14 and 7 would be beautiful for 20-25 mins. And he really doesn't have to do much on defense but shuffle to cut off penetration and put his hands straight up in the air to change shots. If he averages 14 and 7, we're top 5 in the west again. Yao = 14 and 7 Scola = 16 and 9 Ariza = 15 and 5, 2 steals Martin = 20+ and whatever Brooks = 17+ and whatever Sounds alright eh?
Exactly...he dominates D Howard every time they have ever played, and he also dominates P Gasol everytime they play, so who else in the league can stop him?? If you front, the rox start running, if it slows down, Yao pounds the low block..so really, there is no issue here. If the Rockets can win 40 + games without him, then its not hard assuming they will win 50+ with him.
My opinion of him as a person and professional won't change for one key reason: He didn't call Stephen A. Smith and ESPN and announce that his season was done. He allowed the Rockets organization to make that announcement and hold a press conference for him last year during the playoffs. And Yao has also been very selective of his criticism regarding his teammates. I only remember him constructively criticism the team's play, including his own. Unlike someone else who throw the whole team under the bus just to save himself. That someone else as a person might be a good human being for his work in Darfur and his charity work, but he is not a very good professional. And thus, he has been cast-away.
14-7 sounds like a 7m per yr player to me, not max. Not only that, what does a 5 seed do for you when you're in the same bracket as Laker,Utah,or Dallas?
Its better not to expect much rather than expect a whole lot. If you expect a lot from Yao then it will end in disappointment. I rather not expect anything until I see him in action first before predicting things without even seeing him in action. Many people here already made prediction on Yao even before he has step onto the court. I mean who knows if he ever effective again.
He dominates Howard for sure. Gasol, well they both have their ups and downs. The the real question here is can he still play at a high level? Dwight Howard had a good long season and he improve much more this year. He's still very young. While Howard is improving, Yao is trying to recover from an injury. I'm not going to make any positive assumption until I see him play again. Most of you believe that he will come back and play at an high level and dominate. But we have to understand that this injury took a big toll on Yao. Plus Dwight Howard will surpass Yao soon because he's much younger and he's not injury prone like Yao Ming is. By the way, Al Jefferson dominates Yao in every match ups.
Superstar?. noway. he has had 3 surgeries on that leg. he is'nt getting smaller either so the stress will continue and he is 30. lets be realistic, he is in decline mode.but i think he can still be a 14-8 and 1.8blocks a night type player. so he can still be a positive, but i dont think there is a IF anymore that he wont be a superstar..
Yao-only-fans using mcgrady as scapegoat. lol. tmac's is gone, who is going to be yao's new scapegoat?. brooks is racist because he wont pass it to the handsom man from china?
If Yao comes back at top form...which I suspect he will....I hope he looks into his free agency. He's a loyal guy so I know he will not go anywhere. But it would be cool to see Yao win a title....probably not going to happen in Houston. Plus it would be fun to see what potential lineups he could be apart of.
I figured you might say that....oh well. ........But I doubt Yao cares about being the "lead dog." So hope he comes to...well...nevermind, let's just wait it out.
now that YOU say that I am sure he will win a title. I waste my time reading your crap all the time. and what actually happens is the exact opposite of what you say. Either you don't know **** or the people making the decisions don't. but i have a hard time believing the decision makers don't...
All of your post has been negative against Yao. Can you name any other 7'5" in the nba history that has a record of 20-10 every season? You said you won't assume anything from Yao until you see him come back, but yet you are assuming he is on the decline. You said will be lucky if he can score this and this. Aren't you contradicting yourself? Your forgetting that Yao was not injury prone his 1st 4 seasons in the league and he showed no sign of becoming injury prone until recent years. While Dwight Howard is not injury prone YET, how do you know if he will not be injure later on in his career? It happens to all big men.
Lets put yao in the 7ft category. We know there hasn't ever been a 7'6 guy, but there have been alot of 7ft guys that does that and some.
Oh so you don't want to give him credit for a 7'6 that has a record of 20-10. How do you know Yao will never win a title as a 1st option? History has already shown that this team is not even a playoff team without Yao. Honestly I don't know whats the reason behind all the Yao haters, but I bet you its probably racial. Although its not going to happen, but it would be nice if DM trade Yao this offseason.
Where did that come from. I form my opinion on the facts that when he was at his peak and playing like an mvp, the team couldn't win a game. I based my opinion on the fact that a team can front him and make him totally useless. I base my opinion on the fact the team has won 665 of the gam when he has been out prior to this year. It has nothing to do with race, its just a fact. The fact ghe's coming off a severe lower leg injury and has never been the lead dog anyway and hasn't won jack unlessyou count the sharks winning something. I hope he's traded to so all the sack riders can go blame the other teams players for his failure or their doctors when he crumbles.
