Who agrees?

[Double-Up]

I'll admit Yao is soft and timid at times especially when he plays against more athletic players. He also has bad hands and is deaf in one ear. Regardless, I have respect for Yao because he's achieved the level of play he's on by sheer hard work. Any blue collar worker here should be able to respect that.

[JoeTait75]

Soft is the trade-off for the kind of skills Yao possesses at 7'6". I love his game and I think he's a class act.

[dirk4mvp]

Also the fact that he starts sucking wind at about the 8 minute mark in the 1st.

[Blake]

Yao Ming is a complete and utter joke in this league.

I would love to see this posted on a Chinese basketball forum and see the 30 pages of outrage from the billion that vote him an allstar starter every year

[Lars]

I feel bad for Clutchfans. They have to deal with all those Chinese people.

Correct, there are a plethorea of Yao only fans who are annoying. They are always posting stupid and don't look at things from an objective perspective.

Bottom line, Yao is a gimmik. If he gets the ball in a certain spot under specific cir stances he is virtually unguardable.

He is so tall, he is a huge presence on defense despite not being a great defender.

Unfortunatley Yao is officiated horribly, he has stamina issues, and is a huge liability against shooting big men (Okur, Murphy, etc.)

He is a great person, great sense of humor and is easy to root for, so I think you will find most people who generally want him to do well.

[The Franchise]

I root for him to get blocked by Nate Robinson. He's a good player, but I'm facing facts when I say he wouldn't be in the nba if he were 6'10 like duncan instead of 7'5-6ish

If Yao was 6'11 with his skillset he would be a lot quicker, his balance would be a lot better, he would get officiated more fairly, and he would actually be able to jump without breaking his legs. In other words he'd be unstoppable.

[Blake]

If Yao was 6'11 with his skillset he would be a lot quicker, his balance would be a lot better, he would get officiated more fairly, and he would actually be able to jump without breaking his legs. In other words he'd be unstoppable.

I think Yao is currently 7 feet from the waist up, 6 inches from the waist down. Mugsy Bogues might have longer legs.

[Red Hawk #21]

2002 forum.

It truly sounds like something that would have been said in 2002.