The only reason you have to think twice about yao is because big men sometimes never come around to meet their full talent. Also we have alot of things that have to happen for us this season to be a playoff team, Right now we don't know what we will get from Glen Rice or Mo Talyor . Those are two players that have alot of things to work on this summer and with Walt leaving most likely we will have to answer those questions. we need defense at 2/3 postion because we got killed last year by the shawn marion's , kobes, T-mac's of the nba and with out fixing that yao will stay in foul troble.Can we get the most out of him not being the man and only getting 10 to 12 shots instead of 20-25 shots a game being the 3/4 option not the1st. as he would with the Bulls or the Grizz. we all must be honest a 8 foot man can't stop Shaq , Divac had the skills and he had no chance . The way the game is changing a player like Yoa will have proplems with the bigger Shaq and also the quicker players like Rasheed,J.O'neal,Camby and, Ben wallace. Come on now houston let's think for one sec starting back court Jay will at the 2 and Francis at the 1 . I don't know the outcome but look back at portland in 84 they went with the big guy because they had #22 but what could have been. Hindsight is always 20/20 but now we hold the cards. let's hope we pick right this may make us or break us LET'S GET RUDY ONE MORE GO ROCKETS IN 03