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ENOUGH with the Yao Hating: It's time to take names

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by CB4ever, Aug 22, 2002.

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  1. CB4ever

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    Press updated through Yao's "arrival game" v Dallas 11/21/02.
    I've added contact info, be sure to thank them in a special way.
    Your favorite Yao Troll quotes will be added soon.

    Again, please post additions to any of these lists with quotes and links to sportswriters, players, posters, and analysts whenever possible (Original tirade moved :p below):

    HEAD ASS
    Sir Charles Barkley, Talent Evaluator
    11/14/02 "Yao Ming makes Shawn Bradley look like Bill Russell."
    Famous last words: "If he scores 19, I'll kiss (Kenny Smith's) ass..."
    11/21/02 Chaz puckers up to "Shorty the Donkey's" ass while Yao goes off for 30 pt/16 reb v Dallas. Bradley's line 0pt/2reb/5fouls/at least 3 posterizations

    IGNORAMUSes :eek:
    Randy Brickley, Arizona Republic randy.brickley@arizonarepublic.com
    "How do you say LaRue Martin in Chinese? A master of almost no facet of the game, Yao makes Martin look like.. Wilt Chamberlain." Bricklayer is rolling, "Manute Bol has a better chance of playing hockey than Yao does of having an All-Star career."
    http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cheapseats/1115friguide1115.html
    Big Bob Wolfley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel bwolfley@onwis.com
    "But the fact is Yao Ming is 7 feet 5 inches, but he's not a shot-blocker."
    Now Bob's worked up, "What's the point of being 7-5 on this planet if you are not going to be a shot-blocker, defender and rebounder?"
    ATTN MING YAO: your time here on Earth has proven useless, please leave now. http://www.jsonline.com/sports/buck/jun02/53758.asp
    Phil 'Touch my Hot Button' Taylor, CNNSI No listed email (Phil dislikes accountability) Try cnnsi@cnnsi.com
    "Call it the Shawn Bradley syndrome." Stiffs I know: "Steve Stipanovich.. Benoit Benjamin.. Jon Koncak..Joe Kleine..."
    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/phil_taylor/news/2002/05/20/hot_button/index.html
    Bill 'Nye the Sports Guy' Simmons, ESPN Page 2.
    Comments: http://espn.go.com/page2/s/feedback/sportsguy.html
    "Yao Ming over Jay Williams" = "Bowie over Jordan... I'm not just predicting it, I'm guaranteeing it."
    http://espn.go.com/page2/s/simmons/020627.html
    Dick Vitale, Duke Cheerleader. Comments: http://espn.go.com/dickvitale/vmail/index.html
    "Ming = Larue Martin" Who? "Williams = Isiah Thomas" Dickie's never wrong, baby.
    http://espn.go.com/dickvitale/vcolumn020621jay-yao.html
    Chet 'I added the opp in' CoppOCK, Sportingnews Chicago. Email: chet@sportingnews.com
    "So do you agree with me when I say Yao Ming will be a bust in 5 years?"
    The ensuing Rick Barry b**** slap,
    "I am a basketball God. I've seen Yao Ming play. He is legit."
    http://mfile.akamai.com/3310/rm/spo...020627/9289.ram Thx Kim
    Marty 'Schizo' Burns, CNNSI. Comments: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/basketball/nba/news/2000/04/03/burns_comments/
    Draft grade 'A'. "Potential franchise center." "Or Enron-like disaster"
    After foul-limited (18 minutes) 16/5/2 in loss to Germany: "the Chinese giant was a virtual no-show..." "Rockets fans might have started wondering if Rudy Tomjanovich isn’t selling them a bill of goods."
    http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/inside_game/marty_burns/news/2002/08/29/burns_ming/

    HATERS :mad:
    Gentle (but Borderline Dirty) Ben Wallace
    "We're going to beat him up," Ben Wallace said. "We're going to beat him up pretty bad." -ly, Ben, -ly
    http://bbs.clutchcity.net/showthread.php?threadid=39886
    Q 'Two Fist, Upside the Head, I said Two Fist 'side the head' Richardson
    Ming's a "BUST" and "We're going to be taking bets on who's going to get him"
    http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/3180122.htm
    http://bbs.clutchcity.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=38100
    Jay "I'm one of the most competitive guys I've ever met" Williams
    My PR guy suggested adding the intimacy of first person to the objectivity of the third... so you see, now I get both. Finally, I am more than one person.
    http://bbs.clutchcity.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=39728
    http://espn.go.com/oly/news/2002/0819/1420266.html
    Shaq 'I make Yao Doll. Beat him down in driveway.' O'Neal
    "Street.. 'bows.. grr.." (The rest of the article was apparently parenthetical so the reporter could write stuff he thought a literate Shaq would say)
    http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/special/yao/1424295

