I'm sorry. Hows about commie bastards? This right here is a free country and we are allowed to speak our mind (unless Clutch rules otherwise). Those commies did absolutely cost Yao his career. Did not get any rest in the summers as he was forced to play for those ****ty ass teams that weren't winning with or without him.
Not only that, after the extension kicked in he played 55,48,77,0,and 5 games while making max money. The year before the extension kicked in he only played in 57 games. What meh is failing to remember while comparing Yao to Lebron and Howard is the huge risk associated with taking Yao. Alot of teams wouldnt have dealt with the headache of committments associated with drafting Yao. Lebron wouldve been taking #1 as a high school jr over everyone if it was allowed. The magic had to choose between upside and now production when they chose between howard and Emeka.
Yao had a history of leg injuries even before he came to the NBA. Given his body size, it was only going to get worse and it did. He was just not built for NBA 82 regular season games + playoffs per year schedule. And NBA was not going to change its schedule to accomodate him. Playing for Chinese National Team during summers made matters worse. Rockets have been very loyal to Yao. Part of that is because he is a nice guy but I am sure him being a money maker has to do something with it. Also, let's not make it seem lke this was the fall of some NBA legend. Yao, was a good to very good player but his performance even when healthy, was not exactly dominating.
Yao is ready to write himself another max contract, then he will purposely get injured to ruin the Rocket's chances, muhahahahah. Most Houstons fans are either extremely bitter or just butt stupid. Maybe Rockets should have drafted Amare instead, I mean after 2 major surgeries he is now dominating the league and winning championships left and right.
hey drama queen, nobody thinks yao purposefully injured himself after signing a max contract. in hindsight, hell yeah i wish we had drafted amare.
Human bodies like springs, once over the limit, they are not going back to their old form/states. Looking at the game with Miami, RA overplayed starters again, and KLowry was injured. Can you say it is Klowry's fault that his body is not strong enough to withstand 48 minutes of playtime? RA defintely should take some blame. He is not good at manage paly time based on player's physicals.
RA's method of managing players' time has gotten him very nearly 1,000 wins in the NBA. His players respect and play hard for him. He knows his players' strengths and weaknesses, as he watches them play every day from several feet away. He is one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. But you know better than him, right?
Yao wanted to play. Its a matter of contributing to your country when you can, nothing to do with the team you play for is good or bad.
Actually, I believe adding weight to Yao have something to do with his injury. He was thin when he came into this league and he was supposed to be in shape like that of Garnett, but the team want him to add weight so he can push people inside the paint. The weight being added to his foot and that is one reason for him being prone to injury i think. Of course it helps him dominate the paint but i think it also hurt him also.
