Does anyone else see this happening? Yao Ming Season Averages - 2002 - 2003 Pts: 17 Reb: 11 Blk: 3 FG%: 65% I figure if he averaged what he did at the World Championships, with the crappy guards they had, he will easily average over 10 points and 10 boards a game for the season. The 17 pts may be a little optimistic, but I think the blocks / rebounds / FG% are in the right range. What do you predict?
I would be very surprised if he managed over 10 boards a game in his rookie season. He is tall, but he doesn't fully understand how to use that to his advantage on the boards yet. Perhaps more like 13-14 ppg and 8 rpg.
I think the rebounds will be the easier part of his game, actually, because Mobley and Francis will be jacking up a lot of outside shots and we all know they miss their fair share.
THANK YOU, i am very happy somebody out there feels the same as me. Yao Ming will put up Pau Gasol type numbers with a few more blocks. Come on how can you doubt him the guy shoots 75%. Against the best in the world, Now that is very impressive.
Good prediction on that FG%. It's right on. I'll go with my sig on averages. I mean, if Rodman can avergae 15rpg, then Yao can average 18.
Hi to everyone, This is my first post so I want to say that you have a great forum here. Now the reason of my post is, although the fg % of yao is 75% in WC it is not calculated in the same way as NBA in the WC. Ýn the case of fouls, if the shot does not go in, it is not counted as a field goal. So, I think his actual fg % according to the NBA rules is lower. P.S: I am not a native speaker, sorry for my English.
those are not counted as field goals in the nba either. the only time it would be counted is if it did go in.
I don't think Ming will see enough minutes before Christmas to be able to have that high an average over the whole season. Unless there is an injury to Cato and/or Eddie that would cause Rudy to use Ming before he believes he is ready, I believe we will see essentially two different seasons for Yao this first year. If you look at his averages for the whole year, he will probably be at something like 7 or 8 pts, and 7 or 8 rebounds per game. However, if you look at his stats starting in January or so, which is when Rudy has historically loosened up his rotation enough to include rookies who are ready to contribute, you would likely see stats close to what you predicted.. something like 13 - 14 pts and 9 - 10 rebounds per game. If that seems low, just remember that Ming is going to have a bullseye on his back for probably the first 2 or 3 years he is in the league, and opposing teams will be doing everything they can think of to make life difficult for him. Hopefully that will equate to a lot more opportunities for Steve and Cat to score and create without the defenses being solely geared to stop them. In fact, this first year, Ming's greatest impact may not even be seen on the stat line - more points and assists for both guards. I would suggest that any increase in both categories for Steve and Cat that happen while Ming is playing, at least be counted partially on Ming's stat line, when judging his performance. If we keep that in mind, then he might very well be responsible for what amounts to a double-double at the end of the year. ciao
I don't think Ming will see enough minutes before Christmas to be I remember Rudy said on TNT that Yao would be a starter right away? Did I hear it wrong?
