Official Thread on Yao Ming's Summer Activities 2006

dude. you don't get it. as long as yao is healthy, he's going to play in it. you're not going to convince him otherwise. i think most of us rocket fans are passed that.

 

What the hell? Sam Bowie was NEVER close to Yao's level. Where the hell did this comparison come from? Besides, Yao was the best player in the 2002 draft, so you can't say "he was drafted in front of ---".

 

We know he is going to play in the WC but some of us wish he didn't after what he has gone through this year.

 

Wang's injury could be a blessing in disguise for Rocks fans who don't want Yao to play. There was an article, most probably somewhere in this thread, where Yao said he wanted to play alongside Wang, to see where China are at. This is the last dress rehersal for China, in terms of competing against the big guns, before the Olympics.

 

Relax moron. Yao's level? What level was mentioned? No one is comparing Yao to Bowie as far as talent goes.

But that they are both professional BB players...let's talk about that level "Mr. Sensitive"

Sam Bowie was a talented BB player back in his day and was projected to have a great career before he broke his leg. He was talented and no one can argue with that.

He attempted to come back quickly and broke it again. And after that he never was able to play again. At least effectively.

The comparison was only to establish that players who get injured must take the time to let the injury heal properly. Otherwise their careers are will/be in jeapordy.

Even players at the level of Yao Ming. "Level" has nothing to do with health and recovery. High level athletes get hurt and their bodies heal in the same way that low level athletes heal.

I think I "get it" better than any of you other guys that support this "grand cause" and I wouldn't respect Yao any less if he chose NOT to play. In fact, I would probably respect him even more for standing up for himself.

 

If the honor of playing for your country had a unit...

And if Yao made $180M over the rest of his career..

Then 180M couldn't buy that one unit....


Helping his country is Yao's first concern... The ability to play basketball comes second.... Money comes somewhere later...

What you don't understand is that what you would do is totally different from Yao would do in the exact same situation with the exact same information to make a decision.

 

Man, hard work is always rewarded. Especially when your work is focused on a star like Yao Ming. Congratulations to you pryuen!



On Yao wanting to play in the World Championships. Personally, I'd rather he not play in them, have a nice relaxation instead of running around, trying to help his hapless team mates to win the game. And if both Yao and Wang Zhi Zhi are gone, this will give Yi Jianlian (somewhere like that) a chance to really show his potential, because he is rumoured to be in the next or 2008 draft, and if he wants to be drafted, he needs to prove himself against competition. Either way, I'm not too concerned with China's chances in the World Championships, everybody knows that the NBA Finals are the real world championships

 

If Yao is healthy and wants to play, then I am excited for Yao.....

He should play and lead the CNT, I am so happy that Yao is that sort of dedicated player.

DD

 

Again, you just don't get it.

How important is a playoff game, a final series game, a regular season game, a World Champion game, or an Olympic game? You have your judgment, and your judgment is respected. But Yao has his own judgment, and his should be respected too.

Nobody wants Yao to force himself into the tournament in Japan, but he is trying very very hard to rehab to catch up with the competition. Don't say that Yao should stand up by himself to choose not to play, because he seems to want to play BY HIMSELF.

As a rockets fan, you definitely value Yao's contribution to the club greater than to his national team. However, please respect his own choice to represent his country.

 

Point taken.

Let's see how it plays out

 

Worthless YOH and China hater. You realize that Yao "standing up for himself" would mean that he ignores his Rockets advisors who want him to skip the WBC and play? Yao HIMSELF wants to play more than anything. He considers his commitments to the Chinese National Team to be PARAMOUNT, HIGHER than his NBA commitments. If you don't believe me, read his book and watch The Year of the Yao. The Chinese government is applying NO pressure. Don't give me this "oh the regime in China sucks" bull****, it is totally irrelevant and totally meaningless.

And I still can't believe someone compared Yao to Sam Bowie with a straight face. I didn't know such people still existed, much less on a Rockets board.

 

Yao should be fine, from http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/brokenbones/g/jones.htm

"Treatment of an acute Jones fracture that is not significantly displaced consists of a cast or walking boot for 6-8 weeks. Patients should not place weight on the foot until instructed by their doctor."

It's been a good 15 weeks now since the injury, it's now or never...

8 weeks of wearing a cast, and 7 weeks of rehabilitation should be plenty enough for Yao. The AMA almost ALWAYS overshoot healing times for the sake of caution.

Remember, Michael Jordan had a jones fracture early in his career. Hell, I'd say he was pretty good.

 

Besides, I'd say that Yao won't necessarily need to play big minutes or at maximum intensity to dominate the competition in the WBC anyways. I mean, Wang was scoring 23 per game, and I don't thing any of us has any sort of illusion that he's capable of carrying Yao's nuts around. From his statements, it seems clear that Yao is unconcerned about his foot and feels fine. He WILL play in the tournement. He'll make sure China has a strong showing and use the tourny as another stepping stone in his return to NBA gameshape.

Sure, there's the possibility of another fluke injury in much the same fashion that Yao fractured the foot originally (getting kicked by another player). But the fact is, he could injure himself running on the track in the morning, too. Risk of injury is inherent in sport, particularly at the elite level, and athletes can't worry so much about it that they stop competing. Doubtless all of us will be watching the tournement with interest and all of us here will be rooting for China much the same way we did in the Olympics. Hopefully, we'll even get some Yao game footage to tide us over until the preseason!

 

To be fair I think MandM's reverted to personal attack first (see quote below) but Compucomp should learn to restraint himself but it is difficult sometimes.

 

Man some of you act like girls wanting to be exclusive with Yao.

"Oh Yao don't waste your energy going out with the other girl. Save your energy for me. She doesn't know know to treat you right. You'll just get hurt going out with her. I know what's good for you. I know how to massage your big toe the way your like it, Yao Ming. You big boy."

 

it's funny how people can come to such disagreements even in this thread...

anymore news of the big guy, Pruyen? appreciate your translations

 

Screws can wear the bone and lead to further problems or more commonly become loose and dig their way to the surface of the flesh.

Yao should consider playing after he has the screw removed.

 

As a YOF and a Chinese who followed Yao since day one, i have seen Yao tried more than couple of times not to playing in the summer for the Chinese national team subtlely like last year before the Asia game. I could even give you the quote. Yao knows who pays his bill, he is after all, a professional basketball player. I believe that he undestand the importance of the WBC as a tuneup fo the Olympics, but its only meaningful if he had more time to play and train together with the Chinese national team before the event. I think that he knows that too. Personal growth and targetted trainning of Yao is very important to Yao, Rockets, and Chinese national team, thats why he and his team is now making excuses to train alone. I truely believe that Yao want to carry the Rockets to the NBA Final and the Chinese team to a medal in the coming Olympics, both are equally important for him. Its what takes to get here is debatable. I would say less meaningless games and training in China during the summer.