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Official Thread on Yao Ming's Summer Activities 2006

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by pryuen, Apr 25, 2006.

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GTO said:

You so sure about Pryuen's gender?
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I'm pretty sure it is a female.

#261 beerghost, Jul 23, 2006

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Only Asians give a damn about this thread. They would pay to watch Yao sit on a toilet or cut the cheese.

T-mac is the heart and soul of the Rockets. Wake up, people!
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You just don't wanna wake up , do you ?

#262 cenbo416, Jul 23, 2006
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ausbear said:

Can anybody here push up 110 KGs?
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I could when I was younger and I only weighed 160 pounds at the time.

#263 rockbox, Jul 23, 2006
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rockbox said:

I could when I was younger and I only weighed 160 pounds at the time.
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Amazing if it is true. I can only do 80kgs and I weight 90kgs.

#264 ausbear, Jul 23, 2006
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beerghost said:

I'm pretty sure it is a female.
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I once questioned that too, but here is his reply...

pryuen said:

I'll do so in future.

BTW, if you surf YMM, you'll know I'm a 54 year old man.
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#265 freemaniam, Jul 23, 2006
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rockbox said:

I could when I was younger and I only weighed 160 pounds at the time.
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Wondering how many NBA players can push up 110 kgs as Yao does.

#266 ausbear, Jul 23, 2006
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I'm pretty sure that Ben Wallace can push down 330~ pounds (Shaq's weight)

#267 brantonli24, Jul 24, 2006

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freemaniam said:

I once questioned that too, but here is his reply...

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54? Man, some never grows up...

#268 beerghost, Jul 24, 2006
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54? Man, some never grows up...
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I know.....it is unusual and queer for someone at my age to be so indulged and crazy idolizing a basketball player. I am old but still young at heart and I just adore and admire Yao Ming as a player and as a person.

#269 pryuen, Jul 24, 2006
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ausbear said:

Can anybody here push up 110 KGs?
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By push up , do you mean bench press or those military press up ?
I use to bench 120KG when i was in college .

#270 Nikonism, Jul 24, 2006
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Nikonism said:

By push up , do you mean bench press or those military press up ?
I use to bench 120KG when i was in college .
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I meant bench press and noticed most of the players in the draft can only do 84 kgs a few times. They will be crushed in Yao's paint

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As you see, the women in china are strong too!

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I don't know about you guys, but I'm all pumped up by Yao Ming's confidence for the new season !!

http://sports.tom.com/2006-07-24/08LG/84464176.html

Reporter Zou Yang reported on July 21st

The China national team had started their second European tour (of exhibition matches and tournaments), and once again, Yao Ming was left behind to continue on his rehabilitation. So is there a chance for Yao Ming to play in the World Championship in Japan now that he had been absent in both of the European tour?

"Do I look like a guy with a foot injury?" Yao Ming said. "I never worried too much about my injury. So you need not worry about me. All the problems are non-issues now."

So ever since he broke his foot on April 11, this is the first time that Yao Ming is so optimistically affirmative about his injury condition. As for whether he can really play in the World Championship, Yao Ming said, barring any accidents, there is 99% probability that he can play in the World Championship.

From the day of his injury that he could not even walk to this day that he talked with full confidence about returning to court, it has alot to do with the unceasing efforts Yao Ming had put in his rehabilitation resulting in such a quick recovery. Under the help of his personal trainer Anthony Falsone and the support from the national team, Yao Ming had invested unimaginative will and persistence that no average athletes can do. After watching Yao Ming in his rehabilitation training, Head Caoch, Jonas Kazlauskas just marvelled: "Yao Ming just practices diligently and strenuously. He has to be the most professional basketball player I have ever seen."

To the Chinese national team which has been waiting anxiously for his return, this quick recovery of Yao Ming is without doubt the best news. Actually, the day before yesterday, Erik Zhang Mingji (Team Yao leader and Yao Ming's cousin and manager) had already indicated that Yao Ming will definitely play in the World Championship, and the probability for him to play in the exhibition match with the USA national team (on August 7 in Guangzhou) is close to 80 percent. In fact, from the very beginning of Yao Ming's injury to now, the national team has full confidence of Yao Ming's recovery and return, and had never given up its drills and practice of game plan/strategies deploying Yao Ming as the go-to-guy core player.

Now since Da Zhi's (i.e. Wang Zhizhi's) reinstatement (to the national team) and the quick recovery of Yao Ming, the long-anticipated core team strategy of a Yao-Wang duo combination has now a chance to be implemented. With such a formidable interior combination on offense and defense, Jonas Kazlauskas does not need to worry too much about lack of firepower in the national team anymore.

The quick recovery of Yao Ming is not only advantageous to the Chinese national team. Similarly it is a most welcome news for the Houston Rockets. The major reason why the Houston Rockets missed making the playoff last season had been largely due to injuries and sicknesses. Now after a long summer, both Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady had fully recovered. Barring any other major injuries and sicknesses, the Houston Rockets, particularly after major post-season personnel changes/player trades, will remain a strong team in the Southwest Division and even the Western Conference in the new season.

