He was on ESPN radio today, and he corrected the statement about Bradley. He said that Bradley could of done everything that Ming did in the Chicago Practice, not that Bradley was better. He had one word for Rudy, "Rebound", whatever that meant. He stated that Ming has potential, but will take some time to adapt (build strength) to handle the NBA. He talked about seeing Ming last summer in Dallas, and that he put a 39 year old center on him, and this guy evidentally had his way with Ming offensively. Similiar to what happen to Ming in chicago. He thinks Ming will be a wing player until he can make the transition to the NBA. Cuban also mentioned that he was bringing in the "Ming-killer" to play in their summer leagues. Some guy out of china (?), that always killed Ming, putting up 40+ points and 20 rebounds on him. I did not catch his name, but evidentally pushed Ming around alot. Well this is Cuban, enough said.
Wing Players is an offensive term but Cuban is criticizing his defense. That doesn't make sense at all. We all know Yao's biggest weakness is defense, but I don't see anybody stopping his offensive game.
Cuban . . one of the great BASKETBALL minds of our time :ROLLEYES" I SAID :ROLLEYES: Rocket RIver *sigh* just not the same
I thought that Ming wouldn't be playing in the summer leagues. What good is a Ming killer going to do in the summer league, if there isn't a Ming there to kill. Let Cuban rant on, I guess.
Cuban knows damn well international players have a problem with post defense...tell him to ask his star Dirk Nowitzki,,,,Theres a real good post defender for you...:::cough:::
We all know that he will have his problems adjusting to the NBA game (defensively), but I know one thing that he is probably not prepared for: The NBA's elite floppers!!! That could spell some early foul trouble for him. There is no problem with him being a wing player, for his first few years.
i like cuban's personality and that whole referee thing, but until internet guy turns into nba scout guy, i'll go ahead and borrow rocket river's ROLLEYES.
The Yao Killer was named Garth Joseph. I could not find him anywhere on the net but acording to Cuban he played in the CBA.
Player Profile Garth Joseph | 53 Position: C Born: 08/08/73 Height: 7-2 / 2,18 Weight: 306 lbs. / 138,8 kg. College - St. Rose College (NY) '97
http://www.asia-basket.com/CHNplayer.asp?PlayerID=8076 315lbs / 132 kg Born: August 8, 1973 in Dominica (British West Indies) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Outlook: A space eating defender and deadly short range shooter with a death touch for a big man. Joseph is a large man who wears a size XXXXXL uniform and a size 18 shoe. Growing up on Dominica (an island in the West Indies under British control, known by Americans mostly for its medical school), he originally played soccer as a youth and only began to play basketball at 16. He began to grow at the age of 12 and did not envision a college, let alone professional basketball career. Driven more by academics than sports, Joseph dreamed of attending college in the United States. 2001-2002: At the end of Nov.'01 signed at Shanshi Dongshen (CHN): 28.5 points, 19.7 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks; Led the league in rebounds and dunks, ranked second in blocks, and ranked fourth in points
I am amazed at the amount of negativity surrounding Houston’s selection of Ming… especially after watching some of the footage that Clutch has posted on this site. The comparisons of Rik Smits or Bradley are just ridiculous. The only similarities I see are height. This may sound crazy, but I see more similarities to Tim Duncan than Smits or Bradley. Don’t get me wrong, Yao has a long way to go to be worthy of that comparison, but I honestly feel that is a closer analysis of his style of game. Isn’t it funny how a few years ago when the Clippers chose Olowakandi with the #1 that people thought they were crazy for taking such a gamble? Although now that he has developed a little bit of a game, there aren’t too many teams or fans that wouldn’t mind having him (including a lot of fans on this site). To be quite honest, last year I thought the Bulls were crazy trading Elton Brand for the rights to Tyson Chandler. I mean come on, a Co-Rookie of the year for a high schooler? But, you know what, by the end of last season I started to see that potential that the Bulls must have seen. Was there this much negativity surrounding Washington’s pick of Kwame? There may have been some due to his inexperience, but I don’t remember this much from the “so-called NBA experts.” Last night you heard Kenny and Charles slamming teams for picking guys strictly for their “potential”…but isn’t that what it is all about? Is there ever really a guarantee? Isn’t there an NBA adjustment period for 99.9% of all players drafted? I like to compare the NBA draft to the stock market. The riskier the investment, the higher potential you have to profit. Sure you could wait until your certain it’s a worthy investment, but it will cost you more by the time you get around to buying it. Most importantly there is never a guarantee. I think Houston has the most to gain out of this draft.
It concerns me seeing how scrubs like Wang and garth could average what they did...but anyways, Cuban is a rich man who thinks he is a basketball expert because he bought a team...He isn't a GM, he isn't a scout, and he never was a player.
I am from Dominica and it is not a British-controlled island. It is an independent country, former colony of England. Its population is less that 70,000 and Garth is the first Dominican to make it to the NBA. This year the Memphis Grizzlies and Atlanta Hawks worked out another Dominican, Sylvere Bryan who played at the University of Tampa. The full name of the island is Commonweath of Dominica as oppose to the Dominican Republic. Islanders from both countries are called Dominicans. In fact it is not uncommon to have the mail for one island go to the other. Garth Joseph is from Dominica and played college ball in the US. He has had a number of opportunities in tbe NBA but has not been able to stick. The last time I saw him was last summer when he played on the Wizard's summer team and was off the team by training camp. He is massive but very slow. I am amazed at the numbers he has put up in China. The numbers kind of taint Ming's numbers, quite frankly. If Cuban is really serious about bringing him in then it is either Garth has made major strides or he will never make the team in Dallas. Given his size it would not surprise me that he eat up Ming, supposedly.
