He only gets like 20 mins and scores 18 points. when he gets 35 min he probaly gets 28 points. Its just the rebounds he need to practce.
His minutes have alwatys been an issue. It's a matter of whether he can stop getting into foul trouble.
Uhh, Yao averaged 30 minutes per game last season, so getting 7 more than 18 in just 5 more minutes per game is out of the question. He needs to work on his consistency, and his stamina and foul trouble have always been his Achilles' heel. I can see him getting 20 per game if he works on those weaknesses, but 25 is next to impossible unless a major injury occurs to Tracy McGrady.
I highly doubt Yao is going average more than 22 points this season. Something like 20 points and 9 boards will be good enough for me.
No. Yao isnt up there yet, but I think he could average 25 PPG more than once in his career just not yet. Yao's a year younger than T-Mac if I'm not mistaken so he's still relatively young and big men generally take time to get better. I think he might get to 23 this season if Ewing is still here.
May sound crazy, but I think it's possible. For one, it would take more free throws. If Yao can get to the line more, that'll help. Second, he needs more shots. Yao can be too passive at times, he needs to be aggressive every time down court. He makes over 50% of his shots, so the more shots, the more pts. Third, obcourse minutes. If he can play 35 mins a game, his stats will skyrocket.
Yao has the skills to average 25PPG, but he has to increase his minutes. Two things preventing him from playing extended minutes, are stamina and foul trouble. One aspect of Yao's game the Rockets are taking advantage of are his passing skills. Yao has great court vision and can get the ball to players at all kinds of weird angles because of his height and wingspan. I remember watching an interview of Jerry West when he was scouting Yao, prior to the draft. He said the two most impressive things about Yao was his court vision and passing ability. The best place to accomplish this would be playing Yao in the high post. They could run some similar backcourt cuts, like the Kings did with Vlade in and Webber in the high post.
I don't get the excuse that "Yao would score more if he played more minutes." Just ask yourselves, wouldn't JVG play the best center on his team more minutes if he was able to? Yao only plays 30 minutes, because thats all his stamina and foul-happiness allow him to. Look for him to average the same minutes, maybe a point or 2 more, and even less rebounds with the addition of Swift. He'll average maybe 20 points, but not 25.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting virve119:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't get the excuse that "Yao would score more if he played more minutes." Just ask yourselves, wouldn't JVG play the best center on his team more minutes if he was able to? Yao only plays 30 minutes, because thats all his stamina and foul-happiness allow him to. Look for him to average the same minutes, maybe a point or 2 more, and even less rebounds with the addition of Swift. He'll average maybe 20 points, but not 25.</div> How is that an excuse? If Yao could stay on the court longer wouldn't he score more points?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting virve119:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't get the excuse that "Yao would score more if he played more minutes."</div> Just like shapecity said, how is that an excuse? Yao has been scoring pretty good this preseason. In his 1st game he got 19pts in 21 minutes and in the 2nd game he also got 19 pts in 22 minutes. I know it's just preseason, but if you've watched the games like I have you can see an improvement in Yao's play. He looks more confident and comfortable inside.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting virve119:</div><div class="quote_post">I don't get the excuse that "Yao would score more if he played more minutes." Just ask yourselves, wouldn't JVG play the best center on his team more minutes if he was able to? Yao only plays 30 minutes, because thats all his stamina and foul-happiness allow him to. Look for him to average the same minutes, maybe a point or 2 more, and even less rebounds with the addition of Swift. He'll average maybe 20 points, but not 25.</div> why do people think swift will take away rebounds from yao , he averged less boards than yao. he's there to go after the rebounds that yao wouldn't get anyways. meaning yao can focus more on defense.
Very doubtful. The Rockets brought in some more potent scorers (Anderson, Alston, and Swift) this year, and McGrady will probably be even more aggressive to boot. I wouldn't be surprised if Yao get's less touches this year, and consequentially less points per game. Not that he'll be a less effective player. I think his fg% will continue to improve, and he could lead the league. And, of course, the Swift acquisition could help Yao's foul troubles and allow him to play more minutes.
Yao will average around 20 to 21 ppg.If he wants to average 25 he needs to work on his foul trouble,and his stamina,cuz he gets tired quick.Thats why he only plays 30 to 35 minutes a game
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting durvasa:</div><div class="quote_post">Very doubtful. The Rockets brought in some more potent scorers (Anderson, Alston, and Anderson) this year, and McGrady will probably be even more aggressive to boot. I wouldn't be surprised if Yao get's less touches this year, and consequentially less points per game. Not that he'll be a less effective player. I think his fg% will continue to improve, and he could lead the league. And, of course, the Swift acquisition could help Yao's foul troubles and allow him to play more minutes.</div> I think so too. With Anderson and Swift both capable of scoring 15 a night, Yao will probably get the same number of touches he did last season, but in more minutes. By the minute, his production might decrease, although his overall stats can see some minute improvement. Something like 19 and 9, maybe. I don't think that would be too bad though, as the team will probably win more games and have more success in the postseason.
<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">How is that an excuse? If Yao could stay on the court longer wouldn't he score more points?</div> I wasn't talking about when you said, I'm saying more in general. Some people act like Van Gundy plays Yao only 30 min for the heck of it. It's not true. Yao only plays 30min because that's all he can handle with his foul and stamina problems. Sure if he played more mninutes he would average more points, but so would everybody.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting virve119:</div><div class="quote_post">I wasn't talking about when you said, I'm saying more in general. Some people act like Van Gundy plays Yao only 30 min for the heck of it. It's not true. Yao only plays 30min because that's all he can handle with his foul and stamina problems. Sure if he played more mninutes he would average more points, but so would everybody.</div> not true, the difference is when yao is on the court he scores. there are some people who could be on the court for 40 minutes and still only score a few buckets.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting virve119:</div><div class="quote_post">I wasn't talking about when you said, I'm saying more in general. Some people act like Van Gundy plays Yao only 30 min for the heck of it. It's not true. Yao only plays 30min because that's all he can handle with his foul and stamina problems. Sure if he played more mninutes he would average more points, but so would everybody.</div> Dont think you get it. Most all stars dont play 30 minutes but close to 40 and you cant go past that even with the endurance. Yao has the stamina to do 35-36, he had more minutes two seasons ago than 1 season ago, but fouls is the problem. Yao should be able to log more minutes now with faster guards on defense and a shot blocker beside him. One of the most effiecent players in the league, every extra minute he is on the court means a lot.
