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Titolo: Però, questo cinese... [score]

Houston batte San Antonio e fin qui nessuna novità... Ma che la vinca dando
la palla all'uomo di Duncan o Robinson...
Il cinese ne scrive 27 in 37 minuti con 18 (diciotto) rimbalzi, 10/18 dal
campo e 7/7 ai liberi, con tanto di stoppata rifilata a Duncan... Il valore
vero del cinese si vedrà solo fra un paio d'anni, ma matricole autori di
prestazioni del genere dopo un mese di NBA e nessuna esperienza di basket
"occidentale" non se ne vedono e vedranno molte...
Se adesso Francis e Mobley si degnassero di dargli la palla all'inizio
dell'azione e poi vedere cosa fare non sarebbe una brutta idea.
Curioso di vedere le giustificazioni di Franchise e soci alla prossima
sconfitta in cui Yao avrà tirato 4 o 5 volte in 35' (e imho ci sarà...).
Ciao
Claudio
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E Murphy?
Ciao Simone
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 dell'azione e poi vedere cosa fare non sarebbe una brutta idea.
Fosse un nero americano vedrebbe 100 palloni a sera...così dovrà sudarsela
un po' di più.
Ciao, Chicco.
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 campo e 7/7 ai liberi
ok, faccio l'avvocato del diavolo: ha messo 10 schiacciate e ha 
sbagliato tutti e 8 i tiri dal campo che si e' preso.
Scherzi a parte 10/18, per uno con quel gioco, sembra un po' pochino...
Ciao,
	Davide.

Scherzi a parte 10/18, per uno con quel gioco, sembra un po' pochino...
Penso che i Rockets firmerebbero subito per cifre del genere dal loro pivot
in ogni gara...
Ciao
Marco

 Scherzi a parte 10/18, per uno con quel gioco, sembra un po' pochino...
Davvero? A me pareva che la Gazzetta riportasse una dichiarazione di
David Robinson, il quale affermava che il cinesino aveva tirato niente
male dal campo, e non penso si riferisse alle percentuali, ma forse ho
letto male io.
Ciao,
Massimo

 Ciao, Chicco.
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Ciao
Claudio
La filosofia di Murphy
   Sorridi... Domani sara' peggio.

 Ciao Simone
Ce l'ho solo quando posto da casa...
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 	Davide.
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Scherzi a parte 10/18, per uno con quel gioco, sembra un po' pochino...
cosa?
il 10, il 18 o la %?
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Arrakis Fedaykin GM, ISPA FantaNBA league 2001/2002 Champion
Discepolo di Jerry Krause  B,SVAODNEVCUQQOOPJVE

 Davvero?
No. Cioe', che ne so? Mica l'ho vista. Ho ben detto che facevo solo 
l'avvocato del diavolo. Bisognerebbe sapere quanti di quei 10 canestri 
dal campo sono sfrutto di assist che poi devi solo mettere dentro e 
quanti sono frutto di 1on1 del cinese.
Se, ad esempio, ci sono 5 assist vuol dire che in 1on1 ha fatto 5/13 
(che fa abbastanza schifo). Ma magari di assist non ne ha visti (oh, che 
poi gli assist bisogna farsi trovare per prenderli e' un altro discorso, 
io parlo di abilita' 1 contro 1).
Ciao,
	Davide.

