7'6 and can't get a rebound!!!

[DAHITMAN]

I blame the whole team organization for the Houston Rockets collapse.

1. How are you going to play just seven players out fifteen man roster.
2. Jeff Van Gundy didn't make any adjustments to the way the game is going.
3. The Rockets inept bench. The bench is not deep at all.
4. How come Jeff didn't use Kirk at all in this series.
5. Rafer Alston should not be our point guard.
6. Where was Luther Head's three point shooting prowess?
7. It is always good to have two reliable superstars on your team to score 75% of your points, but in the playoffs teams will adjust and hound the shit out of your two superstars.
8. No one stepped on the Houston Rockets stepped up, besides Yao, Tmac & Shane.
9. Bench scoring no points in what was it, Game 4 or Game 5.
10. Juwan Howard futility in this series.
11. Offensive incohesivness.
12. Turnovers, bad passing, low shooting percentage, bad play calls.
13. Bad bench management.
14. Where was the foul in the last 8 seconds?
15. Basketball is a team sport, 15 guys are going to beat a two man team.
16. The Whole Utah Jazz defense were always swarming & collapsing on Yao & Tmac everytime they got the ball. And left the rest of the team open, daring them to shoot. They gave little respect to the rest of the team.


Well there is going to be next year, hopefully they can make a couple of good moves via trade, free agency, draft to bolster their bench, find a legit point guard ala Steve Nash-someone who can pass, a couple of athletic bodies that can dribble, create their own shots and pass ala KG, find a rugged long athletic power forward that can do all the dirty hard work and shoot.

Good Luck to the Houston Rockets, hopefully they will learn from this and come back stronger next season to take that next step closer to the championship.

There will be when the Rockets will prevail raise that NBA CHAMPIONSHIP long before you know it. This will happen definately way before the Knicks will win one.

 

[BadKredyt]

Wake up ya'll...the Chinese Mafia has their fist up Yao's ass..they own that cat...whay else would a 12 foot baller play like he hates himself..

 

[DAHITMAN]

Are any of you in the NBA????????????


NO!!!!!!!!​

TALK is cheap none of you have ever stepped foot onto the professional hardwood.​

 

[Pussy Krook]

you got to be kidding Dwight Howard was MIA in the Detriot series. He got straight nullified. Okafor, his team didn't even make the playoffs. Who are you kidding?

C'mon yo these cats are young you can't expect too much out of them but they are legit centers

Dwight Howard
Playoff Avg 15.3 ppg 14rpg 1bpg
Season Avg 17.6 ppg 12.3rpg 1.9bpg

Emeka Okafor
Season Avg 14.4 ppg 11.3rpg 2.6bpg

 

[jemstar]

Tmac couldnt even handle the press conference after the game.............

I dont think TMAC is a 100% into the game and wants to win like jordan/kobe etc
This series is the most competitive I have ever seen him ........... so maybe this loss will help TMAC grow up more.

Boozer was going around and over Yao the whole series.
Nothing new cause there are many videos of Yao getting used and abused ----> where is the clip of the New York guard dunking on YAO

Utah will get eaten up by the Warriors in the next series.
Utah has no bigs who play on the post and they will get run out of the building in the same way the Mavericks got run out

Sorry to say it but Dirk was shook and his confidence got taken last series

No bigs? So then what is that greasy forehead ass nigga Carlos Boozer then? Boozer will take them GS doods on the block and pound the shit outta them with post moves. Boozer ain't no Dirk, thats a nigga right there, mugfucker lied to blind man(Gordon Gund), he don't give a fuck.

 

[cranrab]

C'mon yo these cats are young you can't expect too much out of them but they are legit centers

i disagree.

i think of both as true PFs. with a slight edge to emeka okafor (at least for right now).

just my .02

 

[DAHITMAN]

Come back to me when they do something, like win some rings.

Detroit Pistons toyed with Dwight Howard.

C'mon yo these cats are young you can't expect too much out of them but they are legit centers

Dwight Howard
Playoff Avg 15.3 ppg 14rpg 1bpg
Season Avg 17.6 ppg 12.3rpg 1.9bpg

Emeka Okafor
Season Avg 14.4 ppg 11.3rpg 2.6bpg

 

[DAHITMAN]

i disagree.

i think of both as true PFs.

I agree with cranrab they are really pfs.

 

[Pussy Krook]

Come back to me when they do something, like win some rings.

Detroit Pistons toyed with Dwight Howard.

So your not legit until you win a ring huh? Okay . I didn't watch that boring ass series but how was ole boy nullified when he put up pretty much the same numbers as he did in the regular season? Obviously your a Detroit fan. You better hope they meet Phoenix in the finals and not San Antonio

 

[jemstar]

i disagree.

i think of both as true PFs. with a slight edge to emeka okafor (at least for right now).

just my .02

nah, Okafor is a center in a pf's body. He struggles with guarding the quicker pf's in the league, and although his range has expanded on his jumper, he still doesn't possess the full arsenal to be a true PF. While Brezec was injured to start the season Okafor played at Center and thats where he remained for the rest of the season.

 

[Pussy Krook]

I agree with cranrab they are really pfs.

Why because they're not 7'+?

