It's not his fault that he is treated unfairly by those blowing whistles. The problem is that we can do nothing about it. There is no answer to the prejudice for whatever reasons. There is only one solution: TRADE YAO AWAY WHILE HIS STOCK IS STILL HIGH. More and more people will realize that Yao isn't ALLOWED to be dominant. If Rox only cares about money instead of winning another champion, keep Yao and we should just enjoy every good game.
I know how you feel, it's tough. But these threads, and the T-Mac threads, and even the coach threads, need to stop. GIVE IT SOME TIME. If we're not rolling by All-Star, then by all means ask for the trades, firings, hirings. Yao does not let the Rockets down. We need to keep Yao. and T-Mac.
We are not chosen by NBA. Is that because of Yao? maybe or maybe not, but we are not chosen. It is not our turn.
Once Yao starts complaining, NBA starts lossing revenue, he will get respect, billions of $ worth of respect.
who u can get if trade yao? kobe? i don't see we can get ring when TMC and kobe together, maybe kevin garnet can, but he is not available now.
For real. I mean, honestly the guy gets messed everytime by the refs but EVERY fan thinks like that about their team/players. They will also find examples where it happens. You gotta just take it for what it is. I don't get why you are saying Yao is letting the Rockets down if this thread is really about him moving back to China!? Don't say that he is letting the Rockets down bro because he is doing the exact opposite. All I know is, the NBA would have a HUGE drop in viewership if Yao left. Yao should at least threaten, and watch Stern get on his knees.
We are not chosen to win a ring. We have to wait. Trade yao for first round picks and some good players.
I really think Yao is doing all he can. At this point its his teammates letting him down. They need to distribute the ball, make hard cuts, hit their shots and play hard. And they just arent...
sad but true... Yao has a "Chinaman's chance" to get fair treatment in the NBA... Defined as.... Someone with a Chinaman's chance has no chance at all. The "devolved" slang phrase: "Chinaman's Chance"; meaning "a slim chance to make it". The original proper phrase is: "Chinaman's Chance in Hell." The historical context of the phrase comes from the old railroad and Goldrush days of pre-California, where many Chinese came to work as laborers for the First Transcontinental Railroad, especially the Central Pacific Railroad. In this employ, they were sought out for the demanding and dangerous jobs involving explosives, often for half the pay of the Irish workers. Yet the Chinese had to pay additional and higher taxes, could not testify in court against violence against them, were denied citizenship, and could be forced from profitable property. The use and "devolution" of the slang phrase "Chinaman's Chance in Hell," into "Chinaman's Chance," resulted, ending up as an insult to Chinese people not necessarily as its original intention, but as a reflection of the callous attitude towards the lives of Chinese immigrant workers. The term was used by United States Senate candidate John Spencer in the New York Republican primary race to describe the likelihood of his opponent defeating Hillary Clinton in a general election. This caused a rather major controversy as the term was deemed racist. Spencer apologized, insisting that he was only using a figure of speech. Interestingly, on the March 8, 1993 episode of his show, Charlie Rose used this term when interviewing Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX) when asking him about the likliehood of President Clinton's economic plan passing. A Lexis Nexis search reveals that there was no controversy over Rose's use of this term. The Chinaman's chance originated from the early 1800s potentially from several events. One explanation is that at that time, Chinese migrant workers in the U.S. were sent into mines and construction sites to ignite dynamite, potentially with disastrous consequences. They were also lowered over cliffs by rope and boatswain chairs to set dynamite to clear mountain and other obstructions to make way for the railroad construction. In this work, if they were not lifted back up before the blast, serious injury or death would result. Therefore the phrase a "A Chinaman's Chance" was coined
When was the last time you remembered that the Rockets lost when TMAC and Big Yao combined for over 60 points? And to lose to one of the worst defensive teams in NBA just reflected one FACT for you. This team currently SUX big time !! And you know what Big Yao said after the game for his first ever ejection in NBA? He was not p!$$ed about being tossed out of the game, or getting fined by NBA for the technical or purely on getting wrong calls. He was p!$$ed and frustrated about his team mates........ And if you had watched this game, you'll know the Rockets now played very very sloppy defense, often exposed Big Yao as the last frontier to those short and speedy penetrating guards......and given the unfair officiating that he had been given since Day 1 of his NBA career, such foul outs and ejection will not be the last time to happen. And sometimes it really makes me wonder when his hands were so hot after 1Q, even when the Kings started to front/double-team him in 2Q, why his team mates kept ignoring him, and just let TMAC and Mike James and others to keep warming up with their wild jumpers?? The game was lost not in 4Q after Big Yao got ejected. The game was lost as early as 2Q, when all the Rockets were ignoring him and not passing him the ball but instead practicing their jumpers, and did not manage to stretch the lead and tear the Kings apart. NO....Big Yao did not let the Rockets down. The Rockets are letting him down despite a great 29 points (8/15 FG%, 13/13 FT%)/11 rebounds (7 offensive/4 defensive)/2 blocks/37 minutes peformance.
