Exactly Adelman made the most stupid move... when I saw that Battier had the ball in his hands with 7 seconds left in the game I knew what was about to happen. I just closed my eyes in disbelief saying to myself Adelman is a r****d! Going to Yao to tie the game how about go to Artest or even T-Mac to win the the darn game... YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!!!!
Oh, by the way, we have T-Mac, remember!? Why should we count on YAO to make cluthshots? Why didn't Shaq make cluthshots when Lakers and Heats won championships? IT WAS ALWYAS DONE BY A SUPERSTAR LIKE KOBE AND WADE!
Yao is suppose to be our #1 guy. That is why Rick went to him. There is no denying that he is our best player. I think Rick is just trying to build his confidence in late game situations.
You were right in some respects,Yao can't make cluthshot due to he can't handle the pressure,that's what i want him to improve,maybe he can figure it out,maybe not,who knows,just give him some chances to prove it.
Honestly I would have went with Ron in this situation. He got the steal, reward him by giving him the final shot.
lol, i knew all the "critics" of yao would come out of wood work after this game. yao rushed the last shot a bit. i say give him more opportunities like this, it will eventually pay dividends.
Only problem with that statement is that the refs don't call fouls at the end of games for so-called players like Yao that are not respected. Ron sure made a lot of free throws late in the Utah game attcking the basket where Yao completely sold out and ran out of gas at the end of that game. You keep going to the player that brought you back into having a chance to win the game and that player tonight once again was Ron Artest. Tracy McGrady hit the jumpshot to give us 87 points which was good so I would have even understood going to him again just for that reason but going to Yao... a guy that has been medicore all night, no way that is just stupid... it would have been different if we was hot tonight and the refs where giving him calls but that wasn't the situation tonight (4-14 shooting) thus giving Yao the ball is essentially like turning the ball over.
they had a midget on him. it was single coverage. we had 7 seconds. he's not a rookie. if you saw yao's reaction when he shot it, he knew he missed it. again, i don't blame it on yao. i don't even think he wanted the last shot with the way he had been playing. but he can't say no to a play drawn up by the coach.
FYI, over the last 4 games (CLE, NOH, UTA, and WAS) Yao is 3-23 from the field in the fourth quarter + overtimes. Just saying.
from my limited NBA knowledge.. i don't think going it is wise to go to Centers for shots in the last minute.. you probably throw the ball to them .. draw a double and then throw the ball out to a wing to make a shot.. that is the most sensible thing to do .. but somehow Rick "Idle"man always goes to yao for the fadeaway jumper .. thats the worst shot in his arsenal i guess.. i know it went inside in that portland game.. but i dont think thats a good shot to take... i usually settles for that when he is tired (eg new orleans... jazz and today) If I was coach.. Barry would be the guy taking the last shot ... heck. he is the only proven sharp shooter on our team rit now...
I'm saying that it hasn't just been 1 game. Yao's been in a scoring funk in the final period for 4 games now. 3-23 is atrocious for a low post player. For the entire season, Yao is still shooting 55% in the final quarter though (not including today). But 82games says he's shooting only 40% late in close games.
I think the Rockets get better 3-point looks when they run pick and rolls with Tracy rather than post ups with Yao. Yao has a tendency to pass out a little early, giving the team enough time to recover defensively. I think he's not comfortable having the ball as the defense is collapsing. Tracy will hold on to the ball until the defense fully commits and then deliver to the wide open player.
I don't think i will blame Yao for this.. the offense runs through him for 8 mins at a stretch in the 4th q .. and he takes most of the shots.. and he tires fast.. when he is tired he settles for that fadeaway jumper that almost never goes in.. blame "Idle"man for this.. it is the responsibility of wing players such as T-Jack and Artest to show up big in close games.. i would also be using Barry in clutch games for those big shots..
