Is it not a coincidence that the last player of the Rudy T generation is the player on our team that you never question about effort, humility and heart? Yao, the last of the Rudy T chosen.
cause he's recovered from cancer and prefers the low stress life of scouting for the lakers (basically just watching nba games) and family life.
First it was Francis, now Yao is the last link of the chain left. Who will stand up for Yao from Mr. Mean now?
You notice there's no sense of family with the Rockets? When Rudy was here, no matter how good or bad the team was, its seemed like all the players were friends and were close. Where is this tightness now? Paper: Houston Chronicle Date: THU 11/28/2002 Section: Sports Page: 1 Edition: 3 STAR Warriors no match for Rockets / Yao gets second helping of Americana "I want to talk to Yao and let him get the full experience of what Thanksgiving is to Americans," Francis said. "I want him to understand about the holiday, what it means, not just the food." Having been in the United States for just over six weeks, Yao knows nothing of the history of Thanksgiving as it evolved from the early colonists as a time to appreciate a successful harvest. "In ancient Chinese culture, there was always a celebration at the time when the fields were first sown, a prayer that the crops would grow," Yao said. "Today, the tradition continues among people who do farming. There are other times when all of us stop to give thanks for what we have. I'll find it interesting to see the American side of this." A year ago, when the Rockets came together on the road, head coach Rudy Tomjanovich had them go around the table, with each member of the traveling party giving one reason to be thankful. "Maybe we didn't go on to have a great record, a great year, but it was a good feeling," Francis said. "I think it helped guys get to know each other. I know it made me feel closer. "I want to do that all over again this year, make it part of the Rockets' tradition. All of us living this life have so much to be thankful for, no matter who we are, no matter where we're from, America or China. "Personally, I think we're all blessed to have somebody like Yao brought into our lives. Are you kidding? A 7-5 center who can play like this guy? Yeah, I'm real thankful." It all continues for Yao, the swirl of emotions and excitement around his every step in this new league, this new land, this new life. At times you have to wonder how he keeps up with all of it - the learning process about basketball on the court, the survival course with the media and the public off it.
some people again can't figure out what the word "SUBJECT" means Scola's face and Rudy T/Yao have nothing to do with each other.
Steve Francis. Third to last? Moochie Norris. As disappointing as the last 4 years have been, it beats the post-97 Rudy T years easily.
yeah but the subject = the last Rudy T era guy on our team Scola is as relevant to this thread as another 50 MRIs on Tmac's knee
