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Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

john — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 01:00:30 -0000

When i was watching the highlights on youtube that was upload by clutchfans, some one say Yao is a (plodder). what do you think about that?

hi, i’m currently having a very hard time typing, so it’s hard for me to respond. i’ll explain later on. thanks, john

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

Esteban From CA — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:55:03 -0000

I love Yao's game. He is developing the fire to dominate games. The last few games have been against below .500 teams. The next couple will determine if they are truly better.

I hope so.

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

JW — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:30:30 -0000

John, you've got to love reading this:

http://www.nydailynews.com/...

Great work as you've always done.

Thanks, I appreciate it! -- John

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

benny — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:24:00 -0000

who care about TMac back? He better go to Hollywood.
Fake superstar, if he back (healty), put him on the bench, dont let him shoot the ball more then 10.

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

Wilson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:25:22 -0000

GREAT WIN!!!...BUT I WOULD HAVE LOVE TO SEE AB PLAY MORE LAST NIGHT!!!
YAO + SCOLA + AB=ROCKETS CHAMPIONS!!!

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

Johnson — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:07:59 -0000

"Although Yao Ming has been playing reasonably well, I think Alston has been the biggest contributer to their excellent record without Tmac."

Yao Ming leads the Rockets to a 4 game win streak with Tmac out averaging about 28 points 10 boards, 3.5 assists, and 2.5 blocks a game.... shooting 55+ percent... and you wanna say he's only playing reasonably well and give the credit to Alston?

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

BOBBYNYC — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:03:55 -0000

The Rockets make it 4 in a row! I was at MSG last night for the game. I wasn't as close as 'John Teng' but up where the air is thin it was still great to see the game. I would say that at least a third of the fans were yao fans and I definately know the group of fellas in back of us were definately Yao fans as they were screaming at their top of their lungs with Yao's every move!

Speaking of moves, I can tell he developed a couple of them this year that I haven't seen before (at least not on Tv). When he is positioning for post ups he is beginning to spin away from defenders ala Dwight Howard, either towards the rim waiting for alley oops or spinning to the other side of the block waiting for an entry pass from the other side. In the past he would just be spending that waisted energy and probably end up getting an offensive foul or getting the pass stolen.

The only knock I have on him is that he needs to secure his rebounds more. There were probably 5 times where he lost his rebounds. Once he gets the ball he can't just leave out like that. We need to rough up his hands with sandpaper!

John the last thing is maybe I haven't seen much of the Rockets games in full and only in highlights but how did you think the offense flowed last night? I still think they were trying to go through Yao too much and there were moments where they weren't moving as fluid because of that. Am I wrong?

Bobby, thanks for the recap of your experience. I think the offense gets stagnant every once in awhile when the Rocket guards think too much about three rather than just play their game. I didn't think it was because they were trying to do too much through Yao last night, like they tried on Saturday night against the Knicks. -- John

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

James Ma — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:28:26 -0000

John Teng,

Just curious, was it exclusively the Asians who cheered for Yao? How did the non-Asians react to so much love for an Asian player on the opposite team?

James

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

John Teng — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:41:36 -0000

I was at the game, not too far back from courtside (just like I was at Izod Center). The atmosphere was pretty intense, and there was a palpable sense of support for the Big Man. I personally was raving like a lunatic at every one of his moves, esp. his ridiculous throw down on Malik Rose in the 3rd qtr! that got everybody up on their FEET! Yao gets lots of LOVE for the AZNs up here in NYC!!! and what a great showcase in which to bust out a 36-11 nite. Thoroughly entertained, Yao had a great nite, and the Rox win. What more could u ask for? :-)

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

John Yao — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 09:34:18 -0000

Its nice to see the Rockets are playing well and beating the weaker opponents during this winning streak. Its also nice to see some of the Rockets (other than Yao) step up their offense...like Rafer, Brooks, Scola and Head. The real test will be coming up in the next few weeks as they will be playing some of the more elite teams in the West. Lets wait and see first if they can at least be competitive against those teams before getting too overly excited about their recent turnaround.

Re: Yao scores 36 to deep-six Knicks

Kramer76 — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:14:55 -0000

Rafer Alston deserves huge praise for his outstanding play this past week or so. Although Yao Ming has been playing reasonably well, I think Alston has been the biggest contributer to their excellent record without Tmac.

Here's hoping that when Tmac gets back, Alston has the ability to keep finishing at the rim with fewer touches, which was probably his biggest weakness last year.