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Yao Ming Ming's own comments regarding each of those 6 blocks .

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by michaelcheng23, Aug 27, 2002.

  1. michaelcheng23

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    originall byhttp://sports.sina.com.cn/k/2002-08-26/1029305646.shtml
    In the first show in north America,Yao Ming played double double,13 pts11reb,but what made Yao Ming happiest was the 6 blockshots.
    No.1 gave it to Lafrentz
    In the 2nd quarter,4:10 to go.Finley downed the lane and was force to passed to Lafrentz who was in the paint.Lafrentz jumped ,and played a left-hand small hook.Yao Ming swept the ball by single hand to the downtown by single hand as soon as the ball left Lafrentz's hand.Chinese point guard Guo Shiqiang picked it up and downed.
    Yao Ming:"I wasn't recorded one block until the 2nd quarter,4:10 to go.In fact in the 1st quarter I block Adrew Miller's Lay up on the backboard,which definitly was a great block.But the referee said it was goaltanding?!In fact the block to Lafrentz,I thought I fouled alittle bit,but the referee ignored it.I think maybe the referee felt sorry about his last mistake,so he wanted to make the balance.
    No.2 gave it Jermaine O'neal
    2nd quarter ,44 second togo.Jermaine O'neal played one on one low post in the left side with Batter.He made a spin move and want to shot.At that time he saw Yao Ming stand there like a moutain in front of him .Jermaine was clever ,he played a Payton-ish rainbow shot,which can over Yao Ming's hands.....Unfortunatly,it failed!Yao block it in the air and the ball down to Batter.
    Yao Ming:"At that time I was defensing A.Davis.I saw that Jermaine play against Batter ,I thought he couldn't pass,so I rush to it.so it happened,hehe.I felt cool!....But now I have to say at that time the ball might had been in the top,ready to down.If it was called goaltanding,well,I agree."
    No.3 gave it to Adrew Miller
    In the 3rd quarter 8:26 to go.Guo Shiqiang missed the three.Adrew Miller got the rebound ,down the lane all the way.He thought it's safe so he shot in the paint.But Yao Ming has caught up with him when adrew shot.Block!Adrew Miller's eyes kept opening wildly,he couldn't believe this!
    Yao Ming:"£ºHe thought I was not so quick to go back to defense his open break.In fact I'm behind him all the time.At that time Reggie Miller down together with him,I was not worried about Reggie because my teammate Li Nan was behind him.so the only way to deal with the ball is to shot not to pass reggie.I'm so much taller than adrew that I can see his top of the head when I was catching him.He shot it,I just raise my hand,and took it."
    No.4 gave it to Baron Davis
    In the 3rd quarter 5:28 to go,B.Davis took the ball passed from A.Miller.He jump off the floor and want to dunk just like the dunk on Garnett.Yao quickly swept it on the backboard.Li Nan took the ball and went.
    Yao Ming:"this play,I block him from back,I did it but I injured my finger when it toughted the backboard.I couldn't even hold a fist, and didn't score a point since. I heard that A. Davis was gonna "introduce me to the NBA.It is worth it anyway. "
    No.5 gave it to collison and Lafrentz?
    in the last quarter 2:15 to go.corrison,a power forward from kentaky UN drave against Yao.He did not notice Yao's big hand until he jump in the air,the ball was put down to the floor by Yao.Lafrentz took the ball and shot again but miss it because of Yao's interruption.Lafrentz shot again,he made at last.What a tough scoring!
    Yao Ming:"Who is the white boy?a university student?oh,no wonder I haven't senn him before.But if he want to join NBA as soon as he can,it would be next year.According to the nba experience,he just only can be my younger brother.The Lafrentz's scoring was his only 2 pts in the whole game .I have seen the box score ,he has 5 shot this game.just a two pts,ok, let it be."
    ¡¡No.6 gave it to collison
    In the 4th quarter1:33 to go/Batter miss the freethrow,collison got the rebound and rush to the hoop.In the baseline zone,collison wanted fake Yao by using his speed.Yao let him drove along the baseline.collisn hook(I don't know how to describe it,just like MJ'S poster hang time move). block by YM which sounded like thunder.Liu Wei picked the ball.
    Yao Ming:" That one I shouldn't have hit it to the outside.At that time if I was more calm , I would caught the ball in the air with single hand. Wouldn't that be like Carter's in his Nike commercial? But then I thought, he only played for 5 minutes. and shot only twice. All got destroyed in my hands. I was a little bit too unkind to him ."
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  2. Stevie Francis

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    damn he has a high iq if he can analiyze ever block he made
     
  3. smoothie

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    lol he can see the top of andre (adrew) millers head. thats one way to see where he will pass the ball.

    he didnt mistake lafrentz for collison did he? cause that would be too funny! :D
     
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    Who is the white boy?a university student?oh,no wonder I haven't senn him before.But if he want to join NBA as soon as he can,it would be next year.According to the nba experience,he just only can be my younger brother.

    I would caught the ball in the air with single hand. Wouldn't that be like Carter's in his Nike commercial? But then I thought, he only played for 5 minutes. and shot only twice. All got destroyed in my hands. I was a little bit too unkind to him

    Yao's too funny. I hope people get to hear him say this stuff in English...
     
  5. Dusty Bottoms

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    I like this one:

    "The Lafrentz's scoring was his only 2 pts in the whole game .I have seen the box score ,he has 5 shot this game.just a two pts,ok, let it be."

    But you can't beat "who is the white boy?" hehehehe.

    That's some comedy Yao.
     
  6. DCkid

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    I agree that Yao's got a great sense of humor, but I think half of the comedy comes from the translation of chinese to english. This is just hilarious when he talks about the block against Collison.

    "All got destroyed in my hands. <b>I was a little bit too unkind to him</b>."

    I like the fact Yao is conident and talkin' some stuff, but my goodness he's approaching "Gary Payton" levels! :D I don't if this is a good thing or a bad thing. You have to think if some of these quotes ever got back to these guys, they would try even harder to show Ming up (not that they could).
     
  7. aznlincolnpark

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    Yao didn't get to block one of Ben's shots.. Did Ben even score any way?:D
     

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