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Yao interviewed on TNT

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by noize, Jan 22, 2009.

  1. noize

    noize Member

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    Can anyone recap? I've only watch the last second of it where he said they still have a long way to go for a championship and that they're taking it step by step or something like that.
     
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    yea i need the recap. i barely caught a little bit but damn, that was a rough interview language-wise for yao.
     
  3. ebu

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    ernie asked him him if the rockets are a championship caliber team and yao basically said well lets get out the first round first lol

    and he asked him what it means to be an all star and he said, its kinda makes u nervous when your going to have the best center in history (shaq) backing u up lol
     
  4. TheGreat

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    One question I know they asked him was

    1) Do you think the Rockets can contend for the championship?

    Please tell me what Yao said after this, I couldnt understand him and I really think he said something that was not very confident..
     
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    He said that??? Traitor!
     
  6. RocketRaccoon

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    Not Traitor, but Respect. Yao can move past Shaq in every stat line, but he'll always respect Shaq.
     
  7. AggieDentist

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    i think the poster before you meant 'traitor' as in: Hakeem, not Shaq, is "the best center in history."
     
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    yao's a great guy, but i'd love to hear a non diplomatic definitive answer from him. i.e. "yes, it's on me... we're going to impose our will" :D
     
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    lolol, it would be so funny if he says those....just so unyaoish...
     
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    i would think as a ball player you go with what you know? who knows but like the guy above you posted Yao gives respect.
     
  11. GMAC

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    Yao never had the privelege to compete h2h against Dream. Now Shaq...that was his NBA Centers 101 his rookie season.
     
  12. bushbush1988

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    does anyone have the video of the interview?
     
  13. Problem-Chyld

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    i might be able to put a video up but to someone who asked what yao said about the championship he said hes worried about the first round first, they have been trying to get to the championship but he said hes worried about the first round first. They're goal is a championship but they have to go out and work hard every day.When asked if his role changes when tracy and ron are out he said his role changes a little bit because he brings more defenders on him so teams get to focus mainly on him.
     
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    You can prolly get the interview on nba.com in the overtime section Yesterday's Tipoff show.
     

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