So correct me if I am wrong. You are basicly saying that the Rox will not win a championship with Yao? If so all I have to say is wow!
Another poll thread that confusingly makes a poll question with the opposite answer of the thread title. It happens really often.
Yao is a cash cow of synergies, that's what those MBA boys do. And sponsorships. The sad end for Hakeem Olajuwon here shows you what can happen in the basketball bidness; pride doesn't age well. But Yao will probably play out one more contract here, how long are max deals running these days?
Why not you trying to convince Moley to go after YI and Sun? They both are Chinese players, but absolutely not kinda NBA level players and unmarketable as YAO.
Maybe people could read and think before spilling their brains on their answers. What we have to say is not so important that we have to rush out with it. THREAD: Is it ever going to rain again? (BROAD) POLL: Do you think it will rain this week? (NARROW)
I agree, Yao is not the greastest player, but he is a chinese, if he be trated to other team, chinese fans will not watch the rocket.
Yao is definitely the first untradable Rocket. But one reason people are missing is that he DOESN'T DEMAND TRADES. That is a key point. Hakeem was almost traded before our championship years because he was moody and had problems with the management. A lot of star players share this tendency. That's why even players the caliber or KG or Shaq gets traded. And IMO even Lebron's not untradable if he makes it clear to Cleveland that he won't resign(not saying this will happen, but it's plausible). The thing with Yao is that he won't ever demand a trade. He just doesn't have that "Cater to my demands or else" attitude with the management that others have. He's got to be the most manageable superstar(and I use this term partially for his impact off the court) in NBA history.
Or buy Rockets merchandise that probably will lower sales that in turn will lead the team to lose profits. Fact is, the Rockets need Yao for talent and marketing.
Except In this case the title and poll are questions with totaly oppsite answers. THREAD: Is Yao NOT going to be trade? POLL: Is Yao going to be trade?
The thread was a postulation about Yao's status as a Rocket icon. The poll question asks for YOUR OPINION about the possibilities. Every poll has a separate question from the thread topic. The thread topic is meant to promote disucssion. The poll is meant to get some kind of quantifiable measure. They are different by nature. Read. You answer the poll and discuss the thread topic.
are you intentionally over-looking the fact that merchandise sales is split evenly amongst all teams? what small amount of merch sales that Yao *may* be responsible for means very little to the bottom line for the Rockets. What alot of you Yao fans over-look is the fact that if Yao wasnt the main guy, the Rockets would just find another main guy(a "Star" if you will) and "stars" combined with a winning team will sell the merchandise. Believe it or not, the team will not wither and die if Yao isnt on it. *note....I am not advocating trading him, so just still those accusing fingers of yours*
He may have pointed out the wrong item in terms of how Yao brings in money for the Rockets, but the premise is not wrong. Yao does bring quite a bit of extra $$$ for Les. Les isn't making Yao untouchable just because of his ability on the court, you know.
Adding to the above post. When I say extra dollars, I mean money that an ordinary superstar(say had the Rockets drafted Amare instead of Yao that year) would not have brought. The economic benefit of Yao is significant.
2003 Last summer, the U.S. distributor for Yanjing Beer Group Corp., of Beijing, leased billboards lining the Houston Rockets' arena, home court of the 7-foot-5-inch Mr. Yao. The advertising deal, valued at just over $6 million for five years, marks the first time a Chinese company has sponsored a National Basketball Association team. It probably won't be the last. 2004 BEIJING -- When Chinese basketball star Yao Ming hits the court Thursday in Shanghai, he won't be the only brand name shooting for a greater share of the Chinese audience. Six marketing partners have signed up to sponsor two preseason exhibition games in Beijing and Shanghai pitting Yao's Houston Rockets against the Sacramento Kings. On Tuesday, McDonald's joined Walt Disney, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, Eastman Kodak and Reebok as a sponsor, the National Basketball Assn. announced. A NBA rep declined to attach a dollar figure to any of ... 2007 n a business model that's likely to be duplicated in Milwaukee, the Houston Rockets signed two more sponsorship deals with Chinese interests this week. The deals show that Yao Ming's influence is spreading much further than his accomplishments on the court. For starters, Toyota Center, the home base for the National Basketball Association team, has signed a sponsorship agreement with a high-tech company based in China. Founder Group, a Chinese information technology conglomerate, will receive courtside signage during Rockets games and will explore future marketing deals with the team. Terms were not disclosed. Namely, he hoped they might have caught a glimpse of some new corporate signage in the Rockets arena paid for by Anta Sports Products Ltd. -- a Chinese athletic shoe manufacturer with 4,000 retail stores in that country. The footwear company has signed a four-year partnership deal for an undisclosed amount with the Rockets and Toyota Center -- a building sponsored by a Japanese carmaker -- to expand its global brand. Houston Rockets owner Leslie Alexander last week bought a stake in Anta Sports Products, a Chinese company sometimes called the Nike of that country. The Cleveland Cavaliers, meanwhile, are on the hunt for Chinese sponsors for their club. 2009 On November 10, Yi Jianlian will challenge Yao Ming on his home court for the first time. This is a must-see competition between the Houston Rockets and the Milwaukee Bucks. Mainstream media in the sports community such as CCTV and ESPN will present a live broadcast of this game to the world’s largest basketball fan-base - the Chinese basketball fans, who will enjoy the game on TV at home this weekend. The game is also a stellar marketing event, representing Yao Ming’s influence in building popularity for the Rockets.