    I WAS BLIND BUT NOW I SEE (How You Like Me Yao!) :eek:
    Ben Wallace
    "He didn't back down... He's a whole lot better than I thought he'd be."
    Jay Williams
    "I thought he was going to jump..." (and smack you and the ball into the 4th row) "He definitely blew away my expectations of him."
    Antonio Davis
    "After her turned and scores on your 'mug' a couple times, you've got to try to do something else!!"
    Mike Finley
    "To play against him was an eye-opening experience for me. He's a lot better than what I thought. He earned our respect."
    http://www.usabasketball.com/seniormen/02-mwc-exhgame1_quotes.html Thx W&S
    SHAQ Diddy
    "I'm pretty scared." of Ming's 'bows... and toe surgery, actually :p

    I SEE HIM, but.. STILL BLIND AS A BAT.. no wait.. ah, nothing
    :cool:Mike "Feel My Herniated" Fisher, Dallasbasketball.com Email: fish@dallasbasketball.com
    "Yao...looks like he might have something..." ya, ya, good...
    "Not unlike Shawn Bradley, who looked the same way at BYU." DOH!!!
    http://dallasbasketball.com/headline_A.asp?pr=
    :cool:Ann 'Asian Readers luuuv me, dahling' Tatko, Contra Costa Times
    "Yao Ming. More like yeah, right."
    "Ben Wallace... 'beat up' Yao... with three blocked shots and a crushing tackle."
    Whew, glad she didn't get her sports mixed up.
    http://www.bayarea.com/mld/cctimes/sports/3922294.htm
    :cool:John 'Hey They Pay Me' Salley, BestDamnSportsShow, FOX Phone Comments: 1-866-839-4328
    Joke goes: Yao Ming, he's what, 7'5", he should never miss a dunk. Inexcusable.
    Silence (not even Tom Arnold laughs):
    Uhh... quick, Irvin, speak some Chinese, now that was funny.
    http://bbs.clutchcity.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40078
    Associated 'Just the Freakin News' Press WC China v Germany Recap
    "China (was) victimized by a poor performance from Yao Ming"
    16/5/2?? Keep hurting me, Yao, keep hurting me.
    http://msn.espn.go.com/nba/news/2002/0829/1424656.html
    :cool:Wang "I coached in A-M-E-R-I-C-A" Fei, China NT coach
    "Yao Ming still has a long way to go, especially in learning defense"
    Rudy T ese: "You don't know what the coaches are trying to do or how to evaluate a lot of what you see."
    RocksMillenium, Rudy T ese expert: "Rudy's Translation: I try to rationalize the things he is doing in my head but I just realize it's just stupid coaching... Hey genius, your best player is a 7-5 giant and the #1 pick in the NBA draft, how about GETTING HIM THE FREAKING BALL!" LO Freakin L
    http://207.44.140.146/php3/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40510

    Feel free to add on, I'll edit as needed.

    My Take:
    I'm tired of the personal and ignorant nature that certain players, fans and media have chosen to disrespect Yao Ming. I can not even begin to count the number of times I've read some journalist writing out of his ass: "OK, well we know for sure he can't block shots" or "How is Yao gonna help? He has no post game." Now that players are piling on and talking stuff, I don't feel satisfied letting any of them fade into the woodwork without some accountability...

    So, this thread's purpose is two-fold: to vent and to actually take names... complete with links and quotes. That's where you come in. I'll keep a list here and update it as people chime in with links to offending articles and quotes that just make you go... "WTF?!?"

    You know, when you're walking onto someone else's court it's best to shut up and play. If you've got game, you'll earn respect... and I certainly hope that will happen with Ming. But I also know with the extreme ****-talkers, even when you take court the excuses flow through them like the beans at Taco Bell: the score was all wrong, it wasn't really point, "that's bull****," we weren't playing with 2's, "all luck," blah, blah, blah. In this case, that's not good enough.

    How about starting with 2 lists: the Haters and the Ignorami. Although there is crossover, in general I think of haters as no-class ballers unleashing pre-emptive personal attacks in the name of playground and country. USA! USA!
    Ignorami also talk out of the wrong hole, but support their bias by misrepresenting opinion as fact. Ignorami have been spotted as far north as Milwaukee, somehow even getting published there. Too much beer and cheese. No seriously, I've done calculations, it must be true.

    A 21 year old kid fresh-off-the-boat with a billion people riding him already is too easy a target. For the record, the respect, honesty and class Ming has shown at every turn - "that's their business" is priceless - a testimony to his character. But as Rocket fans, at some point **** needs to be said back... or at least categorized and recorded for later. :p
     
    #1 CB4ever, Aug 22, 2002
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  2. kidrock8

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    Funny thing is that the Bucks would cream their jeans if they could have a chance to have Yao Ming.

    But then again, Pryzbilla is a good shot blocker, so nevermind. :rolleyes:

    Ben Wallace? Ya, you've guarded plenty of top notch PF/C in the East. :rolleyes:

    It's funny how a Johnny-come-lately like Wallace thinks that he can talk $hit now that he's become the most overrated player in the NBA.
     
    #2 kidrock8, Aug 22, 2002
  3. yesman

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    LOL, great thread idea.

    I always felt Jay Williams has been jealous of Ming since the draft, even though the Rockets didn't need him and he wanted to be in Chicago. I dunno, maybe he wanted more love than he got. Anyway, when he said how he wanted to dunk on Ming the other day that pissed me off. It's not like Ming even wanted all that hype.

