If you played Physical in the post he'd foul out, Yao has incredible strength in his body but if were able to use it all, he would be judged unfairly. He's still top ten player in the league even with all the negative labels he is charged with, a testament to his hard work and dedication.
Agreed and that is well said. People expect Yao to put up stats Wilt Chamberlain put up during his Era. It's just stupid. Nobody can put up those numbers. Yao just has too high expectations due to his height, If he was 6'11 he would have as much expectations as any other random center in the league. Yao Ming will probably much never be considered an over-achiever due to his height.
Yeah, and he was absolutely correct. However, Bosh has never really had a reputation for being soft that's why nobody considers him soft. All the international big men have reputation for being soft, even though they are all false.
Yao needs to watch this video as part of his pregame prep, that'll get him pumped up to club some baby seals!
I'm pretty sure "soft" now applies for all big men that has have a jump shot and likes to use a soft touch to score on the inside like Yao and most international big men.
Yao doesn't look as fast now as he does in the video Don't see him do baseline spins effectively now.
Ok...so people are racist towards international players but not black ones. What about Scola, Ginboli, Marc Gasol, Rudy Fernandez, Nocioni, Zaza Pachulia etc. Are people just being racist towards certain international players?
I think Yao WAS a soft player in the past. With the pass of the time he has lived and repeated some though experiences, now I think he's mentally a stronger player; gradually he has become a good star in this sense. The Yao of that series against Boozer/Okur, was definitely a soft minded player. Now he's more mature, has more experience, less fear and more confidence in himself, and also a better partner at the PF in Luis. I think he's ready to lead a team in a playoffs, and this will be his final consecration as superstar.
As an international player, you are either considered a flopper or you are soft. All of those guys you listed up there are considered floppers, Rudy F. is the only guy nobody considers either because nobody has a clue who he is.
Yao is an awesome player, but man, even his highlights are boring! Oh well, at least he gets the job done, which is all we need, really.
i dont see any wanna be hard guy shoot like yao...theres advantages and disad...so i dont give a dam as long as the basket goes in and how do you know hes soft? get off his balls already ****
This video is like trying to prove you're not sick by taking medication. The whole argument of Yao's softness is based around his on-court lack of ferocity and his off-court diligence and dedication. Some claim that he's soft, because he barely dunks and doesn't play aggressive all the time. Others deny that athleticism and highlights make a player tough or soft - instead, what's important is his perseverance and work ethic. Making a video showcasing the few times that Yao has been out of character (on the court) isn't really making a good case for his "hardness." Getting angry and being aggressive every four games isn't going to make Yao un-soft, if you choose to use that definition of softness. If you want to show that Yao isn't soft, make a video of him practicing and staying true to his teammates.
Nice video like the metal music in it. Yao can get it done and he will prove all doubters wrong this playoff season.
I remember there were such high expectations for Ralph Sampson when he came into the league and be like Wilt Chamberlain due to his height. I sure would like to know from those members on this board who were around during Ralph Sampson's playing days if they ever felt that Ralph Sampson was soft even before the injuries came about on him and shortened his career. I can remember that expectations for him were to average 40 ppg, and grab 20 rpg. I'm not so sure that anyone could count on him to grab that 20 rpg, but for scoring sake, if he would have just settled for being a skyhook center like Kareem Abdual Jabbar was, he could have averaged more ppg than he did. People remember him as a big guy who only would rather diddle with the ball in the back court rather than wrestle it out with the bigs under the basket.
