Yao out for rest of Season [Archive]

Pistons < Spurs

02-26-2008, 01:23 PM

It's being repeated on ESPN aswell:

Yao Ming's season reportedly is over.

KRIV-TV in Houston and The Houston Chronicle are reporting that Yao has a stress fracture in his left foot and the Rockets are expected to announce he will have season-ending surgery.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3265631

Tough news for the Rockets who were playing really well.

duncan228

02-26-2008, 01:24 PM

That's too bad.
He is fragile, I wonder how much his height plays into that.

LakeShow

02-26-2008, 01:24 PM

Yeah tough break. It seems like that happens every year to the rockets.

robbie380

02-26-2008, 01:25 PM

:cry :cry :cry :cry :depressed :depressed :depressed :cry :cry :cry :depressed :depressed :depressed :depressed

td4mvp21

02-26-2008, 01:25 PM

It's under the breaking news section of ESPN News on tv.

sribb43

02-26-2008, 01:25 PM

Rockets fans :smchode:

Mavs are offically in the playoffs now :clap

mavsfan1000

02-26-2008, 01:25 PM

Houston was doing awesome before this as well. Poor Yao. :(

sribb43

02-26-2008, 01:26 PM

:cry :cry :cry :cry :depressed :depressed :depressed :cry :cry :cry :depressed :depressed :depressed :depressed

i feel bad for Rockets fans, man that sucks

spurs_fan_in_exile

02-26-2008, 01:26 PM

Holy shit. I'd start checking the Nuggets and Warriors locker rooms for voodoo dolls.

SAtown

02-26-2008, 01:26 PM

Just when they started clicking... It sucks for the Rockets

Findog

02-26-2008, 01:27 PM

Rockets fans :smchode:

Mavs are offically in the playoffs now :clap

I know all the other West teams can be relieved and look at it as one less team to worry about, but it's bad karma to be happy about it.

ThomasGranger

02-26-2008, 01:28 PM

Guess Barry's not going to Houston

td4mvp21

02-26-2008, 01:29 PM

When did he get injured, in practice or what?

rAm

02-26-2008, 01:30 PM

sucks for the Houston, the fans, and the NBA. I didn't even hear of him getting injured, how did this happen?

sribb43

02-26-2008, 01:30 PM

I know all the other West teams can be relieved and look at it as one less team to worry about, but it's bad karma to be happy about it.

not happy about yao getting hurt, as you can see from my earlier post i feel for rockets fans...so i dont think we need to bring up the karma thing

word

02-26-2008, 01:30 PM

Could happen to anyone. Duncan goes down....*rubs rabbit foot* spurs would be done as well. Kobe, Lebron, Garnett...

It's tragic. I hate shit like this fucking up a season not just for the Rockets, but for all of us.

sribb43

02-26-2008, 01:31 PM

sucks for the Houston, the fans, and the NBA. I didn't even hear of him getting injured, how did this happen?

i read on realgm that

"It was against the Bucks a while ago when Yi landed on his foot, some insider on the rockets form (not realgm) posted for rocket fans to fear the worst a week ago"

duncan228

02-26-2008, 01:33 PM

Duncan goes down....*rubs rabbit foot* spurs would be done as well.

My stomach turned when I read about Yao.
I didn't need to read this sentence. :)

PerforatedNeckline

02-26-2008, 01:33 PM

i feel bad for yao personally, too. dude is extremely hard on himself and feels terrible when he isn't contributing to his team. poor guy.

sribb43

02-26-2008, 01:35 PM

you wonder if he will have re-occuring problems with the foot...see Big Z from the Cavs

word

02-26-2008, 01:35 PM

Bottom line is pretty much every team in Sports is vulnerable to a lost season by losing their franchise player. I feel really bad for Rockets fans and for T-mac as well. Good lord that man can't get a break.

robbie380

02-26-2008, 01:37 PM

When did he get injured, in practice or what?

he had been injured since the milwaukee game but he had been trying to play thru it.

xcomp

02-26-2008, 01:40 PM

robbie380

02-26-2008, 01:40 PM

i read on realgm that

"It was against the Bucks a while ago when Yi landed on his foot, some insider on the rockets form (not realgm) posted for rocket fans to fear the worst a week ago"

yeah another insider posted last night on clutchfans that yao had an mri done and he was fearing the worst. fuck this sucks. he is a tough guy and never bitches about being in pain like pussy t-mac. he tries to play thru stuff and never complains about it to the media. :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss :pctoss

monosylab1k

02-26-2008, 01:43 PM

For real. It's like McGrady is cursed - something horrible always happens.
I could care less about how T-mac feels.....I feel really awful for Yao. He's a great guy and is the most popular basketball player in the world....he's got the weight of an entire country on his shoulders and this has to be really really tough for him.

robbie380

02-26-2008, 01:47 PM

I could care less about how T-mac feels.....I feel really awful for Yao. He's a great guy and is the most popular basketball player in the world....he's got the weight of an entire country on his shoulders and this has to be really really tough for him.

i agree 100%. :depressed

lefty

02-26-2008, 02:01 PM

:cry :cry :cry :cry :depressed :depressed :depressed :cry :cry :cry :depressed :depressed :depressed :depressed

We feel your pain.

