The Rockets should not be committed to any single player!!

The fans around here want Yao to dominate and for steve to dominate somewhere else. A cult has formed in this bbs and the ring leader is Yao Ming.

 

Fortune Cookie:

Let Yao be the RING-leader.

or,

There is a handsome reward in the sacrifice of pride, and giving up your ways of isolation. I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let Yao lead the way

...maybe this should have been a horiscope?

 

...in bed.

 

Thats a pretty funny comment there ima_drummer2k.











For me to poop on!!!

 

I whole-heartedly agree because married players are obviously more stable!! Just look at the cases of Eddie and MoT. If they were married, they obviously wouldn't be in so much trouble because they don't call it the "ol ball and chain" for nothing (trust me, I've been married 2 months now and I already feel the weight)!

I think Van Gundy feels the same way. Here's a quote from him (from the Chronicle):

"The guys in New York, I was either their age or near their age. They were married, had kids. It was a different environment. These guys, I really have liked. You find out different doesn't mean better or worse. It just means different."

 

Read my sig, I love them both

 

It's believed Yao hasn't reached his potential yet. That's why we want him to take more shots. If he turns out to be a Rik Smith eventually, which I don't believe, then the coach won't force other players to defer to him.

 

Rik Smits isnt shabby player. He was underrated when he played. I'll take a Rik Smits over Owalakandi man anyday.

 

Actually I like Rik Smith as a player. He's the anchor of Larry Bird's Pacers offense. But if Yao could only achieve his level....i'd be disappointed.

 

Exactly ... Smits was a good second option and I think Yao is at his level now and should be considered in the same regard. The difference is that Yao is only in his second year and I whole-heartedly believe that he will turn into a much better player than Smits and he will EARN his right to be the number one option in the Rockets offense.

 

Rocket Fans have been used to seeing Big Men play the Big Mans Game. Fans only want to see Yao Ming get a fair chance to develop to his potential.The Rockets are committed to him as they selected him with their #1 pick last year. By picking a potential Star Center with the first pick it indicated a change in direction for the Team.Fans are still waiting for this change.

 

Yeah, we shouldn't emulate the strategies of loser teams like

the championship Rockets and Hakeem, The spurs and Duncan, the Lakers and Shaq, The Bulls and Jordan.....

We need to focus on getting Yao the ball, Steve will represent his Pippen, the rest of the team are role players.

 

Bobliu,

You're absolutely right. The Rockets should see that they have three great players in Yao, Cuttino, and Steve and it would be the most beneficial if they found a way ( as they have now ) to harnass the strengths of all of them. I don't think Yao wants to be a leader, despite the fact that we all want him to be a leader. Yao is the second best center in the NBA, and definately the most well-rounded. However, it's against his nature to dominate the game on a regular basis. Yao wants to be a team-player.

That's where Francis and Mobley comes to value. Francis takes that pressure off of Yao. And visa-versa. Because Yao demands the double team, Francis is relieved of the physical pressure of being guarded so tightly. Mobley is important because he can score at will. He is exceptionally underrated, especially by Rocket fans as being a valuable component to the team.

The key is not to trade Franchise or Cat, but to keep them in control. They're both great personalities that have little ego. I believe they will voluntarily do their part in keeping the peace, and that's a big reason why the team is 5-1 heading into tonight's game against the Mavericks.

 

Hahaha.

If Francis was Asian and Yao was black ( yet retained their personalities ) I wonder how different the persepctives would be.

I think people put too much hope on Yao. Yao is a good passing center, with a good all-around game. He should appreciated for that. Wanting him to be Wilt Chamberlain is not his character.

 

I agree. When and only when Yao has achieved the isomotion should we give him the keys to the city and the right to utter the words "Respect the post" and "We must fockass."

 

This will all be a moot point anyways once Yao plays out his rookie contract and moves on to a team that appreciates and utilizes him better. Money won't be an issue for Yao so it won't matter that the Rox will be the only team that can offer him the largest contract. He's already got tons of endorsement deals and has already shown that he's not all about money anyways. Then "The Franchise" can go on being the man and keep doing what he does best which is lead his team to the lottery each year.

 

Don't know about you guys, I tend to think the man that attracts the most double teams is a team's biggest treasure, in other words, the best player.

 

Man, you almost sounds as if you're looking foward to that

Rox should have a good idea if Yao want's to play in Houston or not after the third year, they'll offer him a longterm contract, if he wants to stay he'll sign it, if not, they'll pick up his fourth year option and shop him around the league. I hope he stays, cuz the Pippen trade showed us we'd get crap back if we trade him, unless we can get some cap back and some how unload a couple of big contracts.

 

I believe, when people with basketball knowledge said Rockets should committed to Yao, what they actually meant was "The Rockets should committed to Yao the way they committed to Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley".