For the love of God, Stop Whining about the Media not Menioning Yao's Injury!

Isn't this what this thread is all about?

 

I agree.

Im getting annoyed at something. For instance, we are playing the Lakers on Sunday. People are mentioning that the Lakers arent at full strength because Gasol is out. Most Houston fans, however, b**** that Yao is out too and that the Rockets arent at full strength either. However, there is a major flaw in that argument. Gasol will be back for the playoffs while Yao will still be out. Therefore, this Rockets team is going to be the one playing in the playoffs, whereas the Lakers on Sunday arent at full strength (since Pau is returning for playoffs).

We arent going to get Yao back, so our entire playoff run will be based on the play of the current team.

 

To diminish the streak, because a few other teams are missing a player, is bad analysis because Yao is out.

To diminish postseason chances because Yao is out, however, is NOT bad analysis. The team will have a tougher time in the postseason because Yao is not there. But you cant asterisk it because he aint comin back.


The streak has NOTHING to do with postseason success, other than provide seeding.


I think the complaint that people have is the analysts diminish the streak because of the difficulty the team will face in the postseason. Or worse yet, failures in PAST postseasons.

 

Do you know what I really can't stand?

The media not mentioning Yao's injury.

 

Yao shouldn't even be in the picture when comparing the teams. Landry being out is definitely a factor. Even without Yao, this team team still manages 9 in a row....impressive.

 

It is remarkable how we never really get true credit for the streak!
After all we are without our best player Yao Ming and most of the media ignors this fact.
It is a significant fact because it was Yao who taught the team to play the team game while Tracy was out and played such a significant part of the early streak. It is most remarkable how Tracy has blended in with the established team game and carried the flag to greater heights without the injured Yao Ming. Yetti

 

Yeah, the fact that he is out, IMO makes the streak more impressive regardless of the strength of schedule over that 9.

 

Who cares what the media says.
It is the media.
These guys are writers and analysis, they don't work for the NBA teams, they work for the media.
You think other teams sit there and base their game plans on what Chuck says on TNT? The other teams have people PAID to study us and come up with their own analysis about us. The other teams know that we are good, and the other teams are playing their heart out trying to be the one to end our streak (see: Atlanta and Charlotte) and thats enough respect for me.

 

Come on media!!! MENION IT PLEASE! MENION IT!!!

 

If the Lakers aren't at full strength, then neither are the Rockets. Yao is still apart of the team. He played a major role in going 12-0. It's only common sense that if Yao isn't playing, we are obviously not a full strength.

Seriously, I don't understand what you guys are b****ing about. From your logic, The Rockets will be playing at full strength in the playoffs because Yao isn't playing right now? Uhhh what?!? We didn't go 21-0 without Yao. Fact is, any game we play, we are not a full strength, even in the playoffs. And yes, we have been damn good even without full health.

I don't get the point you guys are trying to make. What if Gasol was injured for the rest of the season? Does that mean the Lakers will be at full strength in the playoffs because they'll be playing without him the rest of the season? You guys complain about b****ing but then yall b**** about something that doesn't even make sense.

Why else would some of the media say we won't be a force in the playoffs? Probably because we won't have one of our best players when the times comes.

 

Gasol will come back, Yao will not, means that the Rockets have NO POSSIBILITY of being at full strength, while the Lakers do. IMO this comparison is valid.

 

How about Gasol vs Landry? Yes, Landry is a roleplayer, but our offense has suffered with Chuck taking his minutes.

 

I completely agree.

 

I'd rather see these type of threads instead of who should we trade for even when the team was doing well in the past.

 

We are talking about two things, folks.

cabbage is right that Yao's injury against the other teams' injuries has nothing to do with people respecting our playoff chances. We lose Yao for the playoffs, they don't.

The "b****ers" are right that Yao's injury do have something to do with people respecting the accomplishment of our streak. Us losing Yao is more devastating than the Hornets losing West, or the Lakers losing Gasol (if we beat them).

So let the b****ing continue...

 

People need to repect the 21-0 streak. This is more respectable when you consider that Yao did not play for the last 9 game. However, we do need to stop whining when media is reluctant to put us in a good position in the playoff.

 

Im not saying that we are at full strength...Im saying that this current Rockets team will be the one playing in the playoffs. This is what we have to live with for the remainder of the season. Therefore, when we play the Lakers on Sunday, we will not be playing the same team that we would face in the playoffs, because Gasol will be back. In that sense, the Lakers are playing without a key piece of their team. Its all relative.