Or I should say the best commment on Yao I have read so far. Anyone cares to translate that into English? http://forum.sports.sina.com.cn/cgi-bin/viewone.cgi?gid=30&fid=5675&itemid=135434 And this is the latest from Yao's close friend Yang Yi. I like his quote on Yao near the end:" To tell you the truth, we gained lots of experience through the losses (early in the season when TMac is out. I always believe that as long as our team is not beat in confidence and psychology, we can make it up for the loss of a single player by team work. TMac is a superstar and we all want him to come back to court earlier. He can provide us huge lift on the court. Now since he is not likely to be back by the end of the regular season, I cannot think of him or rely him more on the court. That has no meaning. We should turn our heads and see who is the core on the court right now. I feel that at this time, it's me." http://sports.sina.com.cn/r/2006-03-13/10592099600.shtml
It was always "him". He'll realize it by the end of the season. In a crazy way, T-mac going in and out of the lineup all year could be the best thing to ever happen to Yao's career. Now if Tracy can come back for good next season we'd have the best of both worlds.