Feel free to laugh at the question, but I believe that it will be sooner than most would think. Yao's learning curve is so sharp that people might be talking about him as an MVP as early as this year. Plus, people want him to win - he's one of the good guys, if not the best.
i believe Yao can be considered an MVP candidate this year,,BUT I think he is a good 2 maybe 3 years from winning it. But he WILL win it someday
Yao doesn't have the endurance to average the 38-40 minutes per game for an 82 game season yet. The offense is going to be run through him so that means he will have to work even harder during games. His game is close to MVP calibur already but he is just getting too tired too fast in games right now.
Come on guys, lets lower our expectations a bit. That way, when he does well, we will be happier for it -G'day-
I think he will be MVP within 3 years. Sometimes between now and 3 years. Could be this year, but it would be a little bit of a stretch, not that Yao isn't capable, but it usually takes the voters a couple years to recognize past achievements. KG is due an MVP award, the voters will feel obligated at some point to vote him one for his previous years performances when he didn't win it. Statistically, I think Yao will put up MVP numbers this year. 22 ppg, 10 rbg, 2 bpg, 5 apg, 58% shooting, 90 FT shooting. And the Rockets win 55.
22 ppg 11 rpg 3.5 bpg 3.5 apg 60% fg 85% ft Rockets win 45-50 games. Hopefully I'm underestimating them like I did the Cowboys...
Yao is already the MVP of this preseason. The highest scorer and clost to the highest rebounder and FT man.
For the preseason stat, YAO is the second highest in points, second highest in field goal percentage, 4th in blocks, fifth highest in nos. of rebound, seventh highest in FT%, and only Keven Garnet is among top ten in two of these categories with about the same minutes per game. So, you'll be the judge. http://www.nba.com/statistics/default_preseason_leaders/LeagueLeadersBPGQuery.html
Some of you need to calm down. He's still going to have problems with some of the stronger players in the league. Last night, he was much less effective when the Spurs put Kevin Willis on him. He'll probably end up around 19, 10, and 2.5 which is nowhere near MVP numbers. He'll probably start off hot and then fade at the end like last year but to a lesser degree. He just doesnt have the conditioning yet to play a full 82 game schedule at 100%. Maybe in 3 or 4 years he'll rise to NBA MVP status but not now.
No he's not. He's 44th in total points, and I don't even see him on PPG. PRESEASON TOTAL POINTS/PPG 1. Baron Davis (New Orleans Hornets) 7 52 15 132 18.9 2. Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves) 6 47 31 125 20.8 3. Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks) 6 42 23 120 20.0 4. Rashard Lewis (Seattle SuperSonics) 6 39 30 119 19.8 5. Carmelo Anthony (Denver Nuggets) 6 41 31 116 19.3 6. Joe Johnson (Phoenix Suns) 6 40 26 114 19.0 7. Jamal Crawford (Chicago Bulls) 6 34 32 111 18.5 8. Paul Pierce (Boston Celtics) 6 30 46 109 18.2 9. Eddie Jones (Miami Heat) 6 35 27 104 17.3 10. Zach Randolph (Portland Trail Blazers) 6 41 18 100 16.7 11. Ron Artest (Indiana Pacers) 5 29 29 97 19.4 12. Ray Allen (Seattle SuperSonics) 6 32 19 96 16.0 13. Steve Francis (Houston Rockets) 5 32 26 95 19.0 14. Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons) 6 30 18 90 15.0 14. Ricky Davis (Cleveland Cavaliers) 6 39 8 90 15.0 14. Predrag Stojakovic (Sacramento Kings) 6 32 14 90 15.0 17. Antawn Jamison (Dallas Mavericks) 5 36 15 89 17.8 18. Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) 6 37 14 88 14.7 19. Vince Carter (Toronto Raptors) 5 30 23 87 17.4 20. Desmond Mason (Milwaukee Bucks) 6 27 32 86 14.3 21. Stephen Jackson (Atlanta Hawks) 6 34 12 85 14.2 21. Antoine Walker (Dallas Mavericks) 6 33 14 85 14.2 23. David Wesley (New Orleans Hornets) 7 31 16 84 12.0 24. Eddy Curry (Chicago Bulls) 5 28 27 83 16.6 25. Darrell Armstrong (New Orleans Hornets) 7 26 16 81 11.6 25. Andre Miller (Denver Nuggets) 6 29 22 81 13.5 27. Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cleveland Cavaliers) 6 27 26 80 13.3 27. Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers) 5 30 16 80 16.0 29. Brent Barry (Seattle SuperSonics) 6 25 16 79 13.2 29. Quentin Richardson (Los Angeles Clippers) 5 33 5 79 15.8 29. Eric Snow (Philadelphia 76ers) 7 21 36 79 11.3 32. Kwame Brown (Washington Wizards) 6 28 21 77 12.8 32. Pau Gasol (Memphis Grizzlies) 5 28 21 77 15.4 32. Dion Glover (Atlanta Hawks) 6 24 27 77 12.8 32. Vladimir Radmanovic (Seattle SuperSonics) 6 30 5 77 12.8 36. Gilbert Arenas (Washington Wizards) 6 32 7 76 12.7 36. Drew Gooden (Orlando Magic) 5 30 16 76 15.2 38. Ben Wallace (Detroit Pistons) 6 28 19 75 12.5 39. Jason Richardson (Golden State Warriors) 5 27 16 74 14.8 39. Keith Van Horn (New York Knicks) 5 28 16 74 14.8 41. Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns) 6 28 16 73 12.2 41. Lamar Odom (Miami Heat) 6 26 16 73 12.2 41. Amare Stoudemire (Phoenix Suns) 4 24 25 73 18.3 44. Marc Jackson (Philadelphia 76ers) 6 22 28 72 12.0 44. Yao Ming (Houston Rockets) 4 26 20 72 18.0
that stat is wrong....If you use the stat on Rockets' page , you will get this PPG: Kevin Garnett 20.8 Michael Redd 20.0 Rashard Lewis 19.8 Yao Ming 19.7 Rebound Per Game: Carlos Boozer 12.2 Erick Dampier 11.2 Kevin Garnett 10.5 Ben Wallace 10.3 Yao Ming 9.70 FG% Yao Ming .652 Chucky Atkins .639 Aleksandar Pavlovic .633 Lonny Baxter .625 Nene .600 Block Per Game 10th Tim Duncan 1.67 10th Kevin Garnett 1.67 10th Yao Ming 1.67
If the Rockets can at least make it to the western conference finals next year I could see Yao getting MVP. If the Rockets can make it that far with all the competition you would have to give it to him. Right now I think Yao has the biggest upside of any player in the league including LJames. Hell he dominated last night againxt the spurs. I know it's preseason but he outplayed the MVP in his home court. Wow I just realized what I said! He might get MVP this year. I'm psyched for the season.
Garnett is better, but isnt he supposed to be. Yao Ming has been surpassing my expectations since he has come into the league. (Kind of the oppisite of Eddie Griffin ) One question though. With the busy offseason schedule he has and you guys are saying that he will develop endurance. I think those two statements together are rather confusing.
Yao's 5 years away from true MVP status. He'll MAYBE contend this year and the next 4, but he has to develop a nastie nature and better stamina if he wants to be the most valuable player. Let's face it, as much as we want him to become Dream or Jesus or whatever, he's still only 22. Give him some time.
