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Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 10:33 pm
by TMU
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4164290All-NBA 1st Team
G - Kobe Bryant
G - Dwyane Wade
F - LeBron James
F - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Dwight Howard
All-NBA 2nd Team
G - Chris Paul
G - Brandon Roy
F - Tim Duncan
F - Paul Pierce
C - Yao Ming
All-NBA 3rd Team
G - Chauncey Billups
G - Tony Parker
F - Carmelo Anthony
F - Pau Gasol
C - Shaquille O'Neal
All hail the Yao King!

Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 10:37 pm
by MaxRider
no surprise there
imho
i will replace 3rd team Shaq with Gasol and put Joe Johnson on the 3rd team
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 10:49 pm
by Rendezvous
hmmm i think it should be like this
All-NBA 1st Team
G - Kobe Bryant
G - Dwyane Wade
F - LeBron James
F - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Yao Ming (Not tryin to be a homer, i think he deserves it)
Howard is pretty close to Yao Ming
All-NBA 2nd Team
G - Chris Paul
G - Brandon Roy
F - Tim Duncan
F - Paul Pierce
C - Dwight Howard
All-NBA 3rd Team
G - Chauncey Billups
G - Tony Parker
F - Carmelo Anthony
F - Pau Gasol
C - Shaquille O'Neal
I think thats all
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 10:57 pm
by TMU
I think Howard deserved to be on the first team. His team finished the season with a better record, and the fact he was DPOY carries significant weight into the discussion.
[anti-Dirka Dirka]I don't agree with Dirk's selection at all. [/anti-Dirka Dirka]
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 11:01 pm
by Rendezvous
[quote="T-Mac United"]I think Howard deserved to be on the first team. His team finished the season with a better record, and the fact he was DPOY carries significant weight into the discussion.
[anti-Dirka Dirka]I don't agree with Dirk's selection at all. [/anti-Dirka Dirka][/quote
True, True
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 12:21 am
by hackle
Yao basically owned Howard in the regular season as i remember it. But then he had a lot of embarrassing moments too, which caused a lot of damage. and magic LOOKED like a better team for sure.
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 1:14 am
by langer
Before Yao got injured, I was dreaming about a final between Rox and Magic.
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:23 am
by hackle
langer wrote:Before Yao got injured, I was dreaming about a final between Rox and Magic.
poor fellow, me dreaming of Yao killing lebron
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 4:34 pm
by PocketRockets
4 out of 15 from the East. HAHA just like it should be.
Melo should be higher up. He's quietly having a great season with billups there. He's getting more set shots than having to create off the dribble. There's a reason why good PG's make a team sooo much better.
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:12 pm
by CoolKids
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 10:22 pm
by Rendezvous
No I Passed!
To me Howard and Yao are equal
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 12:10 am
by rocketsballin
nah yao should be on the 2nd team. dwight is having a much better playoffs. if yao is gonna struggle to get 10 shots off, and dwigt always getting at least 11 shots...its clear that dwight is the 1st team.
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 1:02 am
by Rendezvous
roxfashoballin wrote:nah yao should be on the 2nd team. dwight is having a much better playoffs. if yao is gonna struggle to get 10 shots off, and dwigt always getting at least 11 shots...its clear that dwight is the 1st team.
True, True
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 1:27 am
by HTown_TMac
DiamondX wrote:roxfashoballin wrote:nah yao should be on the 2nd team. dwight is having a much better playoffs. if yao is gonna struggle to get 10 shots off, and dwigt always getting at least 11 shots...its clear that dwight is the 1st team.
True, True
Lol?
All NBA Team = Regualr season
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:41 pm
by CoolKids
DiamondX wrote:No I Passed!
To me Howard and Yao are equal
Dwight is a much better defender and rebounder. People are actually intimidated by him. He runs the floor better and is a much smoother all around player. Yao is a better shooter. But i take dwight over yao any day of the week.
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 8:56 pm
by smapor
CoolKids wrote:Dwight is a much better defender and rebounder. People are actually intimidated by him. He runs the floor better and is a much smoother all around player. Yao is a better shooter. But i take dwight over yao any day of the week.
Even if the Magics play the Rockets in the NBA finals.(well not this year)
LAWL
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Fri May 15, 2009 10:08 pm
by CoolKids
What? The Rockets are a better team then the Magic...but replace Yao with howard and they sweep the lakers. If orlando had yao instead of howard they wouldnt even make the playoffs
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 12:43 am
by King Roosk
CoolKids wrote:What? The Rockets are a better team then the Magic...but replace Yao with howard and they sweep the lakers. If orlando had yao instead of howard they wouldnt even make the playoffs
That's simply an ignorant statement to make. This regular season swayed me 100% to put Dwight over Yao, but the playoffs have made me re-consider because Dwight Howard isn't a legitimate go-to offensive threat at this point in his career (yet). Yao commands triple teams and forces the opposition to map their entire defensive scheme around HIM; the same can't be said for Dwight Howard (once again, not yet). And don't delude yourselves about their defensive capabilities. Dwight is a better shot blocker for sure, but Yao is a very good man to man defender. Oh, and don't forget that Yao has sealed countless games for us in these playoffs with his phenomenal free-throw shooting...once again, the same can not be said for Dwight Howard.
EDIT: Refutation aside, I still think Dwight Howard deserved to make the 1st team over Yao.
Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 2:09 am
by BaYBaller
CoolKids wrote:What? The Rockets are a better team then the Magic...but replace Yao with howard and they sweep the lakers. If orlando had yao instead of howard they wouldnt even make the playoffs

Re: Yao Ming named to All-NBA 2nd team
Posted: Sat May 16, 2009 3:08 pm
by CoolKids