yao should sit the first half of the season

rockybalboa11 · Post #1 » by **rockybalboa11** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 12:08 am

he needs to let his foot heal after the olympics.

he is claiming to be about 60%-70%. and he says he is feeling weak.

i hope the rockets make him sit.

RayStats34 · Post #2 » by **RayStats34** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 12:20 am

That's a horrible idea we need him to win games so we can get a good seed I think with artest now he will get fewer minutes making more efficient meaning less stress on his feet.

Dinky Bits · Post #3 » by **Dinky Bits** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 12:24 am

Wow. Way to comfort the fan base, Yao. I'm hoping the quote was taken out of context, and he's just not in game shape, because if his foot really isn't healed, then we have a serious problem.

Tomas_11 · Post #4 » by **Tomas_11** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 12:50 am

damnit yao :banghead:

2fast4u · Post #5 » by **2fast4u** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 1:55 am

he still have a ton of months to recuperate. no need to worry. he'l be fine

Dustin5566 · Post #6 » by **Dustin5566** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:11 am

As a fan of the team that will soon hold your 1st round pick next year I completly agree and support sitting Yao next year.. Never can be to safe...

OhMyBosh · Post #7 » by **OhMyBosh** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:19 am

I know having patriotism is important, but I don't like the fact that the Olympics mean more to him than the Rockets. Perhaps I could cut him some slack, since China is the host nation this year, but he's not even healthy and he's still pushing himself just so he can play a couple games in the Olympics. If this causes him to sustain a more serious injury than before, I'd be really disappointed.

The Rockets need to do well this year. I just hope for Yao's sake that he gets better and not worse when the season starts.

cbs134679 · Post #8 » by **cbs134679** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:30 am

They need to hurry and eliminate china so yao can rest.

McGrady2Head · Post #9 » by **McGrady2Head** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:57 am

i understand you want to play for your country, but dont be an idiot yao. he has pissed me off with his playing hurt and his stupid comments toward artest this offseason

jove9 · Post #10 » by **jove9** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 3:58 am

I'm going to cheer for every team that China faces, hoping that Yao gets sent home early.

BTW, nice sig, McGrady2Head.

HTown_TMac · Post #11 » by **HTown_TMac** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 4:18 am

I KNOW ^^

bballmaniac27 · Post #12 » by **bballmaniac27** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 4:22 am

If his foot is only 60-70% healed then why the f*ck is he on the court. I seriously hope that he means conditioning or something. Honestly if his foot is still injured then he has no business playing, this is something that could end a career.

13pts_35sec · Post #13 » by **13pts_35sec** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 9:16 am

you know by him saying that he is 60-70% healed, that means if he doesnt get hurt during the olympics then when the nba season comes by.. not only will he have got good training during the summer but also he will hopefully be at maybe 90-100% healed. :wink:

HTown_TMac · Post #14 » by **HTown_TMac** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 9:21 am

13pts_35sec wrote:you know by him saying that he is 60-70% healed, that means if he doesnt get hurt during the olympics then when the nba season comes by.. not only will he have got good training during the summer but also he will hopefully be at maybe 90-100% healed.

Without Rehab? Playing 5 on 5 against other teams, very physical (FIBA Rules) I think not..

blims10 · Post #15 » by **blims10** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 1:34 pm

Lol, I saw lots of selfish thinking here.

Alright, since for you guys, Rockets is always more important than country/Olympic games. Lets us pray and curse Kobe (Lakers), Paul (Hornets), D.Williams (Utah), Howard (Magics) and the rest all suffer serious injury during Oympic and their career end there, don't bother about US's medal. So Houston got higher chances to win NBA title this season, all agree? Come on guys, lets pray....

moofs · Post #16 » by **moofs** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:09 pm

I personally don't see what makes the Olympics any more important than the NBA, which is to say that either of their importances hover around nil. Given that, I don't see why you wouldn't want a guy to get knocked out of the Olympics more quickly if only for two reasons

- You get to be entertained by him more
- More importantly, he lowers his risk of a life scarring injury

Transistor · Post #17 » by **Transistor** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:27 pm

I'm all for limiting Yao's minutes earlier in the season

tisbee · Post #18 » by **tisbee** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 2:54 pm

Relax,
He said his conditioning was at 60-70%. He felt weak and frustrated that he wouldn't be in top conditioning for Olympics.

jove9 · Post #19 » by **jove9** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 3:17 pm

Yao just said that this Olympics would be his last. I hope that goes for all Team China commitments.

It's not good to play year round like he's been doing.

Iggyemu · Post #20 » by **Iggyemu** » Mon Aug 4, 2008 4:32 pm

2fast4u wrote:he still have a ton of months to recuperate. no need to worry. he'l be fine

If by ton you mean 2 then no he has no time to recuperate. This is just the nature of having Yao. He just won't be a 100% this season at any point. Olympics are way more important. Can't blame him. We all knew that and we'll have to face that this season when he starts the season at around 80-85%.