    Here's the link: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/artic...18/SP173196.DTL
     
    #3 yesman, Aug 22, 2002
  4. Sane

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    How's Ben Wallace overrated? He won Best Defensive player, and he is the best defensive player.


    It's not like he won MVP.
     
    #4 Sane, Aug 22, 2002
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    Everyone is on the Ben Wallace bandwagon now. Before this season, he was very underrated. Now, he's getting way too much hype for being a defensive-only player.

    He's a nice role player, but he shouldn't be getting so much pub now.
     
    #5 kidrock8, Aug 22, 2002
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    Why would anyone hate Yao? He's as humble as can be. I can't hate anyone that is humble. Must be a cultural street or street thing.
     
    #6 gr8-1, Aug 22, 2002
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    What a difference a year makes. In the preseason last year, when KT was starting after the injury to Mo, I can distinctly remember him having a good offensive game against the Pistons.

    There were several threads on this BBS, saying "Ben Wallace? He's a scrub, let wait and see what Kenny does against the real players..." and the such like. Gotta love that turnaround :rolleyes:
     
    #7 Bailey, Aug 22, 2002
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    Yesman,

    Let me know if the Jay Williams entry had enough juice. I thought it was funny how he asked Baron Davis to do his dirty work for him.

    Also, I used the ccnet thread link to the article. The other link got deleted.
     
    #8 CB4ever, Aug 22, 2002
  9. Miggidy Markell

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    I think Gentle Ben should shave that afro, because he will never be as good as the Mooch.
     
    #9 Miggidy Markell, Aug 22, 2002
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    Check out this quote from the 2nd Jay Williams link.
    http://espn.go.com/oly/news/2002/0819/1420266.html

    ''I say this right now,'' he said of possibly withdrawing, ''but then I'm one of the most competitive guys I've ever met. So I don't know.''

    When in doubt, self-love: that's powerful stuff.
     
    #10 CB4ever, Aug 22, 2002
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    Ben Wallace is an over-rated ASSXXXX. Just like Rodman, playing dirty doesnt make you an good athlete. Players like that dont earn respect from me. Unfortunately, TV rating is THE only game in NBA. It s all business. That's why they allow it.
     
    #11 gotoloveit2, Aug 22, 2002
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    Ben Wallace....overrated ??!?!?!?!??!?!?!

    c'mon.......he is the best D player in the L....

    U guys r just....a.....punch....of.........loll's....:D


    and I beleave nobody HATES Ming........some people are just sceptical about him....and his play....
     
    #12 wagner, Aug 22, 2002
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    CB4ever; Dude take a chill pill Ben Wallace is just talking smack because alot of people or proclaiming Yao Ming to be the next big thing, let Yao Ming earn his respect by putting up great numbers tonight. :rolleyes:
     
    #13 mac.c, Aug 22, 2002
  14. Miggidy Markell

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    From reading your posts, you seem like you need to go to grama school.

    Also, I must add. Wagner sucks! :D
     
    #14 Miggidy Markell, Aug 22, 2002
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    From reading his signature, I guess Wagner can be the leader of the Excessively Long Signature fan club.
     
    #15 Panda, Aug 22, 2002
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    From what I have read in most other places. Most supporters say he'll be a good or great player. Only few say he'll dominate. On the other hand, there r plenty of MING bashing. Comparing him to Bradly, some even insulting or racist. "MING=BUST" is commonly posted everywhere. When was the last time a #1 pick has received so much bashing. Relatively speaking, MING has been treated more harsher than other #1 picks in recent history. It is jealousy, ignorance, racist, or all of the above.
     
    #16 gotoloveit2, Aug 22, 2002
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    All this hating makes the success so much sweeter.
     
    #17 Panda, Aug 22, 2002
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    Agreed.

    I seem to recall that Kwame Brown was the next best thing to sliced bread and all the hype about, "MJ got his man.. " and all that crap. What did Kwame do last year....NOTHING! Does the media hounds say anything about that???

    Yet they bash Ming at every turn....

    It will be sweet when they have to eat their words.

    Ming will be a welcome addition to this team and one of the cornerstones of the franchise for years to come.
     
    #18 Dennis2112, Aug 22, 2002
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    No one responded to my suggestion on another thread where I recommended that if "molested" he should punch their lights out and get thrown out. China doesn't have a change anyway, so why not make a statement. I also think the use of maritial arts would be a nice touch! :)
     
    #19 solid, Aug 22, 2002
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    Exactly. Imagine a 7-foot-4 AOL Bruce Lee Ninja M0nstar Clone. Oh the potential!

    If he could give Finley and Lafrenz the Fist Of The Dragon and take em out for the season he would bring us much closer to winning the midwest. And then he should kick Ben Wallace in the ass with some patented Drunk Monkey move. OMG!!! LOL BIG!
    Release the Dragon! Use the Fist! Punch Paul Pierce! OMG! He makes our collective pen1s grow! OMG!
    Must $70p n0w my A0L 1s g3771ng h4x0r3d! 0MG! 1m s0 1337!
    :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
     
    #20 Soybean Fanatic, Aug 22, 2002
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