To hell with the Chinese Government -- Pass on Yao!

Relax. Take a deep breath. This is all a part of the negotiations. Things will work out.

 

funny stuff axeman.

barring a potential trade, who would you pick first other than Yao?

I'm still not off the bandwagon, this guy sounds like a player, but this does not sound good.

 

I'm officially off the Yao bandwagon as of this evening as well. This team has already gone thru enough drama the past few years. At this point, I just want a stable team that can attempt to build some chemistry and get into the playoffs. Trade the pick, hopefully for a player w/ a post up game who can bang.

 

Sorry I don't think the Shanghai Sharks owner is crazy or stupid enough to issue that kind of warning to the Rockets. All he cares about is how much reward he can get from shipping Yao, pulling Yao Ming out of NBA is like killing his own money tree. Relax, there is all kinds of fake news on the internet.

 

I've been on the Ming bandwagon, but mainly because of his talent, height, and potential to help out this team in the middle.
Also because I don't want players like McDyess and Odom on the team.

But it is scary to think of his overall worth considering the fact he won't be at training camps, summer leagues, etc.


If only he were European.

 

No pain no gain.

If this player is worth it to Rudy and CD they will do whatever it takes to get this guy.

If Duncan was requesting similar things to come to Houston, We would put up with that also.

Special player!!!!

 

You're angry because of something your imagination created and because of that you want us to pass on Yao.

 

The next outrageous demand made by Yao's manager should lead to Yao Mings draft expulsion.

 

I don't think Shanghai Sharks or Chinese Sports Center can do anything beyond the contract about Ming. All Rockets needed to do now is to sign a clear and reasonable contract about Ming. Wang Zhizhi is still stay in USA after Chinese National Team has been gathered for over on month. The only arthcle talked about Wang's future is translated from American media. No evidence shows that Bayi red army rockets will pull him back.

Another important thing is: all the Chinese fans and medias are back up Ming and Wang. They hope to see they play in NBA.
If "Chinese government" and Shanghai club do anything to damage the road of their NBA carrer, they will be blamed by Chinese fans and medias very badly.

Do your guys remeber the salary issue of Ming. Too many fans and medias critizied this rule and the director of CBA had to say something to explain it. Please see: http://crioracle.cri.com.cn:8000/news/english.html?infoid=58512

 

"Don't hate the playa, hate the game."
Go Ming, Go!

 

I'm starting to think maybe we should trade the pick.

We won the lottery fellas....imagine what you'd do if on the way to collect, the ticket flew out your car window??? I am starting to get a pit in my stomach.

This may or may not apply, but for a long while, I did a lot of business with companies in china. It would take a small act of God to get the most simple things done...mainly because so many different authorites had to "sign off" on whatever was proposed.

The one thing that I noticed in all my experiences of doing business over there is that reagrdless of what our contracts stated (American contracts), the Chinese always seemed to have some sort of "out" or loophole that they could exercise and blame it on the fact that they were being controlled by the gov't. Maybe this was me making a bad business decision and maybe not but its just what I experienced. Granted, I'm not an NBA franchise and I wasn't trying to export the best thing from China since the massage, but I did get a taste of doing business over there and its a b****.

As far as the bandwagon goes, I got one leg on and one leg off but if a good legit offer comes in I may have to bail on Yao.

 

Once again, for the sake of personal satisfaction, and totally unrelated to the Rockets' need for a proper sense of diplomacy in these delicate negotiations, please allow me to say on behalf of irritated fans everywhere:

Screw the Shanghai Sharks.

Thank you. This has been a lack of public service announcement.

 

If China can not get it's collective act together, then I am all for drafting Butler or trading down.

DaDakota

 

Well said Axeman

 

AMEN BROTHER....PREACH

 

I'm interested to know if Ming gets injured during a summer competition in China some year down the road - where does that leave us? Will we still be obligated to honor his contract? It's drastic enough that his body will have to endure 82 NBA games + playoffs, but then he will play competitively all summer as well??

What happens after the Chinese National Team does surprisingly well in Athens? Will the Chinese feel content with their accomplishments and just call Yao back in '04....or '08?? Will they broker a deal to Chicago or NY when his rookie contract expires? Will they force a trade if only gets 25min playing time instead of 30??

As talented as he may be, I'd rather not waste my time babysitting all the irrational variables involved in this. It's one thing to say the team cannot improve without taking risks. But that doesn't mean you go into a situation blindly. And that's what this is - blind risk - because the rules of the game change from one day to the next with these guys.

 

What a roller-coaster ride.

At least we know that we have the position of power here. If this is all BS, and we cut the red tape, then Ming is ours.

Otherwise? Lots of offers for that #1 pick. Take the best one.

It's kinda fun and maddening at the same time trying to imagine what's really going on.

Are persons over there talking smack to dissuade the Rockets from drafting Ming so that he can wind up in NY (not gonna happen) or Chicago?

People playing their games have to be careful. Push too far, and practically no one will want to draft the guy. Well, maybe NY. So maybe that's the game after all.

Do the Rockets really, really want Ming? (1.3 billion jerseys: that's a lot of $$$) Or do they want an excuse to trade the pick?

What makes me sorry about all this is that, at the heart of the matter, we have a human being who just wants to play basketball, being drawn-and-quartered. I don't like the strings being attached to this game.

Hopefully it's all just posturing; otherwise, Jay Williams and Glen Rice and KT for Lamar, Maggette, 8, 12....

 

LOL!! And some of you guys thought this was going to be a standard shmooze and sign deal. We've only touched the tip of the iceburg in regards to aquiring Ming.

I think I'm even more anti-Ming than I initally was because of all of this posturing. The expectations were high at the onset, but now it's just ridiculous because of the hype. The team that drafts him is setting themselves up for a major disappointment, IMO. I just do not see this guy living up the the hype that has followed him.

I've said it before and I'll say it again, if the Chinese gov't and the Sharks want Ming to be drafted #1, fine, but both parties better understand that the Rockets(or whatever team ends up drafting him) will expect nothing less than 110% of what is expected of any #1, meaning summer and training camps, practices, games(regular, allstar & playoff) and everything in between. Anything less will not be accepted and no disrespect to Ming, but he can stay put.

As for the people being upset at the Chinese gov't for damaging Ming or Wang's NBA careers, who is going to care other than the player and the fans?? The gov't sure won't give a damn. Like Axeman said, why should they care if the people are upset? They're the friggin Chinese Communist Party!