This. I watched the first meeting between Yao and Shaq in a bar here in SLO, surrounded by Laker fans, and roared as Yao went toe-to-toe with Shaq and didn't back down. Oh and we won that game. Suhweet!
When Anthony Randolph talked smack and Yao proceeded to destroy him https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCQ5idKojNQ
Don't know if anyone mentioned this, but my favorite was the opening moments of the first exhibition game against the Lakers in China when he blocked Shaq's put-back at the rim 2-3 times consecutively....
It's a quick abrupt snippet on a spontaneous and quick moment during play... and it's captured on poor quality video... At the very least someone found the play I was referring to... I could've sworn Steve had shot the open perimeter shot, but I guess that part of my memory was blurred by own desire for him to shoot it at the time... Leave it to Francis to forgo an open shot, and instead drive it towards the defense...
It was a long time ago and I wasn't sure but I thought Stevie took it to the rim along the left baseline. I thought Yao was going to be as good a passer as Pau when he made that play but he really couldn't make a good no look bounce pass.
