Yao will be in his prime when he steps up to be the leader of this team. His physical game is probably in his prime now, but his mental game is not even close.
I think he is in his prime now...it will not last long so hope that his teamates can give him more touches.... give him the ball when he has the position in the block
I believe Yao has past his peak. His peak was in 0607 season before the knee injury. that was when Yao Ming drew three defenders around him and still frequently scored 30+. Now, he can't do it any more. But he is still good enough to dominate Howard, to neutralize Oneal and Duncan.
retiring from the CNT will be huge when it comes to yao's longevity. however, i dont see him playing into his mid 30's. his stamina and speed (already liabilities) will decline into major liabilities. as far as talent level is concerned, i think we've already seen the best of yao ming. he's been at this level for a couple of years now, and in a couple more will start regressing.
No question that Yao is in his prime right now at best, and has started to decline from his true prime in 06-07 at worst. I do not see Yao getting any better than what he is today.
No fool. Newton 2nd law doesn't say that. Mathematically, it says that the vector sum of forces acting on an object is equal to the time rate of the change of the object's momentum, and reduces down to the familiar F=ma for the case of unchanging mass. It does not say "big and heavy objects don't move as fast as smaller ones". If you still don't get it, I will dumb it down with a kid kindly analogy. Ask yourself does a small snail move as fast as a big and massive tiger. Study hard tonight, kid. It might become useful someday.
I did research because that conclusion was taken by my thoughts on physical strenghth only, but i did a little research to back my point and found quite the opposite, i researched the stats for the tallest players in the NBA and got that allmost all of them peaked between 28 and 31 and started declining at an average of 33 y/o. The players i reserched are the ones on this list (http://www.interbasket.net/news/518/2008/11/16/tallest-basketball-nba-players-free-throw-shooting/) and all of them are listed over 7 foot 2 tall.
ROFL, this is the lamest reply I have ever bare witnessed. The fact that it took you overnight to response says it all. What happen? Did you have to go to the library to check your facts? Cmon now just because you can quote an equation does not mean you have grasp the concept of the theory. The greater the force, the greater the acceleration The greater the mass, the greater the force needed for the same acceleration Calculated by: F = ma (F = force, m = mass, a = acceleration) Newton's Laws of Motion The greater the force applied to an object, the more the object will accelerate. It takes more force to accelerate an object with a lot of mass than to accelerate something with very little mass. " The second law states that unbalanced forces cause objects to accelerate." This is telling us that big heavy objects don’t move as fast or as easily as smaller lighter objects. It takes more to slow down a charging bull then to slow down a charging mouse. Now you have dug yourself into a bigger and deeper hole.
I disagree, no one can predict the future nor does any armchair critic in this forum know anything about Yao (Physically,mentally or personally). I know one thing that is a fact. Yao is a hardworker, and people who works hard can only improve not regress.
You are correct that it takes more force to accelerate a more massive object, but the law does not say that big and heavy objects don't move as fast as smaller ones.
"This is telling us that big heavy objects don’t move as fast or as easily as smaller lighter objects" How fast an object is moving is quantified by its velocity not its acceleration. There is no law in physics that states that a heavier object cannot move faster than a less massive object.
Drop it! It is not my fault if you failed to grasp the concept of Newton's 2nd law. You are a persistent bugger aren't you? even though you know you are wrong but yet you still persist. Damn psycho!
Answer the question. What law of physics say that heavier objects cannot move faster than less massive ones? Newton's 2nd law simply say you need more force to accelerate a more massive object to a given acceleration compared to a lighter one, but it does not say a big heavy semi can never move faster than an ant.
sort of 2 ways to look at that. I've always felt that since he has no athleticism anyways, getting old will not hamper him as much as someone whose game is reliant on athleticism. I think stamina is something that could definitely be "trained".
Read my reply again. It is in there. If you don't understand it, maybe it is because physics is not your game.
Dude, you should read your post again. Once again, have you ever seen a semi move faster than a little ant?
What I am saying is that there is no physical law prohibiting a heavier object from moving faster than a smaller one, something that you stated in your original post. Anyway, this has gotten out of hand. I have never had anything against you before this thread and when I was reading this board as a lurker.