quanti sono frutto di 1on1 del cinese.
eccoti un resoconto di cosa e' successo OGNI volta che ha toccato
palla.
Buona lettura.
1st quarter 
12:00 Yao starts the game at center. Maurice Taylor starts in the
power forward spot. Yao wins the tip over David Robinson. 
11:47 On the Rockets first offensive possession of the game, Yao gets
the ball in his favorite spot on the left side about 14 feet away from
the basket. He quickly turns and shoots a fadeaway jumper, but misses.
It's nice to see the Rockets trying to get Yao warmed up quickly on
their first possession. 
10:41 Again, Yao gets the ball in his favorite spot. With his back
facing the basket, he dribbles left, then pivots right, pump fakes
Robinson, then takes two big steps toward the baseline to put more
distance between himself and Robinson. As his momentum is carrying him
out of bounds, he shoots a fallaway jumper over Robinson practically
from behind the backboard...and SWISH!! The Rockets lead 4-2, and Yao
is 1-2 from the field. 
8:33 Intimidation The Spurs run a pick-and-roll between Robinson and
Steve Smith. Yao switches away from Robinson and contests a jumper by
sharpshooter Smith, who has to arc the ball high over Yao's 7'6" frame
(and block attempt) at the elbow of the free throw line. Smith misses,
and the Rockets gain possession. 
7:43 
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Free 
Throw Posting up Robinson along the baseline on the left edge of the
lane, Yao quickly puts up a right-handed sky hook that misses short.
But Yao is able to grab the rebound over Robinson. Yao brings it down
and goes right back up with it about 3 feet from the basket. Tim
Duncan is behind Yao and is able to put his hand on the ball as Yao
has the ball over his head as he goes up with it, BUT YAO IS STRONG
ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE BALL, LAY IT IN, AND ROBINSON ON THE
OTHER SIDE HACKS HIM AND IS CALLED FOR A FOUL! Great strength shown by
Yao to not let the ball come out of his hands. And a beautiful site to
see him powering through the "Twin Towers" of the Spurs. 
Yao makes the 'AND 1' free throw, and he's 2-4 from the field with 5
points. The Rockets lead 11-10. 
6:14 From his favorite spot on the left side, Yao is being guarded by
Robinson while dribbling with his back to the basket. Yao dribbles
left a couple of steps, then shoots a fadeaway jumper, which is too
strong off the back iron. As we expected might happen after the
Houston Chronicle article from yesterday, Yao is getting more touches
after shooting the ball in four possessions over a six minute span. 
5:54 On the following Spur possession, Robinson tries to zip a pass
inside from the top of the key with Yao guarding him, but Yao reacts
quickly and catches the bullet in mid-air for a supposed
steal--however, the ref calls a foul on Kenny Thomas for impeding the
movement of the intended recipient (Duncan) of the pass. But GREAT
REFLEXES shown by the big guy, as well as using his height and jumping
ability to intercept the pass of a 7-footer like The Admiral. 
5:39 Steve Francis drives the lane and misses a layup, but the
always-hustling Yao isn't too far away. On the missed shot, Yao is
behind Robinson and Duncan BUT IS ABLE TO TIP THE BALL OVER ROBINSON
FOR THE BUCKET. The Twin Towers' height appears to be a non-factor
tonight. Yao is now 3-6 from the field with 7 points. The Rockets tie
the score 15-15. 
5:11 From his favorite spot, Yao faces up toward the basket (he's
always trying something different from this spot) and goes up for a
jump shot over Robinson, but he misses. Yao is now 3-7 from the field.
3:54 Free 
Throws Francis misses a jumper and the ball bounces high off the rim.
Yao is standing in the middle of the lane and outhustles Robinson to
grab the rebound and goes up for a shot under the bucket, but he's
fouled from behind by The Admiral. Robinson checks out of the game
with his second foul, and Kevin Willis checks in. Yao hits both free
throws. He now has 9 points (3-3 from the free thrown line) and 6
rebounds. 
3:42 Intimidation Spur guard Tony Parker drives the lane with Yao
underneath the basket, but Yao's attempt to swat it away makes Parker
loft the shot higher than normal. The ball clangs off the rim and Yao
grabs the rebound. 
3:32 Intimidation Kevin Willis shoots a jumper over Yao from the left
side about 18 feet away, but his shot is short. Yao is able to tip
away the missed shot. Eventually on this Spur possession, Tony Parker
drives to the bucket with Yao underneath. But Parker gets intimidated
and alters his layup attempt, and blows it! Yao tips the missed shot
to Kenny Thomas, who starts a fast break. Although he won't get credit
statistically, credit Yao's presence on this sequence! 
