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Congrats on Battier getting an All-Defensive team honors. I like him as a player and feel that a player like that deserves to be on a much better team.
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Congrats on Battier getting an All-Defensive team honors. I like him as a player and feel that a player like that deserves to be on a much better team.
I'm also happy to hear that Battier's and Alston's surgeries went well. Here's to hoping for a quick recovery
Do you know if Yao will be back for the Olympics?
That coming from a Suns fan???
Maybe you were unaware or just simply forgot but, in even numbered years we let up and let the rest of the NBA play it out! It is the odd numbered years you should worry about as that is when The BEST wipes out the rest!!!
And The BEST are The San Antonio SPURS...!!!
How come your Phoenix Suns don't have any of these? Oh yeah, you guys keep running into the SPURS! Never mind!
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The only thing you book is a PC at the public library to troll here. Better get back under the bridge before someone gets your spot.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/...n/5765352.html
Recovering Yao wants top-eight finish in Beijing
Rockets' star ready to represent country in Olympics
NEW YORK — The Olympics are still three months away, and already Yao Ming is trying to work the officials.
Recalling that he fouled out against the United States in his Olympic debut eight years ago, the Houston Rockets All-Star hopes the referees are easier on him when China faces the Americans in its opener in Beijing.
"Hopefully they treat the hosts better," Yao joked Thursday.
But Yao is serious when he talks about his team's chances. He wants the Chinese to advance out of pool play into the quarterfinals, even though they were drawn into a difficult group and their top two players are recovering from injuries.
"We have a very clear goal, which is we have to at least get into the top eight," Yao said.
Yao took a break from his rehab to talk to select media in New York and Beijing using Cisco's TelePresence technology, which allowed him to see the reporters as if they were in the same room with him in Houston.
Yao had surgery in March to repair a stress fracture in his left foot and said his rehab is on schedule. He is working out on the Alter-G treadmill, which regulates the amount of body weight he puts on the foot. He said he is using about 80 percent of his weight now.
The 7-foot-6 Yao last played Feb. 24 and said he needs to play in "a couple" of exhibition games with the Chinese this summer before they face the Americans on Aug. 10. He showed two years ago he can quickly shake off the rust after a long layoff.
Yao broke his left foot in April 2006 and missed the final four games of that season. He returned in time for the world championships in August and led the tournament with 25.3 points per game, delivering a 36-point, 10-rebound performance in a victory over Slovenia to close pool play that backed up his guarantee that China would advance to the round of 16.
The Chinese would have to finish in the top four of their six-team group in Beijing to move on. But besides the United States, Group B also includes defending world champion Spain and will be filled by two more teams from a qualifying tournament in July.
"Certainly there are teams in our group that we are not on the same level with, but I believe there are opportunities and they are there for us to pursue," Yao told the Beijing reporters. "Even though we didn't make it to the final six in 2006, but we did very well."
Yao said he recently spoke to teammate Yi Jianlian, who missed the final eight games of the regular season with a sprained ligament in his left knee. Yao believes the time off should help the Milwaukee Bucks forward, who struggled with inconsistency and injury toward the tail end of his rookie season.
"He really needs some rest. He played about 30 games last summer with the national team and almost 70 games in his rookie season," Yao said. "For a rookie, maybe a little too much, 100 games too much. That was from regular season all the way through the finals, almost like that."
If Yao and Yi are healthy, China will have a strong frontcourt. And if the Chinese play well, Yao thinks even a top-six finish is possible.
"Hopefully this time in our homeland we can get some surprise for our people and for ourselves, too," he said. "But in the Olympics, no easy games."
Yao should take some vitamin supplements for his bones. this is the second straight year he has broken his foot. Its too bad because the Rockets would probably make it to the second round with a healthy Yao.
Man, tall people always have health problems, that sucks.
What were your thoughts on your team going down when you saw Yao fracture his foot, PP?
We found a way to silence this clown.
Nicely done. You guys didn't even get to recipes or random facts.
We found a way to silence this clown.
An average of 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens a year.
Enjoy your early vacation.....
For real?
If it's true, I don't mean to laugh at the people dying, I'm laughing at the fact that they're stupid. Unless, of course, they had pens shoved down their throats or they are babies who choke on them.
Yea I was thinking the same. If its true that means you have kids that aren't looked after or, some very mouth watering looking pens. Similar to those Shampoos that smell like so good you have to taste them.For real?
If it's true, I don't mean to laugh at the people dying, I'm laughing at the fact that their stupid. Unless, of course, they had pens shoved down their throats or they are babies who choke on them.
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If you have 3 quarters, 4 dimes, and 4 pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.
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