thank you for posting. previous Rockets players who signned with a Chinese shoe deal have definitely help their sales in China. So hopefully one of the Chinese shoe makers will throw in a nice lucrative deal for Ron Ron since he is a real star unless previous player (sry, but maybe im wrong about Luis? lol) Anyone think if Ron gets a deal before the end of this season which is very likely since 3 major Chinese brands are looking at Ron now, he will then take a bit pay cut on his new contract with the Rockets after the season? ps is it Ron with Kix now? I like those shoes
I bet Ron tries to promote his rap albums in China, and he'll probably be successful. If David Hasselhoff can rule Germany, why can't Artest rule China?
Hmmm.. no! I'd rather see TMac get healthy rather than working out too much when he's not fully recovered and having another injury, just what we need!
T Mac needs to take it easy with the work outs. Maybe that part of Yao's problem is excessive working out?
Based on what I have heard about Ron's work ethic and loyalty to his team mates I had a feeling that these two would hit it off. Let's just hope that Ron likes and respects Yao so much that he allows Yao's composure and sportsmanship to wear off on him.
It seems you guys are interested in this report, so I translate the whole passage into English for your reference. Due to my **** English, I am afraid I cannot guarantee it 100 percent correspondent to the original meaning, but I do my best. Hopefully, you guys can understand it, then my 2 hours of translation work will be worthwhile. Yao Ming: feel resonance with Ron Rookie Dorsey is like Liu Bei (an ancient Chinese emperor who is famous for his long arms) （By Titan Sports，Wangmeng from Houston） The fourth day of training camp of the new season was just over and Yao in wet jersey stood with Ron arm by arm beside the court, talking enrapturedly. No one shall still remember the frank but kinda sharp words about Ron when Ron just joined rockets. It only takes a couple of days for the two to become friends. Ron told Yao a couple of Chinese sneakers companies are contacting him for contract, but he had no idea of these companies, so turn to Yao for some information. Yao lowered his head and outlined the companies to Ron one by one. At the end of the introduction, Yao said, “ no matter which company you contracts, you will surely come to China next summer and be sure to come to Shanghai at that time. Shanghai is my hometown and I promise I will give you a very warm reception. ” Ron brought the biggest change to Rockets. Since Battier is injured, Ron will surely be one of the starters in the new season. The good relationship between Yao and Ron will be a good premonition for Rockets. This is Yao’s 7th NBA season and no wonde he has more expectation than ever, because he is already 28 years old and there is not too much time for him to struggle for the dream, he said, “no more excuses for us now ”. He has obtained more experience and learned how to balance his energy in the long season. The third of the camp, he told Adelman, “I feel sore in my muscles and I wanna a day’s break.” The coach agreed and Yao did exercise that day on the cycle beside the court. He did not join the scrimble, but cycled for two hours. After that, he said, “I feel the cycle I did today is enough to cycle around the road 610 for one loop” Yao will get more help: Ron’s tough body and excellent offence, the soon 37 years old Barry’s sufficient experience and the amazing 3 shoots, Dorsey’s steel-like strong body, plus other veterans, this is really a promising season, as well as a season long and full of responsibility. The training camp started and would soon be over. Looking at the schedule, Yao checked the arrangment about the pre-season and said, “it seems long, but actually very fast and we got move on. The new season has come.” (Comments about himself and Rockets) I am still kinda not quite confident Titan: the start of the training camp means the new season is coming soon. How do you feel after the training in the couple of days? More confident about yourself, lineup, as well as the new season? Yao: no, I am not surely more confident. Everybody did a good job in the several days’ training, but I am still kinda not quite confident. You know, it just begins and I have to adjust from Shanghai time to Houston time. It is not that easy as you think. When I stood on the court, I kept saying to myself, forget the vocation in Shanghai, forge the good food there, forget the whole night’s boundless talk with friends, instead I got to focus all my energy here. I know what a hope we cherish for this new season and the lineup is really awesome, but now everybody of this team is on the way to be perfect, it will take time and it is too early to say I am totally confident. Titan: so, what mostly make you less confident? Yao: in fact, it is not our team that I am not confident, what make me less confident is we have no idea about other teams, how is their trainning? Every trainning camp should be nearly the same, you can say it is ok to prepare yourself and no bother to care other teams, but you are still kinda worried if you have not played with them. I probably will get a clearer picture about this