this guy is making an MVP yr averaging 26 pts a game while averaging 35 pts/game on games played in Houston @ 56.4%FG. He produced 36pts against Dallas then tonight 34 on NY.
Spurs play the Rockets in Houston Wednesday. So how can we stop or limit him? Is Oberto good enough to stop this guy or do we have to make Duncan do it instead? Tim play center, why not? Or shld be try Elson? or resurrect Butler?
I know we always have Manu we can rely on playing against these guys. We used to beat the Rockets esp when Manu play well but he's not playing his full potential so far.
If we can beat Houston easily that's the time I will say this team can be the team to beat in June, it not then we have to make adjustments.
to some extent, you gotta let yao get his. nobody really matches up well with him defensively when he's playing well.
but you beat the rockets by forcing tmac to take 25 shots to get his, then keeping everybody else down. outside of the big 2, there's really nobody on that roster that scares you offensively if you are playing good defense.
To quote "Knights Tale" you stop him with a stick - while he's asleep. Or you put a body on him, play him hard, and watch him crumple in the 4th.
then there are Wells and TMac to worry about. We need Manu to help TP score. While Duncan & Co. will take care of Yao in the middle.
Run his ass into the ground. He's never been well conditioned.
he will be when he plays against us
BTW, i would like to correct that Yao stat on NY up there:
Yao Ming scored 35 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and matched a career high with seven blocks to lead the Houston Rockets to a 103-94 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday night. Yao hit 15 of 21 shots(71%) and also had a steal and two assists...
Last edited by milkyway21; 11-11-2006 at 12:48 AM.
why i say Yao ming will be ready for us:
Duncan is another NBA's best big men too! Now I can't wait the Spurs face Houston.He still had some left over after the NY game. After playing 38 minutes, Yao headed straight to the weight room in anticipation of Sunday's meeting with Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat.
"I've got another big guy coming," Yao said. "I want to be ready for him."
Rasho used to play his best games of the season against Houston. It'll be interesting to see how the Spurs try to stop Yao this year. Duncan would probably be the best player to throw on him, but the Spurs wouldn't want to get him into foul trouble.
Oberto is probably strong enough to give him some trouble and Elson has the speed to beat him up the court, but we'll see if it translates to the court.
yeah, Duncan.
and another concern:
The Rockets have outrebounded their last four opponents by 10 or more since the start of the season.
we need Oberto and Elson help Duncan on the boards too!
It would be interesting to watch Miami/Houston first meet this season on Sunday. Let's see how Shaq adjusts to a new Yao Ming. I'd be amazed if Yao can tackle ShaQ too bec he beat NY but it was only Curry in the middle.
I don't think Rasho's presence would've helped much, Yao owned us in the WC. He really lifted his game and right now he's probably the best C in the world.
Keep him out of the paint. He should not come easy under the rim and the make a layup or dunk. I think that Elson or Duncan could stop him, for Oberto I`m not so sure.
Plenty of double teaming coupled with good rotation defense. The Spurs don't have the personnel at the moment to bother him much if at all in the post defensively, so great team D is expected to slow Yao in the paint.
who cares?
Yao isnt gonna put up over 40 on us. If we stop everyone else, it will just be a lesson in futility.
You should care, because if BOTH Yao & TMac have a good game, it would be pretty darn hard to stop a tag team of inside & outside offense throughout the game.
And i believe the outside game would start falling if the inside game is established, so disrupting Yao's game equals to disrupting TMac's game, and the Rox as a whole.
Last edited by SpursIndonesia; 11-11-2006 at 02:44 AM.
Run him, and foul, even though he's a good free throw shooter.
Be physical and tire him out.
Rockets first 6 games:
Utah - Okur, Loss
Dal - Diop, Win
New Orleans - Chandler, Loss
Memphis - Gasol/Cardinal, Win
Millwakee - Bogut, Win
NY- Curry, Win
Not much of a defensive group, if you ask me. Not that the Spurs' big men are either. But lets see how Yao does against Big Ben, Shaq, Howard, before we start worrying about him like we do Shaq and the likes of...
Let's wait until March and see if he or Mac are even healthy. Mac's back is shot to and Yao always has nagging injuries. It will be a miracle if they make it through the season and get a top 6 seed in the playoffs.
Just run and wait for him to injure his foot again.
The guy I wanted for Yao and the other big fellas got signed by Seattle.
play him straight up
let him have his while we limit the other 4
force them to take alot of 3s, look at the 3pta this season, they are shootin alot but % is way down as compared to last season
It's nice to see Yao finally live up to all the potential he's been cited for. Ever since last year's all star break, the guy has been on a tear (finally developed a mean streak). I'd definitely be worried about him, but as long as McGrady isn't making his, the Spurs will be fine.
Re Rocket will stop the Rockets
yao > STAT
If tmac plays second fiddle, yao has a high chance of mvp and rockets become legit.....
The Spurs made their choice. Apparently, they think they can live with Yao scoring 40 points.
let yao have his 40pts and make duncan his bag, but duncan will come out with the W
Oberto + Elson + Butler = 18 fouls to give.
If it's not enough and Spurs want a Yao stopper, they can maybe try to sign Adonal Foyle for the min because eh will maybe be bought out by GS.
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