Official Thread on Yao Ming's Summer Activities 2006

No, he's not. Those are the minimum times for those positions, not the time the "smaller and quicker" forwards run it in. They probably run it much faster. Yao is 11 seconds behind his times last year -- hopefully he continues rehabbing and gets back to that point.

 

Ahh, I misread. Regardless, he'll only get slower as he runs the other 3 sessions. So he used to start at 55 seconds and average 65 seconds for all four? Then would it be reasonable to say as of now he's averaging 76 seconds for four?

 

Who cares? We are only in July. There is alot of time left to prepare for the upcoming season. Plus, Yao's trainer is the best there is.

I say that Yao should slow down his preparation and not try and play in the world championships. He should focus on getting ready for the Rockets. It sounds like he is progressing well and is in pretty good shape for this time in the summer.

Take it slow Yao. Keep working but don't rush.

 

You're dead wrong on that.

Yao is ATTEMPTING to play. No one said it was a given.

Even if he doesn't play, the rehab would have had to be done in order for him to be ready to play for the Rockets. I broke my ankle when I was playing BB in college and I had to rehab 4 months hard before I was even ready to practice. He broke his foot right. Rehab takes at least that long if done right.

Yao has to be smarter than that. If he isn't completely healthy he shouldn't play. The world championships don't mean anything. If he gets hurt again he may never see an NBA Championship or another Olympics.

I think China would agree that a healthy Yao in the NBA this season and a healthy Yao in the next Olympics is more important than the pasting they are going to get in the world championships. With Yao on the court or not, China doesn't have a chance. The bracket they are in is too strong. I think the USA is in their group. Could be wrong on that.

I think you are the one that doesn't get it.

 

Probably you don't know how important for Yao to play for National team. Rockets are important but not as important as to play for China. It is a country of 1.4 B people. How large is the Rockets fan base? Plus you can never get traded in national team!

He only plays less than 10 games for China for the whole year. It should not be much of burden if Yao is healthy enough to play.

 

Sweet man. You deserve all the recognition you can get for all of your hard work and dedication. And are they referring to Clutchfans as the official Houston Rockets forum.

Not official, but still the best.

 

I agree that no injury should be taken lightly. However , Yao is a pro. He knows what he is doing . People around him know what they're doing . Right now the TOP priority for chinese government is to get the best result possible in 2008. I assure you there won't be any pressure from them this time , if Yao's long term health is on the line .

 

The longer they are , the harder it gets. I have it easy since i am only 5'7. That is why it is so impressive that Yao can do 110KG.

BTW, if power lifting is your thing. Here are some things I learned :
1. You need to push yourself to the limit
2. DO NOT skip warm-up .
3. Be VERY careful with your rotator cuff , especially when bench is the first thing you do on your chest day . ( I can still feel the pain in my shoulders every time i talk about it )
4. Squat . That is the natural steroid.
5. Plenty rest . Space your bench at least 4 days apart.

 

If this is real and not taken out from a Jackie Chan's movie, the robber would probably have sustained a very severe neck injury and he might even have been paralysed by it because of possible damage to his spinal cord.

 

I hope and pray for Yao Ming's health. I worry about him getting injured before the start of the NBA season. I respect his desire to play for the national team and wish him well if he does play in the WC but as a Houston Rockets fan my only wish is to see a dominant Yao in the NBA.

 

Well, looks like they will feature a Yao and Yi Jianlian front line. Hopefully they will decide to rest Yao too and use the tournament to develop the young players.

 

I'm well aware of that honor pryuen. Indeed foreign born players consider winning an Olympic Gold or a World Championship to be just as big or even bigger than winning a NBA Championship. Yao Ming wants to do both and I have tremendous respect for him but as a Houston Rockets Fan I want him ready and healthy for the NBA season rather than risking getting injured again. I'm never going to pray for for Dirk,Manu etc. They are fun to watch but they are our opponents.

 

Ditto. I don't think I'm going to pray for Dirk since Mavericks will definitely be one of Rockets main opponents. Should I curse him.....nah...... just cuz I like fair competition, at least if we do beat Mavericks in the second round, their fans can't say they are without Dirk.

 

I may not know Yao Ming very well. Or follow him as closely as you do.

But I believe that he is entering into the 1st year of a maxxed out contract that will pay him about $80 million.

I would imagine that he isn't stupid.

The World Championships mean absolutely nothing this year. China already has a spot in the 2008 Olympics. They have no talent except for Yao and Wang Zhi Zhi (at least talent that can compete against European power and USA). There is no reason to play really.

I know he loves his country and all and I respect that. But when he really looks at the situation at hand, and considers that fact that further injury could result in negative effects to his NBA career and potentially to his participation in 2008 Olympics. He will chose not to play, and to take his time recovering. There is alot of time left in the summer. Plenty of time to get ready without a rush.

3 surgeries to the same foot in a year.
80 million dollars
Potentially another 100 million after his current (new) contract expires.
Endorsements up the behind.

VS.

Honor of standing there while your National Team gets bent over by the world in this years World Championships.

Risk of hurting the foot again.

I say skip it.

 

Anybody remember Sam Bowie?