Yao Ming Got D@ssed and Bashed on Washington Times

pryuen · Jan 31, 2006

Man...... this reporter needs to get his FACTS straight BEFORE he d@ssed and bashed Yao Ming.

This will be his FOURTH time for All Stars and NOT the THIRD, and he did not get his votings purely from China over the Internet.

And WHEN has the Houston Rockets PERPETUALLY trolled the bottom of the Western Conference, since Yao Ming joining the team, except for this season when his team was plagued with bad luck and injuries/illnesses to 5 to 6 of the starting/back-up players of the team roster ??

As to Gilbert Arenas' comments.....well, GRAPES ARE SOUR !!

http://www.washtimes.com/sports/20060131-121507-2966r.htm

All-Star voting can be unkind
By John N. Mitchell
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
January 31, 2006

The final fan votes are in, and the imperfection of the process became clear: The leading vote-getter for next month's NBA All-Star Game missed more than a month with an injury.

Houston center Yao Ming, who had toe surgery Dec. 19, missed 21 games before returning last night. But that didn't prevent a huge block of voters -- most believed to be from China -- from endorsing him. When fan voting ended Jan. 22, the 7-foot-6 center led all players with 1,990,303 votes, guaranteeing he will start for the Western Conference in the 55th edition of the game Feb. 19.

Yao will make the team for the third time, even though his numbers (19.9 points, 9.0 rebounds) are substantially less than what his supporters promised when the giant was drafted and even though his team has perpetually trolled the bottom of the Western Conference.

Meanwhile, the Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison must hope they have impressed Eastern Conference coaches enough to be voted onto the team Feb. 9.

"I won't be picked by the fans because I'm not getting exposed like those guys," Arenas said of the players ahead of him, many of whom are in commercials and play often on national television. "So I need to actually do work. Every year I'm going to have to come in and do my work. I'm not ever going to be one of those players who get voted onto the All-Star team after missing most of the season."

Despite having another monstrous season -- one that could end with him posting the second-highest scoring average in franchise history -- Arenas firmly believes fans are basically coerced into voting for certain players through the power of television.

"If you really look at it, it's like the fans are brainwashed to vote for certain guys," he said. "They see a guy enough on TV so that when they look at the ballot they just vote for the guy."

At last count, Arenas was eighth on the list in the guard-heavy Eastern Conference with 326,325 votes. He is fourth in the league in scoring (28.1), and he joins Philadelphia's Allen Iverson, Miami's Dwyane Wade and Cleveland's LeBron James as the only four players in the league ranked in the top 20 in scoring and assists.

Perhaps no player reveled more in his selection to the team last year than Jamison. Though he isn't even listed among the top vote-receiving forwards this season, Jamison believes he still has a chance if the Wizards (20-22), who have won seven of their last 10 games, can get their record to .500 by the time the coaches vote.

Despite being almost a foot shorter than Yao, Jamison's numbers (19.0 points, 9.8 rebounds) are almost identical.

"I want to make it," Jamison said. "Don't get me wrong; my loyalties are with this team and doing everything I can do to make this team better. But I'd be lying to you if I said I didn't want to make it. I'm staying positive about the whole situation. My job is to get as many wins as possible, and hopefully that will help out in the process."
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CHAD444 · Jan 31, 2006

Yao is Getting Dissed Way Too Much!!!

The man is being called a stick figure with no talent and getting way too much s**t for the china jersey sales......he's sold so many that the whole populaton probably has one................since hes injured hes getting way too much attention........calling him a failure......hello bogut would only dream of having a rookie year like yao.......I Swear they will be eating there words in a few years if not sooner when T-Mac and Yao will lead us to a Championship!!!!!

RareAir · Jan 31, 2006

What the hell do Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jameson have to do with Yao's all star bid?????
This writer is a moron......It must not take much to become a writer for a major newspaper these days......You really don't even need to know facts, just throw some crap up and see what sticks.......

AMS · Jan 31, 2006

i think we already have a thread on YAO being "Dissed"

Kam · Jan 31, 2006

let's be punks and email him this punk.

CHAD444 · Jan 31, 2006

adeelsiddiqui said:

i think we already have a thread on YAO being "Dissed"
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sorry just had to let it out........personal opinion instead of newspaper article ......please lock if you like.......

Uprising · Jan 31, 2006

Umm, why didn't this go into the other dissing thread?

AMS · Jan 31, 2006

Kam said:

let's be punks and email him this punk.
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everyone write in CAPITAL letters

RocketForever · Jan 31, 2006

"Despite being almost a foot shorter than Yao, Jamison's numbers (19.0 points, 9.8 rebounds) are almost identical."
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LOL, that is one of the most moronic statements I have ever seen.