1:11 Yao gets the ball on the right side of the bucket about 17 feet
out. He's guarded one-on-one by Kevin Willis and holds onto the ball
for about 5 seconds, and then decides to loft a jumper that misses. 
:37.5 Tim Duncan checks out of the game, as does Yao for Kelvin Cato. 
Yao has 9 points and 8 rebounds. At the end of the 1st quarter, the
score is tied 21-21. 
2nd quarter 
5:01 On a perfectly timed play, Francis drives the lane from the left
side while Yao enters the lane from the right. As he is running,
Francis hooks a pass from about 3 feet inside the free throw line to
Yao, who catches it in mid-air and lays it in off the glass! Beautiful
play! Yao is now 4 of 9 from the field. The Rockets lead 38-33. 
4:22 Assist On another beautifully timed play, Moochie passes the ball
to Yao in his favorite spot on the left side. Moochie then takes off
into the lane without the ball and YAO BOUNCES A PERFECT PASS TO
MOOCHIE, WHO GOES UNCONTESTED FOR THE LAY UP! A great bang-bang play!
THE CROWD JUMPS OUT OF THEIR SEAT! This is the same bounce pass that
Yao has executed perfectly to Juaquin Hawkins over the past several
games, only to have Hawkins fumble the ball out of bounds or miss the
lay up. This time Moochie finishes! This is Yao's second assist
tonight. He's showing everything tonight! 
3:48 Francis passes the ball to Yao, who posts up Tim Duncan on the
right side outside of the paint (opposite side of Yao's favorite spot
on the left side). Yao immediately goes up for a fallaway jumper that
hasn't been falling tonight like it normally does (see shots 1, 3, 5,
7, & 8) and BANG! Count it! Yao pumps his fist after breaking the dry
spell from outside! And he did it in Tim Duncan's grill, who couldn't
do anything but watch Yao's untouchable shot! The crowd is loving it!
Yao is dominating. He's now 5 for 10 from the field. The Rockets have
extended their lead to 42-33. 
After this play, Spurs analyst Mike Dunleavy says, "Boy, he really
extends up. He's 7'6" already, and then when he extends, he's got such
a soft touch. You really gotta do a good job of forcing him away from
the basketball." 
"It makes so much sense to put the ball in his hands, with all his
skills." 
3:03 From his favorite left-side spot, Yao has Robinson on him. You
can tell Yao wants to find an open man since he feels he has been
shooting the ball too much, but since no one is open he shoots the
fallaway jumper, but misses. Eddie Griffin grabs the offensive
rebound... 
2:53 ...a few seconds later, Griffin passes to Francis on the left
side. Francis drives the lane and draws a crowd, and zips a waist-high
bullet past Robinson to YAO, WHO IS STANDING 4 FEET FROM THE BASKET
AND HAMMERS DOWN A TWO-HANDED 'FACIAL' DUNK OVER DUNCAN!! THE CROWD
JUMPS FROM THEIR SEATS ONCE AGAIN!! You have to give credit to Yao for
hustling and staying involved with the play, even after his missed
shot! Yao is now 6 for 12 from the field, and has 15 points. Rockets
lead 44-35. 
Mike Dunleavy states: "I tell you what. Francis had nothing else in
his mind but creating that shot for Yao Ming. These two guys are
starting to develop some nice chemistry together." 
2:10 Once again, Yao holds onto the ball in his favorite spot.
Everyone of his teammates clears out for him. Not having anyone open,
Yao just seems to say, "What the hell, I'll shoot it." Eighteen feet
away from the basket, he turns toward the baseline for his patented
fallaway jumper over Kevin Willis. The ball goes high in the
air--almost to the same height of the shot clock--AND IT SWISHES
THROUGH THE NET. 
Mike Dunleavy sums it up best by saying awestruck, "That is SICK." Yao
is 7 for 13 from the field with 17 points, and has taken over the
game. 
1:23 Feeding the hot hand, the Rockets clear out for Yao as he goes to
his favorite spot. Yao pivots right and shoots another fadeaway, but
this time it's a little too strong and it bounces off the back iron. 
Yao finishes the half with 17 points on 7-14 shooting, with 11
rebounds. Amazing. 
3rd quarter 
12:00 Yao is starting, and the Rockets lead 49-39. 
10:52 On a defensive rebound, Yao goes up high to tip the ball to
himself, but it actually goes to Bruce Bowen underneath his own
basket, and Bowen lays it in. This is the second time Yao has lost a
tipped rebound in this game. He will need to rip these balls down and
bring them in rather than trying to finesse the rebound. But hey,
we're not complaining with the performance he's putting on. 
9:55 From the right side outside the lane, Tim Duncan has Yao isolated
one-on-one. Duncan dribbles left around Yao to go for a baby hook shot
4 feet from the basket, BUT YAO SLIDES WITH DUNCAN AND BLOCKS HIS SHOT
AT THE APEX OF HIS SHOT! Roars erupt from Compaq after the block by
