Yao has surgery, out "several weeks"

This is really crappy. The team is finally playing like they should and he's having a career year and now this happens. They need to be cautious though. I imagine his career would be over if they had to amputate the toe.

 

DAMN!!!

 

How the hell was he playing 33 minutes a night and putting up the numbers he put up if his toe was this bad?

 

Because he was soft

 

I have faith in Yao ...he's gonna sit out two weeks and watch TMAC lead the team. Then he will come back strong and finish the season with 21pts and 11rebs.

 

He could've been putting up 25 ppg with a healthy toe.

 

and with dekes finger gettin 0wned, theres only one more option STROMILE! this is his time to shine and show the organization that he isnt a mistake. lets look at the bright side of things, maybe Stro will go on a monsterous tear through the nba. averaging 18ppg 12rpg and 5 blocks until yao comes back

 

In a 96-min game and 20 fouls allowed, everything is possible!!

 

Just watch, Yao will pull a T-Mac and come back 2 weeks earlier then expected.



I hope...

 

Hopefully Stro does shine in Yao's absence. I guess Baxter and Graham will get to play now.

 

I was so pumped up for this season and originally thought the Rockets would be winning 57 or more. Unfortunately, injuries have really taken a toll on this team. It's so depressing. Losing Sura really hurts, 0-8 without T-Mac, various injuries to the guards, and now Yao. I still believe the Rockets can go to the WCF this season but their seed won't be as good now.

 

Crap!

Time to pick up another big man. Any decent center in NBDL? How about trading for Dan Gadzuric?

If Yao is out for "several weeks", he probably won't be back till after the all-star break.

We are screwed.

 

Osteomyolitis at toe is very painful, pateints who has this probelm even can not walk, I do not know how Yao can play At NBA.

 

You would think that he would atleast wear new socks every game!

 

mattj said back by Feb.
In other news...
T-Mac is about to be double and triple teamed constantly.

 

Your aiming really high. I hope we can just make the playoffs.

 

now don't you guys feel bad for bashing on Yao this year? dude, i've argued before he ain't soft....Shaq missed 50 games because of toe problems...

i hope this kind of stuff won't be career ending...it's healable right?

 

That worried me too, until I re-read the article- Yao has osteomyelitis, but his is not the chronic version. Although, it could be if he doesn't get the rest he needs to totally get rid of the infection. He has to be gone for at least 3 weeks...

Edited to add--just saw mattj's post- FEBRUARY !!

 

you don't miss something till you lose it. everyone whines bout yao's quiet 19 / 9. now tmac is the center of attention and he has no one to pass out to. of course except bowen.

 

February? Jesus H. Christ! I was hoping for a mid-January return. This season has pretty much gone into the toilet.