Hakeem

I haven't watched the Rockets in a while, but you would expect a team with a franchise perimeter player and a bad supporting cast to perform better than a team with an equally good franchise center and the same supporting cast. These back-to-the-basket centers rely more on their teammates.

Call it ugly, but the way the offense looks with Yao there is kind of how it's supposed to be. And it's easier for guys like T-Mac to adjust to a slower pace than it is for Yao to adjust up.