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Yao Ming retires from the NBA
Yao Ming to retire:
[url]http://www.insidehoops.com/blog/?p=7964[/url]
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Rockets' Yao Ming has decided to retire from the NBA, league sources tell Y! Sports. He informed the league office within past 48 hours.
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damn there goes 1 billion followers of the NBA.
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sad news. I love Yao. He got that quiet fire, like Duncan or Kidd. Just because he don't beat his chest doesn't mean he aint out there to cut your heart out.
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:( i remember watching china versus canada in 2002. it was the summer he got drafted and i was barely up to his elbows. he was a really nice guy, i bought his jersey just so he could sign it.
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Farewell, Yao. You are the true basketball ambassador.
I will miss his sweet turn-around J.
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[QUOTE=asdf1990]damn there goes 1 billion followers of the NBA.[/QUOTE]
China's been following the NBA since 92 Barcelona. MJ's being among their top reasons. Kinda like the rest of the world.
And if Germany's population was also 1 billion, Dirk N. would lead the league in All Star votes.
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So'd Houston just get a shitload of capspace?
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This guy was a force when he was healthy, 20/10, great free throw shooter. What an unbelievably unlucky career. The NBA is going to lose a TON of Chinese fans.
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Dwight to houston ??? Kevin mchale/hakeem coaching dwight = Greatness.
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Glad he's retiring. He hasn't been the same the last few years. Loved watching him and Shaq go at it back in the days.
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]So'd Houston just get a shitload of capspace?[/QUOTE]
I don't think so, wasn't Yao a free agent anyway? It's not like they were going to pay big money to re-sign him.
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it's the best for him and for the Rockets. Sad to see him go, truly one of the genuine good guys in the league.
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[QUOTE=pete's montreux]This guy was a force when he was healthy, 20/10, great free throw shooter. What an unbelievably unlucky career. The NBA is going to lose a TON of Chinese fans.[/QUOTE]
naaa, Kobe is more popular then Yao in China
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[quote=Droid101]I don't think so, wasn't Yao a free agent anyway? It's not like they were going to pay big money to re-sign him.[/quote]Yeah, just looked it up, he was a FA so no money saved. Good.
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[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jss1xEzh5b4[/url]
Yao: "YOU CAN'T ****ING STOP ME!!"
Deke: "DANG!!"
:oldlol: :cheers:
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he was my 1st favorite nba player. His jersey was the 1st i ever gotten.
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So how much blame does China take for running him into the ground?
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[quote=rezznor]naaa, Kobe is more popular then Yao in China[/quote]
LOL really? Yao still got like...millions of all-star votes every year even when he didn't play, and that definitely wasn't Houston fans...
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]So how much blame does China take for running him into the ground?[/QUOTE]
Kinda. Yao "chose" to participate. Some are questionable choices i.e. Asian Games, but yeah he is "patriotic".
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[QUOTE=InspiredLebowski]So how much blame does China take for running him into the ground?[/QUOTE]
all of it. Made in China isn't something I like seeing on my stuff I want to keep for a long time.
Yao did all he could for them, and they still wanted more more more. I wonder if they will now claim his daughter just for the hell of it
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[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lv9gFOwyuLU&feature=related[/url]
I hate it when promising careers get cut short.
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[QUOTE=pete's montreux]LOL really? Yao still got like...millions of all-star votes every year even when he didn't play, and that definitely wasn't Houston fans...[/QUOTE]
don't get me wrong, Yao is popular...but Kobe's is the #1 selling jersey in China
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[QUOTE=rezznor]don't get me wrong, Yao is popular...but more Kobe's is the #1 selling jersey in China[/QUOTE]
I still think Yao is more popular there though. But Kobe did cause a frenzy when he went out there. Kobe has a great fan base in Spain but I think Pau is more popular there too. People tend to love their fellow country men. But Kobe got mad reach though so I wouldn't surprise me if you are right.
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[QUOTE=Crown&Coke]I still think Yao is more popular there though. But Kobe did cause a frenzy when he went out there. Kobe has a great fan base in Spain but I think Pau is more popular there too. People tend to love their fellow country men. But Kobe got mad reach though so I wouldn't surprise me if you are right.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE]Kobe is big all over the globe.
That includes China, where for the fourth year in a row he tops the league in jersey sales, according to the league.
Rounding out the top five are LeBron James, Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett, and Derrick Rose. The next five are Chris Paul, Paul Pierce, Deron Williams, Ray Allen and Kevin Durant.
This is the first time Yao Ming has not been in the top 10. He is coming off a season where he did not play due to his foot injury.
Kobe has a big presence in China, having made trips there in the summer for years now, promotional efforts with Nike. Kobe also has a separate charitable foundation he set up just to donate money to causes in China.
Plus, culturally, winning titles matters. It is what keeps Kobe ahead of LeBron in China. For now.
The NBA will be bringing its game to China for the first time this preseason, with Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets taking on the New Jersey Nets in Beijing on Oct. 13, then again at the Guangzhou International [/QUOTE][url]http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/23/kobe-bryant-remains-top-selling-nba-jersey-in-china/[/url]
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:( Sad news not to see him play again after the injury.
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[QUOTE=rezznor][url]http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/09/23/kobe-bryant-remains-top-selling-nba-jersey-in-china/[/url][/QUOTE]
I will slap myself now :lol
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It sucks that he'll be remembered mostly just for being Chinese and being hurt all the time. He was one of the most skilled bigs ever. Yao should've been the next center to dominate ala Hakeem and Shaq.
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A shame he was never able to stay healthy. :(
Would have loved to continue watching that epic rivalry between Yao and Shaq.
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Damn dude was a beast in his prime.
AGASTYGW#%&$^uwIT%&DR*RGHS - Chinese for see ya later
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I hope he gets better and is able to walk pain free as he ages.
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Chairman Yi has to step up.
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[QUOTE=swi7ch]Chairman Yi has to step up.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=192374[/url]
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One of my biggest regrets is never getting to see him play in person. Great player, person and ambassador for the game globally. The NBA owes Yao Ming a lot for getting the NBA a worldwide sport. Always seemed so humble. Its a real shame because he was becoming a force in the league and I think he could have become one of the NBA greats if he just could have stayed healthy.
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Hit 83 percent of his free throws. Pretty awesome for a 7-6 guy.
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[QUOTE=ihatetimthomas]One of my biggest regrets is never getting to see him play in person. Great player, person and ambassador for the game globally. The NBA owes Yao Ming a lot for getting the NBA a worldwide sport. Always seemed so humble. Its a real shame because he was becoming a force in the league and I think he could have become one of the NBA greats if he just could have stayed healthy.[/QUOTE]
I sat here debating for maybe two minutes over whether or not Yao is the type of player you HAVE TO see in person. There's maybe 10 guys a year or so that fall into that. Don't get me wrong I think he has skills, but I don't think I'd put him in that category. Maybe in like 07 when he was on a tear and was the best center in the league before he broke his leg. maybe..
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[QUOTE=Rose]I sat here debating for maybe two minutes over whether or not Yao is the type of player you HAVE TO see in person. There's maybe 10 guys a year or so that fall into that. Don't get me wrong I think he has skills, but I don't think I'd put him in that category. Maybe in like 07 when he was on a tear and was the best center in the league before he broke his leg. maybe..[/QUOTE]
He was just a player for me personally that I really wanted to see. I have always been a big fan of his, and he really is the first of his kind. First great player from asia and was a giant. I never said he was a player who people must see, simply that I really wanted to see him and am disappointed that that will not happen.