According to this Chinese media, NBA league asked Yao to go to New York to prepare for his ROY trophy collection; but the league qualifies it is 90% chance the trophy will go to Yao. http://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2003-04-16/0426425903.shtml
Amare Stoudemire will be ROY because Phoenix made the playoffs while the Rockets tanked. Plus, Yao ceased to be a serious factor in their games particularly after Larry (No Coaching Here!) Smith took over.
I read that the deadline of the votes will be on the last day of the regular season. So how can they know who's the winner now?
A Chinese reporter who is following Rockets heard a "rumor" that YM was told to stay at US. NBA was afraid that Ming would leave for China right after the last game. They said that he had a good chance to get ROY. They asked him to stay and wait the result. Don't celebrate too early.
Oh, you mean you have to go to the playoffs to get ROY? Like Francis and Elton Brand did? Guess that disproves that point, huh?
Sina posts articles from over 500 news media in China, some of them professional, some of them just tabloid meterials. Don't take whatever posted on Sina as facts.
People often cast votes before the last minute; and that is why the poll was projected when only 10% of the votes have been counted. And often a winner is declared after counting 20% of the votes. So, I am not sure whether that is the case here. In any case, I am going to try translation here: The most wished cannot be attained; however, the rookie of the year is still his. The NBA headquarter privately informed Yao Ming to prepare to go to New York to collect the trophy and disclosed the chance (of getting it) will be 90%. "If I get the rookie of the year, it's a consolation as well as an encouragement," Yao said. This encourage cannot escape media and fan attention. "Actually, I have not yet accustomed to the life in America. It is a feeling. I don't know how to say it. As to American medias and fans, unlike you, they don't know much about China, about me. I am therefore still fresh to them," Yao said. Due to this difference, Yao Ming sometimes will not say what he thinks when he faces the American reporters. Yao Ming said, "The Phoenix won it. I knew it only this morning. At that time, I was quite frustrated." Then, he turned around and asked the reporter he knew well, "Do you think I can tell them the short news (someone helps me out here, what does short news mean?) They will not understand it even if I tell them." In fact, last night right after the Pheonix game, his friend sent him the short news immediately. "They said, finally you could come back to play computer game with us." Yao Ming laughingly said. "Those guys. At that time, I actually did not watch the news on the internet, I was playing PS2 game." Now when he come back to China, nobody can beat him in computer game. Of course, practising hard could dig in deep, it costs US$50 per CD here. Finally he could find a bit time to play his most favourable computer game. That is where he could excape the reality. In fact, he expected the results (i.e. out of playoff) a while ago, although "it comes a little bit earlier than I thought." he said. The final dust has settled, nothing he could think of. The last two games to him and to Rocket, "Just two regular season games; and that is it."
In this article, Yao Ming sounds quite upset even before Phoenix won. For whatever reasons, it sounds like he needs his computer game to get away from his frustration.
Do you mean Amere's work make Suns the playoffs?Don' forget that he has the suport of Marbury and Marion strongly back up with Hardway.
Yes, Marion has been amazing in the second half of the season. He has high % FG, he rebounds a lot, he passes the ball well and defends with tremendous enthusiatism. He is the best player on the Phoenix team, not to mention we have nobody to match that in the Rocket.
Before the draft, Yao was left alone in China. But after America, Yao has become a "star." I wonder if the people will leave him alone in China? Or will he be a "star" there too? The way they think of him might have changed, even though Yao did not change.
Yao Ming has been a star in China even before he was drafted. Mind you, he was not as popular as Z. Wang until the recent three years.
I don't think there was ever any question that he was a lock for ROY. The same media that made him as popular as he is will be voting. It's been a lock since the first month of the season.
Yes, I agree. Even with his fade away (downhill) show in recent games, he still ends up number one in the NBA rookie power ranking. That says it all.