Despite being almost a foot shorter than Tim Duncan (20.1), Mike Bibby's number in PPG (21.3) is better.

WhoMikeJames · Jan 31, 2006

RocketForever said:

LOL, that is one of the most moronic statements I have ever seen.

Despite being almost a foot shorter than Tim Duncan (20.1), Mike Bibby's number in PPG (21.3) is better.
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lol! nice one what an idiot

TMac640 · Jan 31, 2006

let's slaughter his family!

peleincubus · Jan 31, 2006

RocketForever said:

LOL, that is one of the most moronic statements I have ever seen.

Despite being almost a foot shorter than Tim Duncan (20.1), Mike Bibby's number in PPG (21.3) is better.
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for real i wonder why he didnt bring up allen iverson.

Luckyazn · Jan 31, 2006

Isn't Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison in the EAST COAST?

and Yao is in the Western Conf?

Should he be complaining about AI , WADE, LEBRON, KIDD, VCARTER ?
shoot I rather have those guys on my ALL STAR team than Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison

CHAD444 · Feb 1, 2006

Uprising said:

Umm, why didn't this go into the other dissing thread?
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i didn't see it sorry.............................................
gee if i saw it don't u think i wouldn't of started it???

peleincubus · Feb 1, 2006

these days its getting kind of hard to check in on a thread that you have posted in. because by the time you check back in its already on the next page because of the 20 new threads started about 3-4 diffrent topics.

rezdawg · Feb 1, 2006

RocketForever said:

LOL, that is one of the most moronic statements I have ever seen.

Despite being almost a foot shorter than Tim Duncan (20.1), Mike Bibby's number in PPG (21.3) is better.
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Thats just horrible. That dude is a tool.

Mack · Feb 1, 2006

But that didn't prevent a huge block of voters -- most believed to be from China -- from endorsing him.
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Huh? This has often proven to be false.

Yao will make the team for the third time, even though his numbers (19.9 points, 9.0 rebounds) are substantially less than what his supporters promised when the giant was drafted
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Huh? I don't remember too many supporters predicting 20 and 9 at this point when Yao was drafted. Most said he'd be a project, another Rik Smits at best.

even though his team has perpetually trolled the bottom of the Western Conference.
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Huh? The only time the Rockets trolled the bottom of the Western Conference during Yao's tenure is this year, when Yao and/or McGrady were out with injuries. They've been contending for the playoffs every year otherwise. Washington hasn't exactly been setting the league on fire either.

Meanwhile, the Washington Wizards' Gilbert Arenas and Antawn Jamison must hope they have impressed Eastern Conference coaches enough to be voted onto the team Feb. 9.
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Huh? Yao plays in the West, the Wizards in the East.

"I won't be picked by the fans because I'm not getting exposed like those guys," Arenas said of the players ahead of him, many of whom are in commercials and play often on national television. "So I need to actually do work. Every year I'm going to have to come in and do my work. I'm not ever going to be one of those players who get voted onto the All-Star team after missing most of the season."
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Huh? Yao is a center, Arenas is a guard.

"I won't be picked by the fans because I'm not getting exposed like those guys," Arenas said of the players ahead of him, many of whom are in commercials and play often on national television. "So I need to actually do work. Every year I'm going to have to come in and do my work. I'm not ever going to be one of those players who get voted onto the All-Star team after missing most of the season."
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Huh? Maybe that's because the Wizards SUCK this year too.

Despite having another monstrous season -- one that could end with him posting the second-highest scoring average in franchise history -- Arenas firmly believes fans are basically coerced into voting for certain players through the power of television. "If you really look at it, it's like the fans are brainwashed to vote for certain guys," he said. "They see a guy enough on TV so that when they look at the ballot they just vote for the guy."
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Maybe if the Wizards didn't suck so much they'd be on TV more also.

Despite being almost a foot shorter than Yao, Jamison's numbers (19.0 points, 9.8 rebounds) are almost identical.
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Huh? If Yao was removed, Jamison STILL WOULDN'T MAKE IT BECAUSE HE PLAYS IN THE EAST, AND JAMISON IS NOT A CENTER.

This article is terrible, and devoid of logic. I don't get the connection between the Wizards and Yao. I give this article a great big WTF?

KeepKenny · Feb 1, 2006

what's the point of even emailing that dumbass directly? I say find out who is boss is, and email him. Let's get this chump fired!

hooroo · Feb 1, 2006

Why would you care what they say in the Washington Times?

Washington Times = Moonie paper.

Deckard · Feb 1, 2006

WhoMikeJames said:

lol! nice one what an idiot
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No, an idot. It's the latest slang.

Is the Washington Times really a newspaper??

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