Right on. You just make your own life miserable by getting upset and yelling someone needs to apologize to someone else everytime after Yao got dunked on. I really feel sorry for these fans. I strongly advice them stop watching the game. Again, NBA basketball is not for the weak of heart.
The reason that it seems like Yao is getting dunked on is because unlike most players he actually TRIES TO BLOCK THE SHOT. There were several times in the game last night, where the "stud" Amare stepped out of the way to keep from getting dunked on by Yao...
This is getting ridicules! Yao does whatever he thinks it works for him; there is no need for anyone else to be his protector. That’s just plain stupid! That being said, Yao does need to be more intimidated on defense. I’ve been suggesting this since the beginning of the season! In NBA, the best way to beat a shot blocker is to take it to him, put him on his heel, and put him into foul trouble, that’s exactly what the Suns did yesterday. Yes, they missed tons of shots early, but they created a lot of fouls on the Rockets, and went to the line numerous times, and it made the difference late in the game. A good shot blocker requires a combination of skills and intimidation. You want people to think about you when they come to the lane, worry about get blocked, or worse get injured. I can promise you this, Yao will be always in foul trouble in his career if he keep letting players challenge him. He needs to deliver some hard fouls, clean but hard fouls, to reminder them to think again next time coming into the lane. Do you see anyone come down to the lane, challenge Shaq? Francis did one, but I doubt he’ll do it again next time. Yao needs to take a page from Shaq!
Thugs. Juvenile thinking. It's precisely this kind of mentality that led to that hockey player breaking his neck.
Given Yao's personality, I doubt he wants his teamate to get hurt or tossed in such misguided loyalty. If SF and the rest of the team are so supportive of the big man, they should translate their effort into delivering him the ball in the right place and the right time. Involve him in some of the set plays (like the ally-oop) instead of reserving it among SF, Cat and Cato. All the cheering and hugging are just token gestures. The altercation between SF and that moron is their own business, period. Nobody else, except for some kid fans, asks for it. Should Kobe thank that sick fan for trying to bump off his accuser?
You owe Yao an apology. There is no need to over-react to Amare's showboating. Trashy Amare, trashy player, trashy showboating.
Yao? Amare went around Cato on the 1st and Padgett on the 2nd. Yao came over to 'help'. Where is the talk about the 4s who blew it? When Yao played Amare straight up, how did the matchup go? Give me a break, ESPN and this thread -- Yao was help D. The other guys were lost boys. PS Didn't Yao get T'd up for yelling after a dunk against Theo Ratliff last year v ATL?
what's wrong with you? This is national basketball association not national fighting association. and what does this to do with being an Asian???? Yao responded the right way. This is the way basketball supposed to be played. You win based on how many points you scored but not how many times you dunk/get dunked on Yao wouldn't mind if he get dunked 1,000,000 times as long as he and his team wins.
Yao needs to apologize to NO ONE. The rest of the team should apologize to Yao and the fans by playing smart, and by WINNING. There we go. Yao had six blocks and he's a MUCH, MUCH BETTER PLAYER than Amare. Yao's the real deal and his game's complete. He reminds me a lot of Hakeem, but at least he isn't a ripoff, cheap imitation of Shaq like Amare is. AS is so weak. We'll make the playoffs; stay faithful.
Yao was not guarding Amare for most of the night. However, when Yao was guarding Amare mostly in the 4th, Amare was 3-8 from the floor for 6 points, and he got 1 board during that quarter. One of his shot was blocked by Yao. On the other hand, Amare was guarding Yao most of the 4th quarter and Yao was 6-6 from the floor (including 2 dunks over AS who did not even have the guts to challenge the shot), 3-3 from the FT line, and grabbed 8 boards. So where did this Yao getting owned by AS BS come from?
Number of Turnovers: 5 for JJ 4 for Yao 5 for Francis 4 for Mobley 2 for Padgett (in 29 minutes and no assists) Even Mark Jackson was 0 for 2, no assists, 1 TO The team had 23 assists to 22 TO's.
My take on the whole situation is that it wasn't just "another dunk" as many of you are saying. It seems Amare has a bit of jealously with the attention and success Yao's having. He took it personal and was trying to go after Yao and make him look bad (which he did). I thought the dunk was enough, but for him to yell out like that...it seemed very disrepectful to me. I don't think it was a "I'm shooting 20% tonite and I finally made a shot" yell, but more a "I just dunked on Yao Ming's ass!" yell. Steve showed loyalty and leadership in his actions by sticking up for Yao. Many of you think he's stupid for doing it because Amare would probably kick his butt, but that shows his heart even more. Yao should not be letting people even think of dunking like that. A lot of you talk about how classy Hakeem was, but did you forget the fights he used to get into whenever he thought he was disrepected on the court? Those events earned the Dream a lot of respect, and people thought twice about trying that stuff again. Shaq has dished out many poundings on people who tried dunking on him like that, and now people don't even try. In the short run, such actions look stupid and foolish, but they pay off in the big picture. Now Shaq doesn't even have to attempt to block a lot of shots because people don't even try driving on him.
Who cares about respect!!! Let the other team scream and yell all they want. Just win the game. Yao understands this being the philosopher that he is. Retaliating is just an emotional response. Steve may have been sticking up for Yao and people can respect that, but if Yao understands the ultimate satisfaction is in winning the game, then the team needs to understand this too. I wish we get disrespected all the way through the NBA playoffs. Street ballers worry about respect. It's always best to bite your lip all the way to a Championship and say "Never underestimate the heart of a Champion". If the players had declared to the media about lack of respect after every game during the Championship years we wouldn't have won anything. We stayed humble, we stayed hungry and we weren't incited to throw a fit...and we were incited: Danny Ainge throws a ball in Mario Elie's face. Ref throws Drexler out of the game for no reason. Oakley bucking up every chance he could. The ultimate satisfaction is just winning the game.
I saw nothing Stoudamire did that would warrant Yao (or Steve) to have to retaliate in any way against Amare. He made a dunk and yelled in the air to pump himself up. It's not like he screamed directly in Yao's face or anything. What's next, is Shaq suppost send Yao a message every time Yao pumps his fist after making a shot over Shaq?
