Does Houston have a problem? Artest responds to Yao comments

As a Yao fan, I am really surprised that Yao made so much comments on the deal and was so vocal about it. I do not think that he was thinking about what he was saying. This is a bad start. Hope they work it out. I would think that Artest will be good for Yao being street and tough on other teams.

Yao, you can handle it. He is on your side now.

 

It should be expected, he was feeding what the media wants him to say. I pretty sure Yao doesn't actually think of him like that, I just think he said it because he doesn't know much about him.

 

Yao is the leader of this team, he was firing a warning shot across Ron Ron's bow....GOOD FOR HIM !!!!!


And Yao called him straight away afterwards to set the record straight.....another good move.

This is Yao's team.....and he now has some serious ammo...

DD

 

Typical of the drama queen media....

First take Yao's innocent comments and warp them to mean something that Yao never intened

Second ask Ron Artest provoking questions with your distorted paraphrase from Yao and hope to evoke a reaction....

this writer is an ass and should be banned from having his stuff published...

 

well, like ron said, they're from different cultures and from the things the media have said about ron, that's the only thing yao has to go by so you can't really blame him. i'm sure yao has no ill meaning towards ron.

but to a sensitive guy like ron, things like that can get to him though he doesn't say it publicly.

they just need to talk it over.

 

Haven't read most of this thread, but I'm glad Ron indicated that he'll defer to Yao. However, I do hope Yao doesn't literally tell him to jump off a building, as Ron is one of the few players who might actually do it.

 

Chemistry problems?

 

everyone needs to just relax

Ron is obviously very deferential to Yao.

The only issue is if Yaos handlers (like the media) pull quotes out of context

We will have to see ... My internal baorometer says it will all be fine

 

testing

 

LMAO is *** a banned term on this site?

 

omg it is ahahahahah

 

First of all, there is obviously something conspicuous about the fact that this is coming from a newspaper in Sacramento, so that should say everything. I don't think everyone in Sac-Town wanted Artest gone.

Plus, Yao's comments were not defintely malignant or derisive in any manner, even though what he said can be easily misunderstood or twisted, as shown by ESPN. I just think Yao's culture perspective was a big influence behind his statements, which I is why I don't think Yao meant any harm. He is the type of guy that likes to speak his mind honesty and truthfully, even though he doesn't necessarily talk a lot, to his teammates or publicly to the media. But everyone within the organization and Houston Rockets fans all know that Yao is probably the most likeable and humble sports person there is, and the media drama created by this article and helped spread by ESPN is making something out of nothing.

But here's a excerpt that I think reflects what Ron truly feels about this:

Now the bolded parts are the most important parts of this interview, to me. This shows that Ron truly respects Yao Ming, and he himself knows that Yao didn't mean anything ill.

People need to understand where Yao is coming from. Being Asian myself, I can attest (not personally from my own views) that some Asian people tend to believe in stereotypes and such. This certainly doesn't make Yao bad any means, but his demeanor is business-like and serious most of the time, and like Artest says, maybe Yao does not really understand the attitude behind Artest or his background, even though he has played with a lot of players with similar backgrounds in his NBA career thus far, but none with like Artest.

Now here's a quote from the original article from Yao:

This is another part that people are purposely skipping around.

 

dude enough already. Don't always try to friggin portray yourself as Rocket's flag bearer. You are the idiot drinking Artest's coolaid now and dissing on our guys even BEFORE Artest joined our team.

 

Finally I am vindicated.. you are asian lol that explains all your Pro Yao and Anti TMac posts.. haha.

 

......You have got to be kidding me .....

If anything, its more like the other way around.....I've been a Tmac fan all my life......wow and just a couple of years ago I was accused of being a T O F or a Yao Hater......


I hope that was sarcastic......

 

Stop trying to sidestep it now. You've been exposed.

 

No, it seems that I have been exposed, just like how tinman has been exposed as a closet Bulls lover.

 

As a guy that is in Management, I respect what Yao has done (regardless if it was intentional or not). He needed to show the "rookie" the rules of the game publicly so there's no question what is on the table. He basically set the expectation from the get go. He also did it very professional instead of getting "ghetto". The people on this board that has problems with what Yao did are the same people that probably can't hold a job. If you can't take something as simple as "don't go into the stands" and be the reason to not join a championship caliber team then your personal priority has to be questioned. It's best to test Artest now than when he's not actually part of the locker room before he can actually do some damage.

If Artest doesn't sign because of this incident then Yao basically saved the Rox from imploding. And to those that say that chemistry isn't important, just look at the Red Sox right now. They just got swept AGAIN by the Angels because of Manny being Manny.

 

It's nice to see this has somehow become a racial issue. Is Yao Ming a racist? Does Yao deserved to be called out for his comments? I'll put it like this, Don Imus and Dog the Bounty Hunter are still in the public eye, so what Yao said is nothing compared to the things they said. I'm Black, so let's get that out of the way. I'm a HUGE Yao Ming fan, since he was drafted in 2002, and it seemed that he has always had good relations with Black players. From my observations, Yao is not a racist and I truly believe that Yao was sort of misquoted......at the same time I'm upset about some of the things he said. No. 1, team chemistry means very little when you are a) always losing in the first round and b) you spend the last 30 games of the season on the injured list. I have faith that Yao is going to play nice with Ron and this team will win a championship.

 

yso just needs to learn diplomacy. He should have just stayed quite. No one talks about Scola's answer to the same questions. I loved how he handled it. Yso should have said the same thing.