I'm not sure that he doesn't jump at all. But I am sure that he hardly needs to. I don't want Yao to try jumping up and down like a pogo stick or like Vince who you'll notice is hurt again. Alll this jumping puts a lot of strain on the knees. Moreso if you're as big a guy as Ming is. In fact I would like Francis to tone it down just a bit with the high-flying acrobatics and now that his team seems to be forming nicely around him he should look to exploit more and explode less.
yao definitely needs to start jumping. hes consistently outrebounded by much smaller players, hes been stuffed in every game ive watched, and he rarely looks like hes giving it a full effort. jump yao.
He does jump. He doesnt need to jump harder. He just needs to learn to box out. Many of the best rebounder in NBA history are not great leapers, but they know how to use their strength to get into positions and box out, Rodman, Moses, just to name a few. And they r not freaking tall. We need Yao to last and play for us for years to come. Despite his strong base, if he starts jumping all over the places and diving for every loose ball, he'll definitely get hurt sooner than you thought.
If his rebounding technique improves, he wont have to jump. As it is right now, he needs to jump out of the roof.
heres a question for you all......if yao ming had a ball in his hand held straight up high, do you think steve francis can get it? anyways it was just a random thought. so yeah yao ming does jump and he will get better at it
Francis is 14 inches shorter than Yao. Add to the fact that Yao's arms are about 8 inches longer, then Francis needs to jump about 22 inches to get the ball. I think I can even pull that off.
Seeing has how Yao barely touches the rim, if not short of it, standing flat footed, and the fact that weve seen Steve jump high enough where his head is at the same height as the rim, my answer is, with out a doubt, absolutely he could.
I think he easily can. But it might be a moot point depending on whether Yao is standing, sitting or well lying down.
Steve could grab it easily. It would be like tapping the rim for him, which he can do vertically with ease.
I hate hearing all this "don't dive for loose balls" and "he doesn't need to jump because he will hurt himself" crap. I'm sorry, but if you're worried about getting hurt you're not playing the game right. I say hustle at all times, that's how you win. Stretch more before the game, but don't slack during the show. Yao Ming, do your thing!
Here is an article about Yao Ming fromm CNN by Sports Illustrated senior writer Jack McCallum : "I was curious to know your thoughts on Yao Ming. How do you think he will handle the tough NBA game? I have read that players who are taller than 7-foot-4 have limited mobility and are susceptible to having smaller, faster players push them around. --Jon Careless, Halifax, Nova Scotia " Jack McCallum replied: "I didn't see Yao a lot before the pick was made. People in the know swore to me that he was the real deal. I'm not so sure. I would not have have made him the No. 1 pick. Too risky. (But then, I'm not a GM.) I was at Manute Bol's first game some 15 years ago. He blocked Kevin McHale's first three shots. But as soon as teams saw Bol once or twice, they figured him out. He was too slow to react. He wasn't a "spring"-type jumper with that ability to go up quickly and move in the air. These giants -- Bol, Gheorghe Muresan, Shawn Bradley -- have never been able to dominate. But maybe Ming is the guy to start a dynasty. It happened once, about 3,000 years ago. " What do you think about his answer?
