Take all Chinese news reports with a grain of salt, please. In an interview, Yao talked about the Heats game. "They won't just chase you, they push you, grab you, kick you, hit you. They make my shirt like a lady's night gown..." It sounds like they were raping him instead of killing him, though. Maybe that's why he took only 6 shots. http://sports.tom.com/Archive/1019/1042/2002/12/18-30110.html
Grant was very physical with him. I think thats the most physical player Yao has played against so far.
And Butler was stuffed twice in his two attempts to dunk over Yao. Also Yao's hard fall on him taught him NEVER to head fake with Yao.
i saw atleast 3 times that grant clearly knocked yao over and no whistle was blown. the camera was on rudy one time and he did the classic arms in the air pace on the sideline. no question they were past being legal but yao was getting back at em by the second half.
How to identify a smart PG. Here is a clue. Face figure: A smart person is not usually look ugly. You may find many good looking PG in NBA, such as MJ, Kobe, Andre Miller, Parker, even AI . If a PG has a small front head , it is not a smart sign. Rudy may got blur eyes when he picked his PG. there are only 2 PG's in your sign....too funny....MJ,Kobe,and the Answer are most definately NOT point guards....lol...they are 2 guards....and in MJ's case....I think he is a small forward now
It is a shame that NBA Refs let this kind of stuff happen on the court. I am not against physical game, but there has to be some kinds of level bar set up there to prevent the game from becoming the boxing match.
Right on Will. It was physical and I wish we'd get those call. But that happens in the NBA. Yao turned it around and learned how to throw some 'bows' back. Yao Power.
I'm VERY pleased Yao struck back, also with NO CALL. Wait 'till Yao learns to intimidate FIRST. That's one nasty antbed you're kicking, Riley. IF Rudy would send Cato in as enforcer, even better. Cato would be perfect to b****-slap a musclehead, or lay the wood on Showbe, if only Rudy had the cajones to call in the executioner.
Riley is the master of nasty defense and grinding-out offense, that's why the referees don not like him.
I once read that Riley would fine his players if they helped anyone from the opposing team stand up after falling. That's just plain mean. He'd steal a dead fly from a blind spider. -- droxford
Yao can handle the abuse. Do you think he didn't get fouled in China? He's 7'5". How else can you play him? If you play him straight up, he'll never miss.
