Ok, kind of a knee jerk thread after the Dallas game. But, my point is that even when Yao is dominating in the beginning, he should relax a little bit in the first half and focus on the second half. To me, part of the fronting problem comes from the lack of stamina of Yao. He has improved quite a bit in that category, but not enough to sustain a high level throughout the whole game. Everyone is saying give the ball to Yao, but that gets him tired too soon. To be exact, right before the fourth quarter starts. When he doesn't have his legs, he is not going to beat any fronting. Ideally, he starts with a couple of basket and open up the floor. Then Ron/Scola/Brooks/Wafer can start getting their share of shots. Yao should just focus on rebund (especially O) and get easy put backs. Save some energy for the second half is key to finish strong. This is so important because we don't a closer and Ron can only carry us for maybe 1 out of 10 games. (Only if we had a D-wade on the team, we'd be so good. Ok, time to wake up.)
