Rockets Players need to realize Yao Ming is their best player

THIS GAME WAS FIXED BY THE NBA. Just another scam to boost ratings for the NBA. If houston were to break Dallas winning streak than all the hype would dissappear lin a flash. I've noticed that most of our guards were reluctant to shoot the rock when open. I was like, dyammm why didnt she shoot the BALL! YOU WERE WIDE OPEN!

 

why do so many people think SF will always be better. 2 games doesn't make a superstar but look at the lakers with shaq and kobe. A big big man is better than a big small man.

 

I completely AGREE with you 100%. A Big Man in the Middle of the KEY to success. Look at the Celtics with the likes of Paul Pierce & Antione Walker. Still have not gone anywhere and will NOT go anywhere until they find a legit BIG MAN to dominate in the paint. Steve is a good athlete, has the ability to penatrate but lacks shooting ablilty. But STEVE is NO Paul Pierce! So, Houston should establish an Offense that works and Revolves around Young MING!

 

Let's get one thing straight...STEVE FRANCIS is the best player on this time and on most nights, is the VERY BEST PLAYER on the entire floor (or in the arena, without question unless Lebron James is catching a Cav's game vs. the ROX).

 

I think SF is our most talented player, but I think Yao should without a doubt be our first option. A big center who can dominate the post like I know Yao can gives you a better chance of winning than a dominating guard since he is taking higher % shots. A dominating center is also usually playing against a weaker opponent defensively, as a good guard will most likely draw the best defender on the team which is usually an athletic small forward. I don't see why we dont run the Rockets offense of old and play the inside out game. Ball automatically goes into Yao and if he is not double or tripled he takes his man. If he is he finds a cutter or kicks it to the open man for the jumper or 3. Steve and cuttino and Eddie and Glen would get TONS of open looks. It worked with Hakeem.

 

What was the score before Yao came in?? 21-11 their lead and he brought us backa nd kept us in. When he went out and didnt touch the ball they pulled away. He's not our best player yet but he needs to be the first option.

 

Im not ruling out the option that Yao will eventually be our best player but right now he is definitely not. Steve Francis is our best player and has been for 3 years. Yao has been our best player for what 2 games? We have nothin to base his performance on except for 2 games. We did that b4. We based Cato's performance on 1 or 2 games and gave him a huge deal.....look how that turned out.

Dont get me wrong, Yao is a great player and ive always been a huge Yao supporter. But u cannot tell me that after 2 or 3 games of good ball automatically makes him our best player.

Im not Yao hatin aite? I luv the guy and he WILL be a great player hes just not our best....not yet....

 

i dunt think its important who is the best player in the rocket team as long as they are winning n plz stop arguing whos the best .both yao n frankcis is great n u cant compare the 2 cuz they play different position(center-guard) if u are a rocket fan u should be happay with both being the best and arguing whos the better player is really negative...

 

i think if u keep arguing whos the best in this team eventually u will split the fans into 2 groups one for the (francis the best ) the other (Yao the best) this is not good for the fans or for the player


sorry for my bad grammar as english not my first language




i am a yao ming fans at first n now i am the rocket fan too from hongkong .

 

Ming is our biggest mismatch most nights period. When steve has to play against Payton,Nash,Miller,Davis,Bibby,Marbury,and Cassell, basically its a draw whereas all Ming has to contend with is Shaq and mybe Divac,Kandi and maybe Robinson. On a nightly basis, he is the biggest mismatch,maybe not the best player,but the biggest advantage.

 

And you're not one of the ones jumping the gun here either. I had to see why this thread became so long, and I still don't get it. gotolevit2, when Yao's able to play 42 mins. without his play deteriorating we can have fun with the question of who's the best Rocket. Have you ever heard Dream, Robinson, Ewing or Shaq discuss the punishment an NBA center receives just being in the block? You are putting way too much pressure on Yao. He's exceeding my wildest expectations for this year, but you pay for success in the NBA and either you don't know the league or you've gotten yourself working up to a massive coronary infarction.

I don't care if someone's Chinese or not. Dream was Nigerian and I bled with him since he first arrived in Houston. The Houston Rockets play in the NBA and if Yao happened to be the son of the president of the United States we'd still be trying to do what's best for him and the Rockets. Let's be reasonable, Yao has almost unearthly potential, skill and determination. Eddie Griffin is still a sapling that may be as good as Steve Francis next year, who knows? Steve Francis, right now is one of the 15 best players in the NBA.

I think Yao would wince at this thread. The NBA is the most elite sports league in the world - 29 teams and (now) 15 man rosters. It's 82 game schedule is brutal. It would be sheer stupidity to say "Yao, you're going to play 42 minutes and take 15 shots a game". We pay Steve to do that because he can handle it. There's probably a few hundred people living in Houston watching Yao's back. I'm worried about the 100's of thousands in China, unfamiliar with the NBA, that want instant glorification that the NBA never has and never will given anyone.

 

Yao's nasty. It's only a matter of time before NBA Inside Stuff plays Nelly's "Number 1" while showing an array of Yao Ming clips.

And they're going to have Yao Ming teach a new move.
"...and that is how you dunk."

 

Ming has been with the Rockets for a month and 3 days. Both Ming and the Rockets are doing a fantastic job of adjusting to each other. The struggles we have witnessed to this point are things that largely would have been worked out in summer leagues, workout, and preseaon, if Yao had been able to be here. Yao certainly wouldn't have had any scoreless games.

Before anyone complains, I'm all for Yao playing for China. I'm simply saying there was a price to be paid.

 

?????. That wasnt my quote. I've already stated that you couldnt say for sure if someone is the best player just based on a few games. It's all about potential. As stated in my previous post, SF was the best player on this team, but MING is or "will be" the best player. That's the fun of talking basketball, you predict and you turn out to be right, you get a kick out of it. If 2 years from now Yao turns out to be just a good player and SG still playing great, then my prediction is wrong and so be it. Yao has the potential for me to say he is or "will be" the best player on this team, sooner than most people thought. Stamina is his major issue right now. No center in this league will play 42 minutes a game anyway. But we should get Yao involved offensively as much as possible with the 25-35 minutes per game that I believe he should be able to handle. Using him as the first option is not a risky proposal because he could create mismatches quickly, and he is not selfish in getting other involved. Trust me, Yao wont get a massive coronary infarction. He's been checked out by another physician, even though I didnt have the privilege to do it myself. SF is one of the 15 best in NBA? now or ever?

 

I'm just happy they're both on our team. Right now the Rocks are still learning what they have. This is the training camp and summer camps they never had because of Yao's commitments in China. I hope egotistical who is the best player questions don't come up for this team. They need to establish their identity, develop chemistry, and blossom into an elite team in the league. This is the most excited I've been about the Rockets in a long time.

 

what a boring topic!
just like :who is the best player in lakers ,kobe and shaq

 

Agree with you.

We need SF and YM together!

We need playoff this season!