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Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:46 am
by pumpfakeforprez
NBA TV tonight at 2 AM eastern. Gonna be an emotional night :/
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:14 am
by moofs
Emotion of victory!
Yao's great, don't get me wrong, but be serious; it was always going to be almost impossible for us to have a shot with him as our franchise player. All the debate on the next move to make that we do here may finally end up having a shot at having a point again.
Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:13 am
by pumpfakeforprez
I know he wasn't going to have a realistic shot to come back, and it is time to move on. It's just sad to see such a great player and human being retiring.
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:20 am
by Guy986
Yao is going to surprise the world and take his talent to south beach. That would be the sports twist of the decade.
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:38 am
by TMU
moofs wrote:Emotion of victory!
Yao's great, don't get me wrong, but be serious; it was always going to be almost impossible for us to have a shot with him as our franchise player. All the debate on the next move to make that we do here may finally end up having a shot at having a point again.
IBFYOF.
Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:03 am
by pumpfakeforprez
And it's official. Farewell big fella.
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:40 am
by Aaron Brooks
moofs wrote:Emotion of victory!
Yao's great, don't get me wrong, but be serious; it was always going to be almost impossible for us to have a shot with him as our franchise player. All the debate on the next move to make that we do here may finally end up having a shot at having a point again.
so true, it was best that we parted ways, even better that he chose that path so there'd be no hard feelings if we didn't re-sign him
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:48 pm
by moofs
Guy986 wrote:Yao is going to surprise the world and take his talent to south beach. That would be the sports twist of the decade.
TMU wrote:IBFYOF.
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:23 pm
by yeyaoyao
In next few minutes i will have special thanks for all my friends oversea,special the fans in Houston. I would like to thank you all to give me great support during my 9 years career.9 years ago,I come to Houston,as a young tall skinny player,the entire city the rockets team change me to a grown man,not only a basketball player，and also again my first daughter over there，I fell also i am a houstorian，I will always be with you，thank you！
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:23 pm
by yeyaoyao
yeyaoyao wrote: In next few minutes i will have special thanks for all my friends oversea,special the fans in Houston. I would like to thank you all to give me great support during my 9 years career.9 years ago,I come to Houston,as a young tall skinny player,the entire city the rockets team change me to a grown man,not only a basketball player，and also again my first daughter over there，I fell also i am a houstorian，I will always be with you，thank you！
I think this deserves to be mentioned in here
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:59 pm
by dustfinger
Not really a rockets fan, but Yao was the ultimate professional. So sad he had to retire early. Either way though, Top Notch Player. World class player. The NBA needs more Yaos.
On a side note: You know what STern is thinking right now?
"Now how are we going to infiltrate China?! There go our millions of NBA fans!!!"
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:39 pm
by Rob73
It is really a shame to know he's retired due to leg injuries. He was one of the best players in his country, I was really looking forward to watching him play at the next Olympics.
http://www.olympic.org/basketball-basketball-men (video 6 China vs USA), I even think he played way better than Lebron. He's very talented.
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:19 pm
by Kal El
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:53 am
by inquisitive
Did anyone hear the part of the translator saying "Thank the Houston Rocks"...lol....that translator seriously needed a translator himself.
Btw, does anyone have this full article? Measuring Yao against other great Centers.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story?id ... ba-centers
Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:13 pm
by pumpfakeforprez
http://t.co/EqFcOpKThank you letters from the Rockets coaching staff.
Re: Yao Ming press conference
Posted: Thu Jul 21, 2011 11:51 pm
by inquisitive
Anyone have this full article about "Houston Rockets will Miss Yao's Defense"?
http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story?id ... ive-impact