He wouldn't be the first Rockets center to have been traded for Anstey. 14. LA Clippers - Maurice Taylor - Michigan 15. Dallas (c) - Kelvin Cato - Iowa State 16. Cleveland - Brevin Knight - Stanford 17. Orlando - Johnny Taylor - Tennessee-Chattanooga 18. Portland (c) - Chris Anstey - (Australia) 19. Detroit - Scott Pollard - Kansas (c) Dallas traded Kelvin Cato to Portland for Chris Anstey and cash.
Is there a single poster on this BBS who thinks Yao Ming will dominate right away? Maybe one or two. That's it, though. He will need time to adjust, and he probably won't get more than 24 minutes per game anyway. If he starts off with 8 pts and 6 boards and, say, 2 blocks, etc., for a 21 year-old in a new culture, new basketball environment, that's not too shabby. We will need patience. But Yao will not be a bust.
Yao Ming at first is only expected to compliment his team mates. Let us take it easy and watch it happen! CD & RT seem to think ther is something special in Yao Ming, give him room to grow under american coaching, expect a little and be greatful when he performs to a high standard. It may take a while.
Call me a troll if you want, I"ll say it again if a guy is putting up Cato type numbers againts the Aussies you have to wonder what he could againts more talented player's in the NBA
Chris Anstey is the same guy that Don Nelson claimed would be the best running big man in the NBA. Nelson had people in Dallas all excited because Chris had outplayed Tim Duncan in a game when Ansty's team was turing in USA and playing some of the college teams. Now we all know what happened to Tim Duncan. And of course the NBA was not a very good fit for Ansty.
Can I see box scores? I mean they threw 4 . . Guys at him. is that 20 fouls or 24? I'm not panicing .. but i just want to see the numbers Minutes played.. . .how many fouls did ming have when? Rocket River
Let's be realistic. Yao Ming is talented but he needs time to adjust to the NBA style. He himself indicated that it will take three years to adjust. He will not dominate NBA overnight. So, please be patient. Even Shad didn't get his full potential until after a while in NBA. Besides, Yao Ming didn't play a lot of minutes in the Australian game. The Chinese team lost in the fourth quarter mainly because their coach used a wrong strategy with two centres that didn't go well against the Australian style.
Two things: 1. I am not knocking Ming. I am just being realistic. I don't think a lot of people are. I really hope the word "bust" is not not uttered by anyone for at least four years. Give the guy time. He won't be a bust IMO. He'll be very good if given time. I am concerned. If you guys knew what the words "anstey and melmeth" TRULY meant...you'd be scared also! 2. Let's not say the words "Yao Ming and Tim Duncan" in the same breath. Ming is no Duncan.Duncan was a top 5 player within a season. BTW Chris Anstey certainly never 'dominated' TD I can GUARANTEE you.
Lots of "great" college players never make it in the NBA while "mediocre" one's excel. There are plenty of stars in Europe who have never been able to succeed in the NBA. Basketball is a wierd world.
Whats with all these negativity? Some of you simply forgot to take these factors into consideration 1. Yao played with a hip injury throughout the tournament 2. Yao was constantly double teamed throughout the game and tournament, much of the opposition's strategy focuses on containing him. 3. He is still only 21!! I am not sure why some people expect him to dominate International basketball in order to be worthy of No.1 draft pick at such a young age. 4. He still averaged more than 20 points throughout this tournament, its not like he has been scoring single digit numbers all the time. 5. For someone so tall, it takes time for their body to fill out. A few years ago, Yao was basically a stick figure. During the Olympics when he was 19, he has grown to 236 pounds. He now weighs 296 pounds. With some weight training and better programmed diet in the US, he'll add more strength and mass. He'll be fine. 6. No one is expecting Yao to come in and play the light out in his rookie year!! He has a big learning curve infront of him, but with his enormous potential, if things does work out, look out!! -G'day-
Yao will need to improve his stamina and strength and learn to overcome his weaknesses but at the same time the Rockets will also utilize his strong points as well.He has a long way to go,but he is talented.He will be tested but I think he will eventually succeed.
Nobody ever said Ming would dominate his first year, and trust me there are worse guys then Anstey that put their foot in Duncan's rearend in college. Wake Forest lost an average of somewhere between 8 to 10 games a year. And how do you know whether MING won't be a top 5 player within a season or two. Maybe he will, maybe he won't. Most people didn't expect Duncan to be the dominant player he was so early in his career. We'll see.
But that looked like a pretty freaking good defensive team China ran into, they're touting themselves the best defensive team in the tournament. Ming STILL got 10 rebounds, and it seemed like he got VERY little help. If Ming can block shots and rebound for the Rocks I'll be happy.
pau gasol averaged more points in the nba than he did the previous year in the far weaker spanish league. what does this mean? that it doesn't matter if yao isn't dropping the ridiculous 50 ppg some people here seem to expect. it also doesn't matter if on the third game in 4 nights(or is it 3 nights) on an injured hip with consistent triple teams that he only gets 9 points. when he does score his 27+ he has made what 80% of his shots. that is insane. like jeff said basketball is a weird sport. if you want to read into stats, fine yao's are amazing, but of more interest is the plethora of articles that show his impressive personality and desire.
The guy is 21. None of us know jack squat about the type of defense that is being played in that tournament. The 27 points he scored the other day is probably as misleading as this 9 point effort. Three games in three nights. Relax, we will have our opportunity to finally see him in August in Indianapolis!
Screamingrocket believes that Anstey, Gaze, and Heal were all contributors on an nba team. What they were were players who had the potential to contribute in the nba but never did. Screaming, find another team to cheer for; I suggest the Lakers.
