 |
|
11-13-2006, 02:08 PM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
Star
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Portland
Posts: 3,141
|
Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by CubanLaker
Damnit!! WTF! Why do we always suck when we play at Portland!
|
"In this country, justice can be won against the greatest odds. Hope can find its way back from the darkest of corners. And when we are told that we cannot bring about the change that we seek, we answer with one voice. 'YES WE CAN.'
|
|
|
|
Sponsored Links
|
Advertisement
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 02:16 PM
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
happy fat guy
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 11,162
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Sad, but the right pick. Yao was just a little more dominant.
__________________
"SHOW ME THE BUFFET!!!"
Former Blazer Alaa Abdelnaby on being a student athlete at Duke. "The only way I could get 5 A's at Duke was to spell my name"
I'm Mediocre Man, and I approve this message.
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 02:20 PM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
All-Star
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Beaverton
Posts: 5,523
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by mediocre man
Sad, but the right pick. Yao was just a little more dominant.
|
Plus Houston is 5-2 and the talk among many NBA analysts . . . I think that has someting to do with these awards.
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 02:21 PM
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
Star
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Portland
Posts: 3,141
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by mediocre man
Sad, but the right pick. Yao was just a little more dominant.
|
Yeah, and besides, Yao doesn't have any help on his team. I mean c'mon ... Tracy McGrady? Shane Battier? Ha!
Zach has the fortune of having a team of offensive all-stars around him to make the game that much easier.
Oh wait ...
-Pop
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by CubanLaker
Damnit!! WTF! Why do we always suck when we play at Portland!
|
"In this country, justice can be won against the greatest odds. Hope can find its way back from the darkest of corners. And when we are told that we cannot bring about the change that we seek, we answer with one voice. 'YES WE CAN.'
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 02:23 PM
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
Look at my Rep points
Join Date: Oct 2003
Posts: 710
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Yao is killin it Shaolin style! Dude is a nightmare this year, plain and simple.
__________________
The Anti-Sheep 
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 02:34 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
All-Star
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: munch munch munch
Posts: 8,264
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Zach just picked a bad week to have a career week.
hopefully the Zach vs Yao debate is an all-season one.
hey, a guy can hope.
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 02:43 PM
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
Star
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Portland
Posts: 3,141
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
I also think Zach's off-night (20 points, 9 rebounds) last night and Yao's best game of the week coming last night had an impact.
-Pop
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by CubanLaker
Damnit!! WTF! Why do we always suck when we play at Portland!
|
"In this country, justice can be won against the greatest odds. Hope can find its way back from the darkest of corners. And when we are told that we cannot bring about the change that we seek, we answer with one voice. 'YES WE CAN.'
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 02:45 PM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
All-Star
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: "ORAGUN", not "ORYGONE"!
Posts: 6,863
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
I think the NBA will ALWAYS look for a reason to overlook the accomplishments of anyone / anything "Trail Blazer".
PBF
__________________
HEY! I was the lucky 999,999th visitor YESTERDAY, too! 
. |
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 02:45 PM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
BasketballBoards Star
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 3,222
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by SodaPopinski
Yeah, and besides, Yao doesn't have any help on his team. I mean c'mon ... Tracy McGrady? Shane Battier? Ha!
Zach has the fortune of having a team of offensive all-stars around him to make the game that much easier.
Oh wait ...
-Pop
|
Ha doesn't play for Rockets. 
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 02:53 PM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
|
happy fat guy
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 11,162
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Jesus people. Yao simply had a better week.
__________________
"SHOW ME THE BUFFET!!!"
Former Blazer Alaa Abdelnaby on being a student athlete at Duke. "The only way I could get 5 A's at Duke was to spell my name"
I'm Mediocre Man, and I approve this message.
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 03:16 PM
|
#11 (permalink)
|
|
Star
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 3,194
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Stop being so paranoid. There is no anti-Blazer bias from the NBA (they featured LaMarcus Aldridge on their homepage today). The award went to the player who had the better week. See, this thread for the details. For the week, Yao put up better numbers in all categories, except scoring (30.5 vs. 29.0). He lead his team to a 4-0 record including a 22 point road thumping over the defending champs. Zach had a great week, but finished with his worst game and his team wnet 2-2. Yao had an even greater week and finished the week with 35/17/7 and 34/14 games. Home team bias aside, the award went to the most deserving player.
BNM |
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 03:24 PM
|
#12 (permalink)
|
|
BasketballBoards Player
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 832
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
bummer. No question that Zach played his butt off.
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 03:29 PM
|
#13 (permalink)
|
|
Benchwarmer
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Ithaca, NY
Posts: 200
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by SodaPopinski
Yeah, and besides, Yao doesn't have any help on his team. I mean c'mon ... Tracy McGrady? Shane Battier? Ha!
|
McGrady is shooting below 39%, Battier is only scoring 10 a game and Bonzi has played about 30 minutes all season. Zach had a GREAT week, but Yao killed it.
|
|
|
|
|
11-13-2006, 03:45 PM
|
#14 (permalink)
|
|
Star
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 3,548
|
Re: Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
Look who are at the top of the PER list for the early season:
http://www.knickerblogger.net/stats/2007/jh_ALL_PER.htm
RANK TEAM NAME POS G MIN/G PTS/40 eFG FT% 3P% TS% FT/FG PPR AST-r TO-r REB-r USG-r PER
1 HOU Yao Ming C 7 34.4 31.7 59.3 87.9 0.0 66.50 43 -8.4 7.0 15.6 17.7 31.0 31.58
2 POR Zach Randolph PF 7 37.7 28.9 49.2 91.0 66.7 59.10 46 -4.8 5.7 10.4 17.5 29.6 30.22
3 MIL Michael Redd GF 7 39.9 32.5 57.5 92.2 47.1 65.20 40 -2.3 6.4 7.4 4.5 27.5 29.03
4 CLE LeBron James SF 6 41.5 27.0 50.4 69.6 36.4 56.20 40 4.0 19.1 7.8 11.3 29.2 28.60
5 MIN Kevin Garnett F 6 39.7 23.5 54.9 90.9 0.0 63.40 44 0.1 12.3 8.0 16.9 21.4 27.62
6 DAL Dirk Nowitzki PF 6 39.3 25.6 53.9 88.9 46.7 61.50 39 -0.1 12.3 8.4 15.4 25.0 27.11
7 UTH Carlos Boozer FC 7 34.7 25.2 55.1 74.5 0.0 59.90 33 -0.1 13.4 9.1 21.0 24.6 27.05
8 NJN Vince Carter GF 5 40.0 29.8 56.1 83.3 40.6 61.10 28 1.7 14.7 7.7 8.0 27.7 26.89
So close on this list.
Yet, it was a pretty easy pick for POTW:
Yao, better stats overall.
Yao, better record (most important)
Yao, monster last game - final impression helps
Yao, lead team to crush defending champs on road going head to head with Shaq.
Jesus, how could you not vote for Yao. I doubt the voting was even close. |
|
|
|
|
Zach denied Player-of-the-week, NBA gives it to Yao
