Yao Ming will not play more than 24 minutes in any game this season

Did Philadelphia 76ers limit playing time of Julius Erving, Moses Malone, Charles Barley ? NO

Did Boston Celtics limit playing time of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale? NO

Did LA Lakers limit playing time of Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul Jabbar? NO

Did Chicago Bulls limit playing time of Michael Jordan? NO

Those star players got subbed- YES, they were given a breathing spell. But most teams ALL WANTED their best players on the basketball court most of the 48 minutes.

Star players get star minutes. Bench players get minutes when star players are tired. Role players get minutes to prove themselves.

If he can't get enough minutes, why have him on the roster at all?

Not playing Yao Ming is silly. Why have him at all if you can't let him play?

Just let him go or walk if he can't play!!!

 

Fantastic but did anyone of those guys have their foot shattered and put back together so he could play ball again?

Frustrated, sure, but I'm also realistic, play the guy what he can and see what happens in playoffs...

 

i am not sure what the fuss is about, there have been calls for several seasons since yao started getting injured a lot. Now its going to actually happen and people are making a big deal out of it.

I for one welcome the move and i think as the season moves on we will see yao being a very efficient and fresh player at the end of games. Where as in the past Yao was beginning to tire at the end of games and more than likely thats when turn overs and such happened

 

do whatever is best for yao ming's career. i don't want him to get injured again and be forced to really consider retiring.

also i think our team is good enough to win games without him and to hold on and even build on leads when he is out of the game, unlike in the past where when tmac or yao was out we had practically no offense, but the tear drop raffaaaaa


btw anytime i play basketball and i throw up a disgusting tear drop i yell "rafaaaaa" always gets a good laugh from the rockets fans around

 

[Rocket Science] Why Yao playing less results in less injury risk

Reason for this post: To explain to fans why it's wrong to believe that if Yao can stay healthy playing less minutes, he can also stay healthy playing more.

Assumption: The odds of sustaining an injury remains the same or increase when on the court for longer period of time. For example, Yao playing minutes 30 to 31 isn't less likely to cause an injury as he would playing minutes 10 to 11.

What this means: Because the odds of sustaining an injury does not decrease as Yao play more and grow more tired, the odds of Yao sustaining an injury would increase proportionally.

Case Study - Yao playing 24mpg vs 32mpg: Note that this involves fractions and percentages. May be too difficult to understand for kids under 8.

Playing 24mpg vs 32mpg - We divide 24/32 = 0.75. Hence, Yao is 25% less likely to sustain an injury over the course of the season when he plays 24mpg vs 32mpg. This is actually a conservative estimate, since being fatigued likely results in more injuries, not less.

Conclusion: Yao playing less = Less injury risk. If you want an analogy, it's also like saying if you cross the street less for a given year, you're also less likely to get hit by a car while crossing the street.

Mindblowing logic indeed.

 

i'm not following your logic but i would say that from minutes 25-32 the chances increase exponentially and i didnt see that in your equation

 

Well why not play him 48 minutes then?

None of us knows the extent to which Yao plays through pain throughout the season.

What we do know is that he fractured his foot long before he was taken out.

That's how he is, and if this precaution makes him less likely to grind himself down, then why not?

 

It's Friday, right?

This post just made me want my first drink.

 

so why not playing 0 min. i guess he won't get injury anymore on bbl court. of coz, i exaggerate.

the reall problem is why the doctor chose 24. i guess if he had chose 12 min, i guess you can prove injury would have been even further unreachable.

 

You explained playing less while getting paid by $17M is good for Yao.


But we need to know Why Yao playing less is good for the team?

 

Obviously if you play/practice fewer minutes there is less risk of getting injured while you are playing or practicing. But I don't believe that's why they made this decision.

They want to limit stress on his bones. Running and jumping put added stress on Yao's body. By reducing the number of minutes he plays and practices, they are limiting the total amount of stress on his bones and body incurred over the course of the season. That makes wear and tear related injuries less likely, but not specifically 25% less likely.

 

I think we should just leave the decisions to the medical experts..after all.. they are experts :grin:

 

We've known this theory for the past 6 years with Yao, you think they are just now coming up with this grand ole idea?

It's not as simple as less minutes=less risk of injury.

 

Dude even if he plays 0 mins he's still living 24 hours a day. The data shows that people who are living are overwhelmingly more likely to get inured. We need to find a way to limit his living to, say, 12 hours a day.

 

It's good for the team because he'll be healthy for the playoffs.

 

all this is pointless really, you can't/didnt' take into account his bone realignment.

 

You know, it's been proven that living causes eventual death.

100% of the time.

 

You'll be 99,9% sure he doesn't get injured if he is not playing at all.

 

Did you know that 67.35% of all statistics are made up on the spot?

 

JC Denton???