People keep comparing Yao with Duncan. Some even said Yao is a taller version of Duncan. I think these people are dreaming. There is no way Yao is anywhere near Duncan ... Yao does not have Duncan's running and jumping ability. Yao's wing span and body height proportion is about 0.95 : 1 while Duncan's is 1.1 : 1. Yao is constantly bothered by physical play while Duncan can handle that with ease. Yao always wait for the rebounds to come to him while Duncan always goes for the rebounds. Yao usually does not leave the floor too much when attempting a block while Duncan jumps high to block. Yao likes to play cute under the basket, while Duncan likes to play strong. ...
In that case, we should trade him for Duncan. I'm going to run and hide now. The swarm of Yao-ONly fans will be upon me like the millions of Sentinels in Matrix Revoluions.
If you are not one of those who said "comparing Yao with a taller Duncan is more appropriate" then you are not those to whom my post was directed ...
Oh, please! Anybody who saw the clip would realize that it was the ref's fault. The Ref accidentally got in the way of a play. Duncan was trying to set a screen, and when the ref moved in his way, Tim put his hands on the ref's back to keep from running him over--and the ref fell forward anyway. THat incident is a far, far, far, far, far, far cry from other incidents, like Rodman headbutted an official, or Nick Van Exel charged forward and threw an official on his back, or anything that Marc Cuban has ever done to get him on the 11 o clock news. It was hardly intentional at all, and even Dr. Jack Ramsey, a man who has very little patience for NBA hissy fits, said that the league was out-of-line for suspending him. Suspensions are for fights with players, or fans, or the refs. If anyone should be reprimanded, it's the ref. Back to the topic. yao is not Duncan. Even Yao-only fans will say that, though I don't understand why're they saying it proudly. From the get-go, Duncan has dominated. Look no further than his rookie year, when he helped his team win the NBA title. I don't care about Yao's vertical leap, and,s ure, he has a lot of finesse, but he doesn't have the quickness to get those rebounds--and to get a high number of blocks every night. If Yao had AK-47's speed . . . wow . . . he would be a monster. But he doesn't. ANd speed isn't something you can gain. It's something you can lose, but not something you can gain like, let's say, strength or aggression.
I agree. Yao is 5" away from Duncan. And I don't think 5" is "near". Excellent point! That's also the reason Paul Pierce is never a better SF than Tayshaun Prince. I'm with you. And I'm amazed that why there are always 9 rebounds falling on Yao's head every game. It's ridiculars... Right on. Frankly speaking, Yao tried his best but he just can't jump. The opponents knows this and they don't even bother driving to the lane with Yao standing there --- "Hey, the big guy can't jump, I'm not gonna make a poster even I dunk on him." No doubt. Yao's idol is the cute Dream and Duncan played with the chiesled powerful strong almighty D-Rob for 5 years...
"Those Rebounds". what about THESE rebounds? Do you realize how many shots and potential shots Yao changes every night? Name one single player over 7' has AK-47's speed. ok, name one single player over 6'10 has AK-47's speed.
Only when AK47 comes from the weakside and Ostertag has already forced him into a difficult shot. I'd like to see him take Yao one on one. He would get destroyed.
Who's ever compared Yao with Duncan? Not including "Yao may have the potential to become a Duncan TYPE player". Can you find some links to previous posts? I've never seen the direct comparison myself.
