Thanks for sharing the pics. I've seen Yao Ming play earlier in the year. He was simply unstoppable. I was amazed at how accurate he was from the outside for someone this big. -G'day-
Ok, this photo is just BEGGING to be made into a "Ming in a Rockets uniform" photo! Where are those photoshop wizards? In 2002, if you drive in the lane you will get the Fist of Ming! Chris
Cant imagine why one would think Windandsea was a girl!! Great pictures, gives one a better indication of emotion.
Dolph Lundgren. Yeah, that square jaw does it! I have seen numberous people mention he looks similar to Ming. Chris
next thing we hear some teams are considering to draft Sylvester Stallone to 'box' out Ming in the paint...
next thing we hear some teams are considering to draft Sylvester Stallone to 'box' out Yao MIng in the paint...
http://www.nba.com/draft2002/position_centers.html -NBA Draft 2002 Position Comparison: Centers Centerfold- Teams follow one of two selection theories when making their choices -- drafting according to need or drafting the best available player regardless of position. We're here to help with the first option through a weekly series of position comparisons, ranked and evaluated by NBA.com's Draft analyst, Brad Greenberg. The big name in big men for NBA Draft 2002 is of course, China's 7-5 center Yao Ming. He's the player getting the most hoopla, but that doesn't mean there aren't other post players -- both American and international worth a close look for all the teams that are in need of size and don't have the No. pick. Following are the top 10 centers available in NBA Draft 2002: YAO MING Status: International - eligible Height: 7-5 Weight: 296 Team: Shanghai Sharks (China) Yes, it was against the six-time defending Champion Bayi Rockets and not top flight NCAA competition, but anyone who can make 21 consecutive field goals in a championship game is ready to take on a new challenge. Desiring tougher games and the opportunity to play against the best, Yao Ming has indeed “outgrown” -- no pun intended -- basketball in China. After producing 44 points and pulling in 21 rebounds in this year’s Chinese League championship game, he is ready for the challenge of competing against the world’s best players. Ming, whose mother was the captain of the Chinese National Team and whose father was once the center for the Shanghai Sharks, is extremely coordinated, has a 7-5 wingspan and very good balance. He shoots it easily to 20 feet and appears ready to be an effective inside/outside big man once he gets acclimated to the NBA with the athleticism and quickness of its premier interior players. Some scouts feel that despite his size, he is not quite ready to battle close to the basket but can be an efficient perimeter center at the offensive end next year. He is perhaps the only big man prospect around who might eventually be able to make Shaquille O’Neal react to him and that makes him an attractive prospect for any team with championship aspirations.
