It doesn't make sense. How can Yao be isolated by TMac's "us"? who's the "us" here anyway? Yao gets China endorsement deals for his teammates, it would be stupid for TMac or anybody else to gang up on Yao. If the teammates have to choose, they'd choose Yao over Tmac for sure.
After reading the article, I like to point out one thing: Whomever wrote this article DID NOT hear T-Mac say it to Yao. He heard it from another Rockets staff member. Might be a ball boy, a security guard or a janitor, he didn’t say, it was someone working around the locker room at the time. Personally, I don’t believe a word of it.
It's totally BS. It's just some random post by some anonymous author that Sina picked up from internet. At the end of the article there was even a statement saying that Sina was not responsible for the content of the article. Also which rockets locker room staff is Chinese? If he is not Chinese, why would he reveal this info to Chinese media instead of espn?!
SINA always make up some fake news. You have to be careful when read them, some are real and some are way out of earth.. and this is one of hell examples.
for $$$? it's too juicy for ESPN but never enough for SINA ps. please don't tell me you honestly think the Chinese reporters stationed here ONLY speak Chinese.
What a dumb thread. You guys know good and well that Tmac isnt trying to fight against Yao. DaDa, dude you seem to be tossed to and fro on these boards in a moment, unstable. I dont even question if Tmac is trying to single out Yao. Not a surprise its from a chinese source, and no im not racist. I just see alot of Yao homers come out of the woodwork to blast anything they can to make him look good, when its convienient
I ran this article through Babelfish. This article was not credited to any author. It also ends with this stipulation:
That definitely takes credibility away. And the fact that Tmac stayed on the court late and Tmac seemed to be in good spirits after the game makes it seem very improbable. But I still don't believe Tmac appreciated Yao's soft comments. And things are definitely not all's well on the homefront.
no seriously people, think about it, how often does any English speaking individual living in the United States (or in the whole world) use the word "iso-ed" in a conversation/statement? the only time I've ever heard "iso-ed" is when describing a basketball strategy known as "isolation" where a player gets the ball and is left alone to operate on his defender, usually to exploit a matchup problem (example: Lakers isolate Kobe if his defender is Mugsy Bogues).. Now, if you seriously believe that Tmac used "iso'ed" to mean isolation in the context of telling Yao that he will be isolated from the world (using "isoed" as it would be used in this sentence: "weirdos are iso-ed in society"), if you really believe that's the case, you are out of your damn mind.. and DaDa, you just lost all credibility on this board (if you had any) by acknowledging this statement as true or even possible.. I was one of your few supporters, but gosh, you really messed up on this one.. I think Sina should shut up, I think Yao should just be himself and stop acting like what people want him to be.. he isn't a beast, he isn't a loud domineering individual that acts like he owns the team and annoys the crap out of me (or as weirdos call it, "vocal leader"), he is just a great, hardworking player that makes statements on the court, not in the postgame conference.. by posting 28 points and 14 rebounds in a game against the Mavs, he is making a statement that is appropriate for the classy individual he really is.. but if he starts whining like Kobe's sorry azz and making dumb statements to the media, he is destroying his image and messing up his reputation, and if he continues to do that, he will lose more fans that he will gain, put me on the top of that list.. Btw, as big a Tmac fan as I am, he annoys the crap out of me with his r****ded comments to the media.. everytime he says something, he ends up screwing up.. "it's on me", "we have enough talent", "this is the first year I feel confident", "my will took over"... etc.. just STFU and play.. pointless B.S didn't do crap for Kobe after Shaq left, he didn't win a single playoffs series, and everybody hates him for being a weirdo, a r****d, a smart-a$$, and a rapist.. bottom line: dear Rockets players, STFU and just play like you actually want to win..
Oh give me a flipping break, I said ...IF it was true, and I am so glad you are the one who decides who does and doesn't have credibility. Back to reality..... it bugs me that people just dismiss Sina so easily when they have broken way more stories on the Rockets in the last few years. They are usually one to two days ahead of the Chronicle. DD
This is translated (!!) from Chinese for God sake! Can you get it??! That means the word can be different but the meaning is the same. Not that I believe this BS but....
If this was truly said, T-Mac must have meant that the team would get Yao more touches when he was isolated one-on-one with a defender. T-Mac has never done anything but encourage and support Yao. He has gone as far as conceding that this is Yao's team. Plus, the team just won a nationally televised team against an elite team and T-Mac was laughing and joking in an interview just moments before this alleged incident. This thread was in bad taste and is National Enquirer (NBA version) material.
Get what? "Iso-ed" is meaningless. It has NO MEANING in normal English. Nobody (especially T-Mac) would ever say "Iso-ed" in that context. If someone would care to translate this "story" into understandable English, then maybe there could be a rational discussion.
I don't believe Tmac said it but it was the abreviation that made the story more believable not less. Yes a laymen would never say iso for isolate. But a basketball player would and do. It just makes sense, they have their own language and ISO is a common abreviation to mean isolate. If you could like any coaches playbook you would see it along with so many shortened words that make only sense to the players. That doesn't just apply to sports. In any industry they have their on speech. For example, the term Industry Standard Architecture Slot is a slot ton older computers and was shortented to I. S. A. but then was shortened to isa and pronounced eee-suh. Now eee-suh doesn't doesn't look anything like Industry Standard Architecture Slot but if you talk to someone in the industry and say there are 3 open ee-suh slots on the Intel motherboard they will no exactly what you are talking. The term ISO is a common one in basketball. I would bet some NBA players have used that term in the suggested way. But if someone (especially someone from another country who would be even less inclined to know american basketball terminology) was going to make a story up it would make more sense for him to use the term isolated instead of iso'ed. It would be more believable to the masses. The fact that he said iso'ed made me think there might be truth in it. I still doubt Tmac said it or I believe if someone did hear it they might have took it out of context. But that being said I do believe there is some rumblings going on that we don't know about. Yao spoke out to the American Public in a negative manner about this team for the first time ever. IMO his comments were definitely pointed to himself and his team as a whole but also to Tmac quiting after a little ankle turn. Add that to the fact that everyone else was saying Yao was right or Yao should have kept it behind closed doors. But Tmac kept his mouth shut. Maybe he had no comment or maybe his comment weren't printable.
