Yao towers over Scola in height, so don't get it twisted and try to play off Luis' hustle as him stealing boards from Yao.
yao has been dominating just about every ONE; but has not against every TWO or MORE. as a result, he's ONLY a 20/10 player, not 30/15. in that regard, yeah, he's quite under-achieving.
Yao has overacheived based on his expectations when he was drafted. A lot of people though he would play like past 7'6" players which means he would be average at best. Yao through sheer hard work turned himself into a franchise player, nothing was handed to him. The only issue I have with him is he doesn't take over games consistently anymore like he did in years past which is why his PPG is down this year. He does need to assert himself more. All in all I'm pretty pleased with him.
Yeah, I wish he'd be more assertive at times. He never progressed as a passer as I thought he would. Other than that, there's really not much to complain about. He "underachieved" in that he hasn't quite reach HOF-caliber. But is that a reasonable standard to judge a player? He wasn't a sure thing like LeBron.
no he actually has overachieved. after his rookie season, i'd thought he'd be that type of player at the most. but he's a very good all-star now, though not superstar player. i never thought he would average 25 and 11 one year which he did. and now 20 and 10 is the norm for him. he was the right pick when we got him and he has fulfilled his #1 pick.
Have to appreciate a man that stands his ground even if he's wrong. Yao didn't live up to what we thought he was going to be, but he's a good player. He's Brad Daughtery which is cool. If healthy and he plays another 5 yrs, he'll be 17k pts and 7k rebounds. Good, not great which is what it is.
What were you expecting out of him? Did you really think he was gonna be one of the 5 best centers of all time?
So from being labeled a Bust to underachiever? Yao gets no love. First it was, "Oh this guy is a bust. The Chinese Shawn Bardley.", then when he showed he has game, "Oh Yao Ming should be dominating. At 7'6, you should average 35 and 15 every game." I think its safe to say that Yao Ming has exceeded just about everyone's expectations for him when he first came to the NBA.
I'm sure it's been pointed out, but I'd like to reiterate: Yao sneezes and gets fouls called on him. He is easily the worst-officiated player in the league, and is still and 20/10 guy. What more do you want from him stats-wise?
Somebody decipher this reply quick! I can't make anything else out except the obvious. So far, this is all I have: Sounds like Wade, LeBron, Kobe, Pierce, Mello or Dirk will be here when the trade deadline comes. Best part is that it seems we won't have to give up Yao to get one of them. He emphasized "MULTIPLE" which could mean that more players or more than one team is involved. Doc also emphasizes HANDLE which makes me believe rafer and/or Skip will be included in the deal.
No, but at least 10-15. When u draft a guy #1, u expect all nba multiple times, and in the mvp conversation a lot. You expect a great player for half his career. He's been good, not great. That's better than being a bust.
But he can't help being the #1 draft pick. That's on the Rockets, not Yao. If you were to do that draft over, would you pick someone else? Amare perhaps?
