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Just an update on Yao.

http://www.click2houston.com/sports/199 ... etail.html

Sources close to Rockets center Yao Ming tell Local 2 this afternoon he will announce he is having major surgery on his left foot in the next few days, and that the procedure will keep him out of the upcoming Rockets season.

Yao has been sidelined since May 8 when it was discovered he suffered a hairline fracture in the top of the foot following a playoff game against the Lakers.

He has missed parts of the previous three seasons due to foot or leg injuries.

I blame myself. I really do. It was my pride that set the table for this terrible fall.

(Now if Yao will only do the right thing and decline his '11 player option.)

at least this ups the value of our 2010 1st round pick

maybe we can do 2010 1st + whoever (myself included) for rubio now?

Aaron Brooks wrote:at least this ups the value of our 2010 1st round pick

maybe we can do 2010 1st + whoever (myself included) for rubio now?

How noble of Mr Brooks but don't you think you have more abilities than Rubio? where is that confidence of yours?

Aaron Brooks wrote:at least this ups the value of our 2010 1st round pick

maybe we can do 2010 1st + whoever (myself included) for rubio now?

Can we trade our 2010 pick since we didn't have one this year?

texasholdem wrote:

Aaron Brooks wrote:at least this ups the value of our 2010 1st round pick

maybe we can do 2010 1st + whoever (myself included) for rubio now?

Can we trade our 2010 pick since we didn't have one this year?

Rockets have their 2010 1st round pick. They did not trade it.

Teckon wrote:How noble of Mr Brooks but don't you think you have more abilities than Rubio? where is that confidence of yours?

whatever is best for the team

texasholdem wrote:Can we trade our 2010 pick since we didn't have one this year?

the rule only states that we can't trade future first round picks in consecutive years, so we're good

tank?

dunleavyjr wrote:tank?

We aren't San Antonio trying to get Tim Duncan ... but with that said hows next years draft looking?

Aaron Brooks wrote:

Teckon wrote:How noble of Mr Brooks but don't you think you have more abilities than Rubio? where is that confidence of yours?

whatever is best for the team

texasholdem wrote:Can we trade our 2010 pick since we didn't have one this year?

the rule only states that we can't trade future first round picks in consecutive years, so we're good

cool thanks for the clarification.

will yao count towards the 15 man roster or can we get a medical exception?

According to Jonathon Feigan in his previous blogs, if Yao were out for full season, Rockets get a medical exception of around the MLE ($5.8 million).

Teckon wrote:According to Jonathon Feigan in his previous blogs, if Yao were out for full season, Rockets get a medical exception of around the MLE ($5.8 million).

Mr. Feigan is to lawn care as fish are to bicycles. (Sorry, but I hate the guy. He's a 2nd rate huckster...at best. At worst, he's a shill. Glenn Beck thinks Jon Feigan lacks accountability.)

Yao's availabilty - or probable lack thereof - has a negligible effect on the luxury tax threshold. (Yeah, they get cap/insurance relief. But that's negated by still-present lux tax penalties...or so my reading of Mr. Coon's FAQ says.)

I wouldnt take it either way until a final diagnosis is produced. We had enough with T mac already.

VC#15 wrote:

dunleavyjr wrote:tank?

We aren't San Antonio trying to get Tim Duncan ... but with that said hows next years draft looking?

2010 NBA Draft: http://www.nbadraft.net/2010mock_draft

VC#15 wrote:

dunleavyjr wrote:tank?

We aren't San Antonio trying to get Tim Duncan ... but with that said hows next years draft looking?

John Wall is gonna be a satr like Derrick Rose , tank.

Ribalding wrote:

Teckon wrote:According to Jonathon Feigan in his previous blogs, if Yao were out for full season, Rockets get a medical exception of around the MLE ($5.8 million).

Mr. Feigan is to lawn care as fish are to bicycles. (Sorry, but I hate the guy. He's a 2nd rate huckster...at best. At worst, he's a shill. Glenn Beck thinks Jon Feigan lacks accountability.)

Yao's availabilty - or probable lack thereof - has a negligible effect on the luxury tax threshold. (Yeah, they get cap/insurance relief. But that's negated by still-present lux tax penalties...or so my reading of Mr. Coon's FAQ says.)

Feigan may not have good understanding about the contractual stuff but at least he has connection to the rockets and the people who know it better. So the stuff he wrote has some substance.

Yes luxury threshold will not be affected whether or not Yao plays. Yao and Tmac's salaries will be paid by insurance but their salaries remain in the cap & luxury threshold calculation.
But the medical exception i mentioned above allow the Rockets to go out and sign another player up to MLE salary if rockets chose to. This 2nd MLE salary will be added to the total salary. Rockets owner Les has to decide if he want to use this medical exception to sign another players and pay more luxury tax this year. As rockets will be taxed, this special MLE will cost double to Rockets.

ShaY wrote:

VC#15 wrote:

dunleavyjr wrote:tank?

We aren't San Antonio trying to get Tim Duncan ... but with that said hows next years draft looking?

John Wall is gonna be a satr like Derrick Rose , tank.

John Walls is going to be a top 3 pick. So Rockets have to be near the bottom of the western conference to have to chance. Anyway, the way the picks are decided by luck, tanking does not necessary get you the pick you want. See past 2 season where both lowest winning team lost out in the lottery.

These rockets are fighters. they don't tank. In fact, they may surprise a few if everyone were in sync in Adelman's offense and play your usual defense. As much as I would like the Rockets to have a good lottery pick, I see them getting that 8th playoff spot.

Teckon wrote:

Ribalding wrote:

Teckon wrote:According to Jonathon Feigan in his previous blogs, if Yao were out for full season, Rockets get a medical exception of around the MLE ($5.8 million).

Mr. Feigan is to lawn care as fish are to bicycles. (Sorry, but I hate the guy. He's a 2nd rate huckster...at best. At worst, he's a shill. Glenn Beck thinks Jon Feigan lacks accountability.)

Yao's availabilty - or probable lack thereof - has a negligible effect on the luxury tax threshold. (Yeah, they get cap/insurance relief. But that's negated by still-present lux tax penalties...or so my reading of Mr. Coon's FAQ says.)

Feigan may not have good understanding about the contractual stuff but at least he has connectito the rockets and the people who know it better. So the stuff he wrote has some substance..

Feigan has 10000x more information that he writes about.

That's why I hate him. He's a basketball co@&tease - So concerned about his (perceived) access that he forgets to be a journalist. ...Though he sure ain't the only sportswriter to have forgotten his original calling/audience.

YOU SEE ME LOOKING AT YOU, ESPN?/Richard Justice?

good for him, after this surgery, Yao owe all of us rocket fans next season, so i expect him to ave 30/14/5 in 2010

2fast4u wrote:good for him, after this surgery, Yao owe all of us rocket fans next season, so i expect him to ave 30/14/5 in 2010

.....Sounds like a reasonable expectation to me.