This article contains more "insider" information. http://sports.sina.com.cn/s/2003-10-30/050085816s.shtml Quick summary. ... Yang Yi: What's the difference between JVG and Rudy? Yao Ming: Ball distribution. Now whenever I get position, I don't have to worry whether I will get the ball or not. Ball will always comes to me first, whether I decide to shoot or not. If there is no double team, then I can decide to make an offensive move. If there is double team, I can dish out the ball immediately. Yang Yi: How do JVG and Ewing drill you in practice? Yao Ming: If I practise along, it's just between me and JVG. He cares about every piece of detail. The positioning needs to be exact. He wants me to move to low-post in every position. That is where my offensive territory. Yang Yi: You averaged 19 points and 9 boards in the pre-season. Now you will have much more offensive oppurtunity, how do you fell? Yao Ming: Dunno. The intensity in pre-season is only 60-70% of regular season. But I will sure do better than last season. The most important thing is to get to playoff. Trust me, if we get to playoff, we may get into second round. Four straight years without playoffs, we will be pumped and won't be easy to deal with. ... Yang Yi: Everybody says you are the second best center after Shaq. Are you still excited this season to meet Shaq? Yao Ming: Don't treat me like a rookie.
I read this board a lot, now try to make some contribution: I Am not really worry about anything. It's like when your dad kick your ass, it hurts most before the contact. Yao Ming sits infront of TV in his Houston home at NBA opening night talking to Yang Yi, the journalist. He is waiting while somebody else already started. YY: What's on TNT now? YM: Spurs vs Sun. Sun missed last three 3 pointers, losing by 1... Bad luck. Lakers vs Mavs next. YY: Which one you pick? It's said Kobe wouldn't play YM: Lakers. They have three other Guns, Just do the right thing. YY: How do you feel while waiting for another two days? YM: Just a bit uncertain, a little worried YY: You averaged 19.5 ppg, 9.7 Rpg, 65.2% shooting, all ranked top 10 in NBA. What to worried about? YM: Just a bit uncertain. I told you about the Denver game, where I got 29 points. Camby said to me "See you in the regular season!". I Am not really worry about anything. It's like when your dad kick your ass, it hurts most before the contact. Sword is sharpest right before it comes out. Like Playing O'Neil last season, it got fine once you were on the court. YY: Still remember the preseason last year? YM: I was not ready then, catched only two preseason game. I felt I am on my own in the Comapcq Center, The other 10000 fans, and other players were doing their stuff, while I am woundering around on my own. Just couldn't mix in. It's totally different now. YY: Team changed too. What is the most differnt thing about Van Gundy and R. T.? YM: Ball distribution! If I have good position, I don't have to worry about getting ball anymore. The ball goes to me first, regardless I shoot or not. When there's no double team, I may chose to attack, or I can pass to the open teammate when double teamed. YY: How do Van Gundy and Ewing run practice with you? YM: I oonly do individule practice with Van Gundy. he looks at all the details, I never expereinced practice with such detals level. You are not allowed being wrong even at slightly off positioning. He want me go low post every possesion, because that is my territory. YY: I predicted 18/9 numbers this season for you before you leave (China). Not you will get lot more shooting, how do you feel about it? YM: Not sure. preseason is about 60-70% of the regular. I believe I will do better than lst season, and the most important we have to make the playoffs. Would you believe, once we are in the playoffs we won't be out first round. We have not been there for 4 years, we are in such high spirit, we are not going to be easy. YY: What would you do off time? any new movies? YM: Matrix III just on yesterday. But really no time to cinema, and don't have 1$ DVD. And we practice very hard, just surf the net a bit then go to the bed. YY: Lakers is on, O'Neil is on. There's talking on you are the second Center in the league after O'Neil. Are you still that anxious meeting him? YM: I am not Rookie anu more. I've been there before.
Finally someones on the Rockets tell it how it IS!!!! Guess we have to go to China sports media to get the truth. Just like the BBC over Fox News (The Bush channel). Yao is candid in his interviews. Very honest.
People can buy a 1 dollar DVD5 in China.(of course pirated ones) And a DVD9 just costs you 1.5 dollar. That's great!!!! What an amazing price!!!
When you earnings are limited to a few measly millions, you must be careful with every yen -- but you might get sood.
Good stuff. Thanks for the translation, lancet. http://bbs.clutchcity.net/php3/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=28
I heard this before but I don't know if it is true ... that people can buy DVD in Hong Kong before they are released in the States?!!
I bought "AI" and "Planet of the Apes" in Hong Kong before they were even in the movie theatres over here. The dude said they would work in any region - that was a load of crap so I'm out $5.00.
