http://busanasiangames.org/Eng/Sports/Standard_Sports.asp?Events=Scd_BB The final game will be at October 14th, 15:00. So I don't think Ming can play preseason games for Rockets before 18th.
Kazakhstan and Qatar have basketball teams?I didn't even know they HAD basketball in those countries... Maybe the Chinese team can tank for us so Yao can get over here early.
I think China is the best team in Asia (not sure if still true without Wang Zhizhi). They will play deep into the medal rounds.
China is sure the best NT in asia and can easilly beat Korean by 20 points.(even without WangZhiZhi) If they lost the game, WangFei will be fired.