why this thread is already at 3 pages is beyond me. he is coming off a year of basketball abstinence, lets trade him now for a bbq sandwich..
i don't think we should be doing anymore trading especially involving Yao Ming. we should at least wait until he is able to play a whole season and if everything goes well from there then we should think about what to do with Yao.
I honestly think our team as it is now can compete for a playoff spot without a healthy Yao. If Yao is healthy and can give us 25-30 mins a game we will be a contender in the west. But if Yao cannot contribute we still have a solid team. AB coming off his best season, Bud getting the first season under his belt and really impressing everyone with his play, K-Mart now getting the benefit of going through a training camp with us, and hopefully Jordan Hill starts to approach his potential. This team is stacked and I didn't even mention Scola or Lowry. Rocket fans be ready, good times are on the way.
If Yao re-injures his foot, I think he'll retire. If he stays healthy, I think he'll re-sign. The only other factor I can think of is the lockout. If it's for the entire 2011/2012 season, that would make Yao 32 years old when his next contract kicks in.
How the hell you know Yao's body is breaking down?? He's trying to recovery and you're not even give him a chance and now you're saying he's breaking down?? That's a stupid logic. Close this dumb thread already!
No, yao ming is so healthy he could play till his 100. 4 major injuries since 2005. Doesn't that tell you anything. The truth hurts buddy.
i do agree that our team is in sync now especially now that we re-signed Scola and Lowry. also with the signing of Brad Miller as backup to Yao, that is a big help for our team. we have Yao back so we really don't have to do anything else with our team. i am sure we can make it back to the playoffs this upcoming season. we will be the team to beat.
since the 2005/2006 season, he's played in almost exactly 50% of the every game the Rockets have played in that timeframe. this isn't a new phenomenon. this isn't one injury we're talking about.
Don't be so weak! Give the man a chance to find out if he can play again! If we traded Yao now we wouldn't get much for him because he is an unknown quantity. Have some common sense about you!
LOL. What will Yao lose after the injury. Speed? Jumping ability? Shooting ability? Agreed if he gets hurt he is probably done but we got to give him a chance. If he gets hurt he gets hurt but we need to give him a chane. I think he will be just as good as before as long as he is healthy.
Do you really think we're gonna get true mkt value back for Yao? You're better off rolling the dice hope that he stays healthy. He's not cancer in the locker room, everyone loves him, he puts his team before anything else, and brings in a boat-load of $$$ which is the difference between him and McGrady. If Yao cant ever play ball again, I can put money on the fact that he'll be with the Rockets organization in one way or another. Yao's gonna be a Rocket for Lyfe!
Yes he has had foot problems that is why he had surgery to restructure his foot and sat out last season. Ilgauskas had similar or worse foot problems in both feet (Yao's is only his left foot) and had the same surgery in 2001. Has Ilgauskas had foot problems since the surgery? No he hasn't, so why is it so hard to believe that Yao won't have the same results? In 2001 it was a new procedure, now it's not. All the surgery has to do is prevent his foot from breaking again. It's not like it's Amare and we are wondering if he'll lose any of his athleticism. It would really be a bummer if Yao lost any of his hops, I'd really miss his high flying swoops to the hoop. Yao's game is based on a package of incredible size and skill. Athleticism isn't one of his strong points. The fact is that the NBA is a star driven league. It's also a fact that it's very difficult to acquire a star. Because of that you don't give up on a guy just because he has some setbacks. If you had the option of bringing in another star then fine, but realistically you don't . You hang on to you star player and if you are lucky enough to acquire another star then you try and team them up to give yourself the best chance to win. If it were easy to acquire stars then every team would be stocked with them. It's easy to say get rid of Yao, but what's the plan for replacing him? The Rockets need another star in addition to Yao. If you get rid of Yao then you need to acquire two stars. You see lot's of post that say things like we should trade young players for Carmello or Paul. Yeah, that would be great but unfortunately it doesn't work like that in the real world. It's very hard to acquire star players. That's why you always try to acquire the star player if you have the chance and you hang on to your own star players if you have one.
no...i think the value you'll get for him now is more than it will be after his next injury, though. if you believe this guy will last the whole season, then don't trade him now. i just don't happen to believe that.
When people bought Yahoo stocks under a dollar (split adjusted price) in early 90s, it was risky. But once you bought it at that price, you are going to benefit from it no matter what. The only difference would be how much. That being said, some were smart enough to sell those shares in year 2000 when it reached 100 bucks a share (adjusted). They made big bucks, 100 folds. Some are still holding, although Yahoo is at its low point, it's still a 15 bucks stock, with 15 folds gain. It might go further down, or it can still go up, or be bought by someone with a premium. You never know, but it won't be 100 bucks again for sure (of course, not if US is printing money with an even faster pace) It's always a gamble.
Yao will need to prove himself first if you want to trade him. I don't believe he will get traded he will go down a Rocket.
His stock is not rock bottom. He is a money maching for any team who fans his fanbase. Even if he has injury concerns teams want his cash flow from that fanbase. So even setbacks in skills he is more valuable than a regular player. Thats absolutely why Les Alexander wont get rid of him. Next Yao is a huge player and his skills are superstar when he plays uninjured. Teams want him and you would get the best packages for him. If not call around and if no good offers? Keep him
Actually, your post makes a lot of sense, perhaps too much sense. There are many posters that I respect such as Solid who are very skeptical about Yao's chances of a significant recovery, so you are not alone. Yao's next serious lower extremity injury will be his last one as a player as he will not chance of becoming a cripple when he gets old. He wil just say enough is enough. Nevertheless, Yao is signed for just one more year so let's hope for the best, as I believe Les will not trade Yao. He rode McGrady down, he may do the same with yao.
