yao's upper body looks impressive vs. how it was in his rookie year. i just hope that he's not adding muscle mass to the point where he's even slower than he already is. but man...on the offensive end...his size/strength should bode very well.
They should just remove the whole toe nail. I had it done years back, and once the nail is gone, the toe feels a lot better, unless you get it stepped on. If it stays infection free, I don't see this as a big problem for Yao to overcome. The nail will grow back. Nice pics, too.