Well, I guess he COULD be more aggressive if he's less concerned about foul trouble. But if the defender flops and the refs call it, who f'ing cares? You still turn the ball over. Sure, Yao wouldn't be in foul trouble but we wouldn't be getting more points out of it. Not unless the refs open their eyes and don't fall for the flops.
I think Rockets need to limit on Yao in terms of doing pick n roll. That way he doesn't have to run too much.