According to Slam, Yao wears size 18 shoes. Those are pretty big, but small for a 7-5 player. I have a picture of his shoes. I want to post them. Can somebody host the photo for me?
How is it possible that Shaquille O'neal, who is five inches shorter than Yao Ming, wear a bigger shoe than Ming?
Yes, they are small for a 7'5" player. Hakeem had 18" shoes too (and Hakeem was 6'10"). But, actually, I like the fact that Yao has "small" feet for his size. It's gives him quicker feet in the post. If he had big feet like Shaq (or bigger 24" size), he'd be lumbering around like Zydrunas Ilgauskas, or Hakeem in his later days (Herman Munster cement-block feet).
I took a few pics with my Web Cam from the magazine. Can anyone host them for me so I can post them. They are of Yao's shoes.
well you dont want yao to have a big feet like shaq cause shaq is always getting stepped on his big toe and hopefully that wont happen to mr yao
great intellectual content. Thank you gentlemen, thank you for enlightening my day. I wonder what size ring he wears. Oh no, i won't be able to work all day now that I am wondering that. Maybe someone can start a thread and tell me?
Just because he wears size 18 shoes, it does not mean that he actually has 18" feet. 18 = 13 1/3" http://www.eastbay.com/content/cust...379-0&supercat=home&help=sizing_help&Q=9&Q9=M
That's why you aren't a scout, trainer or coach. You would belittle and dismiss everything. What? Do you think that basketball is just a sport where guys run around like chickens with their heads cut off and then somehow come away with a win? And then the Rockets are somehow supposed to just serve it to you on a silver platter? No! It takes hard work preparation and planning. It requires more than just braun, but a brain too. Here's you... "Free throw technique, what's what?!!! You just throw the ball towards the basket. What's the big frikin deal?!!!....Now someone pass me a beer!!! WWF is about to come on!!!"
Sorry for off-topic a little bit. I think Yao's shooting slup has something to do with more weight training.
David, let me say this. I understand that when Kevin Willis has short arms it limits his ability to defend and artifiicially makes him play shorter. I don't understand what having small feet for a big man does. The hypothesis that Shaq's toe is hurt because his feet are big is false. The idea that Yao can have better foot work and will avoid injuries because of this is false. Realisticly, being 300 lbs with a smaller foot structure would put more weight on smaller bones and increase the potential for stress fractures. (Let's hope this doesn't happen) I mearly took a sarcastic quib at a thread that I thought was pointless. Obvioulsy others don't feel the sameway because the thread is getting play, but I do have an opinion and you know how the saying goes. It was meant to be more humorous than anything else. Me lo siento. Mi corazon es en partes porque to no es mi amor.
True. The taller you are, the better it is if you have bigger feet (stability factor). BUT, this can be a problem if you don't have the leg strength to accompany the extra weight (in the feet and upper body). Now, you might think that feet don't have that much weight, but when you have to run up and down the court 100 times and you are 290+ lbs, plus you were 18+ size, shoe, that's talking a lot of weight and movement for such large body parts. They become like cement blocks! Shaq has a balanced body structure. His legs are the right size for his feet, and his upper body is the right size for his legs. He's balanced. I've said this before. But it's not how BIG you are. It's not how STRONG you are. It's how strong you are in relation to your weight. Right now, Yao is very light (relatively) in his upper body in relation to his leg strength and feet size. So, he's safe. FOR NOW! But if he starts to get too big up-top, it will put more pressure on his feet and make him less mobile. If Yao wore 22inch shoes, he wouldn't be able to drive baseline like he does. The trade off is that he's not as stable in the post as Shaq or Hakeem. But he has more mobility because he wears 18, and his legs are HUGE. He's able to MOVE those feet fast! Thus, driving (guard-like) ability.
