Official Thread on Yao Ming's Summer Activities 2006

I know that the pictures were taken at two different angles but Yao's looks massive around his surrounding compared to wang, who is a 7-footer himself.

thanks for the updates pryuen

 

Angle? how about the distance. duh.

 

Well since I can't make a topic i'll post it here.

http://www.cba.gov.cn/sp/20060804.wmv

I don't know if has been posted yet, But thats a video of Yao Ming practicing with his teammates.

 

So pryuen it looks like Chen Jianghua is practicing with the team?
Not only that but also with Yaos white team

will he play in the exhibition?

I kno whe isnt on the roster for the championships

 

Well I've got a South China Morning Post here in Hong Kong and it has two articles on Team USA in China, I'm going to type out the second one:


CHina's star duo likely to miss US clash
Mathew Scott in Guangzhou

Tonight's first game in the China Basketball Challenge is a sellout but the two stars local fans most want to see in action look likely to be watching from the stands.

Towering centre Yao Ming is still nursing his broken left foot, the injury that saw him miss the last few months of the season with the Houston Rockets in the NBA.

A decision on whther he will suit up against Team USA at the 10,000-seat Guangshou Gymnasium tonight will be left to the last possible minute. And even if he does play, his minutes are sure to be minimal.

His China teammate, former NBA player Wang Zhizhi- back playing in the China Basketball Association (CBA) after stints with the Dallas Maverick, the Los Angeles Clipeers and the Miami Heat- will definitely miss the game, having failed to recover frm a knee-ligament damage.

"Yao is travelling with the team and under observation, wnag is out," was the response from tight=lipped organisers when asked about the pair.
Speaking a few days ago in Beijing, Yao sounded less confident about his chances of playing in tonight's game.

"Right now the injury is about 80 per cent recovered, but there is still a little instability," Yao told the Chinese press then. "The doctors are telling me to look at this from the long-term perspective and avoid high-level competition; so althought I'll be in Guangzhou, I might not play."

The China team were not talking to the press yesterday although they did make an appearance for a photo call at a shootaround in the afternoon.

With the world championship coming up in Japan from August 19, the CBA is keen to protect its two stsars- hence the reluctance to give the pair a hit out against a US team loaded with NBA stars and carrying a steely resolve.

After a third-place finish at the Athens Olympics and a lowly sixth at the last world championship, the crown that goes with being the dominant basketball nation in the world has not simply slipped from the head of USA Basketball but has clattered to the ground. The amercan's have come to China to set the record straight.

"Because of the disappointmends, we restructrued how we were going to go forward with the national team," Jerry Colangelo, managing director of USA Basketball, said yesterday.

"This was so we could build a strong foundation and show respect for the game of basketball that is felt throughout the world."

Tonight will be the first time China has seen a collection of current NBA players on show.

The US dismantled Puerto Rico in a warm-up game last week and now have their sights set on steamrolling through China tonight and Brazil tomorrow night.

"I don't know much about the current China team. But we gauge our performances by how well we think we should play, and then let the score take care of itself," said Team USA coach Mike Krzyzewski.

"The main part of our training has been to get star players from a number of teams to play as one team. That for us is the most important thing- to play as a team."

All three squads here held seperate shootarounds at the Guangzhou Gymnasium yesterday, after which they headed back to the heavily fortified hotel where all the visitors are staying.

Tonight's game between China and the USA will reach an audience of millions as it is being braodcast live across the mainland on CCTV5.

Tickets for the game were selling for as much as 3800 yuan- or the quivalent of a local famer's annual income- but sold out in days, while some tickest for tomorrow night's game between Brazil and the US are still avaliable.







I didn't translate this article, I simply typed it all out from the newspaper.

 

He needs to get closer to 100% sooner than later though.

 

What about my question about chen jianhua

 

I wasn't aware that Clyde was such a player....

 

Thanks Pryuen helpful as usual...

Now does anyone know how to watch it on the internet (streaming live?)

 

dude watch it monday night when it could be played on your big screen, without lag, instead of wee hrs in the morning on a small computer lcd

that is, of course, if you live in america, if not, then can't help you there, may have to pay for a subcription for CCTV4 online

 

I despise watching games after I know the results lol.

Im one of those few people who hate Tivo.

And no I cant just stay away from a tV all day.

Even though im not betting on this game, the gambler in me keeps me wanting to know the results ASAP.

ive recorded so many things I never rewatch.

After i watch a movie in the theater 9/10 i have lil desire to watch it ever again on DVD

 

Man I really hope Yao is feeling good and ready to play. It feels like I have waited years to watch him play again although its only been a couple of months. Plus it would be great to watch him dominate against some of the best the US has to offer. Please play Yao.

(Only if your ready of course)

 

try pplive. cctv-5 carries it live 8pm local time (8am est).

 

Watching it right now. But the connection isn't that good, always cutting on and off. Thanks for the pplive suggestion!

 

what the.......they just used the Amercia Idol opening music........man if AI finds out they will probably sue CCTV5

 

Yao Ming is not playing tonight. Good rest. I predict trashing for China.