Yeah I just filled it out. I don't think most people here have seen it yet, which makes the numbers in favor of YM look even more impressive. Raven
The results of the first question was a big surprise too. Wow! I thought it was going to be going to be closer than that but I guess we have to wait for at least 50,000 voters to participate before we can get a clearer pix. In another note, the Rookie of the Year Award is Yao's to lose (and I doubt if he will lose it). He is also on pace to collect close to 32 double doubles this season. Impressive.
Very big surprise. Cool poll, more than 87% voted that Yao will get more than 20points 10 rebounds per game. But looks like many people consider Dirt a better force. The same thing is happening on another poll http://www.nba.com -- "Who is the best international seven-footer?" , Yao is way behind Dirt.
I was surprised by the Lebron Yao vote too. But, I guess no matter what, you cant teach 7'5(1/2). I never seen Lebron play, only heard by reputation that he is a man amonst boys, got all thoses skill, blah, blah, blah... I dont care, he aint 7'5"(1/2) and will never be. Thing with Yao is that he's got the complete package... in terms of what he already has and what he can improve. Every team has a skilled scoring SF and SG, not every team has a capable starting C. Thats another distinction bewteen Lebron and Yao. Its much easier for a team to find a star quality SF/SG than a star Center. The people have spoken!
I'm not surprised though. http://espn.go.com/nba/columns/stein_marc/1477680.html Q: I know all the hype about LeBron James. But after Yao Ming's first 20 games in Houston and his impact on the team, can you tell me if the draft was held today, who would be picked No. 1? Kevin Lam Los Angeles A: We went to people smarter than us who actually make these decisions and there are a few teams out there who say (albeit insisting on anonymity) that they indeed would have picked LeBron last June if he had somehow made it into the draft. The majority, though, say they would have taken Yao, with or without the benefit of hindsight. Yao's outstanding start obviously makes it easier to say so now, but I believe that most teams would have gambled on the unique combination of Yao's size and skills. Although plenty of talent forecasters suggested Yao would not be able to do what he's doing now, the biggest Yao drawbacks were never basketball-related. They were mostly tied to Chinese government restrictions on Yao's leap to the NBA -- specifically how much training camp he'll miss every October while playing for his country, and how often the Chinese authorities plan to call him back every season.
Who the hell knows about James? Better than McGrady? That's stupid. He could be, but there's no way in hell that the best talent evaluator on the planet could be sure of that. Sometimes players bust. Sometimes they're everything they're cracked up to be. More often, they never fulfill expectations, but still do well (a la Chris Simms). Why are people so eager to decry someone a bust or THE NEXT?
