Ok, I'll wait until the award is given to Amare and then I'll post a thread saying "Yao will not win Rookie of the Year." Good idea. Better yet, I'll wait till the award is given to Yao and then I'll post a thread saying "Yao will not win Rookie of the Year." You're a genius.
montelwilliams Ming is a Rookie and you are heaping the failing of the Rockets on him? Yeah, all the endorsements really distract players. That Jordan guy was so rapped up in his Nike deal he barely found time to win all those rings. Kobe seems to be struggling too.
What about the big games he's had against big time players? How about that 27pt performance on Duncan and Robinson? He's had plenty of good games. And please...it's not like Amare has been ripping it up lately either. Check out Amare's stats for last week compared with Yao's stats for last week. If you aren't a bandwagoner then I don't know what you are. Why don't you go jump onto Amare's lap? Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it the media who votes for ROY? If it's the media...then last time I checked, Yao was way more charismatic than Amare. They crowd around Yao at every chance for a reason. Of course you're only a bandwagoner...so why does it matter?
Trickdaddy this Forum is for Rockets Fans.Please go back to your team! Its quite obvious that you dont have the Rockets at heart.
I don't see how we can blame Yao for losing to Sac, LA and SA. You take Yao bashing to another level.
Hate all you want. ROY or not, Ming is a better player than Amare and that is a fact. Where where you when the Rockets beat up on the Suns? For that matter, where was Amare???? Anyway, that still doesn't matter. You obviously is with the WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY crowd. And you are right! Ming has done nothing lately, no excuses. But for the body of work for the season is what the ROY is given out for and I think that Ming had a better season. And for the SUNs over the Rockets for the 8th spot, it's not over until the fat lady sings.... Sooo, your predict just might be a little early. BTW, do you think that Rudy have heath problems might have had an effect on the team?
You are out of your mind. Rox was lucky to lose by only 1 point to Kings, and the whole team stink in the two games against Lakers and Spurs. Mr. Mean sucks as well.
Ming is a better player overall than Amare. THat doesn't mean yao will win the award. Stats are close, Suns are in the playoffs right now. Yao was embarassed on national TV twice in a row against the two best big men in the west. You can't undo that damage with a few good games to pad your stats against scrubs in the last 10 or so games.
It's not the team's fault, and it's completely not Yao's fault, It's all Larry's fault, I never seen this when Rudy is coaching the Rockets. this team has only play 2 good games, and yao only play 1 good games when he's coaching, I don't think it's beacause Tim Duncun or Shaq's power for all of it, but, still there's some affect, but it's just the Rockets, Yao also don't have a good game against the Clipper, remember?
We have lost to teams that are better then we are, we may have more talent but they have the experence. Why when we lose does someone have to suck or be given the blame. We are not the best team in the NBA. sometimes the better teams win and we should be able to live with it without calling players names. Trickdaddy1319, your whole thing is to see how quick you can make post add up. You will say anything to get an answer as the total post shows your knowledge level, in your small mind. But to give you credit, for your total in less then a month is good.
Well before you start giving up on Ming and claiming that Stoudemire has been playing brilliant recently, lets have a look at stoudemire's stats in the last 10 games shall we? Mar 26 vs Grizzlies 22pts, 9rbs, 3stls, 2blks, 9-19 fgs (W) Mar 24 vs Sonics 9pts, 6 rebs, 2blks, 4-7fgs (L) Mar 22 vs Mavs 9pts, 2rebs, 2 blks, 3-6fgs (L) Mar 21 vs Wizards 16pts, 8rebs, 3blks, 7-10fgs (W) Mar 19 vs Jazz 17pts, 12rebs, 3blks, 6-9fgs (L) Mar 17 vs Raptors 12pts, 6 rebs, 3assts, 4-11fgs (W) MAR 16 VS ROCKETS 12PTS, 9REBS, 2BLKS, 3-10FGS (L) Mar 13 vs Kings 8pts, 11rebs, 1-7fgs (W) Mar 11 vs Warriors 24 pts, 8rebs, 2 assts, 11-15fgs (L) Mar 9 vs Wolves, 16pts, 8rebs, 6-15fgs (L) Now lets have a look at Ming: Mar 27 vs Spurs 2pts, 3rebs, 1-9 fgs (L) Mar 26 vs Lakers 6pts, 10rebs, 2blks, 2assts, 3-13 fgs (L) Mar 24 vs Clippers 8pts, 3 rebs, 3-6 fgs (W) Mar 23 vs Kings 11 pts, 19 rebs, 2stls, 4-12fgs (L) Mar 21 vs Warriors 23pts, 14 rebs, 4blks, 8-14fgs (W) Mar 19 vs Blazers 11pts, 9rebs, 5-9fgs (L) Mar 18 vs Sonics 8pts, 7rebs, 2assts, 4-8 fgs (L) MAR 16 VS SUNS 20 PTS, 8 REBS, 4BLKS, 3 ASSTS, 8-15 FGS (W) Mar 14 vs Bulls 16 pts, 6 rebs, 2blks, 8-11fgs (W) Mar 12 vs Clippers 10 pts, 10 rebs, 5blks, 4-8fgs (W) OVERALL FOR LAST GAMES: Stoudemire: 145pts or 14.5ppg, 78rebs or 7.8 rpg, around 14 blks and 54-109 fgs or 49.54%. Suns record in that stretch (4-6) Ming: 115pts or 11.5ppg, 89rebs or 8.9rpg, around 17blks and 48-105fgs or 45.71%. Rockets record in that strecth (5-5) Now i know that Mings performance today against Spurs and last nights against Lakers were terrible and disappointing to say the least, but tell me, how exactly has Stoudemire claimed ROY based on each players last 10 performances? Also bearing in mind that Ming has played 7 games in the last 10 days.
Sheesh. I have never seen such wishy washy fair weather fans. Yao will win the ROY. So what if he had a bad couple of games. Amare has had more bad games. Yao has been much more consistent than Amare this year.
I'm not sure what's worse the Yao only fans or the Yao haters. The guy has played horrible in the last 2 games, but every player goes through it. There's no reason to believe that this is it and to start saying things like his priority is making endorsements. He won't have any endorsements if he doesn't play well, so I think Montel's point is weak. I think it's an absurd assumption to believe that his priority is shooting the next commercial. Regarding ROY, if he wins it great. If not, so be it. He still deserves it and 2 games don't make the season. If you want to blame Yao for the last 2 losses, you should also credit him for the games that he won with his clutch play.
I never understood the whole "the number of posts determines your level of worth" on messageboards. I think it all boils down to lack of maturity and/or nothing else better to do than look at messageboard stats.
Your post answers your own question. Yao has twice the number of single digit point games than Amare did. And the trend for Yao is decreasing numbers, Amares stays about the same.
Not to mention the Suns are beating better teams and winning close games and the rockets simply get blown out. Then throw the fact that the Suns are ahead of the rockets in the standings then you got your winner.
Trickdaddy, why do you think Yao is afraid of so many players in the league? Who's on this laundry list? I just see a guy that's gone cold. It happens. He's still shooting the ball. When your scared, you stop shooting. If he stopped shooting, I'd say he became cold. Guys with confidence keep shooting no matter if they're 0 for 5, 0 for 10 or even 0 for 20.
Edit**I didn't see Amare had another single digit game. Yao has 4 single digit games and a few more borderline single digit games than Amare has. Nonetheless, your post did answer your own question. Amare averaged 3 ppg more than Yao did in the last 10 games. People were making a big deal about Amare averaging 1rpg more than Yao during the season, so using that logic 3ppg difference is huge.
