Yao's new post on his bbs

CBA? a lot of teams should have learned from not only JVG but from coaches like Rudy T as well. Year in and out Rudy found guys in the CBA or other places that just fit the system and did what they needed in order to win. Chucky Brown, Earl Cureton, Charles Jones...all of those guy.

You can see how getting superstars can backfire...just look at last years Lakers i mean get all these guys that are great in their own systesm but them put them into something that doesn't work and they just fall apart.....

A lot of GM's and coaches need to realize that superstars at every position don't win games...you have to have the Ryan Bowens out there that do anything that is asked of you and show up each night.

I guarantee not one person on this board when we got him this year would think he would be in the position he is now and getting all the praise that we are giving him.

 

Yao means Chinese Basketball Association, not CBA in US.

 

Fine well the CBA (china), CBA (us), NBDL, NBA whatever..should use that philosphy

 

regardless of what cba he is talking about my point was that every team should implement this strategy....

 

I read the Yao post.

Yao was giving major props to Bowen and marvel about the way how in the right system and the right coach that can figure out how to use a particular player's strength, a guy like Bowen can maximize his strength and playing worth million dollars.

 

This is why we are so very lucky to have the foundation, a very great foundation set for a long time. Now all we have to do is keep filling the positions with players that fit certain roles. When jon barry is no longer on the team we will be looking for a player that pushes the ball, can hit the 3 with consistancy, be energy off the bench, etc.. and that is a lot easier than trying to find superstars.

 

what he actually said was very interesting so I'll give translating a shot:

"I know that everyone knows the name of Ryan Bowen now, a player whose yearly salary is less than what Dirk makes in a month. I'm not saying this to belittle Dirk, just to let everyone know the difference. We all saw how Ryan performed."

"I don't know if JVG called Bowen into his office and brainwashed or hypnotized him, I just know Bowen played a big part in our victories."

"I was wondering if the CBA could use a player like him. I think a player like Ryan wouldn't see the floor (in the CBA) except for injuries or fouls."

"When I talked about basketball with chinese basketball people, they always focus on a player's weakness and gloss over the player's strengths. Even if they know the player's strenghth they feel he is imperfect due to some weaknesses. I wonder why we don't build a team to maximize the strengths of each player, a team that puts the right players in the right place at the right time with the right strategy."

 

instead of del harris, cba should hire van gundy to coach next national team.

 

Don't think the coach is the problem. I think they have the chinese equivalent of Isaiah Thomas picking players for the team right now.

 

if there is anyone who needs his vacation, it is jeffvangrumpy. maybe the zen master should head over seas for a bit.

 

thanks for the translation sbyang, it seems like what yao was saying about the way coaches look at players weaknesses over their strengths is something imbeded in chinese culture. growing up in a chinese household, i can definitely testify to this somewhat pessimistic attitude, but thats the great thing about these rockets.

outside of yao and tmac, none of the other rockets are especially great players with outstanding all-around skills. they may have some glaring weaknesses, but each one of them knows their role and the limits of their capabilities. we milk the strengths of our players, and now we're one of the top TEAMS in the league.

the cba should learn from this example...but then again so should the nba. just look at the team from the us championships that finished sixth - there was talent, but they were nowhere near being a team.

 

Thank you so much for translating! That was a very interesting read. Pretty insightful by Yao.

 

Yao takes cut at Del Harris prior to game 3

 

That's why people keep saying that Dallas' players are scorers our players are shoters but we win 2-0 now.

 

"When I talked about basketball with chinese basketball people, they always focus on a player's weakness and gloss over the player's strengths. Even if they know the player's strenghth they feel he is imperfect due to some weaknesses. I wonder why we don't build a team to maximize the strengths of each player, a team that puts the right players in the right place at the right time with the right strategy." ...Yao

Wow, great quote. Thanks!

 

Thanks for the translation.

I've been re-reading Yao's book of late, and this reminds me of a passage where he discusses the Chinese national team. He said that the players were all chosen because they can score, and each player is the top scorer on his CBA team. Subsequently, they aren't the greatest passers or rebounders and things like that and it's more difficult to play as a complete team.

Here, Yao seems to be advocating that teams need all sorts of different tools from different players, and even specialty players like Bowen can have a huge impact on a team if put in the right circumstances with the right support. That's something he seems to believe Chinese basketball must learn.

 

This is very true, just look at our Olympic team this last time around.

 

Exactly. I understand that the committee that selected that team was somewhat limited by players' refusals to go, but they still should have aimed for putting together a real team instead of the biggest merchandising bonanza they could get.