Houston 17 In A Row

[jjgold]

Playing way over their heads, no way does this team have that type of talent especially without Yao

[gm2022]

Playing way over their heads, no way does this team have that type of talent especially without Yao

Good coaching Adlmen very underrated, and playing well together, dont see them out of the 1st round of the playoffs but good luck

[mofome]

impressive run to say the least

[TexansFan]

They will make the playoffs and get out of the 1st round at minimum. Why are they playing over their heads? This type of basketball is more suited to Adelman's offense. They are playing better than just posting up Yao and spot shooting. We all know that playoff basketball is quite different than the regular season.

I seem to remember when Yao got hurt quite a few posters stated that they were dead and wouldn't make the playoffs.

[Louisvillekid1]

I didn't see this thread,

Sorry about creating another one.

[Thor4140]

When the league is full of garbage teams you can go on runs like this. Hell a subpar Portland team went on a long streak.

[hoopster42]

ive always believed they were better with dikembe instead of yao, no kidding, i felt this way the past few yrs too, yao is the high paid guy so he has to play, but dikembe brings def and rebounding and the other guys step up their offense

[Thor4140]

ive always believed they were better with dikembe instead of yao, no kidding, i felt this way the past few yrs too, yao is the high paid guy so he has to play, but dikembe brings def and rebounding and the other guys step up their offense

Yao is one of those guys come playoff time and the talent level gets closer, he disappears. All you have to do is blow on his hands and the ball comes out. I would love to have him against gasrbage teams but like i say when the talent level gets close he is an average player at best.

[hoopster42]

Yao is one of those guys come playoff time and the talent level gets closer, he disappears. All you have to do is blow on his hands and the ball comes out. I would love to have him against gasrbage teams but like i say when the talent level gets close he is an average player at best.

great point

[dannyt76]

Playoffs or not, this is quite an impressive run the Rockets are on. The one thing Adelman is good at is getting the most talent out of his players.

[hoopster42]

adelman took the trail gangsters to the finals in '90 and '92, and if not for vlade divac saving the ball under his own basket to robert horry, the sacto queens would have gone there in 2002, yes, people forget that adelman can coach

[Louisvillekid1]

wow, YAO is a stud.

ARe you guys really serious right now? They are better w/o on of the top 3 bigs in the NBA!

WOW , just WOW

[hoopster42]

wow, YAO is a stud.

ARe you guys really serious right now? They are better w/o on of the top 3 bigs in the NBA!

WOW , just WOW

think about the next 2 examples: in '97, tenn has peyton manning and they didnt win more than 9 or 10 games a yr for his 4 yrs, then in '98, tee martin takes over and tenn wins the national title

in '97 utah has keith van horn, they never made it past the sweet 16 with him, then in '98 when he's gone, they make it to the final game

there are many other examples but i dont have time, i think seattle made the world series the yr after a-rod left, anyhow

sometimes it is addition by subtraction, without a star everyone has to step up, yao makes the team slow, he is soft in the playoffs, he disappears as was mentioned earlier in the thread,

the rockets are distributing the ball much better without yao and yes they could actually be better, they have won ZERO playoff series' with yao in there, cant get much worse in the playoffs,

thinking outside of the box makes you money in sports, believe me

[TexansFan]

I like the Rockets offense better now than when Yao is in there. Adelman's offense is not really geared towards throwing the ball into Yao and having everyone else stand around waiting for a jump shot. The Rockets got an absolute steal when they acquired Scola from the Spurs. Landry is going to be a damn good player for this team also.

[jjgold]

great points about Houston and team playing without Yao.

Maybe they are better without him

[Louisvillekid1]

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thinking outside of the box makes you money in sports, believe me

Thanks for the advice.

Anyway, the loss of a key player helps the team in the short team. Teams in that situation are great to bet w/ because public goes against them thinking that they are sharp, being updated on the injury reports. The books know this and inflate the lines against the team w/ their star out for the season. This motivation does wonders for teams in the SHORT TERM!

However, it kills a team in the long term. There is no way they can compete in the postseason w/o YAO. The bigs in the west will crush them.

Again thanks for the help on thinking outside the box.

[dannyt76]

I like the Rockets offense better now than when Yao is in there. Adelman's offense is not really geared towards throwing the ball into Yao and having everyone else stand around waiting for a jump shot. The Rockets got an absolute steal when they acquired Scola from the Spurs. Landry is going to be a damn good player for this team also.

Been a Kings fan ever since they got here in '85. Nice call TexasFan. Adelman's offense is geared towards having a passing big man who can shoot from the perimeter (ie. Brad Miller, C-Webb, and to an extent Vlade). With Yao in there it's more pass inside and watch him work. No Yao so now Adelman can run the offense the way that he knows best. Plus a big addition was B-Jax....former King and knows how to play Adelman's game.

[dannyt76]

adelman took the trail gangsters to the finals in '90 and '92, and if not for vlade divac saving the ball under his own basket to robert horry, the sacto queens would have gone there in 2002, yes, people forget that adelman can coach

Absolutely worst play in Kings history. I still have nightmares about that Horry shot. But gotta give credit where credit is due....Big Shot Rob is a clutch dude and has the rings to prove it.