It would have sucked if we that happened to Timmy or Manu

Cry Havoc

02-26-2008, 02:05 PM

Sorry Rockets fans. I would have looked forward to see you making some real noise in the post-season.

Jason_Terry

02-26-2008, 02:09 PM

I would say tank the season, but it'd be better to make the playoffs just to piss off any Warriors/Nuggets fans for being happy about this.

Too bad it'll be another first round exit if they do make it.

spurs_fan_in_exile

02-26-2008, 02:13 PM

He landed on Yi's foot? What are the odds? Damn that sucks. I'll probably never be a Rockets fan but I've really come to respect Yao.

ata

02-26-2008, 02:14 PM

Get better Yao
Huston to lottery - blessing in disguise?

sribb43

02-26-2008, 02:17 PM

Get better Yao
Huston to lottery - blessing in disguise?

T-mac will get hurt now, whether its real or not who knows. People wouldnt disclaim it bc he is so injury prone....rockets tank with anyone questioning it and get lottery pick

J.T.

02-26-2008, 02:27 PM

YO ADRIAN 3x: Yao owned
jtg23s: what
YO ADRIAN 3x: lol out for the year
jtg23s: *Yao_Ming sets mode: -1 #western-conference
YO ADRIAN 3x: loooooooooool

JamStone

02-26-2008, 02:37 PM

Meanwhile, in Denver...

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc11/joejam414/CrowdA.jpg

and in Golden State...

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc11/joejam414/CrowdB.jpg

SAtown

02-26-2008, 02:38 PM

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ :lmao

Indazone

02-26-2008, 03:05 PM

dammit! This sucks. He played 3 weeks with a stress fracture in his arch. 4 months to heal up. I guess he can play in the Olympics. Well, guess we'll see how good Scola and Landry really are. Deke will get some burn now too.

iminlakerland

02-26-2008, 03:19 PM

Just very unfortunate for Yao, and the Rockets. Hopefully this injury does not have lingering effects on Yao. It would be a great story tho if the Rockets could still make the playoffs.

Xylus

02-26-2008, 03:25 PM

It's a terrible feeling when one of your franchise players goes down. I feel for you, Rockets fans.

JBIIRockets

02-26-2008, 05:00 PM

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e382/JBIIRockets/photoshop%20work/gameover_yao.jpg

Matchman

02-26-2008, 05:04 PM

:depressed
:(
:cry

batboy

02-26-2008, 05:09 PM

I loaded up espn and saw Yao on that examination table, started feeling queasy.

Nothing to say really except sorry, Rockets fans. Looking forward to the day when sports injuries are a one to two week ordeal at most. Of course, athletes will probably continue to push the sports to the edge of medical technology anyway.

Evan

02-26-2008, 05:17 PM

What kind of lingering problems will this type of injury have?

I get much joy from teams losing with a full squad but not from injuries. Sucks for the fans.

Evan

02-26-2008, 05:19 PM

I remember seeing him on the cover of "ESPN the magazine" (back when we were fooled into thinking it was going to be a good magazine) with his China national team uni and everyone thought he was going to change the nba.

endrity

02-26-2008, 05:23 PM

To a certain extent he has changed the NBA, in that there is an NBA China and he created a market really where the was none. He is an idol for 1/6 of the world population, so his impact has been huge internationally.

I also like him a lot as a player. I truly think, he would be destined for greatness without these injuries. To me he is better than Dwight Howard. Hopefully, as Z has shown, he can come back from these injuries and the Rox can build a real team around him. A team with dependable shooters, and a real PG.

Matchman

02-26-2008, 05:27 PM

He did change the NBA. Which player 7'4"+ has his shooting touch? He proves to every big man in this league that "Big men cant shoot" is a complete myth.

endrity

02-26-2008, 05:35 PM

He did change the NBA. Which player 7'4"+ has his shooting touch? He proves to every big man in this league that "Big men cant shoot" is a complete myth.

The problem with that is that it's almost impossible to find other speciemen like him. It's the same thing as people expecting to find 6-10 dudes who could handle like Magic, or 7 footers who can shoot and move like Dirk, KG, or 320lb dudes who have the abilities that Shaq had. Those are rare people, who just win out in the genetic lottery.

When I think to people who changed the way the game is played, I look at what Wilt did, at what MJ did, and to a certain extent to what Nash did in the current era. They all brought a style of play which the whole league tried to copy.

But with the guys above, it's impossible to copy because it's impossible find new guys like that.

Amarelooms

02-26-2008, 05:36 PM

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5571212.html

Sorry H-Town....that sucks. They were going to be tough come playoff time. Stay strong...maybe ya'll get the Spurs 1st round...thats still a decent matchup :elephant

[email protected]

02-26-2008, 05:41 PM

Sorry H-Town....that sucks. They were going to be tough come playoff time. Stay strong...maybe ya'll get the Spurs 1st round...thats still a decent matchup :elephant
rockets will win tonight :clap :clap

Matchman

02-26-2008, 05:49 PM

The problem with that is that it's almost impossible to find other speciemen like him. It's the same thing as people expecting to find 6-10 dudes who could handle like Magic, or 7 footers who can shoot and move like Dirk, KG, or 320lb dudes who have the abilities that Shaq had. Those are rare people, who just win out in the genetic lottery.