Yao of the League MVP! This is Yao's first block of the game. 
8:19 Jockeying for position in the paint on Robinson, Yao is fronted
by the Admiral on the left side of the lane. Juaquin Hawkins throws an
entry pass over-the-top to Yao, but Robinson tips it up into the air.
HOWEVER YAO CATCHES THE TIPPED BALL IN MID-AIR AND SOFTLY LAYS IT IN
ALL IN ONE MOTION! Yao looked like Jerry Rice on this play, showing
great concentration as the defender tipped the ball in the air, but
still having the presence of mind to put it in before the other
defenders had a chance to react! What a smart play! 
Dunleavy states: "You couldn't pick a handful of guys in the league
who could make that play." Yao is 8-15 from the floor with 19 points.
The Rockets lead 53-43. 
6:45 After a missed Duncan free throw, Yao tips the ball but it goes
back to Duncan about 10 feet from the basket. Duncan dishes to
Robinson, who drives the lane and goes up for a crazy up-and-under
shot, but Yao smacks it away with authority! 
4:52 After the Spurs go on a 14-2 run, they have taken a 55-53 lead.
Robinson shoots a jumper from the middle of the lane, but sensing that
Yao is a few feet in front of him, hesitates on his shot and shoots it
on the way down, but Yao is still able to tip it to record another
block. 
4:20 Hawkins delivers another pass to Yao over Robinson so that Yao
has a relatively easy shot he can take over Bruce Bowen. But he
decides to pass it off instead of going up for the shot, and Robinson
recovers to defelect the pass for the steal. Yao should have
definitely shot it, but like the rest of the Rockets, everyone is out
of sync after blowing a 10 point lead. 
3:47 The next time down the floor, Francis goes up for a jump shot
from the right of the free throw circle, but passes off at the last
second to Yao, who gets the ball all alone at the edge of the paint on
the right side. Seeing Robinson in front of him, Yao dribbles once to
establish position, pivots right toward the baseline and puts up a
hook shot over Robinson for the bucket! Thank you! The Rockets needed
that score. It was also interesting that Yao put the ball on the floor
to draw contact from Robinson, rather go up for an uncontested jump
shot. I guess Yao is more comfortable with having a body on him being
so close to the basket rather than being wide open. Hakeem was the
same way. He always liked the contact because it helped with his
timing. 
The Rockets tie the score at 55-55 on this shot. Yao is 9-16 from the
floor. 
2:08 Yao checks out of the game for Cato. The Rockets are down 59-60. 
At the end of the quarter, the Rockets are down by three, 61-64. They
were outscored 25-12 in this quarter while only shooting 31% from the
field. 
4th quarter 
10:01 Yao checks back into the game for Cato. The Rockets are down
65-66. 
6:37 Yao gets the ball at the right elbow of the paint facing the
basket, pump fakes, then spins right and takes two steps down the side
of the lane and shoots a leaning jumper, which misses. Yao showed his
nimbleness on the spin move--we had never seen him start his spin move
from the top of the free throw line. 
3:40 Free 
Throws On a loose ball on the defensive end, Yao is trying to grab the
rebound. But Duncan wraps his arm around Yao's neck going after the
loose ball. Duncan is called for his fourth foul, and he has the gall
to complain about the foul after mugging Yao. 
Yao gets to shoot free throws at the other end, and makes both. Yao is
5-5 from the line. The Rockets have an 80-73 lead. 
3:03 Francis drives the lane, and Yao hustles to crash the boards in
case Steve misses. Steve does miss off the back iron, BUT YAO RUNS
PAST ROBINSON AND IS THERE TO SLAM HOME A DUNK WITH HIS RIGHT HAND!
BIG BUCKET! The crowd rewards Yao for his effort! And give credit to
Steve for driving the lane and putting up a shot, realizing Yao would
trail behind him to clean up the mess. Moochie runs down the floor and
bumps chests with Yao in celebration (of course, Moochie had to jump
pretty high). The Rockets lead 82-73. Yao is 10 for 18 from the floor
with 25 points. 
:45.2 Free 
Throws The Rockets go on to extend their lead to 12 points by holding
the Spurs defensively. Yao is fouled by the Spurs to stop the clock,
so Yao gets the opportunity to pad his stats with two free throws. He
makes both to go 7-7 from the line! Yao finishes with 27 points, 18
rebounds and 3 blocks.
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 che ci potrebbero essere delle sorprese in futuro... 
Infatti...io credo che nell'NBA non abbia difficoltà in breve tempo a
mettere su quei 10/15 Kili che lo porteranno ad essere veramente
immarcabile.
Pronostico il titolo a Houston entro il 2006...chi ci sta?
;-)
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