Post-Game Analysis: Rockets 116, Raptors 92

BetterThanEver · Mar 2, 2010

T_Man said:

First off...

Yao is not the best player on this team, that would go to Brooks or Martin... SINCE THEY ARE PLAYING!!!!!!

Trying to compare Yao to Kareem is just ludacris... Even in Yao's best days he was probably not as good or as mobile as Kareem when he was 40. In the later stages of Kareem's career he re-invented in his game and part of that was accepting that he was not the main focus of the team and it didn't help that he was surrounded by some GREAT PLAYERS!!!!

Adleman's offense is totally different then what the Lakers ran and what the Rockets ran even a year ago. I think DD mention that Adleman stated that it takes about 3 years to fully understand his offense.

When Adelman was in Portland he had Duckwort and Cooper at the Center Position... As big as Duckworth was he was very quick for a man his size.... Both of these guys could step out set picks and they were NOT the main focus on offense.. Which means they ran the court on the offensive and Defensive end.

In Sacramento Adelman had Divac and again you have a center that is not your main focus, can pass, set picks and very mobile. Yao was not mobile before he got hurt so no way he will mobile when he comes back.

Adelman's offense requires motion and that is going to hurt Yao and also the team... I will give you 2 players who struggled when they came back and were in a motion offense..

Chris Webber, struggled when he came back surgery and he looked bad, very bad within Sacramento's offense.

Bill Walton, struggled with both Portland and LA Clippers motion offense... so he went to Boston where there were a lot of veterans and not as much movement AND HEWAS NOT THE MAIN FOCUS....

Now if Yao can come back and adjust his game and handle not being the main focus he may have a chance... But I feel it may be a limited chance...

Barkley has stated this on TNT... It's for older guys to understand that they can't and aren't the same player they were 5 or 10 years ago. So if you don't re-invent your game you will not be able to make it. Yao will be 31 when he gets back and coming off a major surgery... Most big men start to fade around this time and that's without having a major surgery...

Now as I stated before Yao is even worried about fitting in with this team and what his future holds for him.
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Yao will be 30, when he comes back.

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