Ming is looking a bit lethargic so far on defense, guards think they're Michael Jordan. Ming automatic 2-2 free throws.
The Korean center is too weak. already got 3 fouls on Ming in the first 7 min .... who will play the rest of game for korea?
Every player will be substituted out of the game from time to time to get a breathe. What gave u the impression that he was fatigued?
A series of plays, bending down holding his knees not looking for ball on offense, walked the court back on an offensive play, basically leaving it 4 on 5 in favor of korea, took him 10 seconds to get down court.
By the way, Ming's conditioning wasn't as bad as it sounds....he sat for the first time with only a few minutes left in the second quarter. I think he had around ten or so points at the time with four or five rebounds and an assist. That's an estimate, though, as they aren't very good about flashing the stats up on the screen.
Make no mistake about it, he has been running down the floor good, just had to catch his breath for a minute. Playing fairly well, not super though.
Ming was double-teamed when he didn't have the ball and tripled-team when he did. Most of the time when he got the ball under the basket , three Koreans players would try to swat the ball from him. They would foul him if they couldn't. So the two Korean centers have had 5 fouls together in the first quarter already. I think he had like 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks before he was substituted out of the game to get a breathe.