 

[DAHITMAN]

Typically, a power forward is one of the larger players on the court, not as tall as the center but more muscular. They are usually expected to be aggressive when pursuing rebounds and score most of their points on the low post (no more than six feet (2 m) from the basket), as opposed to taking jump shots from farther away. Power forwards can be imposing presences on defense, but they usually defer to the center for blocking shots and general intimidation. In the NBA, a typical power forward is between 6'8" and 7'0" (2.03 to 2.13 m) in height and 220 to 260 pounds (100 to 120 kg) in weight, and is often asked to play center in specific game situations or when a particular team lacks a taller player.
Famous active power forwards include Chris Bosh, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire, Emeka Okafor, Pau Gasol, and Jermaine O'Neal. At higher levels like the NBA, the power forward position has evolved. While Dirk Nowitzki is noted for his strong inside game (he is consistently among the NBA leaders in rebounds), many of his skills, particularly his strong reliance on the jump shot, are much closer to those of a typical small forward (he frequently starts the game at small foward and his teammate Josh Howard will start at power forward.) Other power forwards who add long range shooting to their skillset include Antawn Jamison, Rasheed Wallace, and Troy Murphy. In addition, some "natural" power forwards often play the center position and have the skills but lack the height that is more closely associated with that position. Many argue that the 6'9" Ben Wallace , though listed as a center by the Bulls and by his former team, the Pistons, is actually a natural power forward; this goes back to his days as PF for the Washington Wizards. Nevertheless, he is still considered one of the best centers in the league due to his offensive rebounding and shot blocking abilities.

Why because they're not 7'+?

 

[DAHITMAN]

I guess you are a Orlando Magic fan.

So your not legit until you win a ring huh? Okay . I didn't watch that boring ass series but how was ole boy nullified when he put up pretty much the same numbers as he did in the regular season? Obviously your a Detroit fan. You better hope they meet Phoenix in the finals and not San Antonio

 

[Pussy Krook]

Typically, a power forward is one of the larger players on the court, not as tall as the center but more muscular. They are usually expected to be aggressive when pursuing rebounds and score most of their points on the low post (no more than six feet (2 m) from the basket), as opposed to taking jump shots from farther away. Power forwards can be imposing presences on defense, but they usually defer to the center for blocking shots and general intimidation. In the NBA, a typical power forward is between 6'8" and 7'0" (2.03 to 2.13 m) in height and 220 to 260 pounds (100 to 120 kg) in weight, and is often asked to play center in specific game situations or when a particular team lacks a taller player.
Famous active power forwards include Chris Bosh, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire, Emeka Okafor, Pau Gasol, and Jermaine O'Neal. At higher levels like the NBA, the power forward position has evolved. While Dirk Nowitzki is noted for his strong inside game (he is consistently among the NBA leaders in rebounds), many of his skills, particularly his strong reliance on the jump shot, are much closer to those of a typical small forward (he frequently starts the game at small foward and his teammate Josh Howard will start at power forward.) Other power forwards who add long range shooting to their skillset include Antawn Jamison, Rasheed Wallace, and Troy Murphy. In addition, some "natural" power forwards often play the center position and have the skills but lack the height that is more closely associated with that position. Many argue that the 6'9" Ben Wallace , though listed as a center by the Bulls and by his former team, the Pistons, is actually a natural power forward; this goes back to his days as PF for the Washington Wizards. Nevertheless, he is still considered one of the best centers in the league due to his offensive rebounding and shot blocking abilities.

IMO the difference between a center and pf is pfs are more mobile with a better jumpshot than centers centers are better offensive rebounders and shotblockers

I guess you are a Orlando Magic fan.

HELL NAW!

 

[cranrab]

Famous active power forwards include Chris Bosh, Kevin Garnett, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Rasheed Wallace, Amare Stoudemire, Emeka Okafor, Pau Gasol, and Jermaine O'Neal.

i have always regarded kevin garnett, robert horry and lamar odom has true SFs.

 

[TheBlack Dingam]

Are any of you in the NBA????????????


NO!!!!!!!!​

TALK is cheap none of you have ever stepped foot onto the professional hardwood.​

you don't have to have played professional basketball to know that yao is soft.

 

[max-dawg]

For all y'all talking about Yao's height and why he can't get more rebounds
Height doesn't mean shit
Dennis Rodman and Charles Barkley were two of the best rebounders of all time and both of them were about 6'6" or even shorter in the case of Barkley
Rebounding is all about toughness and tenacity
Attributes which Yao seriously seems to be missing right now and I'm not sure he can ever really just pick up later on in his career
However, he's still not as bad as some of y'all are making him out to be
I'll take a 25 point and 10 rebound center any day over all the other so-called centers out there

toughness & tenacity, and i agree 100%.

and what two things does houston lack as a team? toughness & tenacity.

and for the record, i would STILL take a bad larry brown WAY before i take a proven loser like van gundy.

 

[blackm00n]

ha why try to even have this dude try to play guard... hes not versatile...... nicca got owned....he looked humiliated.. LMFAO

 

[ruff-a-reek]

Boozer ain't no Dirk, thats a nigga right there, mugfucker lied to blind man(Gordon Gund), he don't give a fuck.

yo thats still fucked up what boozer did 2 dude

 

[daddy_black]

I meant to say Championship team, my bad. The last one besides Shaq was the Dream.

And Howard and Okafor play more like big power forwards than centers.

 

[DAHITMAN]

You do not need to respond rookie. Go back to the hole you came from dingbat.

you don't have to have played professional basketball to know that yao is soft.