Why would so-called only fans propose a max for Yao?

show me ONE single thread, started by a YOH, that is bashing Yao during the playoffs? if you can not, you are just talking out of your ass, ok?

or let's count who started the Brooks bashing threads, Adelman bashing threads, Artest bashing threads, and last, Yao nug-hugging threads.

YOFs are the cancer to this board. and you are one of the nastiest one.

 

....because they would cry if the Rockets didn't and regard it as a personal insult.

 

You underestimate the heart of other OFs!

 

no, you can easily see those threads were made in China.

 

I don't pay attention to the fans' nationlity. But, I don't think YOFs hate Artest. And, if you think only YOFs dislike Adelman and Brooks, you are wrong.

 

Explain please?

What's wrong with being a Yao only fan? It's Yao who made millions of people fan of the Rockets. You probably love Rox because of other reasons (for an example, say, T-Mac). But how does that make you superior than those so called "YOFs"?

 

show me ONE single thread, started by a YOH, that is bashing Yao during the playoffs?

 

pure rhetorics. yof's, if there is such a group, is not mutually exclusive to a broad "rockets fans" base. anyone who supports yao ming would want the rockets to win so yao can show his values, no? also, by "real franchise centers", i suppose you were referring to akeem or moses. are you saying anyone from yao and out, as long as he's not at least as good as akeem or moses can't be a franchise player? then the bulls can never have a franchise player again.

 

So, you mean YOFs have more courage than other OFs?!

As I have said, you underestimate the heart of other OFs!

 

You know what? without considering finincial benifits Yao brings to the team, he still will get MAX somewhere.

Look at how much Rashard Lewis got, and look at how many teams have huge cap space after 2010, and look at how little quality centers availabel at that time. Many team will risk Yao missing some games to give them a change at championship. Yao can be either a first option or a 2nd fiddle in a championship team, if situation is right.

 

I am a huge Yao Ming fan. I am also a huge Tracy McGrady fan, since his days in Orlando. I became a huge ROCKETS fan once my two favorite players joined this team and I appreciate every single player on the current Rockets roster. From Shane Battier all the day down to Brent Barry. This is perhaps my favorite Rockets roster since the 2003/04 team.

Now, does the fact that I started watching the Rockets after Yao and Mac joined this year make me a "YOF"? Does that make the opinion of 20 year Rocket fans more valid than the newcomers?

You see, the problem with this board is that the long-time Rockets fans (not all of you) put yourselves on a pedestal. You think you have more valid points and opinions. You patronize other fans for liking certain players, despite the fact that we're all rooting for the same team. Just because you have a million pieces of Rockets memorabillia doesn't make your word golden.

Instead of unity, I find that this divides the board into two, when it needn't be like this. The more separation we create amongst ourselves, the less time we can enjoy games together. It also fosters extreme hate for Yao Ming for no particular reason. And really, when it comes down to it, what we think and feel as fans as no say on who stays or who goes or who gets a max deal or not.

 

YOHs like you don't start thread often. They sometimes even claim they "love Yao". But if you look at their replies, it's all Yao bashing.

Need an example? Check your own replies in various threads.

 

I have a question for all the YOFs?

Who is DREAM?

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ibm, I'm not going to put words in cometswin's mouth, but I think he is saying that it might be better to have 2 good 10m players that don't miss games or are young and rising vs 1 really good injury prone player. Dumars did it with grant hill for wallace and atkins. La did it by turning shaq into odom,grant, and butler which morphed into kwame for butler, which morphed into brown for gasol. In 04, la was in the finals, 05 they were in the lotto, 06&07 they were 1st rd flamouts and in 08 were in the nba finals.So if La can go to the finals with shaq and then 4 yrs later can return without shaq, what does that say.

There are teams that would love to have yao,pay him max, and never have any intentions of winning a title. All they want is the doors he will open for other businesses. They want the sideshow part of it vs what his production can do to help win titles. If I could "rob" a team of their good young players and draft picks, it has to be considered. The bulls,pistons, and knicks are higher revenue teams than the rockets and they don't a cash cow.

 

99.9% of YOFs are cool and great. I am one of them and I am proud to be a fan of Yao. I just feel embarrassed by those 0.1% bad ones who are unfortunately the loud ones.

All I know are:
It is not appropriate to start other Rockets bashing threads if you are a YOF.
It is not appropriate to start "Yao max or leaving" threads during playoffs if you are a YOF.
YOFs should restrain the hatred toward anyone who can not pass the ball to Yao or is not helping Yao to get his stats.
YOFs should accept the fact that Yao is no Shaq or Dream.

To all YOFs: Be a fan that Yao can be proud of.

 

there is NO IFs or unless...Yao will be a rocket for his career..Les will never trade a guy who brings in that much money and so many fans...these threads are so ridiculous...if you actually think the Rockets will lose yao, you are kidding your self....yao will get the max..and he deserves every penny of it...

 

For centers signed contract in recent years, look at big Z's , Ben Wallace's , Bynum's, Nene's, Dalembert's contracts, and Shaq's last contract.

None of them is at Yao's level except Shaq(and he was injury prone + older than Yao), yet they all get Max or near Max. Yao is a 5 time All-NBA teamer, with or without his marketing value, he'll get MAX somewhere.

 

I actually see him as some anti-matter YOF. LOLs