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Ernie Grunfeld Interview: "the Yao Mings and Shaquilles don’t just grow on trees"

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by Rob English, May 10, 2006.

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  1. Rob English

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    Small blurb about Yao, though I'd post it...

    On the frontcourt: “I think our big people had some success – and we’d like to see more consistency from them. That is one of the toughest positions in this league to fill. If you look around the league, I think the game has changed drastically over the last five or six years. Very few teams have dominant big men. You might have two or three low-post dominant players in the league – Shaq, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming – after that, players become more perimeter oriented. I think the game has changed because of the zone.

    On potential additions in the off-season: “I think we’ve shown that we’re not afraid to pull the trigger, but the Yao Mings and Shaquilles don’t just grow on trees and plop into your hands that easily. To get something really good, you have to give up something really good also. If we were going to get one of those types of players, another General Manager isn’t just going to hand me something on a silver platter. We want to improve in every area, and I think we have people in place to do the job.”

    http://www.insidehoops.com/grunfeld-interview-050906.shtml
     
    #1 Rob English, May 10, 2006
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    Well, yeh, basically we are pretty damn lucky to have Yao.
     
    #2 DaDa, May 10, 2006
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    Very true. The Rockets teams is really blessed to have both Yao and Tmac at their relatively young ages. Those who have been chanting to dismantle the team need to recite the following statement a thousand times:

    "Players like Yao and Tmac don't grow on trees".
     
    #3 RocketForever, May 10, 2006
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    I have a Yao tree in my backyard and I water it with H2O.
     
    #4 CriscoKidd, May 10, 2006
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    genetic engineering?
     
    #5 RocketForever, May 10, 2006
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    We are damn lucky to have Yao. Teams like the Bulls and Celtics that have a so many good young players but need a big with a post game would kill for someone like Yao.
     
    #6 tiger0330, May 10, 2006
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    H2O??? BRILLIANT!!!

    I water mine with Guiness, and I couldn't figure out why it kept growing Irishmen.
     
    #7 GoatBoy, May 10, 2006
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    Try it with tea next time.
     
    #8 RocketForever, May 10, 2006
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    If you use Tea you might end up with a Yetti!! English Chinese!!
     
    #9 Yetti, May 10, 2006
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    BRILLIANT!!!
     
    #10 nyc2k2, May 10, 2006
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    Oolong or Jasmine Tea.
     
    #11 pradaxpimp, May 10, 2006
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    Don't you like to have some play-mates? :D
     
    #12 CG202, May 10, 2006
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    Use the high grade ones too. Don't be cheap. Otherwise you may get a Wang Zhi Zhi instead of a Yao Ming.
     
    #13 RocketForever, May 10, 2006
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    i thought gatorade would give you MJ? :)
     
    #14 freemaniam, May 10, 2006
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    But then, they have to give up their good young playersss for somebody like Yao.....and ended up with Yao and a bunch of overpriced old role players......
     
    #15 ccjj, May 11, 2006
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    You must be Rudy T. I remembered read somewhere Rudy T planted 2 plants in his backyard and named it 'Yao and 'Ming'..... :D
     
    #16 jlwee, May 11, 2006
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    LOL :D :D :D
     
    #17 scotia, May 11, 2006
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    And Pepsi would give you the other MJ with the last name Jackson?
     
    #18 RocketForever, May 11, 2006
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