Yao broken foot out for season

Shishnizzle · Post #1 » by **Shishnizzle** » Sun May 10, 2009 1:58 am

Reported on ABC

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/ ... id=4154628

viewtopic.php?f=16&t=903917&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=15

Feel bad for those guys.

gofret · Post #2 » by **gofret** » Sun May 10, 2009 2:05 am

Rockets=Cursed

LBPTarHeel27 · Post #3 » by **LBPTarHeel27** » Sun May 10, 2009 2:08 am

So the Rockets, 2 Titles in the last 15 years are cursed...

What does that make us?

Post #4 » by **craig01** » Sun May 10, 2009 2:18 am

They are done.

magicmamma · Post #5 » by **magicmamma** » Sun May 10, 2009 2:38 am

Dammit. I saw him limping and hoped it wasn't bad.

mhectorgato · Post #6 » by **mhectorgato** » Sun May 10, 2009 3:04 am

Too bad. He seems very likable person.

I wonder if Stern made it happen somehow .... j/k (I think).

Post #7 » by **SOUL** » Sun May 10, 2009 3:08 am

we should trade for Yao

DWIGHT YAO FRONTCOURT ZOMG

magic_turk · Post #8 » by **magic_turk** » Sun May 10, 2009 3:14 am

Ohh dayumm, looks like the Lakers are just gonna go on a cruise now.

OMPunk · Post #9 » by **OMPunk** » Sun May 10, 2009 4:17 am

magic_turk wrote:Ohh dayumm, looks like the Lakers are just gonna go on a cruise now.

'I don't know....we're pretty good. Wait....picture this with me wearing the Nuggets jersey.'

N4U|Redux · Post #10 » by **N4U|Redux** » Sun May 10, 2009 4:35 am

magic_turk wrote:Ohh dayumm, looks like the Lakers are just gonna go on a cruise now.

Agreed, they're definitely the UNC of the NBA right now.

Sure, Denver looks good but they're playing pretty poor teams (ala Cleveland).

The Lakers will likely have tough opponents in DEN and whoever comes out of the east. A healthy Rockets series would've legitimated their run to me if they do it, like UNC, if they win I'll just attribute a decent amount of it to convenient matchups. At least in the NBA we don't have fluke 1-and-done series though.

The Lakers would've beat the Rockets with Yao btw. That first win of theirs was a fluke.

Post #11 » by **SD2042** » Sun May 10, 2009 5:14 am

Big blow for the Rox. They can't catch a break for nothing. At least they get to say they made it to the second round of the playoffs. Otherwise, the Lakers got handed a gift. 4-1 in the Lakeshow favor.

magic_turk · Post #12 » by **magic_turk** » Sun May 10, 2009 6:07 am

Yes most likely Lakers would of won even with Yao in the game, but its just going to be cruise mode now for 4 wins.

Denver will give them a challenge but I still see them strolling to the NBA Finals again this year...hopefully against the Magic !

aleZ · Post #13 » by **aleZ** » Sun May 10, 2009 6:15 am

Kobe's curse in full effect

Now LA is already in the conf finals, let's go denver

Post #14 » by **Bensational** » Sun May 10, 2009 7:12 am

that's a shame.

if you're a Rockets fan, you've gotta start to question if Yao is worth it, or, if you can get someone else should you consider it? (ie, Amare/Bosh/etc) that's 2 seasons in a row he's had foot issues, and despite this season's decent performance I don't see him carrying that team all the way.

rcklsscognition · Post #15 » by **rcklsscognition** » Sun May 10, 2009 9:03 am

Sorry to the Rockets, unlike losing T-mac, this will hurt them. Going to be starting a 6-6 guy at center, ouch. Prepare to get worked dude. Yao just too tall and big, Oden will have similar problems. Not looking forward to seeing Mr. Billups in the finals though :-?

Post #16 » by **Bensational** » Sun May 10, 2009 11:54 am

lelievre wrote:Sorry to the Rockets, unlike losing T-mac, this will hurt them. Going to be starting a 6-6 guy at center, ouch. Prepare to get worked dude. Yao just too tall and big, Oden will have similar problems. Not looking forward to seeing Mr. Billups in the finals though

my thoughts exactly.

Sugar Cane · Post #17 » by **Sugar Cane** » Sun May 10, 2009 1:18 pm

That's a real stinger considering Mutombo is out as well. I still don't think the Rockets will roll over and die for the Lakers. Sure the Lake Show win the series and were expected to do so regardless; The Rockets still have a good team. The Lakers are much like our Magic; a great team that often plays down to the level of their competition which makes them vulnerable for another possible loss in this series.
Yao is a good dude, but he can't stay healthy for nothing. It's like Houston is right there (being legitimate contenders) and then you remember that they have T-Mac and Yao for their leaders, neither of which can play an entire season healthy. This blows for Rocket fans!!!

trebone · Post #18 » by **trebone** » Sun May 10, 2009 2:08 pm

this doesnt bother me as much I would much rather play the lakers in the finals than the rockets

Sugar Cane · Post #19 » by **Sugar Cane** » Sun May 10, 2009 7:40 pm

magicfan84 wrote:this doesnt bother me as much I would much rather play the lakers in the finals than the rockets

Agreed! Or at least up until the Yao injury. Yao is the only player in the NBA that D12 doesn't know how to play well. But without Yao in the lineup the Magic would be odds on favorites to win the title in that matchup.

Post #20 » by **craig01** » Sun May 10, 2009 8:20 pm

Rockets are handling the 1st half of life without Yao pretty well today.