Francis: Yao making 'positive strides' 10/30/2002 (5 minutes) Rockets guard Steve Francis chats with James Brown about the team's expectations of making the playoffs, Yao Ming's introduction to the NBA and challenging the Lakers in the Western Conference. http://mfile.akamai.com/3310/rm/sportnws.download.akamai.com/3310/i/media/audio/2/20021030/11694.ram Yao fever spreading through Houston 10/26/2002 (8:30 minutes) Rockets GM Carroll Dawson chats with Chuck Powell about his early impressions of Yao Ming and what the organization expects from him during his rookie campaign. http://mfile.akamai.com/3310/rm/sportnws.download.akamai.com/3310/i/media/audio/2/20021026/11596.ram
http://mfile.akamai.com/3310/rm/sportnws.download.akamai.com/3310/i/media/audio/2/20021101/11733.ram -Eddie Johnson talks about Yao
Internationalization of the NBA -10/31/2002 (7:30 minutes) Sports marketing expert Rick Burton talks with Papa Joe Chevalier about the NBA's challenge of marketing itself in the U.S. while accounting for the sizable influx of European talent into the league. http://mfile.akamai.com/3310/rm/sportnws.download.akamai.com/3310/i/media/audio/2/20021101/11730.ram