Yao Keeps Working
Rockets' center Yao Ming receives criticism all of the time.
His 'haters' gripe about his slow feet; his turnovers; his getting his shot blocked by a guard (by the way, Hakeem Olajuwon got his shot blocked by guards, too); he's not tough enough; etc. but, one thing I do not hear those 'haters' bitch about is Yao Ming's work ethic.
And, they shouldn't.
People cannot, in their right mind, complain about the big fella's work ethic.
So, to any of Yao's haters who do question his work ethic, read this article: "Dawson is Teaching Yao to Power Up".
Now, it's up to the Rockets (re: head coach Rick Adelman and GM Daryl Morey) to get a big man who can defend power forwards and allow Yao Ming to stick to guarding centers.
His 'haters' gripe about his slow feet; his turnovers; his getting his shot blocked by a guard (by the way, Hakeem Olajuwon got his shot blocked by guards, too); he's not tough enough; etc. but, one thing I do not hear those 'haters' bitch about is Yao Ming's work ethic.
And, they shouldn't.
People cannot, in their right mind, complain about the big fella's work ethic.
So, to any of Yao's haters who do question his work ethic, read this article: "Dawson is Teaching Yao to Power Up".
Now, it's up to the Rockets (re: head coach Rick Adelman and GM Daryl Morey) to get a big man who can defend power forwards and allow Yao Ming to stick to guarding centers.
posted by Kris Gardner @ 9:09 AM
2 Comments:
At June 17, 2007 5:54 PM,
SORF said…
I read this story this morning. I never knew CD taught the Dream. It sounds to me that CD is establishing a friendship along with teaching Yao to be more dominate in the paint. Great article.
At June 18, 2007 6:11 PM,
Coopsback said…
Now this is what I am talking about. This is what it takes to have something special.
When Rick Adelman was hired as coach, Dawson approached him with a four-page plan that would focus on cutting down Yao's turnovers, fine-tuning his low-post game and making him more aggressive.
Adelman didn't hesitate in saying yes when Dawson approached him. This isn't the norm in a league in which coaches sometimes protect their turf fiercely.
"I have so much respect for (Dawson)," Adelman said, "and who knows Yao better? He didn't want to step on anyone's toes, so we talked it through. Look at the work he has done with big men over the years. I think it's a natural. If he's willing to do something more than play golf, something that'll help us, more power to him."
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