OK, I have been a Yao homer all the way, until now. But I just realized something that is giving me serious pause. Here it is. I thought Yao would be the perfect partner for Francis or Mobley on the pick and roll or pick and pop. He's got that great shooting touch and that fantastic size. Too fantastic size. Take a look at the length of Yao's legs in some of the photos. Think how high they go before they come together. Think about how low NBA guards tend to hunch while moving to the basket or harassing the guy moving to the basket. Now think about Yao stepping in to take out Francis' defender, and think about that defender ducking his head down and slipping . . . right between Yao's legs. That's right, all this time we've been worrying about Yao being too soft, when we should have worried about him being too tall. We need to close that loophole between his legs so he can set effective picks. We need to move his crotch closer to the ground. I'm thinking maybe a low-hanging iron jock. Just low enough to take out Gary Payton's forehead.
LOL Will. Good post. Now could you stop giving me scare like that? This is not April 1st you know. I was thinking "sh*t my fingers got worked to the bone defending Yao and now there's another hurricane coming." LOL
Well, if the stories about Steve and Cat are to be believed, then I think this little eventuality will be explored a LOT in practice...
man basketball is a game of height. i dont think we have to worry about ming being too tall. but he does need to bulk up alittle more thats for sure.
Will your comedy level came to an end with the closing of Barnum & Baileys Circus Big Top!The Summer must be bothering you or something!
It's not the length of his legs as much as the size of his shoes. If he can wear Cat's shoes (and socks), we're in trouble.
This as been the longest off season I can remember in a long time. Even the "Clutch crew" is slipping and getting bored
Bah. Simply attach an elastic net to a pair of knee braces that Yao will wear. It will catch any players who attempt this dastardly manouver. Plus, he could act as a crime-fighter on the weekend, catching purse snatchers and stuff.
Well, can you imagine how much more boring it'd be had it not for Yao's presence? The likes of Jason Williams, Mike Dunleavy or Caron Butler as our No.1 pick wouldn't generate half of the talks, discussions and interviews on this board. At least we often got something new on Yao to chew on, and other teams fans got nothing much to talk about. Time surely passes a little faster with Yao Ming as the newest Rocket.
I heard Flopper Stockton got through between someone's legs in a real game. Don't know if it's true but we as the real Rockets fans should definitely promote whatever it takes, just in case, including super stench underwear to protect Yao's crotch from Stockton's mouth, and maybe, a hidden iron crotch pad against Malone's knees.
I'd like to see Stockton tea-bagged before he retires. In fact, a Yao tea-bag job might hasten his retirement.