question after the end of the pre-season. Titan: this is already your 7th NBA season. Based on your expeerence, what do you think of this year. Compared with the previous years, did you guys have a well-off start? Yao: each season varies: different players, different lineups and different tactics. Our coach Adelman has different ways for the traning in comparison with Jeff Van Gundy. Adelman prefers us to more scrinble, and via this way, to get familiar with the tactics and everyboday’s position. Each year varies, so I can not make a judge for this year either untill one game after another. And frankly speaking, I have never experienced a turely successful season, to which I will not shy away. So I do not know what the training camp is for a team who have gone really far in the playoff, what I can only say is that I hope everything goes well for us. (Comments about Ron) feel resonance with Ron Titan: what is your straightforward feel about this year’s training camp? Yao: Last year I was fined for 20 thousands $ for being late for the training camp, so I am punctual this year and feel really good for not being fined, ha ha ha. Titan: Ron’s join shall be the biggest change for rockets of this season. You used to be antagonists and watched each other’s play on TV, while you are now teamates. About him, do you have any new knowledge? Yao: I really began to like him ever sicne our first meet in the mdia day. After the activity of the media day, I went to the court for some exercise and found he was already there doing exercise. I immeditedly found and felt the resonance with Ron. This shall be my first intimate contact with Ron and I felt really good. I always do exercise painstakingly, because I am such a ungifted person and have no other way to improve myself except hardworking. Upon seeing that there is another person similar with me, I felt I have found the common ground between us. This is a good example that you got contact by yourself to really know somebody. The Ron standing before me is by no means the same Ron I heard and saw from TV. Titan: sounds you feel you two really have serendipity? Yao: We two have a rather good beginning from the tranning camp. He works very very hard and I felt resonance. Later I conferred with Ron to check when his usual exercise time is to make sure our trainning time will not overlap so that we will not scramble the court. I am really delighted to have such a teamate. He plays rather tough and fiercely and I can feel his antagonist’s frustration and headache in competing for position. Titan: what do you think Ron can bring to Rockets. Yao: a lot, just a look at his body will make you feel what a headache his antagonist will have to encounter. It is almost impossible to stop him, would they use position 3 or 4 against him? I even think he can somewhat play against the center with his strengh. Whoever plays with us will encounter such headache. (Comments about Dorsey) I miss uncle Mutombo very much Titan: Dorsey is another tough guy, how do you think of him? Yao: this dude is really strong. This first day I saw his arm and I was in the fantasy that I saw a small version Howard. The muscles are really big and no doubt about his body quality. Apart from his height, he is as good as Howard on shape and strength. Just look at his slam dunk, soar to the sky in no time. This guy really have a good explosive bursts of energy. Titan: but can he play postion 4 with his height? Yao: His height is less advantageous, but he has long arms that can vertically surpass his knees, just like Liubei(an ancient Chinese emperor who is famous for his long arms). Plus his jumping power, he will not be less advantagous on rebounds and blocks. For Dorsey, the primary thing is to adapt himself for NBA, then do more training. His shooting is mediocke and he is also easily to make foul, which will take time for him to acquire experience. Titan: so far, Rockets has not reached a contract with Motombo, which means you will probably have not a backup of similar height in the new season, what do you think this will have any impact to you as well as the whole Rockets? Yao: I miss Uncle very much and called him when I came back Houston. During trainning, we joked we have much less funs without Uncle. Hays said, look at Luis (Scola) and Karl (Landry), neither could stop the other. His words reminded me of the time when Uncle was in the trainning camp, I said, “when Uncle was here, Hays and Uncle, neither can score in front of the other, ha ha ha.” Titan: with Motombo, you will definitely not be the last one in half-way-run test? Yao: you bet, so you can imagine how much I miss him. Titan: so how will you handle the lack of backup on position 5? Yao: Coach will always find the way. From the trainning camp, we practise a lot the tactices with two PF. On this position, we got pretty many capable players, Scola, Landry, Hays and the rookie Dorsey. The coach will find the appropriate lineup, about which I am comfident. Don’t forget, more and more NBA teams have no ture centers these days.
what he meant is that Yao is already trying to build a strong connection with Ron, so Ron would consider more about signing with us after this year. I bet Morey would be in Shanghai at the same time as Ron
