Exactly my thoughts. Elson would be the one player on the squad who could do this.
But I don't think it's conditioning per se. Yao's body simply isn't built for a running game. I'd do the same with Shaq.
I live in Houston and probably see more of him than most. He has a very nice turn-around jumper and doesn't get all his points from layups or dunks.
This guy has a lot of tools and is just coming into his own. He is the best center in the league now that Shaq has slowed down because of age.
eat his cat?
These are the guys you are worried about? C'mon now...
U dont need butler. The only way u guys contain yao is if elson and oberto play very well defensively. Elson did a pretty good job on dirk, and oberto can pressure a guy.
The flip side is that both Oberto and Elson are quicker than Yao around the paint and could give him some trouble on the other end of the floor if they move around the paint, hit a couple of outside shots, and make some interior passes to Duncan. And if the Rockets put him on Duncan instead, he'll only play 10 minutes due to foul trouble.
have orbs defend yao, when he fadeaways for jumpshot, thats where elson comes in from the weakside and swats it into top deck.....
yao is the mvp. if the rest of the rockets (ie, mcgrady) ever understand that, houston will be a very tough team to beat.
Yao's not Shaq or Duncan. He's shooting 87% from the line this season...
I haven't said that you should foul Yao on purpose but Spurs centers will do some fouls when they will defend on Yao and when they will defend the rim against penetration. Having 3 serviceable centers will allow Spurs not to have a player in foul trouble defending on Yao.
Elson/Oberto is too short to defend against a true dominant center. The best example of that is maybe the game against Knicks when both were in foul trouble against Eddy Curry.
Force him to shoot jumpshots. Dont let him get to the ring.
Defend him very aggressively, get in and hold position to draw charges, deny him the ball, sag in a perimeter defender (Rox don't have many/any dangerous scorers).
Having everybody/anybody box him out is probably worth 2 Yao over-the-back fouls.
Get him in foul trouble.
This his 5th year could be the year where he really becomes dominant. Except for RBs and PFs, all is stats are up significantly versus his very solid but shortened 05/06.
34 MPG, like a big boy, finally.
Force him to shoot jumpshots. Dont let him get to the ring.
He's got a damn good turnaround J from 12 ft.
run, run, run, and run. He'll get tired eventually and then becomes slow and lazy.
Whatever the Spurs intend to do, they better do it. Yao just droped 30+ on the Heat (14 boards to go with it). He's finally arrived.
Re: how the Spurs stop Yao Ming?
Put THUGG dirty BRUCE on him....
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sorry couldn't contain the Sarcasm
Well, Shaq & Zo can only slow him for 34 points and 15 rebs in 38 mins, 12-17 FGs 12-13 FTs, under their own roof. Just pray for a great rotation defense and agressive double team, and our guards must read the inside passes to Yao well and disrupt them accordingly, otherwise our Bigs would be in a BIG trouble -7'6" 310 lbs big to be precise.
We certainly don't want to be embarassed at home by our division & interstate rival, right ??
get bruce bowen to break his ankles? hahahahhaha
In order for the Spurs to stop Yao Ming they will need to have Francisco Elson bring his "A" game to the table. He will need to utilize his athleticism and strength to keep Yao out of the paint and to put a hand in his face. Yao is the least of my worries in my opinion, McGrady killed us a while back scoring approximately 13 points in 90 seconds if memory serves right. They have added tremendous role players in Shane Battier and Bonzi Wells who have given the Spurs fits in the past.
I know it is too early in the season to tell but if the Rockets are healthy through the course of the season, look out, we could see a I-10 rivalry re-emerge in the Western Conference Finals. Dallas has lost some key pieces in their conference championship team from last year and Phoenix couldn't learn a defensive scheme if it hit them in the head. I predict a Spurs 7 point victory on Tuesday
Bonzi will prolly be the SPURS thorn.....
so what? we get bruce bowen to break both his ankles, thats if he doesnt get ejected after breakin yaos ankles
damn where is rasho when we need him, didnt he break yaos arm last season, and we can always blame it on rasho
You cannot stop the GREAT WALL OF CHINA, you can only break him down...sounds like a job for Bowen (sweep the legs, sweep the legs!!!)
we'll c !!
Attack Yao from the start on the defensive end. Get him into early foul trouble. When hes out of the game, Houston does not have a low post game without Yao.
OTOH, if we look it from other perspective, we could defend him simply by reducing his minutes on the court. He has a better stamina this season, so perhaps forcing an all out running game isn't as compelling or effective as before, but we have two super agressive guards who are quick and capable of attacking the paint consistantly. The Rox only have Yao as their shotblocking presence -Chuck Hayes, much respect for the guy, is still an undersized 6'6" PF, and JHoward doesn't have lift anymore + slow as snail- so Tony & Manu must be relentless attacking Yao's D. Hopefully that would entice some misstiming and fouling. Ofcourse, TD would also have to be aggressive as well in the post, theoritically, he has never had problem guarded by shorter opponent like Hayes or Howard.
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