Translation: First couple of paragraphs talk about the game vs. the Sixers, blah blah, nothing you haven't heard of already. I won't bother translating that since this thread is about the armband. Last paragraph: In the game Yao Ming always wore a towel armband, he explained he's wearing this because he has a slight injury from the game the day before against the Hornets. "There are so many little movements (???, I guess you can translate to cheapshots) in the NBA, but it's not only the NBA players that treat me this way, many players that defend me will do this, use to it. My skin is already becoming hard." This week the Rockets will have one day off, Yao Ming has not figured out what to do on this day. When we had this talk he was still feeling to joy of defeatingt he 76ers.
It's a physical game MFW2310. I don't think he means people are taking cheapshots at him. Like many rookies who come into the NBA, they are surprised at the speed and physicalness of the game (or is that the NFL -- but then again, low post players always want us to believe it's as bad as the NFL )
I don't know man, Elden Campbell did a number on him the other day. He got hacked pretty bad. I thought the play in the 2nd quarter (???) should have been a flagarant. Campbell had no chance to defend him on the play when he was going up so he just hacked Yao's arm. I mean I can understand they play physical and Yao can handle it, but he's not really talking about physical D. He was talking about the little behind the play things that's being done to him. I'm not sure little movement is the correct term cuz I can think of an English movement, but it's generally accepted in Chinese to be a less straight way of saying cheapshots (eg. you pull on a player's shirt, that's a little movement; you try to trip a player, that's a little movement).
... or Shaq. He could go in a basketball player and come out a victim. Be careful Ming - our future kinda depends on ya!
It sucks but Yao's gotta get used to that. Shaq gets fouled like that all the time. There are so many slow footed, hackers at the center position, he'll be suggesting to Rudy that he's the answer for the 4! Don't worry though MFW2310, with his free throw shooting, he'll make em pay. Dr. of Dunk...Shaq is bad and you know he's already circled his calendar. I'm afraid of Mutumbo too (he sends guys to the IR) and he'll definitely be back by the time we play him. Yao...watch out for them elbows !!
Not his FT I'm worried about, it's the injuries. Dude's carrying our Championship dreams. If he gets injured we're back at square one, maybe worse, cuz in all likelyhood we won't be in the lottery (having a much better record and all).
All the more reason to hit the weights. That's also why I hope he gets a chance to rest between his NBA/China national team duties. He's got two sides of the world relying on him for their championship dreams.
It is KT with the tattoo on his leg of the basketball, I would stake all my posts on it, Im so positive! I have noticed it on a few occasions, but I will try and check it out...............I thought that the chinese frowned upon tatts? or was I mistaken?
