say you have too many choices...choose the low post choice more...

 

If you ever watch the sac kings play (when they were good )Divac was at the low post a lot. He had a lot of good under the basket moves. Yao needs to either try to dunk it all the time like shaq does or get more moves. I dont know why he does that fadeway shot near the basket so much.

 

Thank you for your answer. But that's not what I am asking about. The question is directed at Redao on how to determine a good player's nickname. I want to know his opinion on Shaquille O'Neal's nick name based on his reasoning.

 

Because he doesn't have the physical gift to bring his 7'5" 310lb body up to reach the rim without the momentum unless he is right under the basket. Is it really that difficult for you people to understand?

 

You could tell Yao was pissed and frustrated last game because he wasn't getting touches and was relegated to setting screens for Mike James jumpers.

Any dominant big man in his prime WOULD and SHOULD be demanding the ball more in the low post.

 

Way to speak on it. LOW POST is where Yao needs to be

 

Oh I get it "dominant" big man 7'5 310 lbs cant get to the rim. I understand it perfectly now.

 

Get back JVG. I guess that's what Yao wants.

 

It depends on how you define being dominant. If the physical gift to bring a 7'5" 310lbs body to get to the rim even if he is not right under the basket is the only determinant of you to decide whether a player is dominant or not, I guess you can say no. I have to comment that it is very simple-minded though. For me, being dominant means much more than that and no one single factor can decide a player is dominant or not. Do you understand it even more now?

 

Rick needs to employ skills of the game coach. He needs to feature Yao,do what they did with shaq and kareem and the dominat big men of the past. Feed the big guy,establish the game going through Yao at the start and then give a lttle high post back door motion offense so they can't key in on Yao.




Rick has the perfect combination of talent,unlike shaq you give the ball to Yao in the crunch he will make his free throws if fouled or he has the option of many weapons on the perimeter where he can kick the ball out for other guys to make plays.

 

No I don't think him settling for fadeaway when he's near the basket is cuz he lacks the physical gift. He's 7'5 and 310 lbs.

 

we already saw what happened when yao was always in the low post. he was getting stuffed by okur, shot 44%, and we lost in the first round. it's time for a changeup.

do you think if Shaq was on this team then he'd be playing the high post? HECK NO. adelman knows better and would plant shaq down low for 99% of the game. yao though, is not shaq. hes not as dominant and cant take as much of a physical pounding. he has more skills and he has the ability to knock down an outside shot. high post will complete yao's game.

 

Agreed Rofflecakes. Honestly I don't even consider Yao dominant. His turnovers are too high,he doesnt even rebound that well, and gets block by shorter ppl. Some nights you can tell hes dominant though but he's not consistent at all.

I think just pounding the ball inside to him every single play is not a good idea. As for adlemans system being good or bad it's way too early to tell but a change was needed imo.

 

he's considered dominant in this age of big men.

i mean if u have dwight howard and amare making all-nba teams for god sakes, yao should be considered dominant.

he may not be 10 yrs ago, but he is one of the 3-4 most dominant big men in today's game.

 

I rather just call them superstars. I think the dominant is more for players like Shaq. I think Yao is a superstar but just because there's not much good centers in the league hes consider dominant -_-.

 

a superstar is a guy that can bring his team to a playoff singlehandedly. beyond that, u need a great team.

i don't think yao can do that yet. but he's def. on the tier of being a superstar. to do that, if tmac goes down, he has to lead this team to at least a .500 record. he hsa to show he can dominate in the playoffs when tmac struggles.

but he's a top 5 big man and #1 center. so in that sense, he's a superstar. just not a true superstar.

 

You deserve to have your opinion. But it's not really that difficult to imagine it's not easy for a 7'5" 310lber to get up and reach the rim when he is standing still and 5 feets away from the basket. With the momentum, he might be able to get to the rim even if he's 7-8 feets away. But I am talking about when he is standing still and holding the ball with someone leaning on his back here. It's easy for a casual fan to yell at his TV and scream "dunk the damn ball". Even my neighbour's grandma knows that dunking the ball is almost a sure basket. Do you think Yao is an idiot not to do that even if he can?