Let's compare the numbers: Score: Ming Rebound: Amare FG Pct: Ming Assist: Ming Block: Ming Defense: Ming by a mile, Rox improved from #28 to #5 # of Dunks: Amare # of Dunks: Amare # of Dunks: Amare (actually I am not sure) # of emphatic Dunks: Amare Cover GM, coach's a** to trade Kidd for Marbury and Kidd went to the final last year and the GM gets to keep the job: Amare by two miles, and this is the huge impact we have to agree upon. Save sports anchor's faces for belittling Ming so that they can say Amare should be picked #1: Amare by a mile even though nobody said Amare should be picked #1 last June. This is another huge impact we have to agree upon.
Let's not get too upset, being the underdog is what Rockets basketball is all about. What? By posting Ming's superior stats and emphasizing just how much better Ming is on "D," you conclude "Amare by two miles?"...Right... I say it should all depend on which team is seeded higher in the playoffs(Probably which one makes the playoffs). With a loss against Minnesota, the Suns would only be ahead by a half game.
Yes, Shawn bradley and Yao Ming are very similiar. As far as his personality, unless Colin Pine is a stand up comedian, Yao is pretty funny and doesn't give the same canned answers in every interview.
let me repharase: Cover GM, coach's a** to trade Kidd for Marbury and Kidd went to the final last year and the GM gets to keep the job: Amare by two miles, and this is the huge impact we have to agree upon. Amare saves the Franchise. Save sports anchor's faces for belittling Ming so that they can say Amare should be picked #1: priceless
Tell me why Wang Zhi Zhi are whateve his name is didn't get the same attention Yao Ming is. My point to you is this. If Yao was 6'10 he'd get the same amount of attention as Amare Stoudamire, or last years rookie of the year, Paul Gasol. Yao's gigantic size and well rounded stature, and great coordination mixed with fine very good skills is what grabs our attention. Men that size are suppose to be as coordinated as Bradley, Manute, Muerasan. A man Yao Mings size is suppose to have skills that compare to Bradleys. Yao is an anomaly cause he is a giant with great basketball skills. We've never seen that before. and if you think about his personality is a big factor when it comes to getting all the attention he's getting. It's a combination of all those things. Gigantic size, personality, great skills. Bradley, Manute, Muresan, had none of those traits.
On the court, Ming has more impact. Off the court, Amare has more impact. He saves the Phoenix franchise and saves lots of people's a**.
Uhhh...you say this after just over half of a season? Amare has 0 offensive game outside of his dunks. His defense is suspect. There is nothing he has done to this point to warrant such a comment from you.
Interesting people, not basketball stats, sell commericals. The media loves fascinating people, not merits alone. Yao is a good basketball player, but thats not why the media loves him. Its the other intangibles. Just look at tennis, Anna Kournikova says it all.
You know what, it's a funny thing, but none of these players were 7'5/7'6 with a lot of skills. They either have the skills but no height (eg. AI) or they have the close to the height but no skill (eg. Shaq). None of them have an infectious smile and none of them are really particularly popular. So I'm guessing that none of those reasons have nothing to do with why Yao's got the commercials. None of the players you listed also were the sure thing in bringing their respective teams the ring. Also Yao's not a sure thing either he's as close as it comes. Btw, Shawn Bradley got the same treatment as Yao when he was drafted (better yet, nobody bashed him for being a stiff even though he was one) until they realized he sucks and last time I checked he ain't Chinese. Manute Bol got some star treatment until people realized he's a stick and last time I checked he ain't Chinese. So in other words, I fail to see what your point is.
Agree with you. Looks like you understand much about the Asian culture. Yao even motivated his teammate with his heart on many occasions and we've never heard of it for Amare. Yao's standing-up in the last game against Lakers even got Barkley moved.
I don't know where you guys live but where I live Amare Stoudemire is about as recognized as Yao Ming. I live in California, go figure. Maybe because most of you live in Texas it just seems like the media is overhyping Yao but they both get a lot of expsure where I live.
DAMN RIGHT its obvious that Yao Ming receives a lot of attention because he's Chinese. But so what? Yao Ming has accomplished much more than any of the other rookies. Breaking the language barrier for one. Unfortunatelly, you don't see all the skill he has right now that DOES back it up. His basketball IQ is immensely higher than Amare's, he has better scoring, assists, fg percentage, ft percentage, blocks, defensive skills...need I go on? On top of that, he gets all this done in less minutes than Amare. Amare has a bigger impact on his team? Gimme some of what you're smoking. You continue to argue that Yao is only getting all the attention because he's Chinese. Do you really think that he would still get all the attention if he sucked at basketball? By your arguments, he would. Like other posters brought up, what about Wang ZhiZhi and Mengke Bateer then? How come they don't receive any attention? Yao deserves all of the attention and more. I rest my case.
Is there any possibility that Drew Gooden wins the ROY? He played very well at the two games after he was traded to Magic. And Magic won both games. Gooden can get more minutes at Magic. If Magic makes the playoff and Gooden puts some good numbers, maybe he has the chance to win ROY.
NO one is going to choose amare over yao for ROY. Sports writers are just trying to make it a battle between them when there relly is none. RIGHT NOW amare can dunk. That's about it. Try watching his actual games where he gets 5 pts in 40 minutes of play then judge him instead of saying he'll be great because he dunked on olowakandi
Rookie of the year should be decided on a trade offer. We ask Phoenix if they would like to trade Yao for Amare. When they say yes without hesitation we will know who won the stupid award out right. Why is there a rookie of the year award? What does it prove?
