Question about Yao's surgery to repair for the long haul.

MigrainePatrol · Post #1 » by **MigrainePatrol** » Sat Nov 14, 2009 10:38 pm

I was put under the impression that Yao's recurrent injury on his lower left leg/foot area is caused by his high-arcing foot that puts tremendous pressure on that part of his upper foot lower leg with recurring stress fractures. So if he had a lower-arc or almost flat footed that would not be an issue. The only problem is nothing was done with his right foot. I know Yao's left foot is probably his pivot and step off foot for shots and dunks to rebounding as well but wouldn't his right foot area eventually be reduce to a stress fracture as well?

rockybalboa11 · Post #2 » by **rockybalboa11** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:55 am

probably

the guy is gonna have foot issues for the rest of his career, unfortunately

one of the most skilled big men to play the game

that 25ppg season w/ zero respect from the refs was a joy to watch

he will never be the same..

HTown_TMac · Post #3 » by **HTown_TMac** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 1:22 am

Its sort of like Big Z...

He's been in a lot of games these past seasons, so we'll see

texasholdem · Post #4 » by **texasholdem** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:14 am

maybe NASA can design him some special shoes.

Iggyemu · Post #5 » by **Iggyemu** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:06 pm

Yao is done. And he'll probably take his option his option to stay with Houston next season just b/c nobody will express interest b/c of his injury problem. In 2011 we can cut ties with him and move on. He is a hard worker his body just can't keep up with this determination.

RaoulDuke79 · Post #6 » by **RaoulDuke79** » Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:09 pm

MigrainePatrol · Post #7 » by **MigrainePatrol** » Mon Nov 16, 2009 6:45 pm

HTown_TMac wrote:Its sort of like Big Z...

He's been in a lot of games these past seasons, so we'll see

Comparing Yao to Z is a mistake. I'm not talking about the difference of height but bulk. Yao is much more physical and probably stacks up nearly 90lbs on Z due to his lower legs. Z can't push around 355lb Eddy Curry or hold his own against Shaq the way Yao does. Z has a less imposing frame at 260lbs and he looks like it while Yao is closer to 360 in actuallity. If Z does have high-arcing feet it would serve his frame but Yao needs low arcs or nearly flat feet to absorb the shock.