well, lets break it down one by one

1. David West vs. Leis Scola

West's 2008-09 stats: 39.12 mins, 47.2 PG%, 24.0 3PT%, 88.4 FT%, 8.5 RBs, 2.3 Ast, 0.9 Blk, 21 PPG

Scola 2008-09 stats: 30.18 mins, 53.1 PG%, 0.0 3PT%, 76 FT%, 8.8 RBs, 1.5 Ast, 0.1 Blk, 12.7 PPG

You call D West a joke for YM? Who's a better defender? Scola will make 3.37MM next year and then he'll be a FA. How much will he make at that time? You never know. Besides, if Yao got a chance to play w/ CP3 and West, Yao would have to go to NO, not another way around. So, even if Scola is cheaper than West, so what?

2. FG and 3PT percentage, Alston vs. AB

Alston 2008-09 w/ Houston: 37%, 34.8%
Alston 2008-09 w/Orlando: 41.3%, 31.7%

AB 2008-09: 40.4%, 36.6%

AB is slightly better. Alston is not that bad like you described in your post.

Assists per game:

Alston 2008 w/ Houston: 5.4/game
Alston 2008 w/Orlando: 5.1/game

AB 2008-09: 3.0/game

Needless to say who is better.

3. AB's problem

AB is short but fast. Size is not his major problem to play the PG. The poor vision on court and the inability to pass the ball while moving are his limits. Even if he had Hinrich's size, things wouldn't be different.

The PG is like the QB in a football team. It takes a lot of talent to play this position and play it well, play it smartly. CP3 is one of the smartest PGs in this game. He can penetrate, he can steal. Meanwhile, he can score tons of points for you. More importantly, he creates opportunities for other guys around him. His excellent ability to find his teammates while running is from his vision, from his instincts. Usually, a guy like him who has more weapons is extremely difficult to guard because you don't know what he will do and how he will hurt you. You mentioned TMac. Excellent point. That's called talent. Why can he can dish the ball to other guys to score? Is it simply because of his size? Think about it. If the Rox currently had a guy who is multi-demensial in the game, would Yao need to wrestle for the position each time?

Something you can get it if you have more experience. Something you just have it from the beginning.

4. Houston's problem

If you watch the game closely, you will see usually it's NOT AB who directly passes the ball to Yao. It's either Battier or Artest who consistently tries to feed the ball inside. In Houston's offensive system today, usually, AB pushes the ball to the font. Battier or Artest gets the ball. Meanwhile, Yao fights for his position inside. If he succeeds, the ball goes to Yao, otherwise, the ball is switched to the middle. AB gets the ball again. He either dribbles and then starts penetrating or passes it back to Artest. From that point on, Yao is out of the offense. The key in their current system is that Yao needs to touch the ball. Once he gets the ball, he either scores directly or passes the ball to outside. Since he's such a big threaten inside, normally, he will draw double-team immediately. That opens other guys for wild open shots. Teams know this system well. So, the ***secret*** to defeat the Rox is to limit Yao's chance to touch the ball. The thumb rule to play games, not only in basketball, is to dare the opponent's secondary players to beat you.

Playoff games are not like regular season games. The intensity is totally different. Each team will try every possibility to win the series, which certainly includes deploying the opponent's weakness. This Houston team fights very hard for their chances. But, I have to say it has JVG's signature. It lacks of ability to change and to be creative.

If Yao can play w/ one of LJB, D Wade or Kobe wide by side, it would be wonderful. Young CP3 and West, plus Yao is also another option.

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• I said AB is a bad floor general, but he's a better shooter -Warsteiner- ♂ (1225 bytes) () 04/28/2009 postreply 09:02:46

• As a matter of fact -nuxrl- ♂ (604 bytes) () 04/28/2009 postreply 09:26:59

• Big contracts means long committed contract. -Warsteiner- ♂ (892 bytes) () 04/28/2009 postreply 09:49:38