As regards to his newly added team mates, the one that impressed Yao Ming most is Shane Battier traded from Memphis Grizzlies. "He is a very all-rounded player. He can play on Position 3, as well as Position 4." Yao Ming said. "He is also a very solid defensive player. I experienced alot of hardships playing against him at the Memphis Grizzlies in the past. He may not be scoring too many points (on offense), but he definitely silently helps his team in his own way."

As to his own goal for the new season, Yao Ming said without slightest hesitation: "There is always just one goal for me, and that is Championship. Regardless of whether I play in CBA or NBA or in any other competitions, my goal has always been the Championship."
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#273 pryuen, Jul 24, 2006

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As you see, the women in china are strong too!

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DAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMNNN !

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I know.....it is unusual and queer for someone at my age to be so indulged and crazy idolizing a basketball player. I am old but still young at heart and I just adore and admire Yao Ming as a player and as a person.
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Are you George Ming?

#275 cwww, Jul 24, 2006
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As you see, the women in china are strong too!

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OH MANNNNNNNNNNNNN!

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I wish I can translate this article word-by-word like what I used to do.....but I was too tired after a whole day's work and after spending an hour on the previous one.

But nevertheless I'll still give a summary of this one, as for the first time, for some strange reason, my name was mentioned in this article!!

Suddenly I felt so honoured, and all my work for this summer had been rewarded !!!

http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2006-07-24/14022358099.shtml

Every morning, Yao Ming will show up in the training court of the National Sports Bureau. Beijing maybe sunny, cloudy or rainy, but Yao Ming was always there punctually for his rehabilitation.

The national team is currently away in Europe for its exhibition matches/tournament. So the dormitory at Tiantan Apartment is very quiet at night time, and Yao Ming just indulged in his virutal war games over the computer.

But every morning, he still shows up punctually in the stadium and work on his own rehabilitation. So other than some public relations or charity activities, his daily life is just centred there between his room in Tiantan Apartment and the stadium in the National Sports Bureau.

The world just craves for every single move and news about Yao Ming. Ever since his foot injury in Utah on April 11, he sort of disappeared from the media limelight. The news clippage outside of Memorial Hermann Hospital (even though it did not have Yao Ming in it) filmed by the Shanghai Sports TV had been repeated over and over on TVs; The latest news on July 21 about Yao Ming relayed from Reuters had lingered on ESPN headlines for the past week.

And on the official Houston-based Rockets fan forum, a certain net fan, Pryuen, had created a dedicated thread to gather all information/updates on Yao Ming's summer activities, and has become one of the heaviest hit threads (over 30,500 hits) in the recent months, receiving over 12 pages of fans' responses.

Everybody is anxiously awaiting his return to court; Yao Ming is anxious but calm on his return, as he is the one who knows his body better than anybody. As he trains strenuously, he can feel the small changes in his body, and his confidence slowly returning.

In the training stadium, he was asked to do the to-and-fro sprint between the baselines of the court. In the Rockets, Jeff Van Gundy had stipulated that every player has to do the sprint 5-peat across the court (counted as 1 session). There will be a rest of 2 and a half minutes between 1 session, and every player had to do 4 such sessions. For centres, they have to finish on an average under 70 seconds for 1 session. When healthy, Yao Ming can complete 1 session within 55 seconds. But now, he was so tired after 1 session that he just huffed and puffed sitting on the bench by the courtside. "66 seconds" shouted the trainer, and Yao Ming just shook his head.

He had not run to his best capabilities; he knew he can do much better. And that 66 seconds was the result a couple days earlier. He can surely run faster than that now.

Per doctor advice, Yao Ming cannot return to court until August 1, and it is only 7 days from now. So there is not much time left for Yao Ming to try to gel with the national team and to get ready for the World Championship. Every of his fans knows there is no need for Yao Ming to play long minutes in the national team's encounter with the USA national team on August 7 in Gaungzhou. But still it is going to be significant as it will be the first time after 4 months that Yao Ming will be returning to court and play competitive basketball. So every Yao Ming fan is just anxiously counting down that 14 days.......

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#277 pryuen, Jul 24, 2006
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pryuen said:

I wish I can translate this article word-by-word like what I used to do.....but I was too tired after a whole day's work and after spending an hour on the previous one.

But nevertheless I'll still give a summary of this one, as for the first time, for some strange reason, my name was mentioned in this article!!

Suddenly I felt so honoured, and all my work for this summer had been rewarded !!!
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You're famous now.

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Already down to 66 seconds? Awesome.

I know conditioning is so important to basketball players, especially centers who must run with the little guys on fast breaks and getting back on defenses. When I play a pick-up game, I usually play bad not because I'm shooting poorly or not getting enough touches, but because I'm usually winded and can't stay with my guy or don't have the legs to shoot or board. I'm glad Yao is not allowed to get on the court until Aug 1. This lets him get his conditioning to top form and allows him to avoid further injury by not playing when out of shape.

#279 pearlon, Jul 24, 2006
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Already down to 66 seconds? Awesome.
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Well if I'm not mistaken I read it before that per Jeff Van Gundy's stipulations:

The guards need to do the 4 sessions of 5-peat to-and-fro sprints between the baseline under an average of 60 seconds per session.

The forwards need to do it under 65 seconds.

The centres need to do it under 70 seconds.

So Yao Ming is doing great, very close to the speed for the smaller and quicker forwards.

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