~O~ 565 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Yao could be leaving behind legacy of promise and potential HOUSTON -- It's about a week before the start of the 2008 Olympics and I'm sitting at the dinner table enjoying all of the food that my native Chinese companions have ordered up for us in the private room at the top of the hotel in downtown Nanjing. I've sampled some spicy duck, delicious chicken and many tasty dishes with vegetables I've never seen before, and quite frankly, I'm getting a little cocky, because they've told me I'm using my chopsticks better than any foreigner they've ever seen. So the Lazy Susan spins around and I don't think twice about sampling more of the local cuisine by dipping into the bowl of brown broth and pulling out a slice of something. http://www.nba.com/2...ls=iref:nbahpt1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COLOMBIANO 118 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 He's the one dude that always made Howard look small when they were standing next to each other. I really like Yao...too bad he may not be able to play again! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
E27 33 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 It's sad, really. He's almost too tall for his own good. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
COLOMBIANO 118 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Look at the draft pick those years. There wasn't much to pick. Amare has been the best player and he was coming out of HS. Butler is decent and that's about it. Jay Williams was another one that only played a few seasons before his accident. 1. Yao Ming, China Houston 2. Jay Williams, Duke Chicago 3. Mike Dunleavy, Duke Golden State 4. Drew Gooden, Kansas Memphis 5. Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Italy Denver 6. Dajuan Wagner, Memphis Cleveland 7. Nene Hilario, Brazil New York (1) 8. Chris Wilcox, Maryland L.A. Clippers 9. Amare Stoudemire, Cypress Creek HS (Fla.) Phoenix 10. Caron Butler, Connecticut Miami 11. Jared Jeffries, Indiana Washington 12. Melvin Ely, Fresno State L.A. Clippers 13. Marcus Haislip, Tennessee Milwaukee 14. Fred Jones, Oregon Indiana 15. Bostjan Nachbar, Slovenia Houston 16. Jiri Welsch, Czech Republic Philadelphia (2) 17. Juan Dixon, Maryland Washington 18. Curtis Borchardt, Stanford Orlando (3) 19. Ryan Humphrey, Notre Dame Utah (3) 20. Kareem Rush, Missouri Toronto (4) 21. Qyntel Woods, Northeast Mississippi CC Portland 22. Casey Jacobsen, Stanford Phoenix 23. Tayshaun Prince, Kentucky Detroit 24. Nenad Krstic, Yugoslavia New Jersey 25. Frank Williams, Illinois Denver (1) 26. John Salmons, Miami San Antonio (5) 27. Chris Jefferies, Fresno State L.A. Lakers (4) 28. Dan Dickau, Gonzaga Sacramento (6) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
~O~ 565 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 A healthy Yao is better than a Dwight Howard. Dwight was exhausted after playing a healthy Yao a couple of seasons back. Yao owned him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marc Acres 3:16 418 Report post Posted December 17, 2010 Sad when guys like this with talent break down and can never play again while guys like Steven Hunter, Eddie Curry, (insert turd of a player that is tall here) etc are fit enough to play but don't care enough to actually try and do something with the height they have been lucky enough to be born with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryan the Magic Fan 253 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 Damn shame. Yao is more then just a talented basketball player, he is also (from what his outward persona suggests) a good down to earth person as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AcuWill 45 Report post Posted December 18, 2010 He simply not put together right. With all his size come fundamental structural problems that cannot be fixed. Probably if he only played a college length season each year, he would manage a longer career, but 82 games with playoffs is simply too much. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
