I'm tired of hearing how Shaq would have "broken Yao in half". Forget the great matchups of Russell vs Chamberlin. Hakeem vs Ewing. The real matchup is Thursday: Yao vs Bradley. I'm hoping the Mavs streak is still in tact and Yao and the Rockets come out of there with the win leaving Cuban speechless.
All of that should lead to a great night in front of the tv. You "Friends" geeks are just gonna have to tape it!
It will be very interesting because Bradley heard alot of crap like Yao will be another Sean Bradley. But he has actually put up decent stats. Yao wants to prove he's better than Bradley, and Bradley wants to prove he doesn't suck. The Rockets match up well with Dallas so this should be a good game
I wish Yao and Bradley would stand head to head before the game so we could see which one is taller, maybe extend their arms up to see how their reach compares. Has Bradley ever been measured for standing reach? I just hope Yao has a good game. Can't you imagine how the media would be makin' fun of him if Bradley outplayed him? It's not out of the realm of possibility. Many attribute the mavs excellent record this year to Bradleys' surgence(no re). If there's anybody that could challenge/block Yao's turnaround it would be him.
you can make fun of Bradley all you want....but the guy is one of the toughest players to score against in the paint! I have heard many players talk of this. Sure he is not that athletic and really should have more offensive skills, but Dallas' defensive surge this year is attributable to his play! They feed the guards to him and they cannot score easily...Heck, Hakeem sometimes have a tough time with him.....
What should be even more interesting is the fact that the game is being broacast on TNT, so I'm sure Barkley will have some very interesting things to say. The Dallas Morning News always has a quote from someone in the NBA, and on Saturday they had a Barkley quote on Yao Ming. It said something to the effect of ... "Yao Ming makes Shawn Bradley look like Bill Russell."
I hope Yao schools Bradley! I would like to to score a new career high vs Bradley, that would shut up all the Tao the next Bradley talk.
Not a shame for a rookie to be outplayed by a 10 years veteran. Bradley has, to say the very least, a decent performace this season.
As Bill Walton said in reference to Bradley, "A few good games does not erase the stain of nine years."
Just stay away from Bradley's elbows, Yao. Sir Charles found out about them... they're like pointed sticks. Hell, Bradley is a pointed stick with arms and legs. It should be a great game. The Rockets need to take care of business first. Demolish the Cavs. If they beat Dallas the buzz will be tremendous. Nice that they're getting some attention. At last.
I dunno, but I'd rather see a Shaq-Yao matchup than a Bradley-Yao matchup. Yao will eat up Bradley because he's so much more stronger, agile, quicker, smarter...you name it.
