[Irrelevant Afterthought] Why cant Yao be more like Shaq?

Shaq is athletic.

Yao is...tall.

 

Yao is slow. He is a little too slow.

Shaq was lighting quick in his prime. He was soo explosive back then.

 

Shaq is not only athletic but he is a lot stronger than Yao.

 

refs won't allow it. the game has changed since shaq dominated the nba. even shaq gets shafted on a lot of calls these days

 

Yao has the footwork equaled to a 3-legged merry-go-round???


How many times did his ass hit the deck this series??

 

Oh yeah, there is that athleticism thing. I forgot about that.

 

no one will ever be like Shaq.

 

and he used to get alot more respects from refs

 

shaq can reb, yao cant

 

This is one of the dumbest threads ever. They are two completely different players. That is why Yao cannot be like Shaq. Shaq is farrrr quicker and farr more powerful with a lower center of gravity than Yao.

 

yao can't play like shaq. shaq cant play like yao. they have different games.

 

Shaq is not even Shaq right now.

People need to wake up and realize the league is not tailored for guys like Yao and Shaq anymore. The league does not want slow, plotting, post big men to do well.

With all the new defensive rules implemented and the clear league instructing officials to not call the game fairly in the paint, guys like Yao & Shaq are not going to be truely dominant.

Yao in the late 90's would be SCARY!!!

I still love Yao, he is my favorite player and he is going still be a great player throughout his career but the league is what it is now.

 

I never post in threads for the sole purpose of criticizing the topic, but I"ll make an exception this time around. This thread is idiotic.

Shaq is a literal freak of nature. Men who are 340 pounds should generally not be capable of leaping 36-40 inches into the air. He was. Couple that leaping ability with his brute strength, and you have your answer.

 

yeah, shaq was quite agile. yao looks awkward when his body is in motion. though yao did pull off some nice no look passes when steve was on the team. rockets need more active guys around yao instead of players parking behind the 3pt line.

 

shaq is a lot stronger than Yao, Yao gets bullied in the paint, Shaq gets to the spots he wants basically anytime he wants because he can just push the other guy. He is in a position to score

 

As Jake the Mus says "Too much weights, not enough speedwork." Yao needs to work on speed and explosivess, not more weights and running laps like what he's been doing.