When I think to people who changed the way the game is played, I look at what Wilt did, at what MJ did, and to a certain extent to what Nash did in the current era. They all brought a style of play which the whole league tried to copy.

But with the guys above, it's impossible to copy because it's impossible find new guys like that.

I believe that if every big man in this league work as hard as Yao did, they will shoot at least 75% from the FT line and have a decent 15 footer at their arsenal.

manufor3

02-26-2008, 05:59 PM

that sucks for them

Ronaldo McDonald

02-26-2008, 06:02 PM

robbie380

02-26-2008, 06:23 PM

abandoning project yao is probably the smartest thing that the rockets could do if they plan on contending for a championship any time soon...and the same thing can be said about mcgrady. the team can be good in spurts, but never for long periods thanks to injuries from both of them.

disagree 100000%. what the rockets need is yao to end his commitment to the chinese national team. hopefully after this latest wear and tear injury (that's basically what stress fractures are) the CNT will see the light and not ask any more from yao after this olympics. they aren't unreasonable and they know if yao won an NBA championship it would bring more glory to the chinese than a possible 6th place olympic finish would.

JamStone

02-26-2008, 06:31 PM

I don't think you know the Chinese National Government very well. They'll make Yao play in the summer competitions until he's 60 as long as he's standing.

robbie380

02-26-2008, 06:57 PM

someone on clutchfans started up a thread asking chinese what their reaction has been...

http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showthread.php?t=143502&page=1&pp=20

it should be interesting to follow. lol some chinese are pissed at yi for hurting yao. it seems like the chinese fans value a NBA championship more than the olympics since they know they have no chance. they really dislike the chinese basketball association for making yao play in national team events. and for the most part they are still very supportive of the rockets even without yao.

there was also one chinese guy who said that this was the CBA's decision to have the surgery done now so that he might have a chance at participating in the olympics. we will probably find out in time if that is how things were.

ElNono

02-26-2008, 07:12 PM

This sucks. I hope Yao recovers and comes back strong next year.

robbie380

02-26-2008, 07:34 PM

by way of the press conference yao just had he said surgery is not definite. he is going to be getting different opinions and a decision will be made within a week to 10 days. i feel bad for the guy he said he felt horrible when he had to tell the team that he was out for the year.

kingsfan

02-26-2008, 07:42 PM

Damn that sucks, I feel bad for Rox fans. I feel your pain, injuries have cursed us too. Rick should be used to it.:depressed

peskypesky

02-26-2008, 09:46 PM

This is terrible, sad news. Poor Yao...and poor Rockets. Just when they were starting to kick butt, this happens. My heart goes out to Yao, the Rockets and their fans.

Roxsfan

02-26-2008, 10:29 PM

I'm crushed.

Capt Bringdown

02-26-2008, 10:48 PM

Interesting article by Ludden on yahoo, basically calling out T-Mac to step up.

Is there another player with his kind of talent regarded so poorly by writers and fans?

With Yao down, Rockets need T-Mac to rise up (http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Ai6W40ydiWQZVuAjcvZrG8a8vLYF?slug=jy-tmactime022608&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)

"There’s little chance Houston advances past the first round without Yao, so McGrady already has his excuse."

Ouch!

Findog

02-26-2008, 10:51 PM

Another interesting take is that he could've decided to take a month off, rest the foot and come back for the playoffs. But having the surgery now preserves him for the Olympics. And there's just no way that he's not going to play for China given what the Beijing Olympics mean to that country economically and politically.

Also, I'm in 1st place in my fantasy league by a mile, and I totally forgot about this angle when offering condolences earlier. Yao was on my fucking fantasy team! I had to cut him and pick up Troy Murphy as a replacement. Biedrins is out too for me, so I'm rolling with Z and Murphy now.

dirk4mvp

02-26-2008, 10:52 PM

I believe that if every big man in this league work as hard as Yao did, they will shoot at least 75% from the FT line and have a decent 15 footer at their arsenal.

I don't think so. Shaq has worked his ass off his entire career trying to improve his ft's and he's still piss poor at the line.

The Franchise

02-26-2008, 10:58 PM

:cry :cry :cry :cry :depressed :depressed :depressed :cry :cry :cry :depressed :depressed :depressed :depressed
I couldn't have put it any better. Damn,damn,damn!!!!

monosylab1k

02-27-2008, 12:20 AM

Shaq has worked his ass off his entire career trying to improve his ft's
:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao

Shaq has spent about as much time working on his free throws as OJ has spent finding the real killers.

It's all talk. If Shaq really wanted to improve his free throws he wouldn't shoot them like a retarded 8 year old. He doesn't give a fuck about his free throws, but obviously he can't say that to the media.