What would Yao have been like if he were raised here in America?

I think this has been discussed. The conclusion is

Yao'd be picked up by Knicks

 

If Yao were raised in America, I think he will more likey become an injury prone than a a truly dominant player.

For a big guy as tall as he is, if he could jump and often wants to jump, he definitely will have a short careeer.

 

Jesus this is gettin out of freakin control. It would almost be worth Yao leaving if these crapass posts went with him. Jesus, I'll say it again, Jesus!

 

A computer science geek who works part time as a P.I.M.P.. Can you imagine his opening line to the ladies: "Size 18...Can you dig it?"

But seriously, I think his career would have been accelerated a lot quicker , for instance, he would be a 20 pt 10 reb player by the time he was 21.

 

I remember there was an article posted a while back that mentioned Yao actually had a pretty good vertical when he was a teenager, but he badly hurt himself once in a game (jumping for a rebound?) so he doesn't try to jump any more after that to avoid injury.

 

i read on a chinese website that he had major surgery on his left leg in 1997-98.

he used to be able to jump 2 feet (vertical). too bad .


i think he'd be pretty dominant if he could jump 2 feet again.

 

Just ignore it.

 

if yao were raised here he would have no jumper, no passing ability, a me first attitude....

 

Right...because only foreigners know how to play the game the right way.

 

them and the pistons.

 

...what if yao were raised by michael jordan?

 

what if Yao was raised by Chucky Brown?

 

what if yao was raised baptist in an Irish catholic school with a sadistic buddist mentor and a liberal soccer mom? and to make it interesting, spent summers with Wilt Chamberlain.

booze, guilt, delinquency , confusion and sex.

 

American

 

I think it's pretty safe to say, given all the variables, that Yao would be OCP 4 LIFE.

 

LOL

 

wouldn't change much here on the board, people would still assume he's from china, would still assume the majority of his votes came from china and would blame his weaknesses on the cultural things either inherant or adopted from his parents. plus half his salary would still be taken away by his home country.

 

he would be a ballhog, shoot 3pointers, not pass and drive a dropped Civic.

 

Joe Barry Carroll (Sorry Yao, I love you, but just couldn't resist)