WE'RE OVER EXHAUSTING HIM?!??! what about those endless product endorsements and advertisements??...did you guys forget about the hectic timetable you impose him while he's in china?...and what a stupid thing to say we're giving him too much playing minutes...naturally as he went from rookie to an elite player you give him more playing time to maximise his skills...and think of this...if we gave him limited minutes...the chinese would still complain and say we're not giving him a fair go...
That's just how it goes... we blame them.. they blame us etc.. At the end of the day it is what it is. I still believe we will win 50 games this season. Whether a 50 win season is good enough for the playoffs is another question
If you read between the line, you would know that I implied the Chinese government is the few not the Rockets fan.
Of all the all-star level centers/FCs, only Dweight Howard plays more minutes than Yao at 38 per. And we all know how DH is a "superman". The rest including TD AS are all at 33/34 mark.
Again, the CBA is NOT blaming the Rockets for Yao's injury...in fact they're being quite reasonable this time. "They said contingency plans were being worked out in case Yao is ruled out of the Games." (AP).
Pushed your hot button? Try to counter with some intelligence if you can. Don't start attack me with profanity because it shows who you really are.
In other words, we should expect this to become a pattern rather than an exception, for his leg/feet to give away at any moment due to the enormous stress posed by his size/weight/height, and not just fear a freakish injury. Not good...
I think the problem isn't averaging 2-3 more minutes than Duncan. The problem is that he had to play consecutive quarters with no rest. Or there were times where he would play the whole first quarter and about the first 4 minutes of the second before coming back to finish the quarter. Anyway, consecutive minutes like that had to have put a strain on his body. This kind of minute distribution should be used in the playoffs if necessary but not in the regular 82 game season. Tim Duncan doesn't play that many consecutive minutes in the regular season. Yao should be used the same.
To further ponder on that, the per game minute is screwed by a few blowout games. If you look closely of game by game, there's plenty of games Yao played 40m and upward. I believe that's too much for a guy like Yao. This has nothing to do with China vs Rockets.
I think the problem us Rockets fans are having is that there is a tiny chance that Yao will miss the Olympics. I don't think there is a chance he would ever miss these games. I know anything can happen but for Yao fans in China, just be glad that it was caught early and that he should still be able to make his country proud. I think there is a lot of overreaction in the Chinese media because I think Yao will be ready to go by then.
Numbers of games in which Yao played at least 40 minutes: Code: [B]Season +40min Total %[/B] 2002-03 5 82 6.1% 2003-04 9 82 11.0% 2004-05 4 80 5.0% 2005-06 6 57 10.5% 2006-07 7 48 14.6% 2007-08 18 55 32.7%
I agree. RA was sort of fighting for his coaching life though at the beginning of the season, so it's understandable he rely heavily on Yao. I hope he has it more planned out next season.
Duncan in his 6th season - 39.3 minutes/game Duncan career - 37.3 minutes/game Yao career high - 37.2 minutes/game
Let's face it, there is plenty of blame to go around. That includes Yao himself, for not speaking out when he was feeling pain!
well, i think yao should get rest (6 weeks) after the NBA season and after the CNT season, and probably some time in Jan - Feb as well (a few weeks). If every four months he's given a chance for his body to recup, might be a solution. But going forward, his body from his knees down need to be carefully monitored for signs of fatigue or stress - and adjustments made accordingly. Additionally, they need to make adjustments to his footwear.
A lot of you people are stupid who think Yao getting reduced minutes would have prevented this. He's playing more basketball off the court than on the court. He's working out just as much as he's playing basketball. He's running on a track as much as he works out. How can you blame the coach for playing him more than 35 mins a game? If anything Yao has overworked himself, although that's not a bad thing since he wouldn't be as dominating if it wasn't for his work ethic.
There should be a min/game:height:injury correlation Morey you are a stat's cruncher, you should be able to figure out Yao's optimum playing time.
