WHY you have to qualify your post by the first 2 sentences...and then follow it with NOTHING but d!$$, bash, criticisms and hate downplaying the Franchise player of this team?? Ah.....I've got it. You forgot to add 1 more sentence into your qualifiers.... I ain't a Houston Rockets fan and I am a Yao Ming Hater !! Mind you. Ever since Big Yao was drafted into this team 6 seasons ago, there were numerous roster and coach changes every year; players and coaches coming in and going out. The Houston Rockets had been trying to put together the right pieces into the jigzaw for a championship. Instead of downplaying Big Yao who is unselfish, classy, team-oriented, with most comprehensive basketball fundamentals in both O & D and unbelievable work ethics, passion, energy and heart of a champion, just tell this forum straight in our face that you know basketball MUCH BETTER than those in the Houston Rockets senior management/coaches that they had been making terrible terrible mistakes building this team around Big Yao. Nuff said.
Yao is a dominant big man. When he gets position it's a score. So the trick with Yao is finding ways to get him the ball when he's deep in the paint, and less often shooting from the outside - because he's not a great outside shooter - or rather, he's more effective in the paint. Also, he tends to turn the ball over on the flats. But the concept of building around one or two players is a bit strange. Yao and T-mac are good enough, if you complement them with the right type of players. The bulls had to add Dennis Rodman to be a great team and win three straight. If they could have won all those rings without him, they wouldn't have put up with his antics. And really that's what this team has been missing. Another guy to take the load off of T-mac and Yao - becuase you know what, those guys aren't going to have a great game every night, but to be a contender, we need to win when one of stars isn't playing all that great. Because that's how basketball goes, you have a great game one night, a really bad one another night, and a bunch of in between - that's why consistency is key in the game. So who's going to be that 3rd cog? Right now, it looks like Bonzi Wells might fill that role. But thus far, out of Bonzi, Scola, Brooks, Head, and Rafer, none of those guys are showing us that they can fill in and be that CONSISTENT contributor. But ya know, we can't even worry about that right.....we can't worry about "building" around Yao or T-mac or if they are good enough. We got to get this team to just be competitive and winning. Let's get to 10 games over .500 first and then talk.
He's a great basketball player but far from a great athlete. He was an Olympic class athlete for the Virgin Islands. There are many Olympians who make the Olympics because their countries have inferior competition as compared to larger more dominant nations which have a larger talent pool.
No, you got that completely wrong and you're delusional. The OP's point is totally wrong to the point that it deserves an "F" on a report card. Yao's greatness is definitely great power because he's still a 20/10 guy playing against opponents with the help of these corrupt gambling NBA referees. Rockets needs to built a team around Yao along with a good coach. Not scrubs like they have right now, especially if one of them is a major quitter!
OMR, when Tim Duncan was Yao's age (in the NBA), he averaged 24 points, 13 rebounds, 2.5 blocks in 40 minutes a game, all while taking his team to the finals and winning a championship..
Who gives a flying **** about old timers, if they dont post because of Yao fans it only indicates one thing --- they are a bunch of arrogant c*nts. Unfortunately you arent one of those "more knowledgeble" old timers, so get off their nuts. I would like to know their opinions too but it isnt supposed to be the reason why Yao fans should go. You, as one of million members have no right to ask our precious fans to leave. Do this forum a favor, behave yourself.
Ah, but there is a very obvious conspiracy. That's why Jeff Van Gundy got fined when he stood up for Yao. Everyone knows NBA is corrupt with their corrupt gambling NBA refs. Did you think the FBI was wasting their time investigating? They should be investigating every Rockets game from now on because there's LOTS of proves. I watched it over and over again. Yao gets pulled, grabbed, tangled, pinched, scratched, you name it, every game and the referee doesn't even call those fouls! When it was KG, TD, Boozer, or anyone getting illegally defended, the gambling refs will blow the whistle. Even D-Wade gets calls when people breathes on him! So does Dirk NoDefenseski! But Yao is still great because Yao Power is about greatness, he's a warrior! Yao is still a 20/10 guy playing against opponents with the help of the gambling corrupt NBA referees. Yao Power is just great.
Pryuen, you're the man of this forum and Yao Ming Mania.com forum! Way to go for schooling these Yao haters in here I tip my hat to you! Yao power is greatness!
YaoYiPower, I think you lost your way here.. this website is actually named "clutch" (meaning houston Rockets) fans, not "Yao Ming only" fans.. take your sorry YOF a$$ along with your fellow YOF r****ds to that Yao maniacs website or whatever you wanna call it and express your man love for the greatest player to ever play a professional sport in the history of the world.. I mean, seriously, do you actually attempt to read your posts before you click that submit button?? do you think this whole "greatness" **** is cute?? it's posters like you that screw up the GARM for us.. when is this gonna stop??
We gotta be talking about some VERY talented role players...I mean, they almost have to be in the mold of John Havlicek, Magic, Bird, Jordan, Bill Russell, Jerry West...
I dont make the conclusion till Yao Ming is surrounded by a real shooter and a good penetrator. We are not building the team around Yao coz we have a Mr. $19000000, who is always watching the game on the bench in tough games.
the reason why i recently registered on this board is that i thought this is a bit more matured board. less flaming so we can actually talk about the rockets and bball in more of a bball sense. while i disagree with the op completely, imo there's no need to repeat your "yao power is greatness!" chant at the end of each of your posts. it does no good to this forum, don't you think?
oh No'z, it's the sexiest catchphrase I've ever heard in my whole life.. Yao ming greatness!!!!!1!!11!!! Lulz lulz lulz l@@k @t me I love teh Yao MIng and Yi Jian greatnezz..
You're losing it man, you're losing it! Keep your cool, no need to lose your cool with the personal insults when you think someone is getting under your skin without even trying. Yao is the main franchise player of the Rockets. Like it or not, haters, that's just the way it is. And please don't insult posters like me or Pryuen or anyone else on Yao Ming Mania . com. Posters in both sites can co-exist if you YOH's can keep it civilized.
LOL v3.0, I think Havlicek and West would be enough for Yao Ming to succeed.. add in Jordan and Bird, and you have yourself a Yao-led championship team.. O.K, I quit, it's pointless arguing with YOFs because, well, they're YOFs.. all your base are belong to me and I will Iso all of you by the greatness of my ignore list..
I was thinking more like Lil' Bow Wow from Like Mike But seriously, if we surrounded Yao with one aggressive perimeter scorer (Jason Richardson?), a good shooter (Hamilton/M. Miller), a decent point (Hinrich?), and a lanky PF who could shoot (Joe Smith?) and had maybe a glue/defense guy (battier), dont you think we'd be able to get pretty far? I mean, none of these guys are superstars, but they'd make the HouRox dominant. How the hell are you going to stop a team with a dominant interior and a scoring perimeter?
