Wilt the Stilt played every single minute during one NBA season. Why can't Yao? Hell, considering Moochie is his backup, Steve should be playing every single minute also...
I just assume all posts I don't like are sarcasm... I mean, who's really dumb enough to disagree with me? *No Smilie* Yao had a rough offensive game last night, but so did most of the team not named Francis. I remember that when Yao shot his first free throw of the game (which he missed) Calvin Murphy, the world's leading expert in free throw shooting (96% career average) said that Yao missed because he did not push with his legs during the shot, a sure sign a fatigue. That was in the first quarter. With all of the energy that a 7'6" frame consumes every game with the pile of minutes that Yao plays, the guy needs to eat a mountain of food and rest a LOT, as much as possible. That's the only way to keep him at the top of his game when we need him.
Yao can't handle any more minutes. At what point did everybody forget that Yao has been fatigued since before the All Star break?