no yao hating, just thought with his size and shooting ability, he oughta be averaging upper 20's and getting at least 12-13 boards, dominating. i think so far, he's underachieving. he's gonna have to take over from now on.
no, but 7'5 and 300+lbs. should be dominating everyone, he oughta be getting better position, getting dunks everytime he wants, like shaq used to.
Then drop Yao,sign me pls. I'm much taller than Yao,so I can grab no less than 20 Rebs per match!Do it man!
that's what i'm saying, he's made out to be this franchise center who we can build a championship team around, but i'm not so sure watching kobe or lebron play. yao is a tier below those guys, and sometimes i wonder if he'll reach that level. i know he's playing well... do you think he's peaked?
Give him 1-2 more years. I think we'll see a statistical climb next year. This year's been a bit screwed up...
So he is a disappointment because he is not the single greatest player in basketball??? You make much sense
He is averaging 19.7points. And 9.7 board. 2.8 off rebounds, its 18th spot in the league. For the deff rebounds, we all know Scola stole many of them. He got 19.7 in only avg 13.2shots, lowest in his career, last year was 15.5. It is coach or his teammates problem.
Sigh...Another one who thinks height=rebounds...That's why you see all the tallest players in history dominating the rebound totals/per game stats. Yes, Yao has underachieved but rebounding has nothing to do with it. Yao was at his best in the 05-06 season until he got injured and at the start of the 06-07 season until Thomas fell on his leg. Sadly, he hasn't gone back to that level. It's injuries. Oh, and he's past his peak. This season, he's been pretty average. He'll have a better season next year though, I'm sure.
no, i don't equate height with rebounds. he just oughta be getting them, at a better rate. if i see him statistically improve over the next few years, i'd be just as happy, but just not sold on him winning us a championship. just don't see the fire the lebrons and the kobes have. just doesn't seem like he has that winning edge. if i'm not mistaken, him and illgaskus both have similar stats, and look at how much they contribute to their squads.
Well, you surely are mistaken Yao averages 20 ppg and 10 rpg & 55% shooting Z averages 13 ppg and 7 rpg & under 50% shooting
I can agree with this but I don't see what does it have to do with him not getting another 2-3 rebounds a game. That wouldn't mean he has gotten a "winning edge", as you say. You know what would? If he wouldn't be content with getting 8 or 10 shots in a loss. If he is the franchise player, he should act more like it.
ok, better said, it's not just the rebounds, it's everything he brings to the table, is he good enough to net us a championship or just an all-star, is he one of the top 5 players in the league or 2nd 3rd tier player. i don't know. i mean, we haven't done squat since we drafted him.
