Can you build a team around an injury prone big man?

Wow you said something many of us already knew except YOF in denial. Worthless bump, srsly...

 

I saw a thread about Rafer with the beginning WTF?! and was curious what that means. Now may I try to use WTF for this bump? LOL

 

you are an idiot.

 

i love the way you talk like you are so right. like you really know things. but you are so wrong

 

I know another guy that fits that description: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=4597274&postcount=33

 

Your signature is also sick.

 

Yeah, but if Yao has another foot injury, I'm not sure who would want him or if he could even play again.

Might be time to look at trading now, although I know that won't happen.

 

I don't know man. The way we been grabbing at straws with a center replacement makes me think the best to do is structure Yao's deal around 50 games a season. It would be a dream for Yao to sign a 8-9 million per year than people like scrubs for 2-5 million. At this point center position is so weak, other teams might still offer Yao a decent contact despite his injuries.

Two things we can do if we keep him.

Don't build around him, make him 2nd option.
Pay him an adjusted salary based on games played(wishful thinking)

I don't know if I can stomach some of the lower tier centers.........

 

why do people keep saying we need to wait if yao gets healthy again? that will NEVER happen. did you read the description of the potential surgery? it's freakin' scary, and it's on the foot that has been surgically repaired before.

right now, most teams don't want yao, unless it's a team that just wants to make some cash. when (not if) he gets injured again, no team would want him.

the best case scenario is for yao to play 20 mins a game as a 3rd/4th option if he does come back and want to prolong his career. he can no longer resume the role he has had for most of his career.

 

We can build this team around young guns that run, run, run. If Yao plays again, which I hope he will, I'd use him sparingly. Think Walton with the Celtics.

 

name me any team that doesn't want to make cash.

What's wrong with fans hoping he is healthy even if it's 1% chance. If you are a Rocket fan, I hope you at least wish him healthy.

It's the ones who insist Yao will be healthy for the rest of his career is an issue. Or the other extreme, Yao is worthless. @ 70% he is better than many centers, the biggest issue in this case is his contract. Career ending talk is pre-mature.

 

if he accepts a lower contact, if not let him walk.

 

this is a REPEATED stress fracture on the SAME foot. the suggested surgery is basically taking the old screw out and putting MORE screws in. like i said, even if he comes back, the team is gong to be overly cautious and play him way less or else the "stress" on his foot will cause him to be injured again.

again, if this was the first injury, then it's not that worrisome. but this is his _th time getting injured.

there's a reason they're taking so long to decide on the type of surgery b/c this surgery will be extensive.

 

Yao Cannot Be the Primary Offensive Option

It's not that Yao is not capable of doing so, but let's take a look at his past injuries. Stress fractures happened twice out of the 4 serious injury-shortened seasons and they just "happened to be" Rick Adelman's first 2 years of Yao being the focus point of the Rockets offense. As a result, teams focus defense on him, putting tremendous pressure on Yao and his feet.

IMO Yao would be much more effective being the #2 offensive option, AND it definitely will help better preserve his feet for playoff purposes. Hopefully either the max contract we sign next year will bring us the #1 option, or some 3rd year players like Luis Scola or Aaron Brooks has a break out season next year and become a homegrown superstar #1 option.

Lebron's dominance on Cavs offense definitely has played an alleviating role for Ilgauskas' feet and gameplay after his surgery and rehab.

 

This has been discussed before.

IBTL.

 

Understood. However once again, what os wrong in hoping for the best.

For example we want to win a championship right and we hope by moving Yao, we can get the right players right? However even we know the last decade there has only been 4 coaches who have guided teams in a championship. Do we give up because Rick isn't one of them?

I just don't understand how people can be negative against posters who wish for the best. I understand targeting homer fans, in general I really have a hard time if somebody is a homer or not.

Just confused. Anyway I will just keep my thoughts to myself on this topic. Last time I got molested

 

It has nothing to do with him being option 1,2, or 3. It has to do with him being played to much. JVG seemed to keep a better handle on his minutes, RA seems to play him too much.

 

If Clanton's doing surgery, it's even scarier. He operated on Dion Glover and Bob Sura. They never recovered from their surgeries.

 

No, both of our superstars are not made to be cornerstone of a winning franchise.
If the cornerstone brokes, the structure will always fall.

 

No really

How many threads on this do we need