[Dime] More of China blaming the Rockets for Yao's injury

Larry Smith is vindicated.

you hear that Pryuen??!!!

 

You mixed up Yao with someone called Mcgrady

 

I think Yao's injuries were mainly caused by playing in NBA, but Rockets should not be blamed, because it is his job.

 

Where did you find that Eaton was 290 lbs? I've looked at a few websites and they say he was 275 lbs. Do you think its fair to compare a 7'6/310 guy to a 7'4/275 guy?

Muresan is physically comparable to Yao, but compared to Muresan (games & minutes played), Yao looks like an iron man.

Shaq was an athletic freak, but he's too short to be compared to Yao.

Actually, you haven't proven anything. First of all, you can't treat a broken leg and a stress fracture in the foot as comparable injuries. Secondly, when Yao came into the league, he was much lighter. However, due to his increased weight and minutes played, he became more susceptible to injury. You cannot argue this....it's common sense.

I can't find a weight progression either. Let me know if you have any luck.

True, but the centers you alluded to also had entirely different physiques which makes them entirely irrelevant.

Actually, my point is that due to his completely different physique, you cannot measure Yao by the same standards used to measure Robinson, Ewing, Olajuwon, Shaq, etc...

I feel like my argument has been more than sufficient to convince anyone with an open mind.

 

The quote clearly puts the blame on Adelman for playing Yao over 100 games in a row. You are just making up stats and ignoring quotes.

 

You just completely bactracked. You posted earlier that the Rockets were overplaying him with 80+ game 40+ min season. Now you say it doesn't matter how many minutes he plays, but it's about his height. You hit the nail on the head. It doesn't matter how much Yao plays, you believe it's his height.

 

You are doing a good job! These posts are being made with fake numbers for their argument.

I wish that was true just as much these guys do. If it were true, we wouldn't have a thread.

 

First off, endorsement deals are a PRIVILEGE, Not a god earned RIGHT.

Second off, NBA Teams sign players to WIN games, not get endorsement deals. And Yao playing under 30 minutes when healthy is not Helping the team to achieve their goals.

Thirdly, The Rockets are located HOUSTON, TEXAS. The 4th largest city in AMERICA, The Rockets might lose a few games nationally, and some sponsors. But they will be more than ok.

 

NBA is a business!

 

The Rockets have lost all national tv appearances this year. Do you think the tickets sales will go down this year? probably. How about season ticket renewals? probably go down also. Will more endorsements be renewed? not likely.

 

Everything would go down because of the injuries but if Morey can weave his magic and shore up the roster then.........

 

THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEND YOUR FRANCHISE PLAYER HOME IN THE OFFSEASON TO BUST ASS.

The offseason, for a franchise player especially, should be about resting.

Yao has never had a restful offseason.

That rest is important.

If the Chinese want Yao to be all he can be they can choose one or the other but not both. Do they want him to be an international star or a Chinese star?

No one can be both. And, as you pointed out, certainly a big man like him can't.

But the Chinese agreed to send him to the NBA. Do they want him to succeed or not?

If the answer is yes then they should let him play his ass off in the NBA and rest in the offseason like every other NBA player does.

 

We pay Yao over 10 million dollars.

There are more players that are paid less that plays more per game.

 

For the longest time, the sensationalist American media with its sheepish followers blamed China for utilizing the services of Yao for a few weeks every year and making him break down. Now, the sensationalist Chinese media is doing the same thing by blaming the NBA for using Yao for several months every year. Both are idiotic positions to take.

Playing for the NBA and Chinese National Team are both commitments made by Yao. The salary and perks may be different but the fact remains that Yao made a commitment to both and he was a true professional. That's all you can ask of him.

It sucks that he is injury prone given his size and genetics. Everyone has a different limit of endurance and it seems no one could really agree upon (or care about) what such a thing would be for Yao personally. Whatever.

Mudslinging after the fact is fun for both parties, right?

 

A very reasonable post which validates all the concerns about signing Yao. As it turns out, the people who were concerned about signing him when he'd committed to playing year-round were right. It was a mistake, as it turns out.

Was that your point?

 

It was a response to abc2007's idea that other superstars can't bring in the money like Yao. You have said nothing to affirm it.

 

Geez. Why do people get hang up on the 40 minute deal?

Fine. So you're saying CNT obligations cause more wear and tear and injury risk than playing 30 mpg for the Rockets?

It's like me saying Amare's a better scorer than Shane Battier, because Amare score 30 points a game and Shane has trouble cracking double digits. And you telling me I'm wrong because Amare doesn't score 30 ppg. Hence my entire argument is wrong.

WTF!?

 

No, it doesn't mean your argument's wrong but it does mean that you're an idiot. And that makes it harder to take anything else you say seriously.

Being wrong does mean you're wrong.

Sorry, but it does.

 

I was bringing the idea to a general notion. Things would drop because of injuries and the thinking that the team would go no where this season. It will be a debate if we talk about individual players bringing in money more then others. Yao can bring the money but so can Lebron. Gauging who can bring a bigger amount would be difficult.

 

So any time someone posts with the facts a bit off, he's automatically an idiot? And it's better to harp on minor errors rather than looking at the big picture?

Well, at least I understand now how things work. I guess it's to be expected though, since this sort of logic got Dubya in office for 8 years.