Yao Ming: Tracy McGrady Needs Sacrifice to Adapt to Systems

Are you agreeing with me or are you not agreeing with me?

 

Resurrection of an Pryuen ex-galfriend.

 

I read the article for the second time, and I find many guys here misread the system referred to by Yao. The system referred by yao is the playing strategy/game plans adapted in the last 6 games, when McGrady is out. This says it all.

The system ("the current method/game plan") when McGrady is out is more successful than the previous one before McGrady is out. And the players prefer to sticking to this system even when McGrady is back. The current system is not exactly the same as the previous one, which McGrady is used to.

It is natural for Wells, Alston, and Yao to talk about sticking to the current system when their best player McGrady comes back to the lineup, and wish McGrady adapt into the current system, instead of resorting to the previous unsuccessful system.

Sounds natural to me.

 

Very good point. And I remember Charles Barkley or Kenny mentioning that at the time: it's not really on T-Mac: it's on the team. T-Mac has to start saying "It's on us!"

As for the "offensive" article and translation, please! Don't get your panties in a bunch. Yao said everyone has sacrificed and T-Mac will have to sacrifice too. What's the big deal?

Yao is a perennial all-star who has averaged only 16 shots a game over his career. You don't think he's sacrificed a shot or two, to the likes of Cuttino Mobley and Mike James no less?

 

Wells, Alston and Yao have basically answered the question put forward by a Yahoo article, i.e., "So when McGrady comes back, does the movement continue or does everyone stand around and watch T-Mac?"

McGrady's answer to this question is virtually the same as the other players:
"Don't change your game when I'm out there," McGrady says.

link: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=140556

 

T-Mac cares....considering T-Mac's personality, his feeling probably gets hurt and an unhappy T-Mac does not do any good to the rockets.

Plus, We definitly need to develop a system which maximize both Yao or T-Mac's strength in order to win. I dont care whether this means Yao should go back to his low post or T-Mac needs to handle the ball more.

 

I just dont like the title of this thread. Yao said that every one needs to sacrify to win which he did. He is average less points than last year. I know that includes T-Mac. But it is different than "Yaso said T-Mac need to sacrify..".

 

Not if you jacks up shoots after shoots early in the shot clock.

 

Bingo. Early in the season the only problem was missing shots. Then the losing streak happened and Adelman wanted to get the guys more comfortable shots(thinking they werent comfortable in the new system) and felt that perhaps using older sets would do that. It backfired and the team resorted to the playstyle as well(instead of using new style of play with old sets). With T-Mac out it seemed a no brainer to force the new system come hell or high water and it has proved to make the team better.

 

I always suspected that our poor performance earlier was due to past habits. The offense was stagnant because they were used to playing stagnant offense. JVG's offense simply totally relied on T-Mac to make play. All the other guys except Yao just stood there waiting for the pass, while getting ready to run back for transition defense.

That's why we had such a poor record with T-Mac not playing. YOFs and TOFs debated on who is the better player. The reality is that it was not about who is the better player, but about the offense was designed to be totally relying on T-Mac's play making ability.

Now with Adelman's offense, they need to change the habits. (I prefer the word "change" than "sacrifice." Everybody benefits from the system if it is run correctly. There is no need to sacrifice.) This habit thing goes both ways. The role players had the habit of standing around. T-Mac has the habit of creating everything. I've always believed that it takes time to break the habits Now the role players have been forced to change because of T-Mac's absence. Now it is up to T-Mac to break the habits when he comes back.

 

I understand what you mean, they're both on borrowed time. Their prime years are slowly passing by like many others stars from the early 00s. But, I believe if they maxmize Adelman's offense (with the right players) and keep some of same defensive principles left by JVG that this team will be much better in longer run. Try to develop the team from the top to bottom, instead of just focusing on the top.

Teams that focused their efforts from top-to bottom have longer playoff runs year an year out and even can be good for years to come..

see San Antonio (1999 roster/2003 roster/2007 roster), Dallas (2003 roster/2006 roster), Pistons (2001 roster/2004 roster/current roster).

You can nip and tuck your team without blowing it up. The Rockets can easily get to a title, if they had better supporting cast, while there was less of emphasis on Yao and T-Mac. I think the Lakers are starting to get this also, not trying to go out and get big name stars, but instead concentrate on developing young players into decent (or possibly all star) players and pick up veteran FAs to go along with Kobe should be enough to beat most teams.

At first, the deal was horrible, Kupchak looked like moron to some, but now the deal along with not trading Bynum is looking like he might be one of better gm's in the league. I didn't like the Butler move, because they would've been a much stronger team by now. But, Shaq is grown old and doesn't play half the season anymore.

It's convenient to have two possible superstars or super playmakers, but with a competent roster to follow will take the team even further.

 

I think Yao is playing much better than him, just look at the stats and also note that Yao was double teamed a lot more than him.

Yao still needs to improve in some areas, though, in order for this team to go deeper. One thing for sure is that Yao wants to win, he cares, works very hard, and never quit. He needs to improve and find ways to overcomes some of his physical limitations.

 

You, sir, are a moron.

 

I still think when Tmac gets back we are going to lose 1-2 games...Then we will go on a streak...a big streak. I just wish Yao would give the same answers to local papers...No disrespect to the Chinese media, but I dont believe any of their reports...I take those as RUMORS and wait for local papers to confirm reports.

 

i just read the title, i don't think it's YaoMing's style. i think there is something wrong with the translation