Why would so-called only fans propose a max for Yao?

You lost me after "days".

 

You are right. Yao cannot save a rebuilding team single-handedly. he just don't have the ability to save a team which lost to lal by 40 points. Please trade Yao for Greg oden+outlaw+first round from portland. Along with brooks, lowry, landry, they'll have a bright future from 2015

 

Stupid is what a stupid is.
Remember we now already have Artest better than 15pts/game and at the same time is one of the best defenders in the leagure.
With Yao averaging 20/10 and being doublel team even without ball and Artest, we are still not a contender yet. You think we replace Yao with a 12/8 guy and another 15pts/game perimeter player, we can become a contender.
And a 12/8 center also worth more than 10M/year, and it is even hard to get such one on the market.
Be realistic!

 

There were at least two 12/8 centers just in last year's draft. Scola averaged 12/8 this year and he's fine at center against most teams. Pretty tough to find these guys huh?

People can't talk Yao up as the best of this and that, talking about him as a cash cow and then downplay the kind of talent we could get in return for trading Yao.

 

Post number: 1854 vs 20

I thought you have better idea.

Scola can replace Yao??????? If Scola face the defense that Yao has, he will be more like 5/5.

 

I just do not think Yao can play or wants to play other 6-7 years, so the Max contract with the length of 4 or 5 years will be fine for both parties if Yao is going to agree. If Yao is not going to stay in Houston for some reasons, the lakers are likely the team for his next team since they have all kinds of players the rockets want.

 

I wouldn't say all kinds. Just Kobe, Gasol, and maybe Bynum. The rest are decent to average role players you can find on any other team.

 

No I am the ONLY real fan here. I propose Morey to sign Lebron, Wade, CP3, Dwight Howard and Yao and give them $0 salary each. From the organization perspective, the best thing that could happen is to recruit the most talented players in the league and pay them the lowest possible salaries. Anybody who wants the Rockets organization to PAY are not real fans.

 

id keep him at 15 mill, and thats generous to me, maybe if he proved he could actually remain healthy for once

 

I just wanted to quote you, in case anyone missed this.

I hope he does not get a max contract with the Rockets, but I can't see Les letting him go.

 

Couldn't have said it better better myself. No one will ever dispute yao as a good player,but good players don't get lifetime contracts. Hell, great players seldomly get to play with one team. Anyone that thinks Yao should get 8m per is also crazy as the people that thinks he should get the max. I guess this will continue to divide the board, but like I said earlier, if Homey the Clown could post up and help the rockets win a ring, i'm cool with that too.

 

Wow, there is some sort of war going on here? Yao fans vs. "True" fans or something? You people are crazy. Here I was thinking this is a thread about Yao's salary and it seems more like a "UR SUCH A YAO FAN!!" vs. "U NEED TO GIVE YAO MORE RESPEKT" thread.

My personal opinion is that Yao will be a max contract player soon. I don't think that because he deserves it (which is certainly debatable, and certainly a subjective topic), I think that because he is a cash cow. He gets shoe deals for his team mates. He gets advertising revenue for the organization. He makes more money back for the team than they lose giving him a contract BY FAR. The additional revenue generated from the Yao icon alone can handle any luxury tax issues his increased salary may incur.

As for my opinion on Type A fan vs. Type B fan? I think you're all crazy to label other fans as things (whether it's "true" fan, "Yao only" fan, "T-Mac lover", etc.). Fans are fans. They cheer for the Rockets. Who really gives a crap what they love most about the team?

 

What's wrong with being YOF during the time span he actually serves on the Rox roster? If you ask an average Cleveland dude, he's either a 100% or 95% LOF.

 

If you want to trade Yao, Getting Bynum or Gasol is a good deal already, I do not think you can get a great young player from a 29 year old Yao. By the way, you can not trade Yao to any team you want, I guess that Yao can just go back to China if he gets very upset, and then the rockets get nothing for a return. Yao is not just playing for the money, he plays for the prize too. Yao can make lots of money in China too.

 

Here is my observation:

Yao is not in the game. YOFs do not care about the coming playoff game. They start threads to imagine Yao's dominance.

Lebron is in the game. LOFs are watching the game. They cheer for Lebron's dominance on the court.

 

I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that yao wants to end his career in Houston.

 

You don't get it. It's not the matter whether Yao DESERVEs a max contract or not. It's the matter how the Rockets can keep Yao. If Yao doesn't see the hope of a championship here, even a max contract won't hold him here. If he sees he can get a championship elsewhere, even if he doesn't get a max contract, he will go. Don't think just because you have some ****ty money so you can control someone's destiny. Lesly Alexander thinks this way and he's pissed off many YOF's.

 

The rockets fans don't pay Yao's salary, Les does! Same as any boss, Les will make offer that is based on how many that player can bring benefits for him. In that case, Yao should get a max offer. Simple and plain!

However, I do think Yao himself may want to take a 10% paycut, just like what Duncan did. But, the rockets will give him a max offer that shows respect!