room by Yao's pump fake. They were running extremely small in that last possession, taking Yao out was the absolutely correct decision. Otherwise, who's Yao going to guard? How can he keep up with them? You are giving them bailout options already - that is to draw foul from Yao. No matter how slow bonzi is, he's still way faster than Yao.
Carter is the most UNLIKELY shooter among those 5 on the court, because he just came back from injury, and his FG% was low last night. But he made a circus shot, that's all. You can't say since Rockets lost, so it was wrong to take Yao out. Hindsight 20/20.
Were there mistakes? Of course, for example that Shane fouled Carmelo too early. Again, hindsight 20/20, if Shane has waited 2 more seconds, with Carmelo's strength, once he turned around, he could make it look like in shooting motion, everyone would call for Shane's head again. To single out Rafer for missing a FT is unfair. Yao's FG% wasn't great, he could have won the game in 1st OT, or secured a rebound in that 4 Nuggets offensive rebounds spree when Rockets still had 3 points lead. If someone is nitpicking Yao like that, you wouldn't be happy either. So why do it to Alston, who played a solid game with a double-double. Yao played a great great all-round basketball game, and he showed real courage, pride, and leadership. It's just admirable, especially after 42 mins against Howard, he played 51 mins last night for career-record. They deserved the win, and if there is so-called good loss, that's that one. Hopefully they can build confidence and chemistry on that.
Just be more positive. The team showed character, and Brooks did create a spark, and Head, although was still running like a headless chicken with poor passing, his shooting may get his confidence back. Those big 3 pointers from Shane maybe pull him out of the slump, so was Rafer. The Yao and Bonzi combo look more and more comfortable together. There are so many positives to draw from a very entertaining but hard-fought game. Nitpicking and blaming coach and teammates really can wait for worse times.
Carter is the most UNLIKELY shooter among those 5 on the court, because he just came back from injury, and his FG% was low last night. But he made a circus shot, that's all. You can't say since Rockets lost, so it was wrong to take Yao out. Hindsight 20/20.
Were there mistakes? Of course, for example that Shane fouled Carmelo too early. Again, hindsight 20/20, if Shane has waited 2 more seconds, with Carmelo's strength, once he turned around, he could make it look like in shooting motion, everyone would call for Shane's head again. To single out Rafer for missing a FT is unfair. Yao's FG% wasn't great, he could have won the game in 1st OT, or secured a rebound in that 4 Nuggets offensive rebounds spree when Rockets still had 3 points lead. If someone is nitpicking Yao like that, you wouldn't be happy either. So why do it to Alston, who played a solid game with a double-double. Yao played a great great all-round basketball game, and he showed real courage, pride, and leadership. It's just admirable, especially after 42 mins against Howard, he played 51 mins last night for career-record. They deserved the win, and if there is so-called good loss, that's that one. Hopefully they can build confidence and chemistry on that.
Just be more positive. The team showed character, and Brooks did create a spark, and Head, although was still running like a headless chicken with poor passing, his shooting may get his confidence back. Those big 3 pointers from Shane maybe pull him out of the slump, so was Rafer. The Yao and Bonzi combo look more and more comfortable together. There are so many positives to draw from a very entertaining but hard-fought game. Nitpicking and blaming coach and teammates really can wait for worse